> DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES BY THE NUMBERS
70,000 — Number of adults with a developmental disability receiving Ontario Disability Support Program benefits of up to $1,110 a month.
42,000 — Number receiving individualized developmental services and supports.
18,000 — Number living in group homes and other supported living.
9,700 — Number waiting for residential support.
1,400 — Increase in number of adults to receive residential support by 2017-18.
19,000 — Number receiving Passport funding of up to $35,000 annually.
13,000 — Number waiting for Passport funding in 2014 when $810 million in provincial funding added to clear the wait list by 2017-18.
5,800 — Number left to serve from 2014 wait list. 7,800 — New applicants added to the wait list since 2014.
3,400 — Number receiving Passport waiting for increased funding.
25,000 — Number of adults province expects to fund under Passport by 2017-18.
$2 billion — Annual budget for developmental services in 2016-17.
360 — Number of communitybased developmental services agencies funded by the province.
1,525 — Number of complaints about developmental services received by the ombudsman between Nov. 2012 and Aug. 2016
Source: Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Ontario Ombudsman