Tag: Minister of Finance

  • Province Expanding Student Nutrition Program

    Province Expanding Student Nutrition Program

    Ontario is expanding and enhancing its Student Nutrition Program so that 56,000 more children and youth will get the nutritional boost they need to succeed at school. The province is making an initial investment of $32 million over the next three years as part of its five year plan to enhance the Student Nutrition Program.…

  • Ex-Prime Minister of Canada named Special Advisor on Retirement Income Security

    Ex-Prime Minister of Canada named Special Advisor on Retirement Income Security

    Government Working on Made-in-Ontario Plan               Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today that the Right Honourable Paul Martin has agreed to serve as Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance. Mr. Martin will work with the government on a made-in-Ontario solution to enhance retirement income security for the people of…

  • Liberals: Ontario remains on track to eliminate deficit by 2017-18

    Liberals: Ontario remains on track to eliminate deficit by 2017-18

    The deficit projection for the current fiscal year has improved by more than $400 million from the 2012 Budget forecast to $14.4 billion. The province remains on track to meet the 2012 Budget deficit targets in 2013-14 and 2014–15 and for the deficit to be eliminated by 2017–18. Ontario is projecting growth in real gross…