December 16, 2010 McGuinty Government Provides Flexible And Secure Investment Options For Ontarians The interest rate set at 1.25 per cent for Variable-Rate Ontario Savings Bonds (OSB) will remain unchanged for the next six months. This update does not affect the Fixed-Rate and Step-Up Ontario [Read more]
December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Supporting Ideas That Create Jobs Ontario’s 3-D future is already paying dividends in jobs and investment for today’s digital inventors and entrepreneurs. Premier McGuinty visited the Digital Media Zone (DMZ) at Ryerson University Wednesday to [Read more]
December 15, 2010 New Program Aimed At Newcomers And Culturally Diverse Youth The McGuinty government is helping newcomers and culturally diverse youth enter the job market through mentoring and leadership training in their communities. The government will partner with established community based [Read more]
$2,000 Fine For Constructing A Trail In A Conservation Reserve December 15, 2010 Two Nipigon-area men have been fined $2,000 for constructing a trail in the Nipigon Palisades Conservation Reserve. Robert Bearman and Robert Thorsteinson pleaded guilty to constructing a trail without a work permit [Read more]
December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Improving Full-Day Kindergarten Program Parents will soon have more flexible options for the before- and after-school programs for children enrolled in full-day kindergarten. This year, a third of schools offering full-day kindergarten also offer before- and [Read more]
December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Releases 2011 Smart Consumer Calendar Ontario is helping more consumers protect themselves with the release of the 2011 Smart Consumer Calendar. The calendar features different consumer protection themes and tips each month. Topics include what consumers need [Read more]
Statement From Minister Sandra Pupatello Congratulating Bombardier Aerospace Canada December 10, 2010 Minister Sandra Pupatello issued the following statement regarding Bombardier Aerospace’s agreement with India’s SpiceJet Airline to provide them with 15 Q400 NextGen turboprop [Read more]
Canada and Ontario Support Burgoyne Bridge Replacement Project December 10, 2010 Burgoyne Bridge, St.Catherine’s Ontario This announcement was made today by Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure [Read more]
The Welcome to Ontario booklet which will now have a mobile version. McGuinty Government Helps Local Economies Grow Ontario is helping communities attract investment, talent, and stimulate economic growth to create jobs for families. Fifteen communities will receive support to enhance their local [Read more]
December 8, 2010 McGuinty Government Passes Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Ontario is taking 10 per cent off monthly electricity bills for families, farms and businesses to help them manage rising electricity prices for the next five years. The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) will help more [Read more]
December 9, 2010 McGuinty Government Making Legal System More Affordable And Straightforward Affordable, faster and less confrontational — that’s the new direction for family law in Ontario. By next summer, families across the province will have access to improved services through [Read more]
December 8, 2010 2010 Lincoln M. Alexander Awards Presented To Three Ontario Youth Lincoln M. Alexander (photo from Canada-Heroes.com) The recipients are: Sophia Kemeh of Turner Fenton Secondary School from Brampton Mariajosé Lopez of Central Commerce Collegiate from Toronto Antonius Jamal Clarke [Read more]
December 7, 2010 McGuinty Government Strengthening Pension System Now And For The Future Reforms passed in the legislature today will further modernize and strengthen the Pension Benefits Act. Bill 120, the Securing Pension Benefits Now and For the Future Act, 2010 fulfils the government’s [Read more]
November 30, 2010 The Hon. Frances Lankin, P.C., Dr. Munir Sheikh To Lead Commission Ontario is launching the largest review of social assistance programs in over 20 years. The review will examine social assistance and its relationship with other federal, provincial and municipal income security [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s New Tax Credit To Benefit More Than A Million Families From music and painting to sports and dance, Ontario families will now be able to get a tax credit for enrolling their children in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. With the new, permanent Children’s [Read more]
