News Release. Ontario Making Historic $1.3 Billion Investment to Build and Expand More Schools. TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $1.3 billion to build 30 new schools and 15 school expansions across Ontario, creating more than 25,000 new student spaces and more than 1,600 new licensed child care spaces.The investments address critical needs in growing areas of the province to ...

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 ...

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.

Aug 15, 2024 · Quick Facts. In March 2022, Ontario secured a six-year $13.2-billion commitment from the federal government, which will lower fees for eligible children to an average of $10-a-day by March 2026.This funding builds on the estimated $21.6 billion the province is investing in full-day kindergarten and the estimated $11.8 billion the province is investing in early years and child care over the ...

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.

Dec 30, 2021 · TORONTO — In response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to provide additional protection to high-risk settings, and continue to safeguard hospitals and ICU capacity as the province continues to rapidly accelerate its booster dose rollout.

Feb 29, 2024 · News Release. Ontario Government and Ontario Medical Association Working Together. TORONTO — Today, the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) announced that they have reached an agreement on the implementation of the final year of the current physician services agreement (PSA). As part of this agreement, Ontario doctors will receive a 2.8 per cent compensation ...

Apr 24, 2024 · Quick Facts. In 2019, the Ontario government launched consultations and a pilot program to explore opportunities to safely increase speed limits on select Ontario highways.; In 2022, the government permanently increased the speed limit on six sections of provincial highways in southern Ontario as well as two sections in northern Ontario on a two-year trial basis.

News Release. Government of Canada Announces $50 million for Ontario’s Expansion of Clean, Reliable and Affordable Nuclear Energy. OTTAWA – For decades, Canada and Ontario’s nuclear technology has been world-leading, providing safe, reliable, and affordable non-emitting energy, as well as good jobs for workers, with over 75,000 hard-working Canadians employed across the nuclear supply chain.

Hayley Cooper. Office of the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure. 437-233-3224. [email protected]