Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Business groups expect strong uptake of Ontario QR code vaccine certificates
TORONTO — Ontario business groups expect strong uptake of the new provincial app used to verify patrons' proof of COVID-19 vaccination but say they'd like financial support from the government to cover extra costs associated with it. The app, called Ve...
Ontario to make it easier for immigrants to work in their professions
TORONTO — Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would make it easier for immigrants to get licensed to work in professions that match their areas of expertise. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said the proposed legislation would, if passed, pre...
Liberal says he regrets email on accommodations for vaccine-refusing PSW constituent
TORONTO — A northern Ontario Liberal says he regrets asking the government for accommodations for a personal support worker in his constituency who refused to get vaccinated. Michael Gravelle, who represents Thunder Bay-Superior North in the legislatu...
Ontario set to release fall economic statement in early November
TORONTO — Ontario is set to release its fall economic statement on Nov. 4. The economic outlook and fiscal review will provide an update on the province's finances, such as its deficit projections. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the pandemic ...
Quebec ending COVID-19 emergency in 2022, but some health rules could remain longer
MONTREAL — Premier François Legault says that while the province plans to lift the pandemic state of emergency after younger children have been vaccinated, some health measures may stick around longer. Legault told reporters in Quebec City Wednesday th...
Ontario registry allowing businesses, non-profits to make filings online goes live
TORONTO — Ontario businesses and not-for-profit organizations can access more government services online starting Tuesday. The new Ontario Business Registry allows operators to submit files online that previously could only be processed by mail or fax...
Premier Ford declines to apologize for comments about immigrants
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford would not apologize Tuesday for comments about immigrants that some called "callous" and "xenophobic," raising concerns that he was feeding negative stereotypes about newcomers. While talking about a shortage of wor...
Refugee family settling in Peterborough, Ont., after long journey from Afghanistan
PETERBOROUGH — Parwaiz Hamidy's two young sons are all smiles as they rush down a slide at a park in Peterborough, Ont. The boys and their parents are half a world away from the chaos of Kabul, having fled the
Ontario opposition leaders call on Ford to apologize for immigrant remark
TECUMSEH, Ont. — Ontario's opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for a comment he made about immigrants. Ford was in Tecumseh, Ont., near Windsor, Ont., on Monday to announce funding for the planning of a new hospital in the region. Afte...
Sudbury jail closed to manage COVID-19 outbreak, 145 inmates moved
TORONTO — A jail in Sudbury, Ont., has closed for at least two weeks to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak among inmates. The Ministry of the Solicitor General says about 145 inmates from the facility are being moved to other jails,