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Ontario Extending Gas and Fuel Tax Cuts to June 30, 2024
TORONTO— To help Ontario families and businesses keep costs down, the Ontario government will be proposing legislation through its upcoming 2023 Fall Economic Statement that would, if passed,...
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Governments Positioning Fruit Farming Sector for Growth
LINCOLN – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $8 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help apple, tender fruit, and wine grape...
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Ontario Connecting More Women to Breast Cancer Screening Earlier
TORONTO — The Ontario government is connecting significantly more people to breast cancer screening by lowering the eligibility age of self-referral for publicly funded mammograms through the...
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Ontario Supports the Canadian Pension Plan, Requests Urgent Meeting with Federal Government
Today, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, sent a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister requesting a meeting of Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) finance ministers to...
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Ontario Strengthening Protections for Consumers
TORONTO — The Ontario government is introducing legislation todaythat, if passed, would strengthen protections for Ontarians from unfair business practices such as price gouging, and make it easier...
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Ontario Increases Funding to Help Kids Stay Active and Healthy
HAMILTON — The Ontario government is investing $984,595 through Ontario’s After School Program to support service providers in the city of Hamilton.
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Ontario Helping Families and Small Businesses Keep Electricity Costs Down
TORONTO –The Ontario government is keeping electricity costs down for families and small businesses by increasing the on-bill Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) from 11.7 per cent to 19.3 per cent,...
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Ontario Building More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
PORT HOPE— The Ontario government is providing more funding to build thousands of new electric vehicle charging stations in small and medium-sized communities, making it easier and more convenient...
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Ontario Continuing to Reduce Red Tape to Help People and Businesses Thrive
TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government introduced theLess Red Tape, More Common Sense Act, 2023which, if passed, would help improve services for people and reduce costs for businesses. This bill...
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Ontario to Release Annual Fall Economic Statement November 2
TORONTO — The Ontario government is releasing its annualOntario Economic and Fiscal Review, more commonly referred to as the Fall Economic Statement, on Thursday, November 2, 2023.
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Governments of Canada and Ontario Finalize Agreement with Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada Inc. for New Plant in Loyalist Township
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP— The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are welcoming an investment from Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada Inc. to build a new manufacturing plant in...
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Ontario Investing in Hydrogen to Fuel Province’s Growing Economy
MARKHAM –The Ontario government announced the first six projects that will receive funding through the new Hydrogen Innovation Fund, which will kickstart and develop opportunities for low-carbon...
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Ontario Expanding Mental Health Services in the West
HAMILTON — The Ontario government is now offering more mental health services in every region of the province through the expanded Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) program. For the very first...
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Ontario Celebrates Women’s History Month
TORONTO — Today, Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, released the following statement:
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Even More Convenient Care Close to Home Coming to Communities Across Ontario
TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe medications for an additional six common...
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