Ontario Works Caseload Data 2020 to 2025

Ontario Works provides financial and employment assistance to people who are in temporary financial need. Financial assistance includes income support to help with the costs of basic needs like food, clothing and shelter and health benefits for clients and families. Employment Assistance includes assistance to help clients find, prepare for and keep a job, such as workshops on resume writing and interviewing, job counselling, job-specific training and access to basic education, so clients can finish high school or improve their language skills. *A household refers to a single individual or a family unit on social assistance Source - SAMO Social Assistance Operations Performance Report Attributes: of households on OW of households applying for OW each month and of households leaving OW each month Update Frequency: Annually Contact: Sandy Stimpson

Publisher

City of Ottawa

Resources

1

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-01-29