Building a Better Ontario

Building a Better Ontario

TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario. Like the rest of the world, Ontario continues to face economic uncertainty due to high...

Ontario Extending Gas Tax Cuts to Keep Costs Down for Families

Ontario Extending Gas Tax Cuts to Keep Costs Down for Families

TORONTO— To continue keeping costs down for families and businesses, the Ontario government is introducing proposed legislation through its spring2024 Budgetthat would, if passed, extend the...

Ontario Investing Over $1.8 Billion to Build More Homes

Ontario Investing Over $1.8 Billion to Build More Homes

TORONTO— The Ontario government is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to helpbuild at least 1.5 million homes by 2031. This funding includes $1 billion for...

Ontario Investing More than $270 Million To Support New Innovations and Discoveries

Ontario Investing More than $270 Million To Support New Innovations and Discoveries

TORONTO – The Ontario government is investing over $278 million in research projects at universities, colleges, research institutes and research hospitals across the province. The funding is being...

Ontario Expanding Dual Credit Program to Jumpstart Careers in Health Care

Ontario Expanding Dual Credit Program to Jumpstart Careers in Health Care

HAMILTON — The Ontario government is investing $3.3 million over three years to expand access to Dual Credit opportunities for high school students to pursue careers in the health care sector. This...

Study indicates '23 Grey Cup provided economic boon for both Ontario and Hamilton

Study indicates '23 Grey Cup provided economic boon for both Ontario and Hamilton

This article originally appeared in the National Post.

Ontario Creating Conditions for Job Creation and Investment Attraction

Ontario Creating Conditions for Job Creation and Investment Attraction

TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada, which showed Ontario added...

Ontario Helping Improve Wetlands in the City of Brampton

Ontario Helping Improve Wetlands in the City of Brampton

BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is investing over $2.5 million in a project led by the City of Brampton to enhance four wetland areas in the Etobicoke Creek watershed through theWetlands...

Ontario Keeping Electricity Costs Down for Families

Ontario Keeping Electricity Costs Down for Families

TORONTO –The Ontario government is keeping electricity costs down for about 100,000 additional families by expanding the eligibility for theOntario Electricity Support Program(OESP). New income...

Ontario Keeping Energy and Housing Costs Down

Ontario Keeping Energy and Housing Costs Down

TORONTO –Today, the Ontario government introduced legislation that, if passed, would reverse a December 2023 decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) that would have significantly increased the...

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Ontario Banning Road Tolls, Freezing Driver’s Licence Fees to Keep Costs Down

Ontario Banning Road Tolls, Freezing Driver’s Licence Fees to Keep Costs Down

TORONTO— The Ontario government is keeping costs down for drivers by introducing legislation that would, if passed, ban tolls on provincial highways. This ban would apply to the Don Valley Parkway...

Ontario Protecting People from the High Costs of a Provincial Carbon Tax

Ontario Protecting People from the High Costs of a Provincial Carbon Tax

MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is keeping costs down for people by introducing legislation that, if passed, would give Ontario voters a direct say over a new provincial carbon tax,...

Ontario Introducing Mandatory Black History Learning

Ontario Introducing Mandatory Black History Learning

AJAX — As the province celebrates Black History Month, the Ontario government is introducing new mandatory learning in Grades 7, 8 and 10 history on the exceptional contributions and history of...

Ontario Launching “One Fare

Ontario Launching “One Fare" to Save Transit Riders $1,600

TORONTO— The Ontario government is keeping costs down for public transit riders with the launch of “One Fare,” which will save riders an average of $1,600 each year. Beginning February 26, 2024,...

Ontario Connecting Over 300,000 People to Primary Care Teams

Ontario Connecting Over 300,000 People to Primary Care Teams

PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to...

Ontario Training Thousands of New Long-Term Care Staff

Ontario Training Thousands of New Long-Term Care Staff

STRATFORD — The Ontario government is investing more than $100 million in two programs that will train more than 32,000 new personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses in long-term care over the next...

Ontario Making it Easier and More Convenient to Access Government Services

Ontario Making it Easier and More Convenient to Access Government Services

HAMILTON – Ontario is making it easier and more convenient to access government services such as applying for or renewing health cards and driver’s licences. Today, the province officially launched...