Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the Family Day holiday: “There is nothing more important than spending time with loved ones. That’s what makes Family Day so special. Our government is hard at work to support Ontario families in every region of our province. Despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, we’re rebuilding our economy with better jobs and ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “Our singular focus has always been to keep students learning in class without the disruption of a strike. Stability in the classroom ensures that students benefit from our government’s back-to-basics agenda, focused on what matters most: boosting reading, writing and math skills. Today, I am pleased to announce that we have ...

Stephen Lecce, le ministre de l’Éducation, a fait la déclaration suivante : « Notre seul objectif a toujours été de faire en sorte que les enfants poursuivent leur apprentissage en classe, sans les interruptions qu’une grève causerait. Il faut de la stabilité dans les salles de classe pour que les élèves bénéficient du programme de notre gouvernement centré sur le ...

The Ontario government is keeping costs down for people by introducing legislation that, if passed, would give Ontario voters a direct say over a new provincial carbon tax, cap-and-trade system or other carbon pricing program. This proposed legislation would protect people and businesses from the high cost of a provincial carbon tax by requiring the government to first obtain the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario s’efforce de réduire les coûts pour la population en présentant un projet de loi qui, s’il est adopté, donnerait aux électeurs de la province un droit de regard sur la mise en place éventuelle d’une nouvelle taxe provinciale sur le carbone, d’un système de plafonnement et d’échange ou de tout autre programme de tarification du carbone. ...

The Ontario government is keeping costs down and supporting the province’s alcohol and hospitality sectors by stopping the estimated 4.6 per cent increase to the beer basic tax and LCBO mark-up rates that was scheduled for March 1, 2024. This increase would have resulted from rates being indexed to inflation, which the government has consistently stopped over the last six ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario maintient les coûts bas et soutient les secteurs de l’accueil et de l’alcool dans la province en suspendant la hausse des taux de majoration de la LCBO et de la taxe de base sur la bière, une hausse estimée à 4,6 % qui devait entrer en vigueur le 1er mars 2024. Cette hausse aurait résulté de ...

Universal public health care is a core part of what it means to be Canadian. It is the idea that no matter where you live or what you earn, you will always be able to get the care you need. Unfortunately, our health care system has not been living up to expectations. From overwhelmed emergency rooms to surgery backlogs to ...

Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement regarding the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties: “The Ontario government is renewing its call that all duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports should immediately be removed by the United States. Our government’s plan to build ...

Graydon Smith, ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, et Vic Fedeli, ministre du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce, ont émis la déclaration suivante au sujet de la décision récente des É.-U. concernant les droits imposés sur le bois d’œuvre : « Le gouvernement de l’Ontario enjoint à nouveau les États-Unis à abolir immédiatement les droits ...

The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care. “Our government is making record investments to ensure that everyone that wants to have a primary care provider can connect to one,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister ...

Sylvia Jones, vice-première ministre et ministre de la Santé, a souligné le travail remarquable de Bill Hatanaka, qui a occupé pendant cinq ans le poste de président de Santé Ontario, en plus d’annoncer la nomination de la Dre Catherine Zahn à la présidence de Santé Ontario, l’organisme provincial qui a pour mandat de relier, de coordonner et de moderniser la ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 110 millions de dollars pour donner à 328 000 personnes l’accès à des équipes de soins primaires, ce qui rapproche la province de son objectif d’accès aux soins primaires pour l’ensemble de la population. « Notre gouvernement fait des investissements records pour faire en sorte que toutes les personnes qui souhaitent avoir un fournisseur de ...

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, has recognized Bill Hatanaka’s tremendous 5-year term as chair of Ontario Health and announced that Dr. Catherine Zahn is being appointed as the new chair of Ontario Health, the province’s agency that connects, coordinates and modernizes the delivery of health care. “I’m thrilled that someone of Dr. Zahn’s experience and skillset has ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $100 million in two programs that will train more than 32,000 new personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses in long-term care over the next three years. The investments are part of the government’s Your Health plan to recruit and retain tens of thousands of long-term care staff over the coming years. “Our government ...