Ontario Launches New Tool to Connect People to ... - Ontario …
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Quick Facts. The number for Health Connect Ontario is 811 and it can be accessed by mobile phone, telephone landline or teletypewriter (TTY.) Telehealth and other Ontario health care service numbers will continue to operate, including numbers to find a local doctor or nurse practitioner, support to quit smoking and a referral for vaping cessation services, nutrition counselling by a registered ...
Deadlines for Renewing Your Driver and Vehicle Products
WEBMar 1, 2020 · Regular driver’s licence renewals will resume March 1, 2022. Senior drivers aged 80 and over (Class G/M) Senior drivers aged 80 and over with driver’s licences that would otherwise have expired between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2022, must renew their driver’s licences by February 28, 2022. Ontario has paused the Senior Driver’s ...
Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify …
WEBOct 15, 2021 · Quick Facts. Ontario has updated regulations and guidance, and Questions and Answers for businesses to support the implementation of the enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code and the Verify Ontario app.; The updated regulations exempt people who are currently participating in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial that is authorized by Health Canada and specified in Ministry of Health guidance.
Ontarians Can Now Visit Local Pharmacies for Paxlovid Prescriptions
WEBDec 8, 2022 · TORONTO — The Ontario government is giving people more convenient access to care by allowing pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment option used to reduce severe outcomes from COVID-19. All Ontarians are strongly encouraged to keep up to date with vaccinations, which remains the …
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WEBFeb 29, 2024 · WINDSOR — The Ontario government is investing more than $4.5 million to increase access to pediatric services for children and youth in Southwestern Ontario so they have the care they need, when they need it, right in their own community. This is part of the province’s investment of an additional $330 million each year in pediatric health ...
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WEBTORONTO — As part of the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, the Ontario government will introduce legislation that, if passed, would raise the general minimum wage from $14.35 to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2022. Under the proposed changes, the special minimum wage rate for liquor servers would be eliminated and they would be entitled to ...
Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors and Building More Beds …
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Quick Facts. Ontario’s long-term care staffing plan commits to increasing the hours of direct care to an average of four hours per day for each long-term care resident by March 2025 and increasing care provided by allied health care providers, per resident, per day by 20% by March 2023.
Ontario Begins Automatic Licence Plate Renewals
WEBJun 26, 2024 · HAMILTON — The Ontario government is making life easier and more convenient for more than eight million drivers by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to introduce automatic licence plate renewals. The change takes effect on July 1, 2024 and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.
Ontario Raising Highway Speed Limits
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The permanent increase in speed from 100km/h to 110km/h will cover 36 per cent and 860 kilometres of Ontario’s highway network. Until 1975, Highways 400, 401, 417 and the Queen Elizabeth Way were posted at 70 mph (113 km/h) before being reduced due to the energy crisis. Stunt driving penalties will continue to apply at 150 km/h.
Ontario Working for Workers by Increasing Minimum Wage to $15 …
WEBJan 1, 2022 · Quick Facts. A full-time worker making the general minimum wage will see their annual earnings increase by $1,350 in 2022. From January-November 2021, there were 767,300 workers at or below the proposed general minimum wage of $15 in Ontario (StatsCan Labour Force Survey, 2021).Most minimum wage earners are women and nearly 73 per cent of working 15 to 19-year-olds are at or below the new ...