Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services - Unified

More than 40 local leaders and stewards from Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) offices across the province met virtually last week with their ministry’s MERC team and OPSEU/SEFPO leaders to plan a fight-back to the downloading of their work from the Ontario Public Service to municipalities. President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and First Vice President/Treasurer Eduardo...

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is a provincial government program that provides social assistance to people with disabilities. OPSEU/SEFPO members who work for ODSP provide compassionate and essential support to their clients, and are specially trained to understand and provide the services that people with disabilities need. The Ford government wants to change ODSP...

Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says proposed changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) announced today would create chaos and uncertainty for many of the province’s most vulnerable people. Thomas says the changes would force those with disabilities to navigate an entirely new support system, and he’s concerned such a proposal was...