Ontario boosts autism budget to $779M, advocates question where money is going
Ontario’s budget says it is increasing funding for the autism program to $779 million this year, but advocates say it’s not yet clear exactly where that money will go.
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Ontario’s budget says it is increasing funding for the autism program to $779 million this year, but advocates say it’s not yet clear exactly where that money will go.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s not ruling out the possibility of distributing another round of rebate checks to Ontarians in order to help people navigate uncertain financial times.
Ontario’s integrity commissioner says a former top staffer to Premier Doug Ford broke lobbying rules.
Ontario’s deficit is expected to balloon by another $10 billion in 2025-26 as the Ford government spends billions of dollars on programs to support workers and stimulate the economy in the face of U.S. tariff threats.
Ontario plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars boosting the province’s alcohol sector, including programs to support grape farmers, wineries, distilleries and craft breweries.
Ontario has tabled its 2025 budget, with much of the spending plans focused on combatting U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Here are some of the highlights and how the budget could impact your pocketbook.
CTV News has learned that the budget set to be unveiled Thursday will include the removal of bike lanes along Queen’s Park Crescent and Avenue Road.
Ontario and Manitoba have signed a memorandum of understanding to reduce provincial trade barriers amid a trade war with the United States that continues to threaten Canada’s economy.
Ontario’s electricity is now being produced with the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power since coal plants were operating in the province.
Local residents and a First Nation brought their fight against a large landfill to Queen’s Park, where they accused the premier of trampling over the community’s concerns to fast-track a project backed by his donors.
Premier Doug Ford says the province is making permanent a previous cut to the gas tax and will also be removing tolls from the provincially owned portion of Highway 407 East that spans from Pickering to Clarington.
The Ontario Liberals are asking the integrity commissioner to investigate the province’s decision to backtrack on an environmental assessment of a massive landfill expansion project backed by Progressive Conservative donors.
Three days before he unveils the provincial budget, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war should serve as a “wake-up call” for Ontario’s economy.
Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes.
Ontario’s housing minister introduced legislation Monday intended to speed up the construction of new homes, as he admitted the province isn’t currently on track to meet its goal of getting 1.5 million homes built over 10 years.
For the last 15 years, there’s been a lot of talk about the possibilities of small modular reactors – mini nuclear plants that could be factory built and power an industrial site or a small city. Now, Ontario is pressing ahead with a plan to build four of them – the first in the western world.