Provincial

The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance has released the 2020 Provincial Budget. It provides a three-year fiscal outlook for Ontario and this comes after being delayed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this Spring.  The budget touches on several economic scenarios related to the speed of economic growth but does not articulate a path forward toward a balanced ...

Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover — the next phase of a comprehensive action plan to respond to the serious health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Ontario’s Action Plan now sets out a total of $45 billion in support over three years to make available the necessary health resources to continue protecting people, deliver critical ...

la solliciteure générale Sylvia Jones a déposé un rapport à l’Assemblée législative qui contient des précisions sur les mesures d’urgence que la province a mises en place en vue de freiner la propagation de la COVID-19 et de protéger les Ontariens et Ontariennes. Le rapport porte sur les 47 décrets d’urgence pris entre le 17 mars et le 24 juillet ...

Solicitor General Sylvia Jones haws tabled a report in the Legislature providing details of the emergency measures put in place by the province to stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep Ontarians safe. The report focuses on the 47 emergency orders made between March 17 and July 24, 2020 when the Declaration of a Provincial Emergency was in effect under ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit jusqu’à cinq millions de dollars pour lancer le programme de soins paramédicaux communautaires pour les soins de longue durée dans cinq collectivités de la province. Ce programme aidera les personnes âgées inscrites sur les listes d’attente de soins de longue durée à rester plus longtemps en sécurité dans le confort de leur foyer et de ...

Northeastern Ontario Tourism (NeONT) is pleased to introduce their 2020/21 Board of Directors. NeONT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the region as a premier travel destination with the goal of increasing tourism revenue for our partners, and the region as a whole. NeONT nurtures productive relationships with partners and within the industry by listening to partner feedback and ...

Les libéraux d’Algoma-Manitoulin ont désigné Tim Vine, un cadre du centre de santé de Manitoulin et un bénévole dévoué à la communauté, comme leur candidat du Parti libéral de l’Ontario (PLO) pour les prochaines élections provinciales. “Tim est incroyablement passionné lorsqu’il s’agit d’aider sa communauté”, a déclaré le chef du PLO, Steven Del Duca. “Je suis très heureux qu’il soit ...

Liberals in Algoma-Manitoulin have nominated Tim Vine, an executive for Manitoulin Health Centre and a dedicated community volunteer, as their Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) candidate for the next provincial election. “Tim is incredibly passionate when it comes to helping his community,” said OLP Leader, Steven Del Duca. “I’m very happy to have him as our first nominated candidate in Northern ...

The Ontario government is providing Pollution Probe with $375,000 to collect plastic waste from marinas around the province using innovative plastic-capture technology. This will be the largest initiative of its kind in the world to tackle plastic pollution in provincial lakes and waterways. Every year an estimated 22 million pounds of plastic pollution end up in the Great Lakes. “Our ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario procède à des investissements ciblés de 24,3 millions de dollars afin d’embaucher du personnel supplémentaire, d’améliorer l’accès aux services de counseling et de thérapie, de mettre en place de nouveaux programmes pour la gestion du stress, de la dépression et de l’anxiété, et de s’attaquer aux troubles alimentaires et aux autres problèmes auxquels se heurtent les ...

The Ontario government is providing $24.3 million in targeted investments to hire additional staff, increase access to counselling and therapy, create new programs to help manage stress, depression and anxiety, and address eating disorders and other challenges facing children and youth. This funding is part of the government’s $176 million investment in the Roadmap to Wellness, a comprehensive plan to build ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending most orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). This extension will be in effect until November 21, 2020 to ensure the government continues to have the necessary tools to contain the spread of COVID-19. “With the cold ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, après avoir consulté le médecin-hygiéniste en chef, a prorogé la plupart des décrets en vigueur en vertu de la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) (Loi sur la réouverture de l’Ontario). Cette prorogation s’étend jusqu’au 21 novembre 2020 afin de garantir que le gouvernement dispose des outils ...

The Ontario government released an action plan to make government services simpler, easier to use, and more convenient and accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ontario Onwards: Ontario’s COVID-19 Action Plan for a People-Focused Government includes more than 30 projects that will improve the way people and businesses interact with government, saving them both time and money. Details were provided today by ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a dévoilé un plan d’action visant à simplifier les services gouvernementaux, à en faciliter le recours et à les rendre plus pratiques, pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et au-delà. Intitulé Faire progresser l’Ontario : Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19 pour un gouvernement au service de la population, ce plan d’action comprend plus de 30 projets ...