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The Canadian federal government announced in 2023-24, $94.6 billion to transfer to the provinces and territories through major transfers (Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer, Equalization and Territorial Formula Financing), direct targeted support and trust funds), a $7 billion increase from the previous year, 2022-23. [2]
The equalization formula is "based on a three-year average of economic growth". Since the 2008 recession, the Ontario economy got stronger which resulted in lower equalization payments. [16] In 2012–2013 Ontario's equalization payments increased to a peak of $3.3-billion. It was projected to be $2-billion in 2014–2015.
Ontario: HST: 8: 13 Prince Edward Island: HST: 10: 15 [10] The HST was increased one point to 15% on October 1, 2016. [1] Quebec: GST + QST: 9.975 [11] 14.975 [12] Books are taxed at 5.0% (considered essential goods for QST but not for GST). There is an additional tax on tourist lodgings such as hotels which is usually 3.5%. This tax does not ...
Ontario's first government-run health plan, known as OMSIP (Ontario Medical Services Insurance Plan), was established and enacted on 1 July 1966. On 1 October 1969, it was replaced by OHSIP, the Ontario Health Services Insurance Plan, as a provincially-run and federally-assisted plan under the federal Medical Care Insurance Act for the ...
In 2020, the minimum wage was increased by $1.00 in lieu of indexation. There were early increases of $0.25 on October 1, 2022 and $0.50 on October 1, 2023. Nunavut: 19.00 January 1, 2024 Ontario [21] 17.20: October 1, 2024 Students under age 18 (working during a school break, summer holidays, or 28 hours or less per week while school is in ...
The Great Recession of 2008 had a considerable impact on Ontario, particularly its manufacturing sector [citation needed]. Ontario's budget surplus in 2007-2008 had by 2009-2010 given way to a $19 billion deficit. [30] Ontario government's direct subsidies to corporations average $2.7 billion per year over the five years to 2011. [31]
In an order issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on May 27, 2009, Donald Sproule, David Archibald and Michael Campbell were appointed representatives of, and the law firm Koskie Minsky was appointed as legal counsel for, all former Nortel employees, with the exception of some unionized employees. [8]
In 2021 and 2022, Ontario Teachers' invested US$75 million in FTX and US$20 million in FTX.US respectively, through its Teachers' Venture Growth platform. [24] Following FTX's collapse in early November 2022, Ontario Teachers' stated that it will write off the entirety of its US$95 million investment by the end of 2022.