Ontario Updating Public Health Measures and Guidance in …
WEBDec 30, 2021 — Updated Testing and Isolation Guidelines in Response to Omicron. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario is updating its COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines. These updates follow recent changes in other jurisdictions in Canada and the United Kingdom to ensure publicly funded testing and …
Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Support Workers
WEBMar 28, 2024 — Quick Facts. Under the Employment Standards Act, Ontario’s minimum wage increases annually based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation that represents changes in prices experienced by Ontario consumers. The CPI rose by 3.9 per cent, resulting in an increase in the minimum wage of 65 cents an hour, to $17.20. Ontario’s new minimum wage will be the second highest ...
Deadlines for Renewing Your Driver and Vehicle Products
WEBSep 1, 2021 — Regular driver’s licence renewals will resume March 1, 2022. Senior drivers aged 80 and over (Class G/M) Senior drivers aged 80 and over with driver’s licences that would otherwise have expired between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2022, must renew their driver’s licences by February 28, 2022. Ontario has paused the Senior Driver’s ...
Ontario Launches New Tool to Connect People to ... - Ontario …
WEBApr 22, 2022 — Quick Facts. The number for Health Connect Ontario is 811 and it can be accessed by mobile phone, telephone landline or teletypewriter (TTY.) Telehealth and other Ontario health care service numbers will continue to operate, including numbers to find a local doctor or nurse practitioner, support to quit smoking and a referral for vaping cessation services, nutrition counselling by a registered ...
Ontario Begins Automatic Licence Plate Renewals
WEBJun 26, 2024 — HAMILTON — The Ontario government is making life easier and more convenient for more than eight million drivers by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to introduce automatic licence plate renewals. The change takes effect on July 1, 2024 and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.
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WEBOct 1, 2024 — News Release. Ontario Expanding Access to Mental Health Services. TORONTO — The Ontario government is partnering with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to expand access to the provincial Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program. The expanded EPI program will connect more people aged 14 to 35 who are experiencing early phase psychosis to the care they need, when they need it.
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WEBSep 24, 2024 — OTTAWA — The Ontario government is investing over $4 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to upgrade a SMART Local 47 training centre for sheet metal workers and expand their training curriculum to include French-language materials, enabling them to train more than 500 additional workers over the next five years. With this expanded curriculum, the Gloucester training centre ...
Ontario Reinstating Renewal Requirements for Driver ... - Ontario …
WEBSep 1, 2021 — TORONTO – The Ontario government is reinstating renewal requirements for driver’s licences, licence plate stickers, Ontario Photo Cards, Ontario health cards, and other products that would have expired on or after March 1, 2020, but were extended to provide immediate relief to Ontarians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario Accelerating Booster Eligibility to Adults Aged 50+
WEBDec 2, 2021 — Starting on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., individuals aged 50 and over will be eligible to schedule their booster dose appointment through the COVID-19 vaccination portal, by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics, select pharmacies and primary care settings.
Ontario Eliminating Licence Plate Renewal Fees and Stickers
WEBFeb 22, 2022 — Eliminating renewal fees will save vehicle owners $120 a year in southern Ontario and $60 a year in Northern Ontario for passenger and light commercial vehicles. Vehicle owners should update their address before March 7, 2022 in order to receive a refund for fees previously paid by the end of April 2022. Physical licence plate stickers have ...