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A request was made to the Financial Accountability Office by the Liberal Party in regards to the deal. [10] In January 2025, the FAO released a report noting that the deal would cost the government $1.5 million more than the initial government estimation of $10.2 million.
The new Ministry also acquired the functions associated with the promotion of public safety for boilers, elevators, building standards and fuels, the regulation of theatres, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the Liquor License Board of Ontario. In 1986, a standalone Ministry of Financial Institutions and assumed the responsibility over ...
In Ontario, a person may be represented by an individual licensed by the Law Society of Ontario such as a lawyer or a paralegal. [7] There are other exemptions for unpaid representatives such as direct employees of the landlord or in the case of a tenant a friend or family member.
Rent regulation was first briefly introduced in Ontario under the National Housing Act 1944.After lobbying by business it was repealed in under a decade. The modern history of rent controls began in July 1975 when the Residential Premises Rent Review Act 1975 was enacted after the demand for rent controls became a major issue in the period leading to the 1975 provincial election. [2]
In July 2011, the Government of Ontario introduced the Ontario photo card for Ontarians who do not hold a valid Ontario driver's licence. [18] The fee is $35 for five years. As of May 2012, more than 40,000 cards are in circulation. [19] It is offered at 85 ServiceOntario locations. [19]
In 1973, the Ministry of Housing was established by The Ministry of Housing Act, inheriting the Plans Administration Branch from the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as the Ontario Housing Corporation from the Ministry of Revenue.
In 2011, the Social Housing Reform Act was replaced by the Housing Services Act, which came into force on January 1, 2012. The Act afforded municipal service managers more flexibility to manage social housing at a local level and to build new affordable housing. The Act also turned SHSC into HSC (the Housing Services Corporation).
The SHSC was created in 2002 following the devolution of responsibility for over 270,000 social housing units from the province to the municipalities to "provide Ontario housing providers and service managers with bulk purchasing, insurance, investment and information services that add significant value to their operations." [155]