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The Government of Ontario introduced the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025 on June 3. According to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), electricity demand in the province is projected to increase by 75 percent over the next 25 years due to factors including population growth,
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The Ontario government announced on May 29, 2025, that it will invest $500 million to establish a Critical Minerals Processing Fund. According to the Ministry of Finance, the fund will provide financial support for projects that aim to increase Ontario’s ability to process critical minerals. The initiative is part
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The Ontario government has introduced legislation to change compensation for Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs), including ending a salary freeze and re-establishing a pension plan, according to a government news release issued on May 29, 2025. The proposed legislation, supported by all parties in the legislature, would set a new
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The Ontario government has announced plans to introduce legislative and regulatory changes designed to speed up the construction of Skills Development Fund (SDF) training centres. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said these proposed changes are intended to support workers affected by U.S. tariffs and economic
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The Ontario government announced on May 23, 2025, that it will build 12 new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments and a regional headquarters in Thunder Bay, according to an official news release. The province stated that these facilities will be designed, built, and financed in the specified communities as part
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The Ontario Ministry of Education announced on May 23 that it will provide $30.3 billion in Core Education Funding for the 2025-26 school year. According to the Ministry, this funding is intended to support staffing, resources, and infrastructure for schools across Ontario. The Ministry states that this story is
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The Government of Ontario announced on May 21, 2025, that it plans to invest nearly $3.1 billion to support Indigenous partnerships in the critical mineral sector as part of the 2025 provincial budget. According to the province, the funding is intended to increase participation, partnership, and ownership by Indigenous
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Ontario will provide $11.3 million for five projects in the forest sector in northeastern Ontario, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Natural Resources on May 21. The funding comes from the Forest Biomass Program and is directed at projects that use underused wood and mill by-products, described
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Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, released the province’s 2025 Budget on May 15. The budget includes new spending for mineral processing, Indigenous financing, manufacturing, job training, infrastructure, as well as proposals to make gasoline and fuel tax cuts permanent and remove tolls from Highway 407 East. These
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on May 14, 2025, to support the removal of barriers to trade between the two provinces. The Ontario government states the agreement is meant to make it easier for goods, services, investment, and workers to
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Ministry of Finance investigators seized 798,360 unmarked cigarettes and 6,560 untaxed cigars in Richmond Hill on April 22, 2025. Four individuals were charged under the Tobacco Tax Act, according to the Ministry of Finance. The seizure is part of an enforcement action targeting violations of Ontario's
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The Government of Ontario introduced the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 on May 12, along with an immediate $400 million increase in funding for housing and municipal infrastructure. According to the province, this brings the four-year combined investment in the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund (HEWSF) and