Accessible, affordable childcare is vital for families. We need a publicly funded system that supports parents and children alike.
We’ll create a universal, publicly funded childcare system that covers all families, regardless of income. By increasing provincial funding, we’ll reduce fees for parents and ensure fair wages for childcare workers. We’ll also work with municipalities to expand local services and provide flexible care options for parents, making it easier for families to access the support they need. This will be fully integrated with other family services, creating a seamless, comprehensive support system for Ontario’s working families.
Create 53,000 new, public or not-for-profit affordable childcare spaces
Establish a regional waitlist for childcare spaces with a single Daycare Application Portal
"We will end the stress and uncertainty of applying at dozens of child care centres and following up endlessly to secure a spot and establish one single Daycare Application Portal for each region to make it easier to find quality childcare close to home." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
Establish a wage grid for childcare workers and ensure decent work standards
"We will ensure access to French language education programs close to home, and invest in French-language child care, a proven gateway to French language education." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20
Remove rules limit municipalities in creating their own childcare spaces
We'll break up food monopolies, invest in local farming, and lower food costs for all.
To address rising food costs, we’ll invest in local food production and sustainable farming practices to reduce reliance on imported goods. We’ll break up the monopolies that control much of the food supply, creating more competition and driving prices down. Supporting farmers with incentives for environmentally friendly practices will also help ensure local, healthy food is more accessible. Additionally, we’ll expand programs that provide nutritious meals to those in need, ensuring that no one has to choose between paying bills and putting food on the table.
Provide a recurring monthly grocery rebate based on household income and family size
"Designing a refundable tax credit in Ontario linked to food purchased from stores indicators from the Ontario Consumer Price Index (O-CPI) and phased in similarly to the Ontario Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses (CARE) Tax Credit requires a structured approach that balances inflation responsiveness, income sensitivity, and administrative feasibility.
The NDP’s Monthly Grocery Rebate would be delivered to Ontarians on a monthly basis. The baseline credit/benefit is tied to the cost of a