Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Service Ontario Changes

Starting this fall, Ontario health cards, driver's licenses and vehicle registration services will all be found under one roof.

ServiceOntario centres across the province will spend the next 18 months expanding to offer integrated services.

The announcement means health cards, which were available fromonly 27 OHIP offices, can now be picked up from 300 locations.

Health card services in rural communities will grow from only twoto more than 160 centres, while northern communities will see anexpansion from six to 67 integrated offices.

There are only two ServiceOntario centres which offer integrated services at present.