Ontario Ministry of Finance

WELLINGTON — The Ontario Government is asking people from Prince Edward County for their best advice on how to make life more affordable, invest in critical public services and balance the budget by 2023 through public consultations for the 2020 Budget.  

BROCKVILLE — The Ontario Government is asking people from every region of the province for their best advice on how to make life more affordable, invest in critical public services and balance the budget by 2023 through public consultations for the 2020 Budget.

OTTAWA — Building on Premier Doug Ford's leadership, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, stressed the need for a collaborative approach to priorities that matter to the people of Ontario, and all Canadians, at today's meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers.

TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government moved forward with its balanced and prudent plan to make life more affordable, prepare people for jobs, create a more competitive business environment, connect people to places, build healthier and safer communities and make government smarter by passing the Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019. 

TORONTO — The Ontario government is attracting investment and helping businesses grow by modernizing the regulation of the province's capital markets.

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Ontario government is delivering on its commitment to reduce the aviation fuel tax rate in Northern Ontario, helping to lower the cost of living for people in the region.

BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is lowering costs and eliminating unnecessary and outdated regulations for small business owners and entrepreneurs so they can invest in their businesses, attract new customers and clients, and transform their vision into a success.

Finance Minister Rod Phillips today released the 2019 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: A Plan to Build Ontario Together — which maintains the government's commitment to balance the budget by 2023-24 through prudent fiscal management while making strategic investments in critical public services, and strengthening the conditions for job creation. 

TORONTO — Ontario's government is listening to municipalities and delivering on its commitment to maintain the structure of the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) for the 2020 municipal budget year.

TORONTO — Today the Ministry of Finance released a report on the legislated review of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act led by Doug Downey, Attorney General, and Stan Cho, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance. Their report follows extensive public consultations and input from various financial services stakeholders.

TORONTO — The Ontario Government is giving drivers more choice and convenience when it comes to their proof of auto insurance.

MIDLAND — Ontario parents and caregivers should save their receipts from day camp and summer camp for the opportunity to save come tax time. Thanks to the new Ontario Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses (CARE) tax credit, parents could receive up to 75 per cent of their eligible child care expenses for a wide range of options, including care in centres, homes and camps. 

Ontario is partnering with municipalities to combat the illegal cannabis market and keep our communities safe by providing municipalities with $6.74 million through the Ontario Cannabis Legalization Implementation Fund (OCLIF). The government is also investing $3.26 million to support municipalities with enhanced enforcement against illegal cannabis operations.

Today, the Government of Ontario delivered on its commitment of accountability and transparency to the taxpayers with the release of the province's first quarter finances. 

TORONTO — Three new board members were appointed to the board of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) today. 

TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance, has completed a successful week-long investor relations tour of the U.K., France and Germany, during which the messages of Ontario's commitment to fiscal responsibility and being open for business and open for jobs were heard loud and clear by international investors and CEOs. 

TORONTO — The Ontario Government is making Ontario open for business, open for jobs, and cutting red tape with the launch of a new independent and self-funded regulator of financial services and pensions.

NORTH YORK - The government of Ontario is putting people first and improving choice and convenience for consumers by expanding sales of beverage alcohol to nearly 300 new retail outlets across Ontario - many opening this summer, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance, announced today. These stores will provide new economic opportunities for businesses across the province, while offering local craft brewers and wineries with greater reach and visibility.  

"Today, the Fitch rating agency announced that they are moving the province from Negative watch to Stable and going to maintain our rating at AA-.

TORONTO — Ontario's Government for the People has taken important steps in providing relief for families and businesses while charting a path to a balanced budget and protecting critical public services such as health care and education — without introducing any new taxes.