Unspent OAP funds: receipt rules, deadlines, and what to do

Ask your care coordinator before using funding for any service delivered at school.

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Unspent OAP funds: receipt rules, deadlines, and what to do Ask your care coordinator before using funding for any service delivered at school. Ask AccessOAP about your options if you cannot spend the funds in time. Read the guide www.endthewaitontario.com/answers/oap-funds-school-use-reconciliation

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Ask your care coordinator before using funding for any service delivered at school. A short explainer with music and captions. 50 seconds.

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Under Ontario Regulation 181/98, an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) can place a student in a special education program. Once that placement starts, the principal has 30 school days to make sure an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is completed. Ministry policy (PPM 140) also lets boards write IEPs for students who have not been formally identified by an IPRC

Primary source Government of Ontario (1998) Verified 2026-10-04
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Written by Spencer Carroll

Founder & Autism Advocate

Lived experience: Parent of autistic child in the OAP system