Funding Transparency
EndTheWaitOntario.com receives no external funding of any kind. It is self-funded by its founder, Spencer Carroll, an Ottawa-based parent of a child on the Ontario Autism Program waitlist.
Direct answer
Funding disclosure on this page · Verified 2026-11-03
No sponsors, no grants, no conflicts of interest, just the data on how many Ontario children are waiting for services their government promised.
Ontario's figures, as of May 2026 (MCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026).
Registered
91,974Children registered
Total registered in the Ontario Autism Program
Funded
20,711Have active funding
22.5% of registered children
Without active agreement
71,263Without an active funding agreement
An administrative status; it does not confirm current service delivery.
Figures as of May 13, 2026 · MCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026 · checked November 2026
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Children registered | 91,974 |
| Have active funding | 20,711 |
| Without an active funding agreement | 71,263 |
Source: MCCSS Ontario Autism Program figures, May 13, 2026, obtained by the Ontario Autism Coalition under Freedom of Information · Updated May 13, 2026
Funding sources
Funding categories and the site's disclosure
| Category | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate sponsors | None | Funding disclosure |
| Government funding | None | Funding disclosure |
| Donations | None | Funding disclosure |
| Foreign funding | None | Funding disclosure |
| Advertising revenue | None | Funding disclosure |
| Data monetization | None | Funding disclosure |
There is no revenue model. This is a public service built and maintained by a parent.
Technology
The site runs on standard, commercially available web infrastructure used by thousands of organizations worldwide.
All infrastructure providers are publicly documented companies. No custom or obscure tooling is used. See our privacy page.
Independence
EndTheWaitOntario.com is not affiliated with any political party, government ministry, autism service provider, therapy company, non-profit organization, or foreign entity. No person or organization reviews, approves, or influences what we publish.
The founder has an active human rights complaint before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario regarding the Ontario Autism Program. This proceeding is disclosed throughout the site. The founder has no financial interest in any autism service provider, therapy company, or diagnostic service mentioned on the site.
Disclosure: The founder has an active HRTO complaint (Carroll v. Ontario, File 2025-62264-I). This is publicly disclosed on every relevant page of the site.
Use the disclosures on this funding-transparency page. Read the stated period and scope of each disclosure rather than assuming it describes another organization or every future funding arrangement.
The evidence
Put these figures in a letter to your MPP, or download the datasets and check them yourself.
How many children are on the Ontario autism waitlist in 2026?
As of May 13, 2026, 91,974 children are registered with the Ontario Autism Program. However, only 20,711 (22.5%) have an active Core Funding Agreement. 71,263 registered children have no active funding agreement. The FAO counted 70,176 registered at the end of 2023-24.
Source: MCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026 · Open source record
Is the Ontario Autism Program underfunded?
The 2026-27 Ontario Budget allocated $965 million for autism services, up from $779 million in 2025-26, while 91,974 children are registered. The budget record supports the current allocation; the historical FAO funding model is cited separately.
Source: 2026-27 Ontario Budget · Open source record
Sources on this page
Key claims are paired with their source, evidence tier, and verification date so readers can inspect the public record directly.
$965M
Ontario allocated $965M to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27
The FAO estimated $1.35 billion in annual OAP need at 2018-19 service levels for approximately 40,700 children in its 2020 report
91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
22.5%
Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%), less than one in four
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Founder & Autism Advocate
Lived experience: Parent of autistic child in the OAP system