Provincial

The Ontario government announced the hiring of an additional 200 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers. These new recruits will provide OPP frontline officers with the additional resources they need to better protect communities, while safeguarding their mental health and well-being. Details were provided today by Premier Doug Ford, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, and OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique at OPP General ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). The extensions provide the government with the necessary flexibility to address the ongoing risks and effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and ensure important measures remain in place to protect vulnerable populations, such ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, proroge 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). Ces prorogations apportent au gouvernement la souplesse nécessaire pour faire face aux risques et aux effets persistants de la COVID-19, et garantir que des mesures ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario examine la prestation de services des organismes provinciaux en mettant l’accent sur l’amélioration de l’expérience client, l’adoption de l’innovation dans les services, l’offre d’un plus grand nombre de services de manière virtuelle et en ligne et l’élimination des chevauchements. Cet examen s’appuiera sur les avancées réalisées dans le domaine de la prestation de services numériques pendant ...

The Ontario government is reviewing how provincial agencies deliver services with a focus on improving the customer experience, adopting service innovation, offering more services virtually and online, and eliminating redundancies. The evaluation will build on the advancements in digital service delivery made during the pandemic. Details of the Enhanced Agency Evaluation were announced today by Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the ...

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference just finished, and members of the FONOM board were pleased to participate over the three-day event. It was an opportunity for us to share and learn with our municipal colleagues from across the province. AMO and its partners did a great job in hosting this virtual event, and the plenary and concurrent ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario s’est joint à des centaines de représentants municipaux à l’occasion de la conférence virtuelle 2020 tenue par l’Association des municipalités de l’Ontario (AMO) cette semaine. Le succès remporté par cette conférence témoigne de l’importance du partenariat formé par la province et les municipalités et de leur volonté de travailler à une reprise économique sûre et vigoureuse. ...

The Ontario government joined hundreds of municipal officials for a successful virtual 2020 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference this week. It demonstrated the critical partnership between the province and municipalities and the willingness to work towards a safe and strong economic recovery. Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark and Ministers, Associate Ministers and ...

Le ministre des Affaires municipales et du Logement, Steve Clark, a prononcé l’allocution suivante aujourd’hui devant les délégués lors de la conférence virtuelle de l’Association des municipalités de l’Ontario : Bonjour. J’espère que votre première conférence virtuelle de l’AMO se déroule bien. Bien que les choses aient changé depuis notre dernière rencontre, mes collègues du Conseil des ministres et moi-même ...

Today, Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, delivered the following remarks to delegates during the virtual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference: Good morning – I hope you’re enjoying the first-ever virtual AMO conference. Things are a little different than the last time we met… but my cabinet colleagues and I are so glad the conference is happening. ...

The Ontario government is providing $3.8 million to support hearing checks for infants who did not receive the universal newborn hearing screen due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Over the past several months, Infant Hearing Program lead agencies suspended the newborn hearing screen commonly provided pre-discharge from hospitals and in community locations based on the advice of health officials. As the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario fournit 3,8 millions de dollars pour soutenir le dépistage néonatal des troubles auditifs pour les nouveau-nés qui n’ont pas eu accès au dépistage universel en raison de l’éclosion de COVID-19. Au cours des derniers mois, les organismes responsables du Programme de dépistage néonatal des troubles auditifs ont suspendu le dépistage auditif des nouveau-nés couramment pratiqué avant ...

Well, good morning! My friends, it’s good to be with you today. I have to thank Jamie McGarvey and the entire AMO leadership team for going the extra mile this year to make sure this conference could happen. It’s never been more important to bring our municipal leaders together and stand united because these are extraordinary times. I also want ...

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 ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is supporting the safe reopening of many sport, fitness and recreation facilities by applying a capacity limit on a per room basis to help more businesses reopen their doors, get more people back to work and promote the return to a healthy and active lifestyle for all Ontarians. ...