2024 Policy Conference
Thank you to all of those who presented, moderated, attended, engaged, and helped make the Conference a success. Our Conference provided the opportunity to bring human services leaders and policy experts, together with provincial leaders, stakeholder organizations, and other subject matter experts with the goal of discussing policy priorities into 2025 and beyond.
Over two days, our 2024 Policy Conference focused on strategic conversations about the policy priorities into 2025 and beyond. This includes key issues such as: social services provision, supporting human services delivery, Indigenous women’s safety, changing the narrative on homelessness, aging in place, building capacity in child care, employment service transformation, measuring the impact of municipal social services, person-centric systems, and much more.
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Thank You to Our Advisory and Planning Committees
Advisory Committee
- Fern Dominelli, NOSDA
- Michael Jacek, AMO
- Sarah Lukaszczyk, OFIFC
- Michelle Squires, CMHA Ontario
Planning Committee
- (Co-Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA
- (Co-Chair) Nalisha Sankreacha, OMSSA
- Doug Ball, OMSSA
- John Connell, County of Simcoe
- Davina Dixon, City of Toronto
- Charene Gilles, Rainy River DSSAB
- Mitri Hanna, City of Ottawa
- Christie Herrington, OMSSA
- Rob Kirsic, OMSSA
- Satinder Klair, Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Wade Matthews, District of Muskoka
- Laura Sparling, Regional Municipality of Peel
- Sara Turner, Regional Municipality of York
- Darryl Wolk, OMSSA
Resources
Please see a list of approved resources to share with attendees and members. OMSSA will add approved presentations and resources when they are received.
Region of Waterloo’s Children’s Services Access and Inclusion Plan
Thank You to Our Sponsors
OMSSA would like to thank our sponsors for supporting the 2024 Policy Conference.
Please click on their logos below to visit their websites and learn more about these organizations.
Policy Conference Photos
Please see below a small selection of photos from the 2024 Policy Conference.
Ashley Quan from Feed Ontario providing the Welcome Reception presentation for attendees.
Opening Plenary Panel on Day 1 of the 2024 Policy Conference focusing on the economic and policy issues in 2025 and beyond.
OMSSA Executive Director, Doug Ball, and AMO Executive Director, Brian Rosborough, pose for a photo after re-signing the Memorandum of Understanding between both Associations.
Breakout C Presentation
Breakout E Presentation hosted by York University.
Breakout D Presentation
2024 Champion of Human Services recipient, Janine Mitchell, being recognized by OMSSA Board Member Andrew Scavarelli on Day 2 of the Policy Conference.
2024 Patti Moore Human Services Integration recipient, Gail Spencer, being recognized by OMSSA Board Member Andrew Scavarelli on Day 2 of the Policy Conference.
Day 2 Opening Panel with several ADMs.
Day 2 Closing Plenary provided by Peter P. Constantinou, President and CEO, Political Acuity Institute, and OMSSA Facilitator.