The need for additional health care funding is urgent with rising case numbers across the country, that's why premier Ford and his provincial counterparts are pressing the federal government on critical lifesaving priorities.

The Ontario government is providing $467,500 of funding to support a broad range of seniors' organizations and help people stay connected to their communities through telephone-based social and educational programs.

Earlier this week, Burlington MPP Jane McKenna introduced Bill 201, the Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020. The Act, if passed would proclaim June 15th of each year Magna Carta Day in Ontario.

The Ontario government has introduced the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act that would, if passed, freeze rent in 2021 for most rent-controlled and non-rent-controlled residential units.

The Ontario government has set a new limit reducing the number of people permitted to attend unmonitored social gatherings and organized public events in three regions experiencing higher rates of transmission of COVID-19.

The Ontario government launched a new voluntary interactive screening tool to assist parents, students and staff with the daily assessment of COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors that is required before attending school.

The Ontario government is investing $2.5 million through the Ontario Together Fund in Guelph-based Linamar Corp. to support the retooling of its assembly line to manufacture ventilator components to produce 10,000 Ontario-made e700 ventilators.

The government's fall legislative agenda will build on the work undertaken over the summer, focusing on job creation, skills training, attracting investment, strengthening communities, and fortifying the front lines of the province's health care system. 

Schools in Halton Region have opened their doors with new supports and health and safety protocols to keep students, families and staff safe.

The Ontario government is investing $175 million this year to address critical upgrades, repairs and maintenance in 129 hospitals across the province, including $50 million for COVID-19 related and other urgent projects.

The Ontario government is launching an online survey that will help inform long-term transportation planning for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, and guide highway and transit investment from today to the year 2051.

Today, the Ontario government is launching a webpage to report COVID-19 cases in schools and child care centres.

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $7.9 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help farmers improve their business operations and bring more safe, high-quality foods to markets.

"Our Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan commits to working with our partners and conservation leaders to protect natural areas and promote the importance of healthy, natural spaces for future generations to use and enjoy," - Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

The Ontario government is providing an additional $14.75 million to increase access to mental health and addictions services across the province.

Funding will help offset training and living expenses as athletes and coaches prepare to compete.

The Ontario government is providing an additional $3 million annually to better support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

The governments of Ontario and Quebec have agreed to collaborate on key priority areas including health care, economic recovery, and infrastructure renewal.

The Ontario government is providing $650,000 to One Vision, One Voice, a community-led project that supports the delivery of culturally appropriate services for African-Canadian and Black children and youth in the child welfare system.

The Ontario government has gradually reopened all 24 provincial centres for  apprenticeship and trade-related certifications, based on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer and provincial health authorities.

Provincial Back-to-School Plan Includes Substantial Investments in PPE Along with More Teachers, Nurses, and Custodians

The Ontario government is investing $7.47 million to improve the health of the world’s largest lake system.

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has been working with the postsecondary sector to help ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff as institutions re-open for the fall term.

The Ontario government is providing $2 million from the Ontario Together Fund to the Bracebridge-based company, Smart Safe Science, to make lighter, breathable, and more comfortable face masks.

Today, Statistics Canada released its monthly employment numbers which showed an increase in Ontario of 141,800 jobs in August.