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OMSSA is pleased to announce our 2022 Award recipients! Learn more about the outstanding individuals and teams we will recognize.

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Registration is Open!

Registration is open for our 2023 OMSSA Exchange Conference! Register by March 7, 2023, and receive our Exchange Conference Early Bird rates.

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Check out OMSSA's Knowledge Exchange blog providing members with an opportunity for knowledge exchange to discuss sector issues across Ontario

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Job Board

Find your next great candidate or your next opportunity on OMSSA's Human Services Job Board, with new postings from across Ontario added every week.

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RFP/RFQ Board

OMSSA is pleased to launch our RFP/RFQ Board. Learn about the latest open Request for Proposal and Quote opportunities in the broader human services sector.

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News

Latest from the Blog: Transforming the System of Homelessness Prevention Services and Supports in Simcoe County

OMSSA is featuring several of our 2022 Local Municipal Champion award recipients and their work in the Knowledge Exchange Blog. Please read the entry from the County of Simcoe.

Latest from the Blog: An Interview with Greg Bishop

Greg Bishop is one of the recipients of the 2022 OMSSA Lifetime Achievement Award. OMSSA sat down with Greg to discuss human services, his career, and involvement with OMSSA.

Latest from the Blog: An Interview with Debbie Cercone

Debbie Cercone is one of the recipients of the 2022 OMSSA Lifetime Achievement Award. OMSSA sat down with Debbie to discuss human services, her career, and involvement with OMSSA.

Announcing our 2022 Award Recipients

OMSSA is excited to announce our slate of 2022 Award Recipients. This impressive group of individuals and teams will be recognized at our upcoming 2022 Policy Conference and 2023 Exchange Conference. Learn more about the outstanding individuals and teams we'll be celebrating.

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Coming Up

Feb

2-8

OW Directives and SAMS Training: Living with Parents and Co-Residency & Post-Secondary and Temporary Care

Examine Directives, OW Regulations, Clearinghouses and SAMS technology on living with parent circumstances where eligibility exists for two benefit unit families, and as they relate to post-secondary and temporary care scenarios.

Feb

2-3

Difficult Conversations Series

New for 2023, this three-workshop bundle is designed to help you build a strong foundation for communication.

Feb

9-10

Anti-Black Racism: Building Understanding

Explore anti-Black racism from a historical to contemporary context in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the hidden nature of racism today.

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Policy Updates

Read OMSSA's 2022 Ontario Pre-Budget Submission

After consultation with members, OMSSA shared its priorities with Ontario's Minister of Finance as the Province works to develop and finalize its 2022 Budget. Read our provincial pre-budget submission here (PDF).

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