Provincial

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 ...

L’Ontario lance la Semaine de réduction des déchets en dévoilant des règlements visant à améliorer le programme des boîtes bleues. Les améliorations consistent à élargir la portée des articles qui peuvent être recyclés et à rendre les fabricants de produits et d’emballages pleinement responsables des déchets qu’ils créent. « Nous créons un programme des boîtes bleues plus solide et plus efficace ...

Ontario is kicking off Waste Reduction Week by unveiling regulations to improve the blue box program. The enhancements include expanding the items that can be recycled and making producers of products and packaging fully responsible for the waste they create. “We’re creating a stronger and more effective Blue Box program that actually works,” said Minister Yurek. “By harnessing the innovation ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is again joining forces with law enforcement, government and other public safety partners to recognize Cyber Security Awareness Month and highlight the advancing threat posed by cybercriminals. Cybercrime occurs when technology is used to carry out criminal offences or when technology is the target of the criminal offence. To the end of September 2020, the ...

The Ontario government is adding York Region to the City of Ottawa, City of Toronto and Region of Peel, as areas with higher community spread of COVID-19. The change means added precautions are now in place to protect residents and staff at long-term care homes in these regions. On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health: Essential visitors, ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario ajoute la région de York à la ville d’Ottawa, à la ville de Toronto et à la région de Peel comme collectivités où la transmission communautaire de la COVID‑19 est la plus forte. Ce changement signifie que des précautions supplémentaires sont maintenant en place pour protéger les résidents et le personnel des foyers de soins de ...

En consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, le Groupe de mesures de santé publique, les médecins hygiénistes locaux et d’autres experts en santé, le gouvernement de l’Ontario instaure des mesures sanitaires supplémentaires pour la région sanitaire de York. Cette région sanitaire sera soumise aux restrictions de l’étape 2 modifiée pour un minimum de 28 jours et sera examinée sur ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Public Health Measures Table, local medical officers of health and other health experts, the Ontario government is introducing additional health measures for York Region. This public health region will be subject to modified Stage 2 restrictions for a minimum of 28 days and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to four fatal collisions on and off the road over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, which claimed the lives of five people. Among the incidents was a double fatality collision involving a horse and buggy, in which two children lost their lives. Three other people were killed in separate collisions, one of which involved a ...

The Ontario government is helping to keep the cost of energy low for families, small businesses and farmers by keeping electricity rates stable and providing customers with more choice and energy assistance programs. Customers eligible for the Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) will automatically receive a 33.2% reduction off their energy bill when new electricity rates for Regulated Price Plan (RPP) ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario contribue à maintenir les coûts énergétiques bas pour les familles, les petites entreprises et les agriculteurs en stabilisant les tarifs d’électricité et en offrant aux clients plus de choix ainsi que des programmes d’aide à l’énergie. Les clients admissibles à la Remise de l’Ontario pour l’électricité (ROE) recevront automatiquement une réduction de 33,2 % sur leur facture ...