Ensuring carbon pollution pricing helps make life more affordable Ottawa – A price on pollution is widely recognized as the most efficient means to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to the more intense wildfires, droughts, and floods caused by climate change. Canada’s approach to pollution pricing is also designed to put money back into people’s pockets. Putting …
Ontario Expanding Access to Mental Health Services
TORONTO — The Ontario government is partnering with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to expand access to the provincial Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program. The expanded EPI program will connect more people aged 14 to 35 who are experiencing early phase psychosis to the care they need, when they need it. “Our government is taking action to improve access to …
How Canada’s pollution pricing system works
Ottawa – Every day, we see the increasing impacts of climate change, and they’re costing Canadians more and more. Climate-related impacts are already costing average Canadian households $720 per year and are likely to rise to $2,000 per year by 2050 without significant action to reduce emissions. A price on pollution is widely recognized as the most efficient means to …
Canada, Ontario, London partner for transit investments
Ottawa – The federal government is investing $9,800,000 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support five active transportation projects across London, Ontario. The Government of Ontario is contributing $8,165,850 and the City of London is investing $6,534,150. Project Information: Project Name Project Details Federal Funding Provincial Funding Municipal Funding New Cycling …
Freeland talks on Finance on Bill C-56, Affordable Housing, Groceries Act
Ottawa – Deputy prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has said: “Mr. Chair, it is my pleasure to appear before you and Members of the committee to discuss Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act. This legislation is part of our government’s economic plan, which is about building an economy that works for everyone—with good jobs that people can count on. And …
Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Chatham-Kent
CHATHAM — Construction is underway at St. Angela’s Meadow Care Centre, a redeveloped long-term care home in Chatham-Kent. This is part of the Ontario government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 new beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province. “Congratulations to St. Angela’s Meadow Care Centre on their ground-breaking for an upgraded, modernized …
Ryan Reynolds to build production studio in Markham
Markham – Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds will be building a new production studio in Markham, according to Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport. He said: “There is a very large—might I say ‘massive’—production studio being built, 1.2 million square feet, in Markham, Ontario. It’s being done by a gentleman who grew up in Canada and who is …
Ontario Tightening Rules Around Mass Layoffs
KITCHENER — The Ontario government is working for workers by proposing updates to employment laws that would respond to more workers being remote and a changing economy. Under the proposed changes, employees who work solely from home would be eligible for the same enhanced notice as “in-office” and other employees in mass termination situations. This would ensure that remote employees receive …