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Date: June 29, 2016 at 09:12AM

Statement

Statement by Minister of Finance and Associate Minister of Finance on Ontario Approving the Agreement on CPP Enhancement

June 29, 2016

Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance, and Indira Naidoo-Harris, Associate Minister of Finance, have confirmed Ontario's approval of the agreement in principle to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP):

"Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa informed the federal Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, that the Cabinet of the Government of Ontario has approved the recent federal-provincial agreement in principle (AIP) to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), signed on June 20th in Vancouver. In doing so, Ontario has fulfilled its commitment to gain Cabinet approval for this important initiative by July 15th.

Ontario looks forward to working with all federal, provincial and territorial governments across Canada to implement this agreement to make a meaningful improvement to the retirement income of future generations of Canadians.

Once all signatories to the AIP have confirmed their Cabinet approval of the AIP by July 15^th, the federal government will work with provinces and territories to develop the implementation details and is then expected to introduce the necessary legislative amendments.

Since 2013, Ontario has been advocating for a national solution to improve retirement security. The government ran on and won a majority mandate on a promise to enhance retirement income security for the people of Ontario.

Equally important, federal, provincial and territorial colleagues demonstrated vision and strong leadership. Successfully enhancing CPP is an example of what can be accomplished when governments collaborate together."

CONTACTS

For Media Inquiries only:

Kelsey Ingram
Minister's Office
416-326-1409

Scott Blodgett
Ministry of Finance
416-325-0324

Clancy Zeifman
Associate Minister's Office
416-325-3749

Ministry of Finance
http://ift.tt/1b9WITk

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Fwd: Ontario Ensuring that Vulnerable Families Keep Child Support Payments

From: newsroom@ontario.ca

Date: June 29, 2016 at 01:15PM

News Release

Ontario Ensuring that Vulnerable Families Keep Child Support Payments

June 29, 2016

Province Ends Child Support Clawback

As part of Ontario's ongoing work to reform income security and combat child poverty, the province is ending the clawback of child support payments from social assistance.

Starting in early 2017, child support payments will be fully exempt from social assistance benefit calculations to help increase incomes for families who receive both social assistance and child support. Currently, child support payments are treated as income and deducted dollar-for-dollar from benefits.

The full exemption will help increase the monthly income of almost 19,000 families, most of whom are single-parent households. This exemption will mean that eligible families receiving social assistance benefits will receive an average of $282 more per month -- or $3,380 annually -- from child support payments. This will benefit some of the province's most vulnerable children.

The exemption will be effective January 1, 2017 in the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and February 1, 2017 in Ontario Works. Clients will also no longer be required to pursue child support as a condition of eligibility for social assistance -- a requirement that clients and advocates have reported as a cause of distress.

Combatting child poverty is part of the government's economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-part plan includes helping more people get and create the jobs of the future by expanding access to high-quality college and university education. The plan is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit in Ontario's history and is investing in a low-carbon economy driven by innovative, high-growth, export-oriented businesses. The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve a more secure retirement.

QUICK FACTS

The exemption will put more than $75 million a year more in the hands of families receiving social assistance.
Ontario is also ensuring that families receiving social assistance fully benefit from the proposed new federal Canada Child Benefit (CCB), without any provincial 'clawback'.
Evidence from other jurisdictions shows that parents who owe child support are more likely to pay it if they know that their children will directly benefit from all of the money.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

About social services

QUOTES

"Our government is committed to fighting child poverty, and these new rules will help to benefit some of the most vulnerable children in our province. We know that this is the right thing to do for the close to 19,000 families who receive child support and social assistance."
— Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services

"We are very pleased that Minister Jaczek is ending the clawback of child support from parents receiving social assistance. This is an important change that will reduce child poverty and allow single parents to make their own decisions about how to reach financial settlements for child support. It signals a new approach to social assistance that will make a big difference in the lives of the most vulnerable families in Ontario."
— Mary Marrone, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services, Income Security Advocacy Centre