| 22 février 2016 |
The OEB has posted an Excel template for use by social agencies in reporting the 2015 LEAP EFA Monthly Monitoring data to their distributor partners.
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| 19 octobre 2015 |
The OEB has posted the results of its 2014 review of the Low-income Energy Assistance Program Emergency Financial Assistance (LEAP EFA) program.
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| 17 février 2015 |
The OEB has posted the 2013 results of the LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance and Winter Warmth programs.
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| 22 novembre 2013 |
Board Staff conducted two LEAP webcasts for distributors, and their social agency partners, on November 18 & 21, to provide refresher training on the emergency financial assistance program and the low-income customer service rules. The presentations are now available.
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| 9 septembre 2013 |
The Board has posted the 2012 results of the LEAP EFA and Winter Warmth programs as well as an updated version of the 2013 LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance Manual (effective September 23, 2013) which now includes Statistics Canada’s 2012 Low Income Cut-Off (“LICO”) table.
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| 13 décembre 2012 |
The Board has posted the 2013 LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance Manual (effective January 1, 2013) and information regarding 2013 LEAP EFA Monthly Monitoring.
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| 22 novembre 2012 |
Board Staff conducted two LEAP webcasts for distributors, and their social agency partners, on November 20 & 22, to provide refresher training on the emergency financial assistance program and the low-income customer service rules.
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| 2 octobre 2012 |
The Board has posted an Excel template for use by social agencies in reporting the LEAP EFA Monthly Monitoring data to their distributor partners. Distributors are expected to file this information annually with the Conservation & Reporting Group by April 30th of the following calendar year.
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| 5 septembre 2012 |
The Board has posted an updated LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance Manual for 2012, which includes an updated Income Eligibility Chart. The updated LEAP EFA Program Manual is effective starting September 19, 2012.
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| 30 août 2012 |
The Board has posted the results of the LEAP EFA and Winter Warmth programs reported by electricity and natural gas distributors for 2011.
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| 21 décembre 2011 |
The Board has issued a letter notifying electricity distributors of changes that have been made to the content of the LEAP emergency financial assistance reporting requirements.
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| 21 décembre 2011 |
The Board has issued a letter revising the information to be reported by natural gas distributors in relation to the provision of emergency financial assistance.
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| 7 décembre 2011 |
Board Staff conducted a series of webcasts for distributors, and their social agency partners, on November 30 & December 1 to provide training on the new low-income customer service rules.
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| 19 juillet 2011 |
The Board has issued a letter providing a progress update on Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Emergency Financial Assistance and Winter Warmth programs.
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| 8 mars 2011 |
The Board has posted a revised 2011 LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance Program Manual which includes an updated list of utilities providing LEAP emergency financial assistance.
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| 4 février 2011 |
The Board has issued a letter outlining the information to be filed by electricity and natural gas distributors in relation to LEAP emergency financial assistance.
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| 16 décembre 2010 |
Board Staff has compiled a list of questions and their responses based on the webcasts that were held on November 25 and 26, 2010.
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| 26 novembre 2010 |
Board Staff conducted Webcasts for distributors and social service agencies on November 25 & 26 to provide training on LEAP emergency financial assistance.
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| 18 novembre 2010 |
The Board has issued a letter supporting the contents of the 2011 LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance Program Manual prepared by the Financial Assistance Working Group.
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| 11 novembre 2010 |
Board Staff has compiled a list of questions and their responses based on the Webcast that was held on October 29, 2010.
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| 29 octobre 2010 |
Board Staff conducted a Webcast for electricity and natural gas distributors on LEAP emergency financial assistance.
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| 20 octobre 2010 |
The Board has issued a letter to provide guidance to distributors as to the rate treatment of LEAP emergency financial assistance, and information about the Board’s expectations for distributor partnerships with social service agencies.
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| 22 juillet 2010 |
The Board has issued a letter to inform stakeholders about the initiatives that the Board will undertake in the coming weeks and months in relation to low-income energy customers.
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| 7 juillet 2010 |
The Board has received a letter from the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure confirming that the Board should now resume work in relation to low-income energy customers:
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| 9 octobre 2009 |
The Board has issued the final report of the Financial Assistance Working Group.
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| 28 septembre 2009 |
The Board has issued a letter to update stakeholders and provide further direction to electricity and natural gas distributors in relation to the Board’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) initiative.
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| 10 mars 2009 |
The Board has issued its “Report of the Board: Low-Income Energy Assistance Program” (the “Report”), which is the result of the consultation and submissions in EB-2008-0150 and sets out the Board’s policies for implementation of a “Low-Income Energy Assistance Program”, or “LEAP”. Implementation of certain elements of the LEAP in the context of the electricity sector requires amendments to a number of the Board’s codes.
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| 3 octobre 2008 |
During the meetings held from September 22 to 25, 2008 members of the Board, Board staff and participants requested some additional information from several electricity and natural gas distributors.
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| 3 octobre 2008 |
The Board has posted a supplemental report from its consultant, Concentric Energy Advisors:
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| 16 septembre 2008 |
The Board has received the following submissions regarding the issues to be addressed at the stakeholder conference on low income energy consumers.
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| 5 septembre 2008 |
The Board has posted further details and the agenda for the stakeholder conference on energy issues relating to low income consumers to be held in Toronto from September 22nd to 26th, 2008. In addition, the Board has posted the consultant’s report.
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| 11 août 2008 |
The Board has provided a list of issues and questions proposed to be addressed during the Stakeholder conference.
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| 2 juillet 2008 |
The Board has initiated a consultation process to examine issues associated with low income energy consumers in relation to their use of natural gas and electricity.
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