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5 days ago · News Release. Governments Investing in Ontario’s Dairy Processing Sector. TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $7.18 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) in 70 projects across the province to enhance and modernize dairy processing capacity and food safety.
Ontario Providing Taxpayers with $200 Rebate
Oct 29, 2024 · SCARBOROUGH — As part of the upcoming 2024 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, the government is supporting Ontario families struggling with the high costs of the federal carbon tax and interest rates by proposing to provide a $200 taxpayer rebate to all eligible Ontario taxpayers.To ensure families with children are not overlooked, the government is also proposing to provide ...
Ontario Begins Automatic Licence Plate Renewals
Jun 26, 2024 · Quotes "Automatic licence plate renewals are part of our government’s plan to make life easier and more convenient for Ontarians. We will always work to remove red tape and make services more accessible to all."
Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Support Workers
Mar 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 ...
Regulations and Statutes in Force as of January 1, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 · Ministry of the Attorney General. To streamline government processes, Ontario is bringing amendments to the Legislation Act, 2006 into force on January 1, 2025. The amendments mean that only an Order in Council (OIC) is needed to bring a statute into force on a later date (i.e., for statutes that do not come into force immediately upon being passed into law) and not a proclamation by the ...
Ontario Launches New Tool to Connect People to ... - Ontario …
Apr 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 ...
Working For Workers Five Act, 2024 | Ontario Newsroom
May 6, 2024 · The Ontario government is building on progress from its previous four Working for Workers acts by introducing new first-in-Canada supports and even stronger protections that would, if passed, open pathways into the skilled trades, remove barriers to employment, protect frontline heroes and workers and support women at work.
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increase Now in Effect to Support Workers
Oct 1, 2024 · “Today, the general minimum wage in Ontario increases from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, helping nearly one million workers earn more money for themselves and their families.
Free Flu Shot and New COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available Across …
Oct 28, 2024 · Quick Facts. The risk of severe outcomes from RSV infection is highest among those over the age of 60, infants under six months of age and children under 24 months of age with chronic conditions such as chronic lung disease, congenital heart disease, compromised immune systems, or neuromuscular disorders.
Pharmacists Now Treating Thirteen Common Ailments and …
Jan 11, 2023 · TORONTO — Ontario is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe medications for thirteen of the most common medical ailments, including rashes, pink eye, insect bites and urinary tract infections.