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211Ontario.info is dedicated to providing information about the 211 initiative in Canada. Thanks for your interest, and we apologize for any confusion.

211Ontario.ca Project Underway

The 211Ontario.ca Project is underway! At last, I&Rs and UWs will realize the vision of an online province-wide directory of community, social, health and related government services, searchable by topic, geography and keyword. The project will also develop and implement the bilingual, Canadian indexing system for human services, which can be used by all information and referral providers from all sectors and will reduce duplication and increase shared use of data. The project timeframe is April 2006 to March 2009.

Download 211Ontario English Press Release (PDF)

Download 211Ontario French Press Release (PDF)

The 211Ontario.ca Project is underway! At last, I&Rs and UWs will realize the vision of an online province-wide directory of community, social, health and related government services, searchable by topic, geography and keyword. The project will also develop and implement the bilingual, Canadian indexing system for human services, which can be used by all information and referral providers from all sectors and will reduce duplication and increase shared use of data. The project timeframe is April 2006 to March 2009.

Download 211Ontario English Press Release (PDF)

Download 211Ontario French Press Release (PDF)

Project Schedule

What is the 211Ontario.ca Project?

211Ontario.ca will be an online province-wide directory of community, social, health and related government services, searchable by topic, geography and keyword. The major outcome of the project is a publicly accessible website over 60,000 programs and services available throughout Ontario, which will provide an easy-to-use, first point of access to answer such questions as: ”Is there a ‘Meals on Wheels’ program for my mother in Aurora ?” “I am moving to Thunder Bay , what services are available for my child with special needs?" “Are there job clubs offered in French in Toronto ?” “Where can I find an English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) class for my Cantonese-speaking client?”

The project will also develop and implement a bilingual, Canadian indexing system for human services that can be used by all information and referral providers from all sectors and will reduce duplication and increase shared use of data.

Findhelp Information Services is the transfer payment agency responsible for the project, and the timeframe is April 2006 to March 2009.