Unlike the former government, Ontario is following the Auditor General’s recommendation on competitive procurements resulting in a 73 per cent cost reduction for ratepayers when compared to the previous Feed-in-Tariff contracts and 21 per cent lower than the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP). These results have proven more affordable than similar procurements in comparable jurisdictions across North America, including 20 per cent less than Quebec, 14 per cent less than Britis

NORTH BAY — Today, Premier Doug Ford was in North Bay to mark a critical step in the Northlander passenger rail service’s return to service later this year, 14 years after it was cancelled by the previous government. This return to service, which fulfils a key commitment as part of the province’s $70 billion plan to invest in public transit across Ontario, will take place following several months of rigorous testing now taking place along the entire route from Timmins to Uni

HAMILTON — The Ontario government is taking action to strengthen workplace safety protections for 29,000 additional frontline care workers by extending mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to all privately operated residential care facilities, retirement homes and group homes. This expansion closes a long-standing gap that has left thousands of workers without protection if they are injured or become ill on the job