Applications Open! Sign Up Today for Ontario’s Learn and Stay Grant

Applications Open! Sign Up Today for Ontario’s Learn and Stay Grant

OWEN SOUND — Beginning today, students can apply for the newly-expandedLearn and Stay Grant. The grant provides full, upfront funding for tuition, books and other costs for students who enrol in an...

Ontario Increasing Homelessness Prevention Support for Indigenous People

Ontario Increasing Homelessness Prevention Support for Indigenous People

Toronto— The Ontario government is investing an additional $2.9 million for the Miziwe Biik Development Corporation – for a total of $10.4 million annually – to support homelessness prevention...

Ontario Investing in Life-Saving Training for Firefighters

Ontario Investing in Life-Saving Training for Firefighters

MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is investing $700,000 to support four innovative and free training projects designed for 203 professional and volunteer firefighters around the province....

Ontario Launching Electric Vehicle GO Bus Service

Ontario Launching Electric Vehicle GO Bus Service

OSHAWA– The Ontario government is bringing two new fully electric zero-emission GO buses into service for the first time as part of its plan to support electric vehicles, reduce emissions and...

Ontario Offering Free Fishing on Mother’s Day Weekend

Ontario Offering Free Fishing on Mother’s Day Weekend

To kick off the spring fishing season, families, fishing enthusiasts and first-time anglers across Ontario can celebrate Mother’s Day with free fishing this weekend.

Ontario Strengthening Supports to Combat Hate and Create Safer Communities

Ontario Strengthening Supports to Combat Hate and Create Safer Communities

TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $25.5 million over two years to help address the rise of hate incidents against religious and minority groups. The new Anti-Hate Security and Prevention...

Ontario Continues to Attract Historic New Investments that are Creating Jobs

Ontario Continues to Attract Historic New Investments that are Creating Jobs

TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued this statement following today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada that showed employment in...

Ontario Welcomes Major Investment to Manufacture More Vaccines

Ontario Welcomes Major Investment to Manufacture More Vaccines

CAMBRIDGE— The Ontario government has secured a multi-million-dollar investment from Moderna Inc. to expand vaccine manufacturing and provide Ontarians with faster, more reliable access to...

Ontario Cracking Down on Auto Theft

Ontario Cracking Down on Auto Theft

OAKVILLE — The Ontario government is fighting auto theft by investing $51 million in new measures to help police identify and dismantle organized crime networks and put thieves behind bars. The...

Ontario Expanding Clean Home Heating Initiative to Barrie

Ontario Expanding Clean Home Heating Initiative to Barrie

BARRIE –The Ontario government is investing a total of $8.2 million in the Clean Home Heating Initiative to help families in more communities keep energy costs down. The increased funding brings...

Ontario Launching Debit Payment on PRESTO Devices

Ontario Launching Debit Payment on PRESTO Devices

BRAMPTON – The Ontario government is making it easier to take transit by giving riders more ways to pay. Beginning today, riders on GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit,...

Ontario Declares May as Building Safety Month

Ontario Declares May as Building Safety Month

TORONTO ― Today, the Ontario government declared May to be Building Safety Month. This recognizes the importance of the province’s Building Code and the critical role building officials play in...

Ontario Launching New Mental Health Learning and Increasing Funding

Ontario Launching New Mental Health Learning and Increasing Funding

BURLINGTON — Following a motion in the legislature by Natalie Pierre, Member of Provincial Parliament for Burlington, to strengthen mental health learning and supports in the classroom, the Ontario...

Ontario to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

Ontario to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

TORONTO — On May 6, 2023, Ontario will celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen. This historic occasion will mark the first coronation of a Canadian Head of...

Ontario Launches New Interactive High-Speed Internet Map

Ontario Launches New Interactive High-Speed Internet Map

THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is launching anew interactive mapthat will make it easier for residents and businesses to learn more about provincially funded high-speed internet projects...

Ontario Takes Action on High-Risk and Repeat Violent Offenders

Ontario Takes Action on High-Risk and Repeat Violent Offenders

SCARBOROUGH — The Ontario government is investing $112 million to immediately strengthen the province’s bail system and ensure that high-risk and repeat violent offenders comply with their bail...

April 26th 2023: Member's Statement - Women as Career Coaches

April 26th 2023: Member's Statement - Women as Career Coaches

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Ontario Creating Safer Communities through Second Chance Hiring

Ontario Creating Safer Communities through Second Chance Hiring

TORONTO— The Ontario government is investing $12 million to support nine innovative projects designed to help up to 2,000 people leaving the justice system or with prior criminal records find...

Ontario Getting More Boots on the Ground by Making it Easier to Recruit and Train Police Officers

Ontario Getting More Boots on the Ground by Making it Easier to Recruit and Train Police Officers

TORONTO— The Ontario government is making it easier for police services across the province to recruit and train more police officers by removing tuition fees for the Basic Constable Training...

Ontario Investing in New Poultry Research Centre

Ontario Investing in New Poultry Research Centre

ELORA — The Ontario government is investing $13.5 million in a new, poultry research centre in Elora. The Government of Ontario, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO) and the...

Ontario Combating Violence and Improving Safety in Schools

Ontario Combating Violence and Improving Safety in Schools

TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $24 million to help reduce the risk of violence in schools and promote the safety of students and educators. This is in response to recent incidents of...

Ontario Creating Urban Provincial Park in Uxbridge

Ontario Creating Urban Provincial Park in Uxbridge

UXBRIDGE — The Ontario government is protecting southern Ontario’s green spaces by creating the province’s first urban provincial park in the Township of Uxbridge. This proposed park in the Oak...

Volkswagen’s New Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Will Create Thousands of New Jobs

Volkswagen’s New Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Will Create Thousands of New Jobs

ST. THOMAS — From mining critical minerals to building batteries and cars, Ontario and Canada continue to attract historic, transformational investments across the electric vehicle supply chain to...

Ontario Improving Access to Veterinary Care in Remote and Northern Communities

Ontario Improving Access to Veterinary Care in Remote and Northern Communities

GUELPH — The Ontario government is investing more than $15 million to help address veterinary shortages in rural and northern communities, making it easier for farmers and large animal owners to...