Ontario Ministry of Finance

Today, Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, issued a statement following a meeting on housing with Federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Mayor of Toronto John Tory:

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, announced today that he will deliver the 2017 Ontario Budget on April 27. The Budget will outline the government's plan to create a stronger, healthier Ontario through investments in key services that help people and their families.

Ontario is making it easier for small cideries and small distilleries to grow their businesses, helping create jobs and boost economic growth across the province.

This year, more than 81,400 people participated in consultations to help shape policies and programs that will be part of the 2017 Ontario Budget - breaking a previous record set last year.

For the eighth year in a row, Ontario is projecting to beat its deficit target, supported by the province's growing economy.

Ontario released a report today that highlights how the investments the government is making will help support inclusive economic growth and address the demographic and economic trends of the coming decades.

Ontario is seeking input from individuals, organizations and businesses in Markham to help shape policies and programs that will be part of Ontario's 2017 Budget.

Ontario is moving forward on its commitment to improve convenience and choice for people across the province by expanding sale of beer and cider to 80 more grocery stores. 

Ontario has successfully issued its third green bond, raising $800 million to help build clean transportation and environmentally friendly infrastructure projects in communities across the province.

Ontario is inviting the public to vote on ideas they would like to see implemented in the 2017 Budget to help people in their everyday lives by strengthening communities and improving public services.  

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, spoke today at the Mississauga Board of Trade about the government's plan to grow the economy, create jobs and help more people benefit from the province's strong economic growth.

Ontario is seeking input from individuals, organizations and businesses in Kingston to help shape policies and programs that will be part of Ontario's 2017 Budget.

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, spoke today at the Rotary Club of Kitchener about the government's plan to grow the economy, create jobs and help more people benefit from the province's strong economic growth.

Ontario released the Economic Accounts for the third quarter of 2016 today, confirming the province's economy is growing at a steady pace.

Ontario is seeking input from individuals, organizations and businesses in Windsor to help shape policies and programs that will be part of Ontario's 2017 Budget.

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, spoke today at the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa about the government's plan to grow the economy, create jobs and help more people benefit from the province's strong economic growth.

Ontario is seeking input from individuals, organizations and businesses in Toronto to help shape policies and programs that will be part of Ontario's 2017 Budget.

Ontario is reminding those looking to purchase their first home that, as of January 1, the maximum Land Transfer Tax refund has been doubled to $4,000 for eligible first-time homebuyers.

While federal government funding as a share of provincial-territorial health care spending has increased somewhat in recent years from historic lows in the early 2000s, it still remains well below the original Canadian health care agreement of the 1950s and 1960s, when the federal government was an equal partner in the cost of key provincial health programs. 

While federal government funding as a share of provincial-territorial health care spending has increased somewhat in recent years from historic lows in the early 2000s, it still remains well below the original Canadian health care agreement of the 1950s and 1960s, when the federal government was an equal partner in the cost of key provincial health programs.