Agency Details

Ministry:  HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE
Agency:  ONTARIO MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
Agency URL:  www.omhf.on.ca
Address:  Suite 508 489 College Street Toronto M6G 1A5 Ont.
Tel.:  (416) 920-7721
Fax:  (416) 920-0026

Background:  Ontario Mental Health Foundation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.26, s. 1
Period:  N/A - N/A
Type:  OPS

Prerogative:  Mandatory Legislation; Minister's OIC
Function:  The foundation is a corporation established under Part I of the act. The foundation administers and allocates grants from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and other agencies for research and professional training, according to published priorities. It receives requests for grants from research centres, hospitals, service agencies and from individual professionals. The act clearly establishes the objectives of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation: to support research which will promote mental health and prevent, treat and cure psychological disorders; laboratory and clinical investigation of mental illness; to report cases; to record and compile data; to educate the public; to provide facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate study; and to provide technical training and award research fellowships.

Membership:  The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints not fewer than seven members and may appoint one of the members to be chair and another of the members to be vice-chair.

Term:  There is no limitation in legislation.

Meetings:  The foundation's board meets six times a year.

BOARD MEMBERS

No.	POSITION	MEMBER NAME	TENURE	REMUNERATION	LOCATION
1.	CHAIR (PART-TIME)	JARVIE, KEITH R.	21-DEC-2001 - 20-DEC-2009	EXPENSES	MISSISSAUGA
2.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	EYNAN, RAHEL	21-DEC-2001 - 20-DEC-2009	EXPENSES	TORONTO
3.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	RAKOFF, VIVIAN MORRIS	21-DEC-2001 - 20-DEC-2009	EXPENSES	TORONTO
4.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	MACMILLAN, HARRIET	27-JAN-2005 - 27-JAN-2010	EXPENSES	TORONTO
5.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	SEEMAN, MARY	27-FEB-2008 - 26-FEB-2010	EXPENSES	TORONTO
6.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	TOLOMICZENKO, GEORGE	27-FEB-2008 - 26-FEB-2010	EXPENSES	TORONTO
7.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	SULLIVAN, CLARE	21-MAR-2007 - 20-MAR-2010	EXPENSES	TORONTO
8.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	AVISON, WILLIAM R.	02-APR-2003 - 15-APR-2011	EXPENSES	LONDON
9.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	KILGOUR, IAN ANDERSON	12-APR-2002 - 15-APR-2011	EXPENSES	TORONTO
10.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	GILL, HERMAN	28-MAY-2008 - 27-MAY-2011	EXPENSES	MISSISSAUGA