Direct Funding Option: Provides funding directly to families through a funding agreement. Parents must open and maintain a separate bank account into which only Autism Funds will be deposited and out of which only autism expenses will be withdrawn. Eligible intervention services are paid for using these funds and parents are solely responsible for making payments to service providers. Parents are required to regularly report autism expenses to the Autism Funding Unit.

Invoice Payment Option: Through an autism invoice payment agreement, funding is set aside in an “account” held within government under the child’s name and payment is provided directly to service providers for eligible intervention services. Parents choose the service(s) they need and the service provider(s) and notify the Autism Funds Processing Unit using a Request to Pay Service Providers/Suppliers form. Account balance information is provided to parents by request to the Autism Funding Unit.

Parents should also review information on the Parent's Responsibilities page as well as in A Parent's Handbook: Your Guide to Autism Programs. Additional information on Payments to Services Providers is available in the Information for Service Providers section.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development reserves the right to determine which funding option parents may access.