One of the fundamental presumptions in Canadian criminal law is that a person arrested and charged with an offence will be out of custody prior to trial. This is based on the presumption of inn...
Archived Backgrounder | Attorney General
Ontario's plan for Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs proposes to create a new unpaid job-protected leave of absence under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) where an employee or an employee's c...
Archived Backgrounder | Labour
Ontario is providing a total of approximately $18.6 million to 44 partners and agencies across the province for projects that aim to prevent human trafficking and support survivors, through th...
Archived Backgrounder | Children, Community and Social Services
The Proceeds of Crime Front-line Policing Grant is supported with funds forfeited to t...
Archived Backgrounder | Solicitor General
The federal government's Cannabis Act, if passed, would make it legal to produce, use and se...
Archived Backgrounder | Attorney General
Archived Backgrounder | Children, Community and Social Services
Ontario is committed to modernizing the regulatory system and reducing red tape for businesses. Since 2011, Ontario's burden reduction initiatives have saved businesses and other stakeholders a ...
Archived Backgrounder | Office of the Premier
Ontario intends to introduce legislation this fall that would, if passed, establish tough new rules for buying and selling tickets so fans have a fair shot at seeing their favourite music, sports a...
Archived Backgrounder | Attorney General
Enhancing access to justice in French
Archived Backgrounder | Francophone Affairs
Ontario is introducing legislation that would, if passed, modernize construction lien and holdback rules, introduce a prompt payment system and create a new process to speed up dispute resolution.
Archived Backgrounder | Attorney General
