To mark Fire Prevention Week 2019, Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management is encouraging families to plan and practice their home fire escape plans. 

Ontario’s government is making it easier for people to check the status of a driver’s licence by eliminating the $2 fee and modernizing the online service.

Ontario is putting people first by helping municipalities make roads and bridges safer. Applications are now open for the next round of the Connecting Links program for new projects starting in spring 2020.

"Today's call for applications brings our government one step closer to fulfilling our commitment to create 15,000 new long-term care beds and redevelop 15,000 existing beds" - Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care.

"The Cyber Operations Centre will allow the OPP to host all of its cybercrime investigative and forensic digital evidence resources under one roof." - Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General

Ontario is making its education system more inclusive to help all students reach their full potential in an accessible and supportive learning environment.

The Ontario government is providing $1.98M to the Royal Botanical Gardens through the 2019-20 Repair and Rehabilitation Capital Program to ensure the largest botanical garden in Canada remains a world-class destination.

Ensuring Ontario is the best place to invest and do business is a key part of the government's plan to make Ontario open for business and open for jobs.

In May 2019, the government established the Audit and Accountability Fund, this fund provided access of up to $8.15 million to school board and municipalities so they can conduct focused reviews of their programs and services.

"September 25 is Franco-Ontarian Day, a day to celebrate the significant contributions of the Franco-Ontarian community to the cultural, social, economic and political life of our province." - Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs

Ontario's government is recognizing Rowan's Law Day by investing $105,000 to expand efforts to improve concussion safety across the province. 

Ontario's government is announcing the next steps toward building a memorial to honour Canadian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is ending its unfunded liability charge, leading to a $607 million reduction in costs to business.

Ontario is modernizing services related to the province's Building Code to help speed up the construction of new housing and building projects

Ontario is taking steps to make the province open for business and jobs by appointing two new training and skills advisors to help make the skilled trades and apprenticeship system more user friendly.

Ontario is protecting people who live in community housing by allowing housing providers to turn away tenants who have been evicted for serious crimes.

Ontario's government is investing $3 million in more than 260 projects that will benefit seniors in communities across the province through the Seniors Community Grant Program.

Ontario is extending the High Wage Transition Fund and the Structural Compliance Fund while it works on developing new programs to improve how long-term care is delivered.

Ontario is helping families, caregivers and communities recognize the risks of dementia, be prepared for incidents, and better ensure that seniors can live safely in their communities.

Ontario wants every child and young person in care to receive the quality of support they deserve.

Ontario's government is supporting tomorrow's Olympic and Paralympic champions with investments in high-quality training and performance programming.

The Ontario government has given the approval to tender a $15M addition to Nelson High School and a $1M retrofit to Frontenac Public School. 

Ontario is providing more comprehensive services for people trying to quit smoking by transitioning telephone-based services from the Smokers' Helpline to the Telehealth Ontario platform.

Ontario is making major investments to expand home and community care to help end hallway health care and build more capacity in communities across the province. 

Ontario's government is taking swift action and delivering on its commitment to end hallway health care by adding more long-term care beds in communities across Ontario.