Tag: Ontario government
Ontario government giving $22M to city, county to fight homelessness
The City of London and Middlesex County are getting a multi-million-dollar boost from the province this year to battle homelessness.
Up to $100M: estimated cost to London of Ontario building law changes
London could face up to a $100-million shortfall with the Ontario government proposing sweeping changes to building legislation that may slash what builders pay the city, a staff report warns.
Proposed new rules would allow Ontario cities to expand faster for housing
Ontario introduced measures Thursday that would allow for more housing to be built beyond urban boundaries and in rural areas as projections suggest its target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 is falling out of reach. The Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act would allow municipalities to expand their settlement boundaries more quickly and easily. […]
Ontario pledges $25M to fast track immigration of skilled workers
The Ontario government will spend $25 million during the next three years as part of a program to double the number of skilled immigrants coming to the province.
Ontario moves to protect jobs of injured military reservists
Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced Friday the provincial government is creating a new job-protected leave to hold the civilian jobs of reservists while they recover from physical or mental injury.