The Premier could give no specific timeline for when Mayor John Tory will be able to access the new revenue tool. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Nearly two-thirds back foreign home buyers’ tax in the GTA: Poll
A new Forum Research poll suggests most Ontario voters would be supportive of taxing foreign homebuyers. ...
Wynne doubles down on bid for exemption to proposed ‘buy American’ policy
Premier Kathleen Wynne said she will look at "other options" if New York state legislators don't give Canadian businesses an exemption, including a standalone bilateral agreement. ...
Twelve-packs of beer in the LCBO now being ‘evaluated’
The LCBO announced a pilot project involving 12-packs of beer back in August 2015. ...
Wynne says housing affordability fix won’t shrink protected Greenbelt
The Premier said her government is working to tackle a “whole range of supply- and demand-side issues" to temper the housing market. ...
Sousa eyes upcoming budget for housing affordability ‘package’
Premier Kathleen Wynne has promised a "comprehensive set of plans" to tackle the rental and real estate markets. ...
Wynne: ‘Comprehensive set of plans’ coming to cool real estate and rental markets
"This is something that has to be addressed," the Premier declared. ...
Ontario left hanging after house-flipping tax hike left out of federal budget
Finance Minister Charles Sousa's pitch to hike capital gains taxes and cool off the housing market didn't show up in yesterday's federal budget. ...
Ontario calling on Ottawa to help slow down housing speculation
Finance Minister Charles Sousa wrote to his federal counterpart to seek changes to capital gains taxes, in the hopes it could cool housing prices. ...
OPG strikes ‘confidential’ deal to buy beleaguered partner out of solar project
The project, a 44-megawatt solar farm on the site of the shuttered Nanticoke coal-fired power plant, represents a new direction for OPG, which produces about half of Ontario’s electricity via nuclear power plants and hyd ...