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1. (1) In this Regulation, “approved organization” means an organization approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under section 3 of the Act and listed in Schedule 1; “approved workshop” means a workshop approved under section 4 of the Act and listed in Schedule 2; “architect” means a person who is licensed or who holds a certificate of practice or a temporary licence under the Architects Act; “fiscal year” of a corporation means the period designated by the Minister as the fiscal year of the corporation; “licensed public accountant” means a public accountant licensed under the Public Accountancy Act; “living expenses” means expenses of a continuing nature, determined by the Director, including expenses for food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household sundries, household maintenance, medical and dental services and life insurance premiums; “professional engineer” means a person who holds a licence or a temporary licence under the Professional Engineers Act; “provincial officer” means an employee of the Ministry of Community and Social Services who is a field worker, a rehabilitation counsellor or a regional administrator or any other employee or class of employee of that Ministry approved by the Minister; “training program” means a vocational rehabilitation program approved under Schedule 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Agreement made under the Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act (Canada). (2) For the purpose of the definition of “disabled person” in section 1 of the Act, “substantially gainful occupation” means the continued pursuance at an optimum capacity of, (a) employment in the competitive labour market, (b) the practice of a profession, (c) self employment, (d) housekeeping and homemaking, (e) farm work, including farm work where payment is in kind rather than in money, or (f) sheltered employment, home industries and other homebound work of a financially remunerative nature. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 1. PART I   MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS
2. Where the Director is of the opinion that a disabled person eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, (a) is required to be temporarily absent from or to change his or her place of residence; and (b) requires financial assistance, in order to take full advantage of the vocational rehabilitation services, the amount payable to the disabled person, shall be equal to the cost of, (c) his or her travel, accommodation and meals; and (d) travel, accommodation and meals of any guide or escort considered necessary for the disabled person by the Director, resulting from his or her temporary absence or change of residence. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 2.
3. Where because of an emergency a disabled person who is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services requires financial aid, an amount determined by the Director may be paid in advance for his living expenses for a period of not more than one month and may be in addition to the amount of any allowance payable to him or her under the Family Benefits Act but in no case shall the amount paid exceed the amount of any allowance payable under the Family Benefits Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 3.
4. (1) Where a disabled person dies, any amounts payable to him or her under sections 2 and 3 may be paid to the end of the month in which he or she died. (2) In the case of a disabled person, (a) for whom a committee or trustee is acting; or (b) who, in the opinion of the Director, is incapable of handling his or her affairs, the Director may appoint a person or organization to act for the disabled person and the amounts payable under sections 2 and 3 may be paid for the benefit of the disabled person to the committee or to the person or organization so appointed. (3) A person or organization acting for a disabled person under subsection (2) is not entitled to any fee or other compensation or reward or to any reimbursement for any costs or expenses incurred. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 4.
5. A disabled person receiving vocational rehabilitation services and any of his or her dependants are entitled without cost to receive services in accordance with the Health Insurance Act, and the regulations thereunder. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 5. PART II   ELIGIBILITY FOR VOCATIONAL    REHABILITATION SERVICES
6. In this Part, “basic education” means a type of educational program that may be provided by a school board or by the Ministry of Education and that is eligible for funding under the Education Act; and “learning disability” means a disorder in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language that results in a significant discrepancy between academic achievement and assessed intellectual ability with a deficit in at least one of the areas of, (a) receptive language, (b) language processing, (c) expressive language, (d) quantitative reasoning, (e) spatial orientation, or (f) spatial perception, but does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of, (g) a visual, hearing or motor handicap, (h) mental retardation, (i) an emotional disturbance, or (j) an environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 6.
7. Revoked: O. Reg. 140/98, s. 1.
8. (1) A disabled person shall not be eligible for any goods or services included in the rehabilitation program under section 5 of the Act if, (a) goods or services are available to the person under the Workers’ Compensation Act; (b) goods or services are available to the person under the Education Act; (c) the person is under the age of sixteen years; (d) the person is sixteen years of age or over and applies for basic education; (e) the person is receiving basic education from a school board or from the Ministry of Education and applies for additional goods or services; (f) the person has sustained injuries in an accident arising out of the use or operation of an automobile and was the insured under a contract of automobile insurance as defined by section 224 of the Insurance Act at the time of the accident; or (g) the person is applying for goods or services required while attending a program at an educational institution and persons may apply for financial assistance for that program under the Ontario Student Assistance Program. O. Reg. 331/92, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 140/98, s. 2. (2) Clause (1) (e) does not apply where the additional goods and services are to be provided during or subsequent to the final year the disabled person receives basic education. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 8 (2). (3) Clause (1) (f) does not apply where the accident occurred before the 22nd day of June, 1990 and the person received services and supplies in the value of $25,000 under subsection (1) of the Accident Benefits section of Schedule C to the Insurance Act, being chapter 218 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980 as it existed before the 22nd day of June, 1990. O. Reg. 331/92, s. 1 (2).
