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Agency will oversee key improvement projects, including a proposed regional consolidation The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation to create the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) with the aim of improving the province’s conservation authority system to help get shovels in the ground faster on homes and other local

Pipeline would build a more competitive Canadian economy while creating jobs for Ontario workers As part of its plan to protect Ontario and Canada by building a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy, the Ontario government has awarded a contract to complete a feasibility study to establish a new Canadian

Partnership agreement delivers on local community priorities and will speed up construction on the roads to the Ring of Fire Premier Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships, and Webequie First Nation Chief

Province rebating the provincial portion of the HST for first-time home buyers of most new homes As part of its plan to protect Ontario, lower costs and help more families realize the dream of homeownership, the provincial government is proposing to rebate the full 8 per cent provincial portion of

Government helping more people age safely with historic investments in innovative home care services  As part of its plan to protect Ontario and strengthen public services through the upcoming Fall Economic Statement, the Ontario government is investing $1.1 billion over three years to extend home care services and the

A new report from Food Banks Canada says poverty and hunger are ‘normalizing’ in Canada.   Officials also say without bold legislative action, volunteers and donations alone can’t keep pace with what they say is a ‘relentless soaring need’.   The report says visits to Canada’s food banks hit close

First-of-its kind project in the G7 will create 18,000 jobs and secure province’s energy future As part of its plan to protect Ontario and build a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy, the province is investing $1 billion through the Building Ontario Fund in the first small modular

Province’s funding will continue to help over 13,000 children be active and healthy after school The Ontario government is investing $43.9 million over three years to continue the province’s After School Program (ASP), keeping more than 13,000 children and youth in underserved communities active and

Proposed measures would also continue reducing delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board Ontario government introduced the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 that would, if passed, protect Ontario’s economy and keep workers on the job by cutting red tape, getting shovels in the ground faster and supporting the

The province’s move to ban automated speed cameras across Ontario is being opposed by The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM). FONOM says the ban would undermine municipal efforts to improve road safety and protect children and pedestrians in the North. Officials say many municipalities, including Greater Sudbury, have