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The first reading of the budget bill was presented to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Ontario Liberal Party representative Charles Sousa on 2 May 2013. [1] The CA$127 billion budget was designed to sufficiently appeal to Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), whose support the Liberal minority government needed in order for the bill to pass. [2]
The Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act (Bill 124, 2019; French: Loi visant à préserver la viabilité du secteur public pour les générations futures) is a law in the province of Ontario limiting public sector salary increases to one per cent for each of the next three years.
On December 8, 2022, the Ontario legislature passed the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022, which expanded the "strong-mayor" powers.Particularly, it added the ability to pass a by-law with only one-third support of council if it relates to priorities defined by the provincial government.
On November 13, 2007, the Ontario government announced that instead of appealing Belobaba's decision, it would opt to amend the act to contain a universal disclosure veto. [3] It accordingly introduced the Access to Adoption Records Act on December 10, 2007, which passed third reading in May 2008 and took effect in September 2008.
The next day on 31 October, Ontario's Progressive Conservative government introduced the Keeping Students in Class Act to preempt a strike by the union. The bill passed on 3 November along party lines with the Progressive Conservatives voting in favour and the Liberal and New Democratic parties voting against. [14]
From 1993 to 2019 the provincial government's compliance with the EBR was monitored by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, a non-partisan officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Since the dissolution of the ECO's office in 2019, responsibility for overseeing the EBR has been the responsibility of the Auditor General of Ontario.
In March 2011, the Ontario Government claimed that the combined cost of new renewable and conservation measures had been shown to account for only about 3% of total electricity cost in Ontario, although it was acknowledged that amount will rise as more green energy comes on line in future years. [23]
Ontario's HST rate is 13%, similar to New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. Ontario committed to provide a refundable tax credit of up to $260 per adult or child in 2010–11 to low income people, [19] and British Columbia committed to provide a refundable tax credit of up to $230 per adult or child in 2010–11. [20]