From mining critical minerals to building cars and batteries, Canadian businesses and workers are attracting historic investments to help secure and create jobs, grow our economy, and keep our air clean. In the last four years, automotive and battery makers have announced more than $31 billion in investments in electric vehicle manufacturing across Canada. They want a reliable partner with world-class talent, and this is exactly what we have to offer.

The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on six sections of provincial highways in southern Ontario. The change follows several speed limit pilots and consultations and will align posted speeds with other jurisdictions across Canada.

The Ontario government is taking further action to help family doctors and other primary care providers spend more time with their patients and less time on paperwork.

The Ontario government is investing $155.5 million this year to help fast-track the construction of new or redeveloped long-term care homes. This funding, through the 2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario, is part of the government’s $6.4 billion plan to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

The Ontario government is welcoming a $80 million investment by BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) to expand their Cambridge nuclear manufacturing plant. Their investment will create more than 250 new skilled, unionized jobs in Cambridge and support Ontario’s expansion of reliable, affordable and clean nuclear energy to power our growing economy.

The Ontario government is investing a total of $47.2 million in the York Region District School Board and the York Catholic District School Board for a new joint elementary school, helping working families in Vaughan. This investment, announced by Laura Smith, MPP for Thornhill, will support the creation of 1,134 student spaces and 49 licensed child care spaces as part of the government’s commitment to building state-of-the-art learning spaces for Ontario students.