Provide $3B in payroll tax and premium relief for small businesses
Provide $50M more to Venture Ontario
"Providing $50 million more to Venture Ontario, the province’s venture capital agency, to make dedicated capital fund investments to support domestic start-ups in strategic technology areas that support our national defence." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20
Create an investment tax credit for companies developing technologies that support national defence
"Creating a new Defence Security Investment Tax Credit to attract greater investment and job creation in the province and help meet our two per cent of GDP NATO commitment, including by supporting investments in innovative critical technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to support the future of defence technologies." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20
Work with the federal government to allow owners to form employee ownership trusts, and incentivise employee-owned co-operatives
"We will work with the federal government to support succession planning, allowing owners to form employee ownership trusts and put in place incentives for the creation of trusts and employee- owned co-operatives." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
We will not increase taxes on Ontario small businesses
Ensure a Buy Ontario plan strategically procures from small- and medium-sized businesses
"We will ensure that our Buy Ontario plan engages in strategic government procurement from small and medium sized enterprises, leveraging Ontario purchasing power to support Ontario talent." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
Double the Career Ready Program to help colleges and universities provide paid co-op and internship opportunities
"We will double Ontario’s Career Ready Program so Ontario colleges and universities can create additional work- integrated learning opportunities. We’d create thousands of new, paid co-op and internship opportunities for young people." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
Look into changes for commercial rental protections
"We will work with the small business community to develop and deliver the supports they need to create good jobs, including looking at changes to commercial rental protections." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a strategy to make Ontario competitive at attracting talent, starting a business, fixed cost affordability, and consumer protection
"Launch an Ontario Growth Strategy to ensure Ontario becomes a competitive place to attract talent, set up and grow a business, afford fixed costs such as clean energy and rent, and have best-in-class consumer protections." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Mandate post-secondary institutions to focus on generating intellectual property and commercialising their skills, technologies, and ideas
"Establish a province-wide policy mandating post-secondary institutions to increase their focus on IP generation and commercialization, and business adoption of skills, technologies, and ideas." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Provide tax credits for employers who hire young people through paid co-op, internship, and apprenticeship programmes
"Cut youth unemployment by half by creating 40,000 new paid co-op, internship and apprenticeship positions through tax credits for employers who hire young people." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Reduce small business taxes by 50%
"Make it easier for small businesses to compete with big box stores by slashing small business taxes by 50%, delivering up to $18,000 of tax relief to the roughly 450,000 businesses that employ almost three million people." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a fund to assist aspiring entrepreneurs with business purchases
"Establish a NextGen Ownership Fund to assist aspiring entrepreneurs with business purchases" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a fund to support green tech start-ups
Create a Commercial Renter's Bill of Rights and create standardised leases
"Implement a Commercial Renter’s Bill of Rights to protect small businesses from unexpected cost increases and ensure business stability and continuity" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22
"Create standardised leases to ensure fairness and transparency and ensure that priority is given to existing tenants when leases are up for renewal" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22
Simplify employee ownership trusts and corporation-to-worker co-op conversions
"Support new buyers or employees to purchase existing small businesses upon the owner’s retirement by simplifying employee ownership trusts and corporation to worker co-op con- versions." — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22
Increase the employer health tax exemption to $1.5M so small businesses can hire more workers
Amend zoning rules to allow for small businesses such as corner stores and cafes to open within residential neighbourhoods
Review regulations to remove ones that disproportionately affect small businesses
"Undertake a review of regulations in order to weed out red tape and costs that disproportionately affect small businesses" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22
Work with insurance providers to develop an affordable commercial insurance programme for small businesses