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Ontario Updating Public Health Measures and Guidance in Response to Omicron

In response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to provide additional protection to high-risk settings, and continue to safeguard hospitals and ICU capacity as the province continues to rapidly accelerate its booster dose rollout. Based on the latest evidence and Ontario’s high rate of vaccination, the province is also updating testing and isolation guidelines to protect our most vulnerable...

Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

The Ontario government has raised the general minimum wage to $15.00 per hour starting on January 1, 2022. This new, higher general minimum wage is expanded to now include bartenders and alcohol servers. The special minimum wages for students under 18, homeworkers and hunting, fishing and wilderness guides have also increased.

As of January 1, 2022, the following wages are in place in Ontario:

• General minimum wage workers are now earning $15.00 per hour, a raise from $14.35.
• Liquor servers have...

Ontario Launches New Supports for Businesses

The Ontario government is introducing new supports for many of the businesses that are most impacted by public health measures in response to the Omicron variant. These supports include a new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program and a six-month interest- and penalty-free period to make payments for most provincially administered taxes.

Through the new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program, eligible businesses will receive rebate payments equivalent to 50 per cent of the property tax and energy costs...

2022 Budget Receives Council Approval

On December 13, Council approved the 2022 budget for the Town of Halton Hills with a blended tax rate increase of 2.85% when combined with the forecasted tax changes at Halton Region (2.16%) and school boards (0%). The local Town tax increase is 4.57% with an additional 0.67% levy dedicated towards rising insurance premiums. Based on MPAC’s 2016 Current Value Assessment (CVA) of $623,500 for the average residential property in Halton Hills, residents can expect to see an overall increase of $141.39...