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Dec 12, 2024 · News Release. Ontario Increasing Capacity at Quinte Detention Centre. NAPANEE — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to expand capacity at the Quinte Detention Centre, marking an important milestone in the province’s plan to increase jail capacity and modernize Ontario’s adult correctional system.
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Dec 2, 2024 · TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government is taking steps to better prepare Ontario for floods, wildland fires and other emergencies with the introduction of the Emergency Management Modernization Act.The proposed legislation aims to update and strengthen the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA), ensuring a more effective, …
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Dec 2, 2024 · News Release. Ontario Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Emergency Management. TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government is taking steps to better prepare Ontario for floods, wildland fires and other emergencies with the introduction of the Emergency Management Modernization Act.The proposed legislation aims to update and strengthen the …
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Dec 12, 2024 · TIMMINS – The Ontario government has given the go-ahead to Hydro One to seek all necessary approvals and build a new transmission line to meet the growing demand for energy in the City of Timmins and support growth manufacturing and mining across Northeastern Ontario.The new transmission line is scheduled to come into service in 2030 and will run …
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Dec 11, 2024 · THUNDER BAY – The Ontario government and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power are celebrating the completion of construction for the Watay Power Transmission Project, the largest Indigenous-led grid connection project in Ontario’s history.Watay Power has built approximately 1,800 kilometres of new transmission lines that will connect more than 18,000 …
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News Release. Ontario Restoring Safety to Parks and Public Spaces. TORONTO — The Ontario government will introduce legislation today that will, if passed, better protect community safety by providing municipalities and police with new resources and enforcement tools to address the growing problem of homeless encampments and crack down on illegal drug use in parks and …
Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order
Apr 7, 2021 · TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA). These measures are being taken in response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 transmission, the …
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Nov 3, 2020 · The Ontario government has developed a $2.8 billion COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, Keeping Ontarians Safe: Preparing for Future Waves of COVID-19, to ensure the province’s health care, long-term care and education systems are prepared for the immediate challenges of the fall, including a second wave of COVID-19 and the flu season. If you are concerned you …
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Mar 23, 2023 · Quick Facts. Ontario’s 2022–23 deficit is projected to be $2.2 billion — $17.7 billion lower than the outlook published in the 2022 Budget and $4.4 billion lower than the outlook published in the 2022–23 Third Quarter Finances.; The government is projecting a deficit of $1.3 billion in 2023–24 and is on track to post a surplus of $0.2 billion in 2024–25, three years …