Delivering Results for Ontario Families
McGuinty Government Works to Strengthen Economy, Health Care And Education
As Ontarians have worked hard to emerge from the global recession, the McGuinty government has been doing its part, moving forward on the Open Ontario Plan to create jobs and strengthen the economy in order to support the health care and schools Ontario families rely on.
Highlights of the progress include:
- Introducing the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act to build on Ontario’s expertise in clean water technology. The goal of the Act is to attract economic development and create jobs by exporting made-in-Ontario clean water technology to the world.
- Implementing the Green Energy Act to support clean technology and create jobs. This strategy has attracted the largest renewable energy investment in Canada and is expected to create up to 50,000 jobs.
- Moving forward with a tax reform package including tax cuts for families and businesses, and a single harmonized sales tax. The HST will help Ontario businesses to be more competitive so they can invest in new equipment, build new plants and create nearly 600,000 new jobs over 10 years.
- Lowering the cost of generic drugs to make them more affordable for all Ontarians and using those savings to invest in more access to prescription drugs and improving health care.
- Improving patient care by holding health care providers and executives accountable for delivering quality care in our hospitals.
- Getting our children off to the best possible start by implementing full-day kindergarten for up to 35,000 four- and five-year-olds this September.
QUICK FACTS
- Since the economic recovery began, more than 142,000 net new jobs have been created in Ontario.
- There are currently 22,000 Ontarians employed in the clean water technology sector.
- Under the Green Energy Act’s feed-in-tariff program nearly 700 contracts, with the potential to generate 2,500 megawatts of clean electricity, have been awarded. That’s enough energy to power 600,000 homes.
- The Open for Business Act, 2010 proposes over 100 amendments to streamline approvals and government services to make Ontario businesses more competitive by saving them time and money.
