Government Grant
2023-24 Community Service Order (CSO)
The 2023-24 Community Service Order (CSO) Program funds organizations in Ontario to deliver and provide community-based service opportunities allowing clients to complete court mandated community service work in accordance with a client’s court order. The ministry is introducing a re-designed Community Service Order Program to ensure the program is responsive to the most recent trends in sentencing.
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- Ontario. Solicitor General
- All levels
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Description
The 2023-24 Community Service Order (CSO) Program funds organizations in Ontario to deliver and provide community-based service opportunities allowing clients to complete court mandated community service work in accordance with a client’s court order. The ministry is introducing a re-designed Community Service Order Program to ensure the program is responsive to the most recent trends in sentencing.
The revised Community Service Order Program will focus on:
- eliminating the minimum and maximum (number of referrals) thresholds
- funding structure is based on the capacity to provide CSO placements and not on a fee for service structure that uses number of referrals
- consolidating delivery in 13 preferred catchment areas across the province
- in-person services are preferable, however where clients require alternative or virtual services, the Transfer Payment provider can accommodate