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Ontario government proposes women’s-only washrooms on construction sites
The Ontario government is proposing changes to require cleaner bathroom facilities, and women’s-only washrooms on construction sites.
According to the government, there are nearly 600,000 construction workers in Ontario, but only one in 10…
Ontario municipalities feel impacts of housing law, worry over little audit progress
TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to make municipalities ``whole'' on a loss of development charge revenue due to a new provincial law, and they say they're concerned they've seen little to no movement.…
Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate.Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade…
Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship
PICKERING, Ont. – Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it's a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward a…
The enigma of Bill 23
“A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” These famous words - spoken by Winston Churchill in 1939 to describe the incomprehensible nature of Russian interests – also aptly describe Ontario Bill 23: “The More Homes Built…
Hazel McCallion, former longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dies at 101
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hazel McCallion, who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, died Sunday morning after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. She was 101.…
Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks to the media on a construction site in Brampton, Ont., in May 2022. Later in the year, the Ford government justified its adoption of sweeping housing legislation and the opening of parts of the Greater…
Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says after federal minister raises concerns
BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Greenbelt is provincial jurisdiction, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister indicated he'd consider intervening in Ford's plans to develop parts of the protected lands.The…
CAF-FCA completes Women in the Skilled Trades program pilot
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) has completed the new National Leadership Development Program for Women in the Skilled Trades pilot.The program was developed in partnership with the Office to Advance Women…