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n/a. Water supply and sanitation in Canada is nearly universal and generally of good quality, but a lack of clean drinking water in many First Nations communities remains a problem. [2] Water use in Canada is high compared to Europe, since water tariffs are low and 44% of users are not metered . Despite a commitment by the federal government to ...
The Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act (Bill 124, 2019; French: Loi visant à préserver la viabilité du secteur public pour les générations futures) is a law in the province of Ontario limiting public sector salary increases to one per cent for each of the next three years. After a legal challenge from unions ...
A formal system of equalization payments was first introduced in 1957. The original program had the goal of giving each province the same per-capita revenue as the two wealthiest provinces, Ontario and British Columbia, in three tax bases: personal income taxes, corporate income taxes and succession duties (inheritance taxes).
On 16 February 2012 Ornge formally became the subject of an Ontario Provincial Police investigation for "financial irregularities". Ontario power plant scandal — In 2011, plans to construct a gas-fired power plant in an environmentally sensitive area of Mississauga had some residents up in arms. After weeks of continual protest from concerned ...
An Ontario Clean Water Agency hybrid vehicle. OCWA was created in 1993 by the NDP government of Premier Bob Rae under the Ontario Capital Investment Plan Act and initially took over provincial ownership of 153 water-treatment plants and 77 sewage-treatment facilities. It also operated 116 municipally owned water and sewage facilities.
The Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP), also simply known as Bag it Back, is a regulation of the province of Ontario, Canada.Its purpose is to divert recyclable materials from landfill or low-quality recycling uses by charging a fee for each alcoholic beverage container sold in the province, and processing the material for re-use or other recycling activities once the containers are ...
List of birds of Ontario. The common loon is the official provincial bird of Ontario. This list of birds of Ontario includes all the bird species recorded in the Canadian province of Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of July 2021 there were 508 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the ...
Introduced free dental care for low-income seniors. Oversaw Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancelled passenger vehicle license plate renewal fees. Scrapped Liberal plans to raise the minimum wage in Ontario to $15 in 2018 but eventually raised the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour in January 2022 and $16.50 in October 2023.