Minister favours direct funding as option for autism services | Toronto Star

Michael Coteau says staff working out details of arrangement.

‘We are going to move forward with the new plan and launch it in June,’ said Minister of Children and Youth Services Michael Coteau.  (TOM MATHEW)  

By KRISTIN RUSHOWY Queen’s Park Bureau

Mon., March 27, 2017

Providing families with direct funding for autism services is something the Ontario government hopes to include in its new plan, coming out in June.

Minister of Children and Youth Services Michael Coteau says , “I’ve always been very clear that it’s an option that I think would work well in the province of Ontario. Obviously, we’re just trying to figure out the mechanics of how that would work, but that would be my preference, to move forward in that direction in June.” …

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