The Ontario government is providing additional support to eligible small businesses to help with the ongoing costs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and Our Economy.

The Ontario government is investing $3.7 million as part of the 2021 Budget to help seniors and people with disabilities get their COVID-19 vaccinations, where transportation is a barrier.

The Ontario government is providing over $1.2 billion to help Ontario's public hospitals recover from financial pressures created and worsened by COVID-19.

The government is cautiously adjusting dining capacity limits at restaurants and other food and drink establishments effective tonight at 12:01am.

The Ontario government is providing $106.4 million to help publicly funded colleges and universities that have been most affected by pandemic related costs.

With over 50 percent of Ontario residents 80 and over having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Ontario government is expanding appointments to individuals 75 and over.

Provincial wastewater surveillance initiative expanding capacity of communities to quickly identify and manage outbreaks

Ontario's government is investing $239 million to extend temporary wage enhancements for personal support workers in publicly funded home and community care, long-term care, public hospitals, and social services sectors.

The Ontario government is expanding OSAP to include nearly 600 micro-credential programs. Through this initiative, loans and grants will be available to more students.

The Ontario government is providing more than $15 million to support grassroots activities, sport and recreation organizations and high-performance athletes.

The Ontario government is providing $1 million over three years to MLSE LaunchPad’s employment programs to help youth facing barriers in Toronto access opportunities.

The Ontario government is making it easier for businesses to test for COVID-19 in the workplace by providing guidance to employees who want to self-swab for a rapid antigen point-of-care test on a voluntary basis under the supervision of a trained individual.

The Ontario government is seeing a greater number of small businesses complying with COVID-19 safety requirements.

The Ontario government is taking further steps to build an integrated, connected health care system centred around the needs of patients.

The Ontario government has established the Staffing Supply Accelerator Group to help implement one of the largest health care recruitment and training programs in Ontario history.

The Ontario government is investing $105 million through the new Community Building Fund to support non-profit tourism, culture, sport and recreation organizations.

The government has outlined new pathways for nursing education, providing students with more choice and allowing institutions to have greater autonomy and flexibility over their programming.

The Ontario government is investing more than $1.5 million to help skilled Francophone newcomers receive the additional training they need to get a license or certificate to work in their trade or profession in Ontario.

The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and promote healthy, natural spaces.

The Ontario government is investing $30 million to help the retirement home sector cover COVID-19 related costs such as hiring, training and testing additional staff, and sanitizing residences and purchasing supplies to prevent and contain the spread of infection.

The Ontario government is launching a provincial booking system and customer service desk to support COVID-19 vaccination appointment bookings.

On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is moving three public health regions to new levels.

"Employment in Ontario increased by over 100,000 in February. In the last nine months Ontario has regained over 829,000 jobs overall, including 27,000 more men and women working  in our manufacturing sector. " - Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job creation and Trade

Ontario is becoming one of the first jurisdictions in Canada to offer high school students in the province second-language courses in American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des signes quebecoise (LSQ).