PICKERING — As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the government is continuing to lower costs for hard-working families, support local businesses and put more money back into people’s pockets through its plan to permanently cut the gasoline and fuel tax rates, which would save households, on average, about $115 per year going forward. The government is also proposing to …
Ontario – Ontario’s Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, said: “Ontario is taking decisive action to protect our economy from President Trump’s unfair tariffs. I asked all utilities to end purchasing from US suppliers — meaning they are to buy Canadian wherever possible. Rudy Cuzzetto, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Mines, and Sam Oosterhoff, Ontario …
KLEINBURG — The Ontario government is investing up to $50 million over three years to update and expand the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (McMichael) facility and grounds in Kleinburg. This capital funding will ensure one of the country’s largest collections of Canadian and Indigenous art will be ready to welcome and inspire visitors of all ages for generations to come. …
TORONTO – Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s decision to issue a power reactor construction licence for Unit One of the Darlington New Nuclear Project. “This approval is a historic milestone for Ontario and Canada. The Darlington Small Modular Reactor (SMR) will be the first of …
PORT HOPE – The Ontario government has asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to explore opportunities for new nuclear energy generation at their Wesleyville site, following expressions of interest from the Municipality of Port Hope and the Williams Treaties First Nations (WTFNs). OPG will work with local communities to determine support as the province seeks to expand generation to meet the rising …
LONDON — The Ontario government is connecting more people to care by being the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly fund and administer PLUVICTOTM a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer, which is now covered under the province’s publicly funded drug program. “Our government is giving people access to more treatment options by expanding public access to new medications and treatments,” said …
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford outlined Ontario’s plan to achieve Am-Can energy security and power economic growth on both sides of the border as part of Fortress Am-Can, a renewed strategic alliance between Canada and America that is a beacon of stability, security and long-term prosperity. The United States and Canada are each country’s most significant trading partners, representing trillions …
New transmission line will power growing manufacturing and mining sectors TIMMINS – The Ontario government has given the go-ahead to Hydro One to seek all necessary approvals and build a new transmission line to meet the growing demand for energy in the City of Timmins and support growth manufacturing and mining across Northeastern Ontario. The new transmission line is scheduled to …
THUNDER BAY – The Ontario government and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power are celebrating the completion of construction for the Watay Power Transmission Project, the largest Indigenous-led grid connection project in Ontario’s history. Watay Power has built approximately 1,800 kilometres of new transmission lines that will connect more than 18,000 people in 16 remote First Nations communities to the provincial grid, ending their …
TORONTO – The Ontario government is expanding the largest competitive energy procurement in the province’s history by 50 per cent to meet soaring energy demand. The government has increased the target for the procurement from 5,000 megawatts (MW) to up to 7,500 MW to ensure Ontario has the reliable and affordable electricity it needs to power the building of new homes, …
