05-28-2021, 11:29 AM
(05-28-2021, 09:09 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(05-27-2021, 05:14 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Why is access to income data a challenge? Anyone applying for ATP who isn't receiving OW/ODSP is required to submit extensive verification of their household income on an annual basis, including CRA assessments, bank statements, and pay stubs.
Yes, you can ask people to bring in paperwork and have someone go through it and validate it. It will take time, for both the passenger and the staff, and it's no fun for the passenger and it costs money for the region.
Ideally, the GRT staff would scan in an ID card or enter a SIN, and the GRT system would make a request to the CRA system for the family income, and then determine the discount level. The staff member would never see any personal documents or income information, the system would just indicate that this person qualifies for a 40% discount, for example -- and that would automatically be tied to the person's pass or EasyGo card.
First off, accessing the CRA system will never happen. As an person with high knowledge of federal government computer systems, while client facing systems may appear modern, the backbone of the systems are antiquated. That gov't employee you are dealing with at a counter is likely to have a DOS based program running on the other side.
Additionally, giving an outside group not involved in tax preparation access to that info would never pass the privacy test the gov't has set up.
Coke