Omar Ha-Redeye appeared before the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Oct. 21, 2020 to provide submissions on Bill 202, Soldiers’ Aid Commission Act, 2020.

Written submissions are available here, and a copy of the Hansard is available here.

In response to these submissions, the legislature replaced the older statute, the Soldiers’ Aid Commission Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 377, with new legislation, which received Royal Assent on Nov. 12, 2020.

The Ministry expanded the eligibility conditions and qualifying expenses under O. Reg. 703/20 (General), filed on Dec. 7, 2020.

Effective Jan. 1, 2021, new regulations will provide new exemptions to veterans for social assistance, as requested:

·         O. Reg. 704/20, adding ss. 39(1)36.1 and 52(1)5 to OWR134

·         O. Reg. 705/20, adding ss. 28(1)43.1 and 41(1)6 to ODSPR222