9. (1) An application for vocational rehabilitation services shall be, (a) in Form 1; (b) supported by a report of a legally qualified medical practitioner in Form 2 except where the application is for basic education submitted by a person who has a learning disability. (2) A report of a legally qualified medical practitioner in Form 4 of Regulation 366 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 or Form 4 of Regulation 537 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 shall be deemed to be a report of a legally qualified medical practitioner required under clause (1) (b). (3) Where an application is submitted for basic education by a disabled person who has a learning disability, the application shall be supported by, (a) a written statement from the local school board in the area in which the applicant resides stating that the board cannot provide, either directly or through a purchase of service from another school board and without payment of fees by parents or guardians resident in Ontario, an education program that meets the applicant’s educational needs; (b) an educational assessment and a recommendation respecting the kind of educational program that will meet the applicant’s needs prepared by the local school board; and (c) a written assessment prepared on behalf of a school board by a person who is registered under the Psychologists Registration Act that the applicant has a learning disability. (4) A provincial officer or a person approved by the Director shall fill out and complete an application in Form 1 in the presence of the applicant and the applicant shall sign the application in the presence of the provincial officer or the person approved by the Director. (5) No provincial officer or person approved by the Director shall charge any fee to, or receive any remuneration from or on behalf of, any applicant for completing an application in Form 1. (6) The provincial officer or the person approved by the Director shall, immediately upon completion of the application in Form 1, send it to the Director. (7) Where, because of physical or mental impairment, an applicant is unable to make an application in Form 1 in person, the application may be made and signed by some other person on his or her behalf. (8) No payment shall be made for goods or services received prior to the date of completion of Form 1 except that payment may be made to a physician respecting his or her fee in completing Form 2. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 9. Additional Duties of Director
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10. (1) The Director shall review at regular intervals the eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services of each disabled person receiving vocational rehabilitation services. (2) The Director may require a disabled person receiving vocational rehabilitation services to, (a) undergo such periodic examinations by duly qualified medical practitioners as the Director requires; and (b) provide such information from time to time as the Director considers necessary. (3) The Director may from time to time rescind or amend any determination or direction previously made by him or her so that the amount or nature of any vocational rehabilitation service being provided will conform to any changes in circumstances of the disabled person receiving the vocational rehabilitation services. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 10. Suspension or Cancellation of Vocational    Rehabilitation Services
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11. The Director may suspend or cancel the vocational rehabilitation services being provided for a disabled person where, in the opinion of the Director, the disabled person, (a) fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Act or this Regulation; (b) fails to avail himself or herself of the vocational rehabilitation services authorized; (c) is not benefiting from the vocational rehabilitation services being provided; or (d) is not making satisfactory progress towards rehabilitation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 11. PART III   CAPITAL GRANTS AND OPERATING GRANTS   TO ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORKSHOPS
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12. The organizations designated in Schedule 1 are approved under section 3 of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 12.
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13. The workshops designated in Schedule 2 are approved under section 4 of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 13.
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14. It is a term and condition of a payment of a grant under the Act that the premises used or to be used as a workshop approved under section 4 of the Act comply with, (a) the laws affecting the health of inhabitants of the municipality in which the workshop is located; (b) any rule, regulation, direction or order of the board of health and any direction or order of the medical officer of health; (c) any by-laws of the municipality in which the workshop is located or other law for the protection of persons from fire hazards; (d) any restricted area, standard of housing or building by-law passed by the municipality in which the workshop is located under Part V of the Planning Act or any predecessor thereof; (e) the requirements of Regulation 61 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Building Code Act; and (f) the requirements of the Electrical Safety Code made under the Power Corporation Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 14.
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15. (1) For the purposes of this section and sections 16, 17, 18 and 19, “actual cost” means the cost of a building project and includes, (a) fees payable for the services of an architect, professional engineer or other consultant, (b) the cost of purchasing and installing furnishings and equipment, (c) the cost of land surveys, soil tests, permits, licences and legal fees, (d) the cost of paving, sodding and landscaping, and (e) the cost of acquiring the land necessary for the building project; “approved cost” means that portion of the actual cost of a building project approved by the Minister; “building project” means a project composed of one or more of the following elements, (a) the purchase or other acquisition of all or any part of an existing building or buildings including the land contiguous thereto, (b) any renovations, alterations or additions to an existing building or buildings, (c) the purchase or other acquisition of vacant land for the purpose of constructing a building or buildings thereon, (d) the erection of a new building or any part thereof, (e) the demolition of a building, or (f) the installation of public utilities, sewers and items or services necessary for access to the land or building or buildings. (2) The amount of capital grant payable under the Act to an approved organization for the establishment, expansion or improvement of an approved workshop shall be equal to 80 per cent of the approved cost of the building project. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 15.
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16. (1) An application for a capital grant shall be made to the Minister on a form provided by the Minister. (2) An applicant who applies under subsection (1) shall file with the Minister, for the Minister’s approval, two copies of a site plan showing the location of the building or buildings, if any, on the site and, in the case of a building project with one or more of the elements referred to in paragraph 1, 2, 4 or 6 of the definition of “building project” in subsection 15 (1), (a) building plans and specifications prepared by an architect or professional engineer showing the structure, fixtures and arrangements of the building or buildings and describing the areas of the building or buildings to be used for the purposes of the Act; or (b) where the Minister approves, structural sketches and specifications prepared by a person other than an architect or professional engineer describing the building or buildings and the areas of the building or buildings or contiguous to the building or buildings to be used for the purposes of the Act. (3) No plan, specification or structural sketch filed with the Minister shall be amended or altered without the approval of the Minister.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 16.
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17. (1) No payment of a capital grant shall be made for a building project except where, (a) the building project has been approved by the Minister; and (b) the approved cost has been determined. (2) An approval of a building project by the Minister referred to in subsection (1) expires on the first anniversary of the date upon which the approval is given unless the building project has been commenced before such anniversary date. (3) A capital grant may be paid as a single payment or in two or more instalments and, except where the Minister directs otherwise, the aggregate of the amounts of the capital grant paid at any point in time shall not exceed the greater of, (a) an amount that bears the same proportion to the estimated total payment as the amount of progress made at the time towards completion of the project bears to the total estimated amount of work required for completion; and (b) an amount that bears the same proportion to the estimated total payment as the amount of cost incurred at the time bears to the total estimated cost of the project. (4) A single payment, or in the case of payment in two or more instalments, the final payment of an amount payable for a building project shall not be made until, (a) an architect or professional engineer certifies, or the Minister is otherwise satisfied, that the building project has been completed in accordance with the plans filed under clause 16 (2) (a) or the sketches thereof approved by the Minister under clause 16 (2) (b) and the building or addition is ready for use and occupancy; and (b) the applicant for the payment submits a report containing, (i) a statement of the actual cost of the building project, (ii) a statement indicating that all refundable sales tax has been taken into account, (iii) a statement indicating that the total amount of the unpaid accounts applicable to the building project does not exceed the amount of the grant remaining to be paid, and (iv) an undertaking that the amount of the grant remaining to be paid will be applied first to the payment of the unpaid accounts. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 17.
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18. No applicant for or recipient of a capital grant for a building project shall, (a) acquire a building or land for the building project; (b) call tenders for the building project; (c) commence construction of the building project; or (d) erect any temporary or permanent sign, tablet or plaque on the site or building project, without the written approval of the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 18.
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19. It is a term and condition of a payment of a capital grant under the Act in respect of a building, buildings or land forming part of a building project that the applicant for payment shall enter into an agreement with the Minister in which the applicant shall, (a) agree not to change the site, structure, use of or sell, agree to sell, lease, mortgage, encumber, donate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the building, buildings or land without the approval of the Minister; (b) agree not to demolish or make alterations or additions to all or any part of the building or buildings without the approval of the Minister; and (c) agree to reimburse the Ministry in the same ratio as the Ministry’s contribution to the acquisition of the building, buildings or land, the construction of the building or buildings or the renovations upon termination of the agreement or where there is a contravention of any term of the agreement or where a circumstance set out in clause (a) or (b) takes place. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 19.
