Ontario recently notified municipal public health units that it will reduce its cost-sharing levels from 100 per cent or 75 per cent in some cases, to 60 to 70 per cent for some municipalities, and 50-50 for Toronto. Continue reading →

Hamilton’s 2019 operating budget has lost $8.8 million as a result of changes to cost-sharing agreements between the provincial government and municipalities. Continue reading →

Toronto Public Health is responsible for a wide variety of services, including school immunization programs, protection from infectious diseases, ensuring safe drinking water and more. Continue reading →

In its budget delivered last week, the government says it plans to streamline the way land ambulance dispatch services are delivered by integrating the 59 emergency health services operators and 22 dispatch centres. Continue reading →

Legal Aid CEO David Field says in a memo to staff today that the province has told the agency it can only use federal funding to cover new immigration and refugee services this year. Continue reading →

Legal Aid Ontario budget cuts by the Doug Ford government eliminate funding for refugee and immigration law services. Continue reading →

The PCs claim the reduction will come from their previously announced reforms to social assistance programs in the province. Continue reading →

“If working-class people are gathered outside here today with flags and noisemakers and protesting this, how can your government say it’s for the people?” said one protester. Continue reading →

Legal Aid Ontario sent a letter to staff Thursday as the government tabled its first budget, saying the province is reducing funding to the organization by 30 per cent. Continue reading →