TORONTO – The Ontario government is launching new energy efficiency programs, including the new Home Renovation Savings Program, to help families and businesses save money. The programs are part of a new $10.9 billion, 12-year investment in energy efficiency, the largest in Canadian history.

The Ontario government has launched “Operation Deterrence,” the province’s preparedness and planning framework for enhanced security at international borders and tackling criminal activity that is harming people on both sides of the border.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing in skin and wound care training for up to 400 long-term care home staff and is helping homes purchase diagnostic equipment as part of the Your Health plan to connect residents with faster, more convenient access to care, while reducing avoidable emergency department visits and hospital stays.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is protecting the safety of children and families while improving access to recovery and treatment services by approving the transition of nine drug injection sites that are located within 200 metres of schools and licensed child-care centres into Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs. These HART Hubs, located in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph and Thunder Bay, are part of the province’s $378 million investment to support the creation of a total of 19 new HART Hubs across the province.

AURORA — The Ontario government is investing $185,900.00 to connect more people in York Region to dementia care, support and services they need, when they need them. This funding will support services delivered by the Alzheimer Society of Ontario’s Community’s community-based First Link® Care Navigation program that connects people living with dementia, and their families, with help navigating care, education, and resources.

The Ontario government is investing $30 million over three years to provide 374 municipal fire departments with funding to support cancer prevention initiatives. The funding through the Fire Protection Grant will be used to purchase equipment and make infrastructure upgrades to help reduce the long-term effects of exposure to fire-related contaminants and chemicals.

December 11th, 2024

Premier Doug Ford announced the creation of Ontario Corps, a group of skilled professionals and volunteers that the province can deploy to help communities respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, while promoting civic engagement and community participation.

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 public spaces. Ontario is also investing $75.5 million to further support homelessness prevention and provide people living in encampments with access to reasonable alternative accommodation. This is in addition to the province’s ongoing $700 million investment in homelessness prevention programs each year, as well as the $378 million the province is investing in 19 Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs.