Ontario is providing funding to help students with disabilities across the province June 23, 2015 – Hamilton ON Ontario is providing an additional $6 million to help students with disabilities across the province pursue their passions and get the skills they need to succeed at college or university. There are now twice as many students with disabilities […]
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Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate Canada Job Grant success
TORONTO, April 15, 2015 The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Reza Moridi, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, along with Mark Adler, Member of Parliament for York Centre, and Mario Sergio, Member of Provincial Parliament for York West, today announced that 9,000 workers in Ontario are receiving training thanks to […]
Ontario Expanding and Modernizing Joseph Brant Hospital
Province Putting Patients First by Improving Access to Health Care in Burlington Ontario is investing up to $371.3 million to support the construction of a new seven-storey tower at Burlington’s Joseph Brant Hospital and to significantly renovate other areas of the hospital to give patients faster access to the right care. Through this expansion, patients […]
Ontario Allocates $587 Million to Help End Homelessness
Building on Success of the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative Ontario is partnering with municipalities across the province to prevent and address homelessness. Through the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative, the province is providing $587 million to municipalities to help families and individuals at risk of homelessness get the housing that best suits their needs. This funding […]
Ontario to Remove Debt Retirement Charge and Launch Low-Income Electricity Support Program
Province will be Assisting Low-Income Ontarians with Electricity Costs. Ontario is helping make electricity more affordable for families by removing the Debt Retirement Charge for all residential consumers and introducing the Ontario Electricity Support Program for low-income families. The proposed program, administered through the Ontario Energy Board, would come into effect on January 1, 2016 […]
14,000 Children and Adults with Disabilities Receiving Support Sooner
Ontario Eliminates 2014 Direct Funding Waitlist for Special Services at Home Program Eight thousand children with physical and/or developmental disabilities are now receiving direct funding sooner from Ontario’s Special Services at Home program, which helps kids learn new skills and abilities and provides support for family caregivers. The government has eliminated the 2014 waitlist for the […]
Ontario Investing $44 Million in Home and Community Care
Province Expanding Physiotherapy Services; Helping Seniors Live Independently Ontario is helping more seniors maintain their strength and recover from illness or injury so they can continue to live more independently. The province is investing more than $40 million over four years to help seniors with complex medical conditions who have experienced a recent loss of […]
Applications Open for Ontario Student Summer Jobs
Helping Over a Million Ontario Youth Discover Their Passion Youth in Ontario can now apply for summer jobs and gain valuable skills and experience this summer. Since 2004, Ontario’s Summer Jobs programs have helped almost 1,100,000 students find summer jobs, start businesses and access employment services. Each year, the programs help more than 100,000 students […]