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Create a new $5B Protect Ontario Account to support major industries and workers, including with financial support programmes
"$5 billion to support the resiliency of major industries and workers through a new Protect Ontario Account to ensure Ontario is ready for all scenarios if widespread tariffs are imposed. This includes financial support programs that would help large-scale industrial job creators in the province address operational challenges, reshore supply chains, restructure and re-tool to find new customers and keep workers employed." — Our Plan to Protect Ontario, retrieved 2025-02-26
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Enhance termination and severance rights for workers affected by tariff-related layoffs and closures
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Provide $3B in payroll tax and premium relief for small businesses
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Increase the LCBO wholesale discount from 10% to 15%
"$120 million to support approximately 18,000 bars and restaurants by increasing the LCBO wholesale discount from 10 per cent to 15 per cent." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
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Prioritise Ontario steel and forestry products in infrastructure projects and purchase Ontario-made vehicles for government use
"Leveraging Ontario’s nearly $30 billion in annual provincial procurement, in addition to the $200 billion in Ontario’s plan to build, to prioritize Ontario steel, forestry products and other inputs for provincial infrastructure projects, purchase Ontario-made vehicles for government use and help local innovators access more government procurement opportunities. We will also ask and encourage municipalities to do the same in order to protect Ontario jobs and create new opportunities for Ontario and Canadian workers and businesses through their procurements." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
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Provide a six-month deferral of provincially-administered business taxes
"$10 billion in cash-flow support for Ontario employers through a six-month deferral of provincially administered taxes on Ontario businesses." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
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Provide $40M to support municipalities and communities that face major economic disruption from new tariffs
"$40 million for a new Trade-Impacted Communities Program to support municipalities and communities that face major economic disruption stemming from new tariffs." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
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Provide $600M for the Invest Ontario Fund
"$600 million for the Invest Ontario Fund so Ontario can continue attracting investments that create jobs in key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, life sciences and technology." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
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Expand the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
"$300 million to expand the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit to support more businesses that invest in buildings, machinery and equipment that are used for manufacturing and processing in Ontario, including investments to retool and onshore supply chains." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19