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Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Province to permit six-storey wood structures
Government announcement on proposed changes to Ontario Building Code hailed as good news for northern forestry sector and for housing development and municipal planning across the province. ...
Colleges and universities boost entrepreneur programs
A $25 million initiative for young students is designed to "harness their ideas, their vision and their enthusiasm and turn them into jobs for today and for tomorrow," says Innovation Minister Reza Moridi. ...
Heard: Ontario signs research commercialization deal with South Korea
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Happening: Builder Peter Gilgan gives $30 million to St. Michaels Hospital
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Happening: Contract talks begin between Unifor, CN
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Stelco loan saved the government money at the time: Duncan
Former finance minister Dwight Duncan says the government's loan to Stelco (now U.S. Steel Canada) saved the province money. ...
Federal income splitting could cost Ontario $1.1 billion a year, Mowat Centre says
Proposed federal family income-splitting tax changes could cost Ontario more than $1.1 billion a year in lost revenue, says a Mowat Centre report. ...
Province won’t “leave people in the lurch” with U.S. Steel Canada filing: Sousa
Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the government will try to protect pensioners during U.S. Steel Canada's CCAA filing. ...
Ontario cities rank among most — and least — desirable to immigrants
Waterloo, Ottawa and Richmond Hill ranked among the most desirable destinations for new immigrants to live, according to a report released by the Conference Board of Canada Thursday. ...