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WEBOntario Building Training Centre for Sheet Metal Workers in Ottawa. OTTAWA — The Ontario government is investing over $4 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to upgrade a SMART Local 47 training centre for sheet metal workers and expand their training curriculum to include French-language materials, enabling them to train more ...
Ontario Launches New Tool to Connect People to ... - Ontario …
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Quick Facts. The number for Health Connect Ontario is 811 and it can be accessed by mobile phone, telephone landline or teletypewriter (TTY.) Telehealth and other Ontario health care service numbers will continue to operate, including numbers to find a local doctor or nurse practitioner, support to quit smoking and a referral for vaping cessation services, nutrition counselling by a registered ...
Ontario Updating Public Health Measures and Guidance in …
WEBDec 30, 2021 · Updated Testing and Isolation Guidelines in Response to Omicron. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario is updating its COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines. These updates follow recent changes in other jurisdictions in Canada and the United Kingdom to ensure publicly funded testing and …
Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Support Workers
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Quick Facts. Under the Employment Standards Act, Ontario’s minimum wage increases annually based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation that represents changes in prices experienced by Ontario consumers. The CPI rose by 3.9 per cent, resulting in an increase in the minimum wage of 65 cents an hour, to $17.20. Ontario’s new minimum wage will be the second highest ...
Ontario Extending Health Card Renewal Requirement
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · Additional Resources. TORONTO — The Ontario government is extending the requirement to renew health cards until September 30, 2022. "In response to the pandemic our government extended the renewal requirements for Ontario health cards," said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. "While the majority of Ontarians have ...
Ontario Eliminating Licence Plate Renewal Fees and Stickers
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Eliminating renewal fees will save vehicle owners $120 a year in southern Ontario and $60 a year in Northern Ontario for passenger and light commercial vehicles. Vehicle owners should update their address before March 7, 2022 in order to receive a refund for fees previously paid by the end of April 2022. Physical licence plate stickers have ...
Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage to $16.55 an Hour
WEBMar 31, 2023 · A worker making the general minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an annual pay increase of nearly $2,200. There were 942,400 workers earning $16.55 per hour or below in 2022, the majority of whom are women. This minimum wage increase builds on the government’s work to make …
Ontario Begins Automatic Licence Plate Renewals
WEBJun 26, 2024 · HAMILTON — The Ontario government is making life easier and more convenient for more than eight million drivers by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to introduce automatic licence plate renewals. The change takes effect on July 1, 2024 and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.
Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify …
WEBOct 15, 2021 · Quick Facts. Ontario has updated regulations and guidance, and Questions and Answers for businesses to support the implementation of the enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code and the Verify Ontario app.; The updated regulations exempt people who are currently participating in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial that is authorized by Health Canada and specified in Ministry of Health guidance.
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WEBDec 9, 2020 · TORONTO - The Ontario government is temporarily waiving multiple driver's licence renewal requirements so that all Class G and M drivers can now safely renew their licences online at ServiceOntario.ca.To ensure continued access to critical services, these changes will also help people travelling outside Ontario for …
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