Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement regarding this week’s North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruling on Canada’s challenge to anti-dumping duties imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC): “The Ontario government strongly supports its forest industry and firmly believes that ...

Construction is underway at a new long-term care home at Wilson Memorial General Hospital in Marathon. This home is one of 67 long-term care home projects fast-tracked this fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased provincial construction funding subsidy for construction starts before August 31, 2023. This is part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 ...

Les travaux de construction d’un nouveau foyer de soins de longue durée sont en cours à l’Hôpital général Wilson Memorial, à Marathon. Ce foyer est l’un des 67 projets de foyers de soins de longue durée dont la réalisation a été accélérée cet automne grâce à l’augmentation de la subvention provinciale pour le financement de la construction accordée par le ...

Charmaine Williams, ministre associée des Perspectives sociales et économiques pour les femmes, a fait la déclaration suivante : « En octobre, notre gouvernement est fier de se joindre aux Ontariennes et Ontariens pour célébrer le Mois de l’histoire des femmes. C’est l’occasion d’honorer les contributions que les femmes ont apportées à leurs familles, à leurs communautés et à leurs lieux ...

Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, released the following statement: “This October, our government is proud to join Ontarians in celebrating Women’s History Month. This is an opportunity to honour the contributions that women have made to their families, communities, and workplaces across the province. These women are an incredible source of inspiration for the next ...

The Ontario government is recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout October by promoting the benefits of hiring people with disabilities and creating inclusive workplaces. “The late David Onley, Ontario’s former Lieutenant Governor said to me, the best thing we can do for people with disabilities is to provide good paying jobs and meaningful training,” said Raymond Cho, Minister for ...

The Ontario government is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe medications for an additional six common medical ailments. This is in addition to the 13 common ailments that pharmacists have already been prescribing for since January 1, 2023. “Expanding the list of common ailments pharmacists can ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario permet à la population d’être plus commodément aiguillée vers des soins plus près de chez elle en permettant aux pharmaciens de traiter et de prescrire des médicaments pour six affections courantes additionnelles. Il s’agit d’un ajout aux 13 affections courantes pour lesquelles les pharmaciens ont déjà le droit de prescrire un traitement depuis le 1er janvier ...

Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford et Greg Rickford, ministre des Affaires autochtones, ont publié la déclaration suivante dans le cadre de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation et de la Journée du chandail orange : « Le 30 septembre, la population de l’Ontario et de l’ensemble du Canada commémore pour la troisième année consécutive la ...

Premier Doug Ford and Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, released the following statement in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day: “On September 30th, people in Ontario and across Canada are observing the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is an opportunity to honour those who survived the Indian Residential ...

David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on the minimum wage increasing and the passage of the Working for Workers Act, 2023: “Starting Sunday, October 1, Ontario’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 to $16.55 per hour, helping more than 900,000 hard-working men and women across our province earn more take-home pay for ...

Ontario will be investing $900,000 in interactive virtual learning experiences and access to educational resources for Indigenous students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and educators in remote Indigenous communities. The interactive education program, Connected North, connects students living in remote communities to virtual experiences and opportunities not available to them locally. “We are delivering new expanded educational programs to Indigenous ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario va de l’avant avec le déménagement du siège social de la Commission de la sécurité professionnelle et de l’assurance contre les accidents du travail (CSPAAT) à London, en annonçant le choix du nouvel emplacement au 300 Tartan Drive. Le déménagement devrait injecter 100 millions de dollars dans la région de London, alors que l’organisme renouvelle son ...

The Ontario government is moving forward with the relocation of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) head office to London, announcing the selection of the new location at 300 Tartan Drive. The move is expected to bring a $100 million boost to the London area and comes as the agency renews its focus on increasing support for injured workers ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a publié les Comptes publics 2022-2023, qui présentent les résultats financiers finaux et audités de la province pour l’exercice terminé le 31 mars 2023. « Alors que la population de l’Ontario continue de croître, les Comptes publics montrent que nous adoptons une approche ciblée et responsable pour ce qui est du plan financier de la province, ...