Other News

Statement from the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Government Canada on recent credential stuffing attacks

The Government of Canada, like every other government and private sector organization in the world, deals with ongoing and persistent cyber risks and threats. That is why the government has robust systems and tools in place to monitor, detect and investigate potential threats, and neutralize them as quickly as possible. The Government of Canada is taking action in response to ...

Read More »

Déclaration du Bureau du dirigeant principal de l’information du gouvernement du Canada au sujet de l’attaque de bourrage de justificatifs touchant le service CléGC

Le gouvernement du Canada, comme tout autre gouvernement et organisation du secteur privé dans le monde, doit faire face à des cyberrisques et des cybermenaces continus et persistants. C’est pourquoi le gouvernement a des systèmes rigoureux pour surveiller, détecter et enquêter des menaces éventuelles et les neutraliser dès que possible. Le gouvernement du Canada prend des mesures à la suite ...

Read More »

Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on August 16, 2020

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: “There have been 121,889 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,024 deaths. 89% of people have now recovered. Labs across Canada have tested 4,741,146 people for COVID-19 to date. Over the past week, an average of 43,000 people ...

Read More »

Premier, Provincial and Municipal Leaders Meet Online for 2020 AMO Conference

Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott will be among key speakers featured on the first day of the 2020 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual conference. The AMO conference opens Monday August 17 and will run to August 19. It will be offered entirely online – a first in the more than 120-year history of the event. The ...

Read More »

Ford government making things worse for parents who need child care: NDP

Doly Begum­­­­, NDP Early Learning and Child Care critic, said the Ford government’s release of its operational handbook for child care re-opening during COVID-19 on Thursday night has parents and child care advocates worried about skyrocketing costs, on top of the safety of children. “Instead of helping parents who have to go back to work, the Ford government is making ...

Read More »

L’Ontario favorise la réouverture sécuritaire d’un plus grand nombre d’espaces dans les gymnases et les centres de loisirs

trillium

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, favorise la réouverture sécuritaire de nombreuses installations sportives, de remise en forme et de loisirs en mettant en place une limite de personnes par salle. Cette mesure vise à aider un plus grand nombre d’entreprises à rouvrir leurs portes, à permettre à davantage d’Ontariens et Ontariennes de reprendre ...

Read More »

Letter from Algoma Family Services

To all our clients, community partners, and funders: On behalf of the extraordinary team at Algoma Family Services (AFS), we are pleased to announce the resumption of in-person services. We recognize the last four and a half months have been challenging for many children, youth, adults, and families. While our offices were closed in March, we continued to provide many ...

Read More »

Staggered start still underfunded: Horwath

With the window for rescuing the start of the school year about to slam shut, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is urging the Ford government to do much more than just give its permission for school boards to stagger the back-to-school week.   “Staggering arrival days means the Ford government needs to step up with child care and paid-leave options ...

Read More »

NDP’s Fife calls for remaining commercial rent relief funds to be flowed directly to small businesses

MPP Catherine Fife, Official Opposition NDP Critic for Economic Growth, is calling on the federal and provincial governments to step up and provide struggling small businesses with desperately needed pandemic relief, by administering remaining Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) funds directly to small businesses. “For months, small businesses across the province have been struggling to keep their doors open ...

Read More »

Ontario Takes Additional Steps to Better Protect Students and Staff

trillium

The Ontario government is providing more than half a billion dollars in supports to school boards to ensure schools across the province will reopen safely in September and to protect students and staff. These supports will enable school boards to provide more physical distancing in classrooms and direct funding to utilize non-school community spaces, and will allow boards to make ...

Read More »

L’Ontario prend des mesures supplémentaires pour mieux protéger les élèves et le personnel

trillium

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario fournit un soutien financier aux conseils scolaires s’élevant à plus d’un demi-milliard de dollars pour veiller à ce que les écoles de toute la province rouvrent de façon sécuritaire en septembre et pour protéger les élèves et le personnel. Ces aides permettront aux conseils scolaires d’assurer plus de distance physique dans les salles de classe, d’avoir ...

Read More »

Ontario Launches Consultations to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Personal Data

trillium

The Ontario government has launched consultations to improve the province’s privacy protection laws. People and businesses from a wide range of sectors, including technology, financial and service, and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, will have the opportunity to contribute to strengthening transparency and accountability concerning the collection, use and safeguarding of personal information online. “Our government continually hears ...

Read More »