Ontario Introducing Legislation to Support Victims of Crime and Enhance Community Safety

Ontario Introducing Legislation to Support Victims of Crime and Enhance Community Safety

TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government will introduce proposed legislation, that, if passed, would make it easier for more victims of crime to sue an offender for emotional distress. The proposed...

Ontario Strengthening Penalties for Landfill Facilities that Contravene Environmental Laws

Ontario Strengthening Penalties for Landfill Facilities that Contravene Environmental Laws

TORONTO — The Ontario government is strengthening regulations to clamp down on landfill site owners who contravene environmental laws. The changes will allow the province to take stronger action...

Ontario Taking Action to Combat Auto Theft in Hamilton

Ontario Taking Action to Combat Auto Theft in Hamilton

HAMILTON — The Ontario government is investing $895,759.61 over three years to help Hamilton Police Service combat and prevent auto thefts in Hamilton.

Ontario Boosting Its Electricity Grid with Hydrogen

Ontario Boosting Its Electricity Grid with Hydrogen

HALTON HILLS –The Ontario government is investing $5.9 million in nine new projects that will integrate hydrogen into the province’s electricity grid. This funding is through theHydrogen...

Ontario Helping Contain Costs of Building Roads and New Homes

Ontario Helping Contain Costs of Building Roads and New Homes

TORONTO —Today, the Ontario government is introducingTheBuilding Infrastructure Safely Act, 2023, that, if passed, would prohibit underground infrastructure owners and operators from charging...

Ontario Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Boost Child Care Workforce and Protect Children

Ontario Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Boost Child Care Workforce and Protect Children

Major enhancements to wages and working conditions supporting greater access to affordable and safe child care

Remembrance Week and Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Remembrance Week and Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Remembrance Week is a time to thank Canadian Armed Forces veterans and soldiers who have served or are currently serving, for their honour, courage, valour and sacrifice. This is the opportunity to...

Supporting Ontario Veterans and Their Families

Supporting Ontario Veterans and Their Families

Veterans are heroes, but even heroes need help sometimes. Do you know an Ontario Veteran in financial need? The Soldiers’ Aid Commission provides up to $2,000 a year to help with the costs of...

Ontario Recognizes Woman Abuse Prevention Month

Ontario Recognizes Woman Abuse Prevention Month

TORONTO — Today, Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, and Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, released the following...

Building a Strong Ontario Together

Building a Strong Ontario Together

TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together.This update continues the government’s...

Ontario Strengthening Holocaust Education in High Schools

Ontario Strengthening Holocaust Education in High Schools

TORONTO —The Ontario government is introducing new and expanded mandatory learning about the Holocaust in the compulsory Grade 10 History course. In addition, the province is investing $650,000 in...

Ontario Helping to Build More Rental Housing

Ontario Helping to Build More Rental Housing

TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking steps to remove the full eight per cent provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on qualifying new purpose-built rental housing in order to get...