The government signalled it may also move forward with a plan to provide portable health and dental coverage to workers without paid sick days
Ontario is ending its temporary paid sick day program, a move that will be part of the province’s 2023 budget set to be released on Thursday. Other measures include a new tax credit worth $780-million over three years for manufacturers, and investment in skilled trade training., was set to expire at the end of the month after being extended for more than two years.
In a news conference earlier this week, Mr. McNaughton told reporters that Ontario was the first province in Canada to bring in job-protected leave during the pandemic, and that the sick day program has served more than 500,000 workers over the past two years. “Certainly the program has worked and filled in its purpose,” he said.
“As we navigate global economic uncertainty and as we face new challenges like protectionist legislation in the United States, we know there’s more to do to help our manufacturing companies remain competitive,” Mr. Ford told reporters in Oakville, Ont. Mr. Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy also announced this week that the budget will include $224-million to build and upgrade skills training centres, in a bid to tackle Ontario’s labour shortage and “get more people into rewarding careers in the skilled trades.” As well, the government said it would spend $75-million more over the next three years on operations and programming to prepare workers for careers such as electricians, welders and mechanics.
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