Community care access centres
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) were the first point of contact for Ontario residents with the Home and Community Care system.
The first CCACs were incorporated in the years 1996–7.[1] In 2001 there were 41 CCACs.[2] By 2015, there was only 14.[3]
Before 2002, CACCs were governed by a volunteer board of directors. In December 2001, the government gave itself the ability to continue CACCs under the Community Care Access Corporations Act, 2001 and to appoint the directors and CEO.[4] On April 1, 2009 the government amended the act so that Community Care Access Centres were once again run by volunteers instead of government appointees.[5]
In 2006, the government began the process of aligning CCAC boundaries with the Local Health Integration Network boundaries.[6]
On September 23, 2015, the Auditor General released a report on CACCs. She raised concerns that CACCs over-reported how much money CACCs spent on direct patient care, raised concerns about executive compensation, and about lack of review for some CACC programs. She also found the patients could get better care from CACCs based on where they lived.[7]
In 2017, the CCACs were dissolved and transferred to their corresponding Local Health Integration Network.[8]
List of Community Care Access Centres
[edit]Etobicoke and York Community Care Access Centre was previously called Etobicoke Community Care Access Centre.[9] York Community Care Access Centre ceased to be a crown controlled corporation during the 2004 Ontario government fiscal year.[10]
| Name of Centre | Pre-LHIN Successor CACC | Corresponding LHIN |
|---|---|---|
| Access Centre for Community Care in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville | ||
| Access Centre for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties | South East Community Care Access Centre | South East LHIN |
| Algoma Community Care Access Centre | North East Community Care Access Centre | North East LHIN |
| Brant Community Care Access Centre | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN |
| Chatham/Kent Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair LHIN |
| Cochrane District Community Care Access Centre | North East Community Care Access Centre | North East LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) – Oxford | South West Community Care Access Centre | South West LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre for Huron | South West Community Care Access Centre | South West LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre for Kenora and Rainy River Districts | North West Community Care Access Centre | North West LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre for the Eastern Counties | Champlain Community Care Access Centre | Champlain LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre Niagara | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre of Halton | ||
| Community Care Access Centre of London and Middlesex | South West Community Care Access Centre | South West LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre of Peel | ||
| Community Care Access Centre of Waterloo Region | Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre | Waterloo Wellington LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre Wellington-Dufferin | ||
| Community Care Access Centre of York Region | ||
| Community Care Access Centre Perth County | South West Community Care Access Centre | South West LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre Simcoe County | ||
| Community Care Access Centre Timiskaming | North East Community Care Access Centre | North East LHIN |
| Community Care Access Centre of The District of Thunder Bay | North West Community Care Access Centre | North West LHIN |
| Durham Access to Care | Central East Community Care Access Centre | Central East LHIN |
| East York Access Centre for Community Services | Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre | Toronto Central LHIN |
| Elgin Community Care Access Centre | South West Community Care Access Centre | South West LHIN |
| Etobicoke and York Community Care Access Centre | ||
| Grey-Bruce Community Care Access Centre | ||
| Haldimand-Norfolk Community Care Access Centre | ||
| Haliburton, Northumberland and Victoria Long-Term Care Access Centre | ||
| Hamilton Community Care Access Centre | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN |
| Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Community Care Access Centre | South East Community Care Access Centre | South East LHIN |
| Manitoulin-Sudbury Community Care Access Centre | North East Community Care Access Centre | North East LHIN |
| Near North Community Care Access Centre | North East Community Care Access Centre | North East LHIN |
| North York Community Care Access Centre | ||
| Ottawa Community Care Access Centre | Champlain Community Care Access Centre | Champlain LHIN |
| Renfrew County Community Care Access Centre | Champlain Community Care Access Centre | Champlain LHIN |
| Sarnia/Lambton Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair LHIN |
| Scarborough Community Care Access Centre | ||
| The Peterborough Community Access Centre Incorporated | Central East Community Care Access Centre | Central East LHIN |
| Toronto Community Care Access Centre | Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre | Toronto Central LHIN |
| Windsor/Essex Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre | Erie St. Clair LHIN |
| York Community Care Access Centre | ||
| Sources[10][1][11][8] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b O. Reg. 33/02: COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CORPORATIONS, O. Reg. 33/02
- ^ Community Care Access Corporations Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 33, Sch. Corporations
- ^ Kelly-Barton, Casey (September 12, 2015). "CCAC Ontario: Community Care Access Centres". SeniorAdvisor.com Blog.
- ^ O'Brien, Kathy. "Government Increases its Control Over CCACs". Longwoods.com. Longwoods Publishing Corporation. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Community Care Access Centres". Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario. Ombudsman Ontario. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "COPE LOCAL 550 - Current News". copelocal550.ca. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "A Closer Look at the Auditor-General's Special Report on CCACs". www.fasken.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Porter, Kate (April 25, 2017). "Ontario set to begin shifting home care responsibilities". CBC News. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ Amending O. Reg. 33/02(Community Care Access Corporations), O. Reg. 77/03
- ^ a b "Crown-controlled Corporations" (PDF). Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Establishment of corporations, O. Reg. 366/06