Ontario Empowering Mayors to Build Housing Faster

Ontario Empowering Mayors to Build Housing Faster

TORONTO― The Ontario government introduced legislation that would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more responsibility to deliver on shared provincial-municipal priorities, including building...

COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings to Open For Children Aged Six Months to Under Five Years

COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings to Open For Children Aged Six Months to Under Five Years

TORONTO — As of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, parents and caregivers of children aged six months to under five years will be able to book appointments for the paediatric COVID-19 vaccine....

Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible for Second Booster Shot

Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible for Second Booster Shot

TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for second booster doses to Ontarians aged 18 and over in order to provide an...

Premier Ford Unveils New Cabinet to Build Ontario

Premier Ford Unveils New Cabinet to Build Ontario

TORONTO — Today, Premier Doug Ford unveiled his new cabinet with an experienced team that will deliver on the government’s ambitious agenda to build the infrastructure necessary to unlock the full...

Building New Schools and Launching Rapid Build Pilot

Building New Schools and Launching Rapid Build Pilot

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, joined by Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP for Oakville North—Burlington, announced that the Ontario government is investing nearly $500 million to support 37...

Exploring an Increase to Compensation for Injured Workers

Exploring an Increase to Compensation for Injured Workers

The Ontario government is working for workers by directing the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to explore an increase in compensation for workers who become injured or ill on the job....

Moving Forward with Historic GO Rail Expansion

Moving Forward with Historic GO Rail Expansion

The Ontario government has awarded a contract to modernize and transform the GO rail network and bring frequent, two-way, all-day service to the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The investment will...

Making it Easier to Buy a Home

Making it Easier to Buy a Home

Ontario has received royal assent for legislation to support the government’s More Homes for Everyone plan, which delivers both near-term solutions and long-term commitments to build more homes...

Keeping the Province Open for Business

Keeping the Province Open for Business

The Ontario government is introducing a suite of new measures to protect international border crossings from unlawful disruptions that hurt people and businesses. These new measures include...

Tax Relief at the Pumps Act, 2022 Receives Royal Assent

Tax Relief at the Pumps Act, 2022 Receives Royal Assent

Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, issued the following statement:

Making Strategic Investments to Strengthen Ontario’s Medical Technology Ecosystem

Making Strategic Investments to Strengthen Ontario’s Medical Technology Ecosystem

The Ontario government is supporting investments of more than $3.6 million by three Ontario companies to increase the manufacturing of domestic medical supplies and the development and export of...

Advancing Work on a New Ultra-Low Overnight Electricity Rate

Advancing Work on a New Ultra-Low Overnight Electricity Rate

The Ontario government is advancing work to deliver a new optional ultra-low overnight Time-of-Use (TOU) electricity price plan, as part of its plan to provide consumers with more ways to keep costs...

Making it Easier to Start a Business

Making it Easier to Start a Business

The Ontario government is making it easier to start and grow a business with the launch of the newOntario.ca/businesswebsite. The website is one of the initiatives being implemented as part of the

Launching the First-Ever Review of Occupational Illnesses

Launching the First-Ever Review of Occupational Illnesses

The Ontario government is working for workers by launching the first-ever review of the province’s occupational illness system. Conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St....

Expanding Degree Options at Publicly Assisted Colleges

Expanding Degree Options at Publicly Assisted Colleges

Beginning today, Ontario’s public colleges will be able to develop new three-year degree programs and additional four-year degree programs in key sectors to address gaps in the province’s labour...

Increasing Supports to Improve Community Safety

Increasing Supports to Improve Community Safety

The Ontario government is investing more than $267 million over three years to provide police services across the province with significant new resources to safeguard their local communities.Ninety...

Expanding Access to COVID-19 Antivirals

Expanding Access to COVID-19 Antivirals

As part of its plan to stay open and manage COVID-19 for the long-term, the Ontario government is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 antiviral treatments and PCR testing to more high-risk...

More Jobs Created in Ontario for Second Consecutive Month

More Jobs Created in Ontario for Second Consecutive Month

Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued this statement following today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada:

Giving Long-term Care Residents More Nutritional Choices and Variety

Giving Long-term Care Residents More Nutritional Choices and Variety

The Ontario government is investing over $40 million in additional nutritional support funding for long-term care homes so residents can receive more individualized food choices, more fresh produce...

Eliminating Birth Certificate Fee for Vulnerable Ontarians

Eliminating Birth Certificate Fee for Vulnerable Ontarians

The Ontario government is permanently eliminating the $35 fee for birth certificates for approximately 40,000 vulnerable Ontarians. The Birth Certificate Fee Waiver Program will ensure...

Launching Ontario's First-Ever Hydrogen Strategy

Launching Ontario's First-Ever Hydrogen Strategy

The Ontario government has released itsLow-Carbon Hydrogen Strategyto accelerate the development of the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the province that will create jobs and reduce emissions. The...

Mandating a Robust PPE Stockpile to Support Plan to Stay Open

Mandating a Robust PPE Stockpile to Support Plan to Stay Open

The Ontario government is protecting people against future unforeseen emergencies by introducing legislation to ensure that a healthy and robust stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) and...

Helping Ukrainians Find Jobs in Ontario

Helping Ukrainians Find Jobs in Ontario

At a time when the province has hundreds of thousands of in-demand jobs to be filled, the Ontario government is launching a suite of supports for Ukrainian families arriving under the new emergency...

Helping Non-Profits Build Housing

Helping Non-Profits Build Housing

The Ontario government is helping create new housing by providing over four acres of surplus provincial land at the corner of Dufferin and Centre Streets in Vaughan to a not-for-profit. Making use...