Making Historic Investment in Provincial Nursing Workforce

Making Historic Investment in Provincial Nursing Workforce

The Ontario government is investing $763 million to provide Ontario’s nurses with a lump sum retention incentive of up to $5,000 per person. This payment will help to retain nurses across the health...

Investing in Additional Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness

Investing in Additional Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness

The Ontario government is investing an additional $25 million annually in a new Homelessness Prevention Program to help more people experiencing or at risk of homelessness find the right housing...

Modernizing Communications Infrastructure in Adult Correctional and Youth Justice Facilities

Modernizing Communications Infrastructure in Adult Correctional and Youth Justice Facilities

As part of the Ontario government’s commitment to support the safety of frontline staff, the province is taking the next step in its plan to upgrade outdated radio infrastructure at the province’s...

NATALIE PIERRE ONTARIO PC CANDIDATE FOR BURLINGTON

NATALIE PIERRE ONTARIO PC CANDIDATE FOR BURLINGTON

MARCH 4, 2022 The Ontario PC Party is pleased to announce that Natalie Pierre will run as our candidate in Burlington in the next provincial election. For over 30 years, Natalie Pierre and her...

Providing Support for Businesses

Providing Support for Businesses

The Ontario government is providing up to $11.5 million to local businesses in Ottawa impacted by the nearly four-week long occupation near Parliament Hill in January and February 2022. This funding...

Improving Day Job Protection for Military Reservists

Improving Day Job Protection for Military Reservists

The Ontario government is working for workers by introducing new legislation that, if passed, would ensure military reservists who are training or deployed cannot be fired while giving their time in...

Providing Access to the Latest Technology for Diabetes Care

Providing Access to the Latest Technology for Diabetes Care

The Ontario government is making it more affordable for Ontarians living with type 1 diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels by providing coverage for real-time continuous glucose monitors,...

Increasing Seniors Community Grant Funding

Increasing Seniors Community Grant Funding

The Ontario government is doubling its Seniors Community Grant Program funding since 2018 by investing a record $6 million in 2022-23 for seniors-based projects that help Ontario’s seniors stay...

Saving Money With Passage of Fewer Fees, Better Services Act

Saving Money With Passage of Fewer Fees, Better Services Act

With the Ontario government today passing the Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, 2022, the province is cutting costs for families across the province.“Since day one, we’ve been relentless in finding...

Investing in Agri-Food Innovation

Investing in Agri-Food Innovation

The Government of Ontario is investing up to $22 million through the Agri-Tech Innovation Program to fund more than 170 projects that help the agri-food sector implement new and unique ways to set...

Improving Access to Best-in-Class Mental Health Supports for First Responders

Improving Access to Best-in-Class Mental Health Supports for First Responders

The Ontario government is investing $1 million for Runnymede Healthcare Centre’s First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Rehabilitation Treatment and Assessment Centre. The new Centre would...

Investing in More Accessible Communities

Investing in More Accessible Communities

The Ontario government is building a stronger, more accessible and inclusive province by investing up to $1.3 million through its EnAbling Change Program to support 14 projects across the province....

Mandating Naloxone Kits in High-Risk Workplaces

Mandating Naloxone Kits in High-Risk Workplaces

The Ontario government has introduced legislation to protect workers on the job and save lives. If passed, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2), will require workplaces that...

Cutting the Cost of Taking Transit

Cutting the Cost of Taking Transit

The Ontario government is making it more convenient and affordable for people to use transit across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The province is eliminating the fare for most local transit when...

Establishing General Minimum Wage for Digital Platform Workers

Establishing General Minimum Wage for Digital Platform Workers

Today, the Ontario government is introducing the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2), which would, if passed, continue to lead the country in building a stronger economy that...

Removing Barriers for Out-of-Province Skilled Workers

Removing Barriers for Out-of-Province Skilled Workers

The Ontario government will introduce changes that would help workers in over 30 in-demand professions move here with their families while continuing their careers. The changes, if passed, would...

Building New ONroute Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Building New ONroute Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Ontario is delivering on its commitment to bring electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers to the province’s busiest highways with the launch of the first six ONroute charging stations in Cambridge South,...

Newest Red Tape Reduction Act Features Fewer Fees, Better Services

Newest Red Tape Reduction Act Features Fewer Fees, Better Services

The Ontario government continues its work to make Ontario the first choice for families and businesses ready to invest with the introduction of this year’s red tape reduction package, the Fewer...

Keeping Seniors Healthy and Engaged

Keeping Seniors Healthy and Engaged

The Ontario government is investing in more than 250 local initiatives to help Ontario’s seniors stay safe, healthy and active in their communities.The Seniors Community Grant Programwill deliver a...

Enhancing Supports for Black Youth and Entrepreneurs

Enhancing Supports for Black Youth and Entrepreneurs

The Ontario government is investing an additional $14 million in the Black Youth Action Plan to help youth access employment opportunities and career-building resources. The funding will be used to...

Ontario Launches Largest Tutoring Support Program

Ontario Launches Largest Tutoring Support Program

Following two years of global learning disruption, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced record funding for the 2022-23 school year. The funding will support learning...

Province Invests in Clean Steelmaking Technology

Province Invests in Clean Steelmaking Technology

ArcelorMittal Dofasco and the Ontario government are joining forces on a once-in-a-generation investment to transform the province into a world-leading producer of green steel that will boost the...

Ontario Launches New Addictions Recovery Fund

Ontario Launches New Addictions Recovery Fund

The Ontario government is investing $90 million over three years through the new Addictions Recovery Fund to immediately expand addictions services and increase the number of treatment beds across...

Increasing Hands-On Training Opportunities for More PSWs and Nurses

Increasing Hands-On Training Opportunities for More PSWs and Nurses

Today, the Ontario government announced a $73 million investment over three years to train and provide clinical placements for over 16,000 personal support worker (PSW) and nursing students as part...