The Fall Economic Statement was released by the Ontario government this week (nov 6) and in it includes plans for increased spending in several areas.
In total, an additional $1.3 billion is set to be spent more than forecasted in last years budget. They say the provincial deficit has fallen to $9 billion.
The province reversing cuts to several areas such as childcare and public health units following public and political backlash attributes some of that figure.
But now they’re going the other way, investing more money in education and healthcare than the province has ever seen before, with cuts expected to be made elsewhere.
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton says job creation has always been a top priority, and they’ve been able to invest more funding in certain areas because of it.
Speaking to his recently additional duties with Trades and Skill development, the minister says they outlined in the statement is building a relationship with small-business owners to take on apprentices.
