Building Ontario’s Economy
Providing another $5 billion for the Building Ontario Fund, for a total of $8 billion, to invest in housing, long-term care, energy, transportation and municipal infrastructure projects.
Investing another $2 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund to create new opportunities for workers in the construction sector, support municipalities and help build more homes.
Increasing the Community Sport and Recreation Fund by $300 million to help build more rinks, arenas, sports centres and other community infrastructure.
Protecting Workers
Maintaining Ontario’s financial contributions to the electric vehicle and battery auto pact, which has attracted more than $45 billion in global investments in the province, including by Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions in Windsor and Volkswagen in St Thomas. A re-elected PC government will continue to make these investments regardless of any decision by the U.S. on the future of the Inflation Reduction Act, and advocating that the federal government do the same, whoever is in office.
Investing an additional $1 billion in the Skills Development Fund, on top of the existing $1.5 billion investment, to urgently expand existing training and employment programs and help workers gain valuable skills for rewarding careers in the skilled trades.
Investing an additional $100 million in the Better Jobs Ontario program to help workers access skills training and transition into in-demand jobs, including a fast-track stream for workers in sectors that are vulnerable to trade disruptions.
Investing $38 million to mobilize action centres in the event of layoffs to provide immediate employment transition supports to affected workers, including job retraining assistance, career counselling and more.
Advocating that the federal government work with provinces and territories to urgently and significantly expand worker protections, including employment insurance and the Wage Earner Protection Program.
$10 billion in cash-flow support for Ontario employers through a six-month deferral of provincially administered taxes on Ontario businesses.
$3 billion in payroll tax and premium relief for small businesses.
$120 million to support approximately 18,000 bars and restaurants by increasing the LCBO wholesale discount from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
$40 million for a new Trade-Impacted Communities Program to support municipalities and communities that face major economic disruption stemming from new tariffs.
$300 million to expand the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit to support more businesses that invest in buildings, machinery and equipment that are used for manufacturing and processing in Ontario, including investments to retool and onshore supply chains.
$600 million for the Invest Ontario Fund so Ontario can continue attracting investments that create jobs in key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, life sciences and technology.
Leveraging Ontario’s nearly $30 billion in annual provincial procurement, in addition to the $200 billion in Ontario’s plan to build, to prioritize Ontario steel, forestry products and other inputs for provincial infrastructure projects, purchase Ontario-made vehicles for government use and help local innovators access more government procurement opportunities. We will also ask and encourage municipalities to do the same in order to protect Ontario jobs and create new opportunities for Ontario and Canadian workers and businesses through their procurements.
Urging the federal government to fairly and quickly distribute retaliatory tariff revenue to impacted workers and businesses.
Keeping Us Competitive
We’re fighting the job-killing Liberal carbon tax and urging the federal government to cut red tape and streamline approvals to get big things built, including speeding up construction of new and upgraded nuclear power plants and critical mineral projects in the Ring of Fire region in Northern Ontario. We’ll keep lowering the cost of doing business to make Ontario the most competitive place to invest and create jobs.
Cleaning Up Our Streets
We’re protecting families and children by banning drug injection sites near schools and daycares and clearing out encampments from public parks with new investments in shelters. We’re cracking down on violent and repeat criminals and building new jails to keep them behind bars.
Delivering Better Care
We’re investing $1.8 billion to connect everyone in Ontario to a family doctor and primary care, alongside $50 billion to build 50 new and upgraded hospitals. We’re leading the largest medical school expansion in a decade to train more doctors. We’ve made it more convenient to connect care, with over two million visits to local pharmacies for common ailments, saving you time.