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• Ontario Helping Parents Return to Work

  June 9, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced its plan to reopen child care centres across the province to support the next stage of the province's reopening framework. Developed in consu...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Improving Broadband and Cell Service for Rural Communities

  June 3, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO ― As Ontario safely and gradually begins to reopen, the provincial government is investing $150 million in reliable broadband and cellular service. This funding will help create even more e...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Leading COVID-19 Research in Canada

  May 21, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is quickly moving forward with innovative research to prevent, detect and treat COVID-19. These projects, part of the government's $20 million Ontari...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Reduces Financial Barriers to Postsecondary Education

  May 20, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is reducing financial barriers for full-time students attending postsecondary education. Starting today, those most in need can apply to the Ontario Student A...

  News release | Colleges and Universities

• Health and Safety Top Priority as Schools Remain Closed

  May 19, 2020 1:15 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is protecting the health and safety of students during the COVID-19 outbreak by keeping schools closed for the rest of this school year. This decision was mad...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Voluntary Redeployment of Education Workers to Fill Staffing Shortages

  May 13, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is working together with the province's education sector to voluntarily place available employees in staffing roles needed at congregate care settings during ...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Enables School Board Employees to Be Voluntarily Redeployed to Congregate Care Settings

  May 9, 2020 9:30 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government has approved an emergency order that would enable available school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to congregate care settings during the COVI...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Government Supporting Parents as Economy Reopens

  May 9, 2020 9:13 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario Government is protecting licensed child care in Ontario during the COVID-19 outbreak by ensuring parents retain access to local licensed child care, as well as E...

  News release | Education

• More Frontline Workers Eligible for Emergency Child Care

  April 29, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO ― The Ontario government is further expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those who will benefit include people...

  News release | Office of the Premier

• Minister Appoints Investigator to Examine Peel District School Board

  April 28, 2020 5:40 P.M.

  TORONTO - Today, Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, announced he has appointed Arleen Huggins to conduct an investigation into the Peel District School Board's compliance with the Minister's ...

  News release | Education