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20. Expenditures incurred by an approved organization for furnishings or equipment that are not replacements or for repairs to or maintenance of a capital asset that, (a) are approved by the Minister as capital expenditures; (b) are, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary for the efficient operation of an approved workshop and the cost of which is not excessive for the purpose, and (c) are in excess of $1,000, are capital expenditures for which a grant may be paid upon application by the approved organization in an amount equal to 80 per cent of the approved expenditures incurred. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 20.
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21. A grant under this Part for the operation of a workshop may be paid to an organization, (a) that provides in the workshop a program of services approved by the Director; (b) whose requirements and policies for the admission of disabled persons to the workshop facilities or services are satisfactory to the Director; (c) that keeps, (i) separate books of account, (A) setting forth the revenues and expenditures of the workshop, (B) containing a separate record of money received by the workshop from sources other than under the Act, and (C) that are audited at least once a year by a licensed public accountant, and (ii) records showing in respect of each disabled person receiving services, (A) his or her name, address, age and sex, (B) the date of his or her enrolment in the workshop, (C) the nature of his or her disability, (D) a record of all medical, x-ray, psychiatric, psychological or other similar examinations or tests, together with the findings and recommendations, (E) an account or history of any other matter that, in the opinion of the Director, may affect the disabled person’s well-being, and (F) where such is the case, the date and circumstances of the disabled person’s withdrawal from the workshop; (d) that forwards the financial statements of the workshop for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the Minister on or before a date in each year to be prescribed by the Director together with the report of a licensed public accountant stating whether in the public accountant’s opinion, (i) he or she has received all the information and explanations he or she has required, (ii) the financial statement and the claims for provincial subsidy are in accordance with the books and records of the workshop and organization, as the case may be, (iii) the calculation of the provincial subsidy is in accordance with the Regulations, and (iv) the financial statement has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year, and such other financial and statistical information as the Minister requires; and (e) that is a corporation, (i) incorporated under Part III of the Corporations Act, or (ii) incorporated by or under any other Act, and is a non-profit organization with objects of a philanthropic, charitable or educational nature. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 21.
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22. (1) A book of account referred to in subclause 21 (c) (i) for a particular year shall be retained for a period of at least six years from the date of the last entry in the book for that year. (2) The records in respect of a disabled person required under subclause 21 (c) (ii) shall be retained during the period the person is enrolled in the workshop. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 22.
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23. (1) In this section, “approved cost” means that portion of the cost of operation approved by the Director; “cost of operation” means the cost of operation of a workshop determined in accordance with the form referred to in subsection (2) and a financial report in a form referred to in subsection (2). (2) An application by an organization for a monthly payment of a grant under subclause 5 (i) (ii) of the Act for the operation of a workshop shall be made in a form provided by the Minister and shall be submitted to the Director not later than the 20th day of the month following the month for which the application is made together with a financial report in a form provided by the Minister. (3) The amount to be paid by Ontario to an organization for the operation of a workshop shall be the lesser of, (a) 80 per cent of the cost of operation; and (b) 105 per cent of the approved cost, less revenue. (4) Where the Director approves, there may be paid to an organization, prior to the organization making application therefor under subsection (2), any part approved by the Director of the estimated monthly amount payable under subsection (3) and such amount shall be adjusted upon receipt by the Director of the application for any month of the period for which the payment was made. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 23.
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24. In every approved workshop, the Board of Directors of the approved organization shall ensure, as a term and condition of a payment of a grant under the Act, that, (a) all fire hazards in the workshop are eliminated, the workshop is inspected at least once a year by an officer authorized to inspect buildings under the Fire Marshals Act and the recommendations of the officer are carried out; (b) there is adequate protection from radiators or other heating equipment; (c) the water supplies are adequate for all normal needs, including those of fire protection; (d) the fire protection equipment, including the sprinkler system, fire extinguishers, hose and stand pipe equipment are visually inspected at least once a month and serviced at least once every year by qualified personnel; (e) the fire detection and alarm system is inspected at least once a year by qualified fire alarm maintenance personnel and tested at least once every month; (f) at least once a year the heating equipment is serviced by qualified personnel and the chimneys are inspected and cleaned if necessary; (g) a written record is kept of each inspection and test of fire equipment, fire drill, the fire detection and alarm system, the heating system, chimneys and smoke detectors, and each record shall be retained for at least two years from the date of the inspection or test; (h) the staff and trainees are instructed in the method of sounding the fire detection and alarm system; (i) the staff are trained in the proper use of the fire extinguishing equipment; (j) a directive setting out the procedures that must be followed and the steps that must be taken by the staff and trainees when a fire alarm is given is drawn up and posted in conspicuous places in the workshop; (k) the staff and trainees are instructed in the procedures set out in the directive referred to in clause (j) and the procedures are practised by staff and trainees at least once a month using the fire detection and alarm system to initiate the drill; (l) where matches are used, only safety matches are issued to the staff and trainees; (m) combustible rubbish is kept to a minimum; (n) all exits are clear and unobstructed at all times; (o) flammable liquids and paint supplies are stored in suitable containers in non-combustible cabinets; (p) suitable non-combustible ashtrays are provided where smoking is permitted; (q) no vaporizing liquid fire extinguishers are kept or used in the workshop; and (r) no sprinkler heads, fire or smoke detector heads are painted or otherwise covered with any material or substance that is likely to prevent them from functioning normally. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 24.
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25. A workshop located in a municipality that does not have public fire protection shall be provided with a complete automatic sprinkler system that complies with standards prescribed under the Building Code Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 25.
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26. The Board of Directors of each approved organization, as a term and condition of a payment of a grant under the Act, shall keep and maintain a current inventory of all furnishings and equipment acquired by the organization and the inventory shall set forth each addition to or removal from inventory and the reasons therefor and shall be prepared in such manner and contain such additional information as the Director may require. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1095, s. 26. PART IV   OPERATING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS FOR   SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
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27. In this Part, “support” includes job development activities, individual planning for employment, placement activities, the provision of goods and services required by the individual to enable him or her to obtain employment and to remain employed, and necessary follow-up services; “supported employment program” means a vocational program established under subclause 5 (i) (ii) of the Act which provides individualized training and support for a disabled person to enable the person to obtain and maintain employment; “training” includes assistance to facilitate the development of skills required to function in the workplace. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1.
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28. A disabled person is eligible for supported employment if, (a) he or she would not otherwise be able to obtain or maintain employment in a competitive work setting without training or support; and (b) he or she is not ineligible for goods or services under section 8. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1. Operating Grants
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29. (1) A grant under this Part for the operation of a supported employment program, including necessary costs incurred in commencing operation, may be paid to an organization for the provision of a supported employment program if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The program applies only to disabled persons. 2. The organization keeps separate books of account for the supported employment program and those separate books of account, i. set forth the expenditures and revenues of the supported employment program, ii. contain a separate record of money received by the supported employment program under the Act and from other sources, iii. are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards as set forth in the handbook of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. 3. The organization keeps records showing in respect of each disabled person receiving services, i. the person’s name, address, date of birth and sex, ii. the date upon which training or support is first provided for the person, iii. the nature of the person’s disability, iv. any information that may affect provision of training or support for the disabled person, v. if the person has withdrawn from the supported employment program, the date and circumstances of the withdrawal, and vi. the date of the disabled person’s placement in employment. 4. The organization forwards not later than the last day of the fourth month following the end of each fiscal year, i. its annual financial statement together with an auditor’s report on it prepared by a licensed public accountant, and ii. a reconciliation report in a form provided by the Minister. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1; O. Reg. 51/94, s. 1 (1). (2) The reconciliation report required under paragraph 4 of subsection (1) shall include a statement of the financial assistance payable by Ontario, the actual payments made by Ontario with respect to the fiscal year and the balance that may be owing by or repayable to Ontario. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1. (3) The licensed public accountant shall certify on the financial statement required under paragraph 4 of subsection (1), (a) that he or she has received all the information he or she required to prepare the report; (b) that the financial statement is in accordance with the books and records of the organization; and (c) that the financial statement has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. O. Reg. 51/94, s. 1 (2).
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30. (1) The books of account referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection 29 (1) for a particular year shall be retained for a period of at least six years from the date of the last entry in the books for that year. (2) The records with regard to a disabled person that are required under paragraph 3 of subsection 29 (1) shall be retained during the period the person is enrolled in the supported employment program and for six years thereafter. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1.
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31. (1) Every organization that receives a grant under this Part shall keep and maintain an up to date record of the inventory of all furnishings and equipment acquired by the organization with money paid by Ontario. (2) The record of current inventory shall set forth each addition to or removal from the inventory and the reasons for each addition or removal. O. Reg. 438/93, s. 1.