An update from Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Credit Unions of Ontario is predicting better-than-expected growth, but warns not all parts of the province will benefit. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Heard: Little change to budget bill in committee
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Seen: Budget 2016 public consultations launched
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Happening: Manitoba to link cap-and-trade system with Ontario and Quebec
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Ontario sees small job loss in November
November saw a small increase in full-time jobs of 5,700 offset by a larger decrease in part-time jobs of 12,000, while the unemployment rate ticked up from 6.8 per cent to 6.9 per cent ...
In Ontario, diamond royalties aren’t forever: Auditor General
Auditor General’s 2015 annual report found there was $2.5 billion in diamonds dug up in Ontario from 2008 to 2014, but that the province received less than $20 million in royalties ...
Mining needs a hand – starting with tax credits: Chamber
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is calling for more clarity and government support for the sector, 'one of a few sectors in which Ontario plays an outsized role on the international landscape.' ...
Faster ‘superloads’ and a shot of pension cash: Ontario trying to ‘refresh’ economic development
Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid says businesses are telling him 'we’re still in their faces far too often.' ...
Province rules out expanding land transfer tax beyond Toronto
Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin made the statement during question period on Tuesday morning, putting an end to what he called a 'campaign of misinformation' by the PCs and real estate groups. ...
Happening: Government report on credit unions coming ‘in the near future’
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