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Ontario budget to bring ‘targeted investments’ but no more paid sick day program

It’s budget day in Ontario.

Published Mar 23, 2023 at 2:22pm

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Ontario budget to bring ‘targeted investments’ but no more paid sick day program

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy listens to Ontario Premier Doug Ford speak after touring the Oakville Stamping and Bending Limited facility in Oakville, Ont., on March 22, 2023. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

TORONTO — It’s budget day in Ontario and the finance minister says he’s prepared a plan with “targeted investments” to ensure the province’s economy stays resilient in the face of uncertainty.

One investment that won’t be in the budget, however, is a sick day program.

Government sources told The Canadian Press on the eve of the budget that a program to give workers three paid sick days during the pandemic won’t be renewed after it expires at the end of this month.

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