PREPARED BY: Planning and Strategic Initiatives
DATE: 2025-09-18
SUBJECT: Q2 Operational Plan Reporting
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE
In 2018, the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) introduced a new Annual Service Plan (ASP) that Health Units are required to submit each year. To ensure a single, integrated approach to planning, the Planning and Strategic Initiatives (PSI) department worked with the Information Technology (IT) department to align our planning system with the provincial requirements.
With the support of PSI, all internal and external facing departments develop and enter their annual work plans, which are then reviewed and approved by the Leadership Team. These plans are then integrated in the WECHU’s Annual Service Plan for the Ministry.
DISCUSSION
Q2 Progress Update
- There were 177 active Intervention Work Plans (IWP) evaluated.
- Of the 105 public facing external plans, 89% are on target.
- Of the 72 internal corporate plans, 73% are on target and 10% have been completed.
2026 Annual Service Plan (ASP) Development
Planning for the 2026 Annual Service Plan has been initiated with a Program Review to determine which programs will be active and prioritized in the forthcoming operational plan.
The Ontario Ministry of Health’s Public Health Leadership Table has indicated that the release of the updated Ontario Public Health Standards is expected to occur in August 2025 for implementation on January 2, 2026.