Today the Government of Ontario tabled its fall economic statement, which was full of measures designed to address the high cost of housing for first time homeowners. Under the government's new plan first time homebuyers would be exempted from paying the Land Transfer Tax (LT...
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is conducting consultations on its proposed cycling strategy. The strategy, which is a part of the government's broader Climate Change Action Plan, is organized around five themes: Designing healthy, active, and prosperous communities ...
The government is looking for feedback as it designs a new basic income pilot project. This pilot project is meant to test whether or not a basic income is a more effective way of lifting people out of poverty than the province's current social security infrastructure. The gov...
Yesterday the Ministry of Finance issued the 2017 allocation notices for funding under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) . 388 municipalities across the province will receive OMPF funding in 2017. See below for more details on 2017 allocations. While the overall f...
The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is calling on the government of Ontario to introduce new targeted economic development stimulus spending for northern Ontario. According to NPI, northern Ontario is facing unique economic challenges, including labour shortages, and chronic ...
Voters in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada all voted to fully legalize marijuana for recreation purposes in Tuesday's US general election. They join Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, where recreational marijuana use is already permi...
The government has announced its plans to introduce legislation that would allow municipalities to use photo radar to detect speeding, amongst other measures designed to fight speeding. Specifically, the government's proposal would allow municipalities to: Use automated ...
The federal government's fall economic statement, announced this week by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, included an even greater focus on infrastructure spending than the spring budget. Specifically the fall economic update included the following new announcements: The $...
The government announced yesterday that it is increasing its investments to help municipalities work with individuals and families to find safe and affordable housing. The government is investing an additional $15 million in the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CH...
A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) predicts that government proceeds from legalizing marijuana will be lower than expected, forecasting government revenue in the millions not billions of dollars. The report argues that the government's aim of decre...