By Moira WelshQueen’s Park Bureau
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Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to move people with complex disabilities off social assistance and into jobs is being hailed as a success, despite the government’s own research that exposes failures.
A Ministry of Labour slide show presentation from late last year, obtained by the Star, details how the province’s new Employment Ontario model has led to clients being rushed into jobs before they are ready, while organizations report diminished capacity to provide specialized supports.
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The presentation, summarizing feedback from organizations, said service providers have been underfunded for 15 years, employers “don’t know how to support” workers with disabilities, and performance targets are pressuring agencies to place clients into jobs too quickly — even when those with “complex barriers” need more time to prepare.
One of the surveys also found opposition to a rule requiring jobs to be at least 20 hours a week to count as successful employment, despite advocates saying many people with disabilities cannot manage those hours.
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The Star asked Labour Minister David Piccini’s office why the government conducted the surveys only to ignore the opinions it sought.
Piccini’s spokesperson did not directly answer the question.
Instead, Michel Figueredo said the program reached “full province-wide operation over the past year and is already helping connect thousands of people to the support they need to find and keep meaningful work, and we are building on that progress. [end]
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