Ontario Making it Easier to Apply for and Renew Accessible Parking Permits

Ontario Making it Easier to Apply for and Renew Accessible Parking Permits

TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it easier, faster, and more convenient for people with accessibility needs to use Accessible Parking Permits. Now, Ontarians can apply for, renew, and...

Ontario Introduces A Plan to Stay Open: Health System Stability and Recovery

Ontario Introduces A Plan to Stay Open: Health System Stability and Recovery

TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced itsPlan to Stay Open: Health System Stability and Recovery, a five-point plan to provide the best care possible to patients and residents while ensuring...

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...

Ontario Expanding Access to Lifechanging Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

Ontario Expanding Access to Lifechanging Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

TORONTO — The Ontario government has expanded coverage for Trikafta, the latest treatment option for cystic fibrosis, to include all Ontarians aged six and over through its publicly-funded drug...

Ontario Government Providing More Relief at the Pumps

Ontario Government Providing More Relief at the Pumps

TORONTO — As part of its plan to keep costs down for Ontario families and businesses, the Ontario government is providing more relief at the pumps by cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and...

Premier Doug Ford Unveils Parliamentary Assistants

Premier Doug Ford Unveils Parliamentary Assistants

Today, Premier Doug Ford unveiled the team of parliamentary assistants that will support cabinet in delivering the government’s ambitious plan to build Ontario.

Ontario Caps 2023 Rent Increase Guideline Below Inflation at 2.5 Per Cent

Ontario Caps 2023 Rent Increase Guideline Below Inflation at 2.5 Per Cent

Ontario’s rent increase guideline for 2023 is 2.5 per cent, below current rates of inflation. The rent increase guideline is the maximum amount a landlord can increase rent during the year for most...

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: