Today, on March 25th, 2020, the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance released Ontario's Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 (March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update). Economic Update The Province of Ontario…
On March 24th, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced an immediate electricity rate relief for families, small businesses, and farms. Time of Use (TOU) rates will be suspended, and instead,…
On March 21st, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced that it will be launching Ontario Together, a new website that will help businesses and their employees work with the province…
Dear OSPE Members, OSPE is in continuous contact with our members, industry partners and government to assess the current situation on infrastructure projects as it relates to COVID-19. While some…
Our partners at BMS have put together a guide on the provincial Government’s response to COVID-19; helpfully, they have outlined the powers the government has during a State of Emergency,…
On Monday, March 2, 2020, the Government of Ontario, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation decided to move forward with an agreement that advances the planning and developing…
On January 23, 2020, OSPE was invited to deliver recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, ahead of Ontario’s 2020 Budget. OSPE CEO Sandro Perruzza had the…
Provincial Minister of Transportation, Hon. Caroline Mulroney recently released the first of a series of Regional Transportation Plans. This first plan focuses on the region of Southwestern Ontario, which is…
The Government of Ontario, through its Transform and modernize the delivery of Ontario's Building Code Services is proposing several changes to try and support the building sector while streamlining the…
Fiscal and Economic Update Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered his first fiscal and economic update following the 2019 federal election. The Government of Canada projects the federal deficit will be: $26.6…
