A ServiceOntario location is shown in Whitby, Ontario on Saturday Jan. 27, 2024. A plan to move nine ServiceOntario outlets into Staples Canada stores is part of a broader push by the government to consider new locations for all of the stand-alone, privately run operations of the provincial provider, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says it will look into a provincial decision to close nine ServiceOntario centres and replace them with kiosks inside select Staples Canada stores, after a Liberal MPP called for an inquiry.Posted: Jun 03, 2024 6:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The FAO's announcement comes after Stephanie Bowman, who represents Don Valley West, wrote to the FAO in January about the deal and asked it to look into plans by the government to move ServiceOntario kiosks into Staples Canada and Walmart stores. The FAO, however, says it will look at only the deal with Staples Canada.
"The FAO must receive timely information from the province to complete the project and delays in receiving information could affect the project timeline. Further, the timeline to complete this project may be impacted if other FAO projects already in progress take longer than anticipated to complete."
"They're shutting down small businesses. This is not a government that's working for small business. They're working to make their rich friends richer and we think the government needs to be held accountable," Bowman said.
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