News Releases
Ontario Calls on Ottawa for Certainty as COVID-19 Vaccine Preparation Continues
Province Wants Assurances that Canada Will Not Be Last in Line to Receive Vaccines November 27, 2020 TORONTO ― The Ontario government is calling on the federal government to immediately lay out its plan to allocate COVID-19 vaccines across the country as the province...
Targeted Testing for School Communities
November 26, 2020 Office of the Premier Targeted Testing Approach Ontario is launching voluntary targeted COVID-19 testing in schools for asymptomatic students and staff in regions of the province that currently have a high number of active COVID-19 cases. Ottawa,...
Ontario Providing Additional Funding to Enhance Safety and Protection in Schools
Initiatives Include Voluntary Testing and Additional Online Learning Supports November 26, 2020 MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is providing $13.6 million to enable school boards to hire more teachers and staff in regions recently moved to the Red-Control level...
Celebrate the Holiday Season Safely
Ontario Provides Public Health Advice on How to Protect You and Your Loved Ones November 25, 2020 TORONTO — The holidays are going to look a little different this year due to COVID-19. To support Ontarians as they begin to safely plan for the season, the Ontario...
Celebrating Hindu Heritage Month in Ontario with all my friends from the Vaishnodevi Temple in Oakville
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of joining friends at the Vaishnodevi Temple Oakville in my community of Oakville North-Burlington for a celebration of Hindu Heritage Month. With theCovid-19 pandemic, this year, the event was held virtually and included a...
Ontario Deploys Rapid Testing to Support COVID-19 Response
New Technology is a Gamechanger in Significantly Improving Screening for the Virus November 24, 2020 TORONTO — The Ontario government has deployed new COVID-19 rapid tests to provide faster results in regions of high transmission and rural and remote areas. As an...
Ontario Appoints New Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force
General Rick Hillier (retired) to Lead Largest Vaccine Rollout in a Generation November 23, 2020 TORONTO ― The Ontario government is announcing the creation of the Ministers' COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, building on the steps the government has been...
Ontario Announces 13 New Ontario Health Teams
Ontario Announces 13 New Ontario Health Teams New approach will improve patient outcomes and support Ontario’s response to COVID-19 November 18, 2020 TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing $2.4 million to support an additional 13 Ontario Health Teams across the...
Ontario Expanding Mobile Crisis Services to Respond to Mental Health Emergencies
Investments Will Increase Access to Mental Health and Justice Service Programs November 17, 2020 TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing over $37 million to significantly expand mental health services across the justice system. The funding will be used to expand...
Toronto Landlord Fined for Residential Tenancies Act Violation
November 17, 2020 Convicted: 1507418 Ontario Inc. Location: Toronto Description of Offence: Knowingly interfering with a tenant's reasonable enjoyment of a rental unit Date of Offence: October 26, 2017 - October 5, 2018 Date of...