Posts Tagged ‘ontario government headlines’
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 25 January 2011
January 24, 2011 McGuinty Government Making It Easier For Students To Plan For Their Education Checking the status of an OSAP application is as easy as posting on Facebook or Twitter. Ontario’s new mobile OSAP app is the first interactive app of its kind for the government. It will allow busy [Read more]
Written by admin on 25 January 2011
January 24, 2011 McGuinty Government’s Pharmacist Program Is Reaching More Seniors More than 37,000 MedsCheck consultations have taken place in Ontario’s long-term care homes in just the first three months since the launch of the new free service. That means more Ontario seniors have [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 23 January 2011
January 21, 2011 McGuinty Government Pleased With International Ruling On Softwood Exporters Ontario is pleased with an international tribunal’s decision to limit an additional export tax on Ontario softwood lumber to only one-tenth of a per cent (0.1 per cent). This is dramatically lower [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 22 January 2011
Inquest Into The Death Of Christopher Dennis Coaster Postponed January 21, 2011 Thunder Bay, ON — Dr. Michael B. Wilson, Regional Supervising Coroner for North Region, Thunder Bay Office, today announced that the inquest into the death of Christopher Dennis Coaster originally scheduled to be [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 20 January 2011
January 20, 2011 McGuinty Government Supports The Electronics Sector To Market Globally Ontario is helping a Toronto technology company develop a next generation video chip, while creating 44 new high-tech jobs and supporting 96 existing positions. ViXS Systems Inc. will develop cutting-edge [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 20 January 2011
January 20, 2011 McGuinty Government Improves Access To Applications And Information Starting this year, university and college students will be able to apply for OSAP three months earlier, helping them better plan ahead for college and university. OSAP applications will now be available in [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 19 January 2011
January 19, 2011 McGuinty Government Takes Steps To Reduce Costs Of Tobacco-Related Disease Ontario is taking action to address the rising costs of tobacco-related disease on the province’s health care system by expanding services that help smokers quit. Beginning in Spring 2011, [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 19 January 2011
January 19, 2011 McGuinty Government Makes It Easier And Faster To Get Important Documents Government publications ordered online through ServiceOntario will now be delivered to Ontarians within six business days, or customers may be eligible for a refund of up to $100. Ontario was the first [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 19 January 2011
January 19, 2011 Three-Day Festival Includes Global Business Forum Premier Dalton McGuinty joined Bollywood stars Preity Zinta and Anil Kapoor to announce details of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards. Toronto is the first North American city to host the [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 19 January 2011
January 17, 2011 McGuinty Government Supports Telecommunications Industry In Ottawa Region Ontario is supporting Ciena Canada Inc., a telecommunications equipment company, to develop new technology, creating 353 new, good jobs and supporting 967 existing jobs. The province is providing a grant of [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 18 January 2011
January 14, 2011 McGuinty Government Helping To Clean Up The Air Ontario Families Breathe Ontario is helping to improve air quality and protect the health of families.According to Ontario’s 2009 Air Quality Report emissions of common air pollutants are decreasing. Since 2003 nitrogen oxide [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 13 January 2011
January 13, 2011 McGuinty Government Improves Consumer Protection And Provides Relief For Families Ontario is helping families with strong new rules and safeguards against unfair practices by energy retailers while also providing 10 per cent off electricity bills, starting this month.As of January [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 13 January 2011
January 13, 2011 McGuinty Government Saving Money, Making Online Services More Efficient Ontario is making it easier to get information and services online and saving an estimated $1.3 million of taxpayer money over the next two years. More than 200 websites were reviewed and over 65 sites were [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 13 January 2011
January 13, 2011 Immunization Program Still Available Ontarians are being encouraged to get immunized as flu activity continues to increase across the province. Flu activity is currently higher than at this time in previous years and hospitals are reporting that they are treating an influx of flu [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 13 January 2011
January 13, 2011 McGuinty Government Taking Next Step To Make Forest Industry More Competitive Ontario intends to introduce legislation later this year that would modernize its forest tenure and pricing system. This would help re-energize Ontario’s forest sector by creating new jobs and [Read more]