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Little Jamaica, also known as Eglinton West, [1] is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along Eglinton Avenue West , from Marlee Avenue to Keele Street , and is part of four neighbourhoods: Silverthorn , Briar Hill–Belgravia , Caledonia–Fairbank , and Oakwood–Vaughan .
Ontario: ON: Ont. Ont. O. was not uncommon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for either Ontario or Ohio. An assumption of intranational context was often the only disambiguating factor in that era. Prince Edward Island: PE: P.E.I. Î.-P.-É. Î.-P.-É. is short for Île du Prince-Édouard. Quebec: QC: Que. Qc
The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (MPBSDP; formerly the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services) is a ministry of the Government of Ontario. It is responsible for ServiceOntario , which, among other responsibilities, issues driver's licenses, health cards, birth certificates and other provincial documents ...
The program has faced criticism; the Ontario NDP questioned the provincial government's decision to enter into a taxpayer-funded sole-source contract with an American-owned corporation to deliver government services. [6] Taxpayer money is being used to fund the construction of the in-store locations, at an estimated cost of $1.75 million. [9]
The Liberal government passed immigration that excluded non-whites unless immigrants participated in manual labor (James & Walker, 1984). [ citation needed ] Agnes Macdonald , the second wife of the first Prime Minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald , was born in Jamaica.
Started in 1883 and completed in 1889, the building was the first federal government office building constructed outside the Parliament Hill precinct. Originally named the Southwest Departmental Building during construction, its name from completion until 2017 came from Sir Hector-Louis Langevin , the Public Works Minister in the Cabinet of Sir ...
It was upgraded to a full ministry in 2017 by the government of Kathleen Wynne. [5] Following the 2018 Ontario general election, the new government of Doug Ford announced plans to demote the department from a ministry back down to an office, [6] but was forced to backtrack in the face of community opposition. [7]
For example in 1985, it was renamed Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology to reflect the growing importance of technology in Ontario's economy. Since 1993, the department was mostly named the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade or some similar variations, except between 2002 and 2003 when it was briefly named Ministry of Enterprise ...