The Ontario government has completed the planning, preliminary design and environmental assessment for the replacement of the Little Current Swing Bridge on Highway 6 in the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. The project will now proceed with the next steps – property acquisition, right-of-way designation, and detail design. “To keep people and goods moving safely and efficiently, our ...

Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement to mark Labour Day: “Every Labour Day, we pay tribute to the hardworking people who are building a stronger Ontario. Workers are the backbone of our province. You are the heroes building roofs over our heads, keeping our province running, putting food on our tables and ...

The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces. During the Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference on August 30th, 2023, Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith and Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: “My ongoing commitment to Ontario families is to use every available tool and pursue every path that keeps students in school. Doing so will mean students are in classrooms learning what matters most: reading, writing and math skills. I am very pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative four-year ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 8,27 millions de dollars pour offrir de nouveaux services de sages-femmes et élargir ceux qui existent dans la province, afin d’aiguiller plus rapidement des milliers de familles ontariennes vers des soins dans leur propre collectivité. Ce financement comprend 4,82 millions de dollars pour élargir les services de sages-femmes dans les centres de santé communautaire, les ...

The Ontario government is investing $8.27 million for new and expanded midwifery services across the province that will connect thousands of families to faster care in their own community. This funding includes $4.82 million to expand midwifery services in community health centres, hospitals, family health teams and existing midwifery practices, as well as $3.45 million to support future initiatives put ...

The Ontario government is prohibiting floating accommodations from docking overnight on provincial waterways. The regulatory change will come into effect July 1, 2023 and will protect Ontario’s lakes and rivers by preserving access to public lands and ensuring fairness for recreational users. The regulation will not impact anyone exercising their right to navigate, including reasonable mooring, or anyone exercising Aboriginal ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario interdit que les hébergements flottants amarrent pour la nuit sur les voies navigables de la province. Ce changement réglementaire entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet 2023 et protégera les lacs et rivières de l’Ontario en préservant l’accès aux terres publiques et en permettant de traiter de manière juste les utilisateur(rice)s à des fins de loisirs. Le ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit près de 770 000 $ dans le but d’aider l’Alliance canadienne pour mettre fin à l’itinérance (ACMFI) à travailler de concert avec les communautés afin d’aiguiller les personnes sans abri ou à risque de le devenir vers les services et mesures de soutien dont elles ont besoin. L’ACMFI utilisera ce financement afin de fournir un ...

The Ontario government is investing nearly $770,000 to help the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) work with communities to connect people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with the local services and supports they need. The CAEH will use the funding to provide ongoing support to Ontario’s 47 service managers – who deliver support services and homelessness prevention programs ...

The government of Ontario is investing an additional $32 million this year to expand healthy menu options for long-term care residents, including a broader range of culturally inspired meals. This investment builds on the 15 per cent – or over $40 million – increase to nutritional support funding for long-term care homes last year. “We believe long-term homes should be ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit une somme supplémentaire de 32 millions de dollars cette année pour élargir les options de menu santé pour les résidents des foyers de soins de longue durée, y compris un plus large éventail de repas d’inspiration culturelle. Cet investissement s’ajoute à l’augmentation de 15 pour cent — ou plus de 40 millions de dollars — ...

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michelle DiEmanuele, Secretary of the Cabinet, and Speaker Ted Arnott today, Saturday, May 6th for a flag raising ceremony and 21-gun salute to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen. ‘Coronation ...

Le 6 mai 2023, l’Ontario célébrera le couronnement de Sa Majesté le roi Charles III et de Sa Majesté la reine consort. Cet événement historique marque le premier couronnement d’un monarque et chef d’État du Canada en sept décennies. Pour souligner le couronnement du Roi, la lieutenante-gouverneure de l’Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, le premier ministre, Doug Ford, le président de l’Assemblée ...

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 State in seven decades. To commemorate The King’s Coronation, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Premier Doug Ford, Speaker Ted Arnott, and Indigenous leaders will ...