Author Archives: Ontario Government

Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Support Workers

The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, effective October 1, 2024. This 3.9 per cent annualized wage increase is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI) and brings Ontario’s minimum wage to the second highest in Canada. “Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is helping nearly one million workers earn ...

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Bâtir un Ontario meilleur

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Lire le budget de 2024 : Bâtir un Ontario meilleur Lire les points saillants du budget de 2024 Lire le document d’information : Aperçu économique et financier Lire Perspectives économiques et revue financière de l’Ontario 2023 – Bâtir un Ontario fort ensemble Aujourd’hui, le ministre des Finances, Peter Bethlenfalvy, a rendu public le budget de 2024, Bâtir un Ontario meilleur. ...

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Building a Better Ontario

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Read the 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario Read highlights of the 2024 Budget Read the Backgrounder: Economic and Fiscal Overview Read the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario. Like the rest of the world, Ontario continues to face economic ...

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Ontario Extending Gas Tax Cuts to Keep Costs Down for Families

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To continue keeping costs down for families and businesses, the Ontario government is introducing proposed legislation through its spring 2024 Budget that would, if passed, extend the existing gasoline and fuel tax rate cuts until December 31, 2024. “With the federal government about to increase its costly carbon tax, it’s never been more important to provide relief at the pumps ...

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Ontario Passes Fourth Working for Workers Act

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David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement after the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 received Royal Assent. “By putting workers first, we are filling the labour shortage, incentivizing employers to create more local jobs, and helping more workers land a better job with a bigger paycheque. With our fourth Working for Workers ...

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Les gouvernements aident à stimuler la production de sirop d’érable de l’Ontario

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Les gouvernements du Canada et de l’Ontario investissent plus de 1 million de dollars dans le cadre du Partenariat canadien pour une agriculture durable (PCA durable) afin de soutenir la productivité et la croissance des entreprises du secteur acéricole de la province. L’Initiative d’amélioration pour le secteur de l’acériculture soutient 77 acériculteurs grâce à une aide financière à frais partagés ...

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Governments Helping Boost Production of Ontario Maple Syrup

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The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $1 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support the productivity and growth of businesses in the province’s maple syrup sector. The Maple Production Improvement Initiative is supporting 77 maple syrup producers with cost-shared funding to support a range of activities to enhance their operations. The initiative ...

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First Nations and Ontario One Step Closer to Building All-Season Roads in the Ring of Fire

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The Ontario government, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation have signed an agreement to develop community infrastructure projects that could support future development opportunities in the area, including building all-seasons roads to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region. “I want to commend Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum and Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse for their ...

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Des Premières Nations et l’Ontario ont franchi une étape les rapprochant de la construction d’une route toutes saisons dans le Cercle de feu

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario et les Premières Nations Marten Falls et Webequie ont signé une entente en vue d’aménager des infratructures communautaires pouvant soutenir des possibilités de développement de la région, y compris la construction de routes toutes saisons dans la région riche en minéraux du Cercle de feu. « Je veux féliciter le chef de la Première Nation Marten ...

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Ontario Marks Significant Milestone by Reaching Tentative Agreement with English Catholic Teachers

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “I am pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative central agreement with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), that, if ratified, ensures no province-wide teacher job action or strikes in all English-language Catholic publicly funded schools for the next three years. For the first time in nearly ...

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L’Ontario franchit une étape importante en concluant un accord de principe central avec le personnel enseignant des écoles catholiques de langue anglaise

Aujourd’hui, Stephen Lecce, le ministre de l’Éducation, a fait la déclaration suivante : « Je suis heureux d’annoncer que nous avons conclu un accord de principe central avec la Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) qui, s’il est ratifié, veillera à ce qu’il n’y ait pas de moyens de pression ou de grèves par le personnel enseignant à l’échelle de ...

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Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation supporting 11 Mining Supply & Service Sector Companies in Northern Ontario

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The Ontario government is providing more than $3.7 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to 11 mining supply and service sector companies in Northern Ontario. This investment is promoting innovation, workplace safety, business development and job creation in the mining industry. “Our government continues to send a strong signal to the world that Northern Ontario is open ...

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Ontario Marks Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, and Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria released the following statement on Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Human trafficking is a grave violation of human rights and a heinous crime that deprives individuals of their freedom and dignity. It often targets the most vulnerable, ...

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L’Ontario souligne la Journée de sensibilisation à la traite des personnes

Michael Parsa, ministre des Services à l’enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires, ainsi que Michael Kerzner, solliciteur général, Stephen Lecce, ministre de l’Éducation, et Prabmeet Sarkaria, ministre des Transports, ont fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée de sensibilisation à la traite des personnes. « La traite des personnes est une grave violation des droits de la personne et ...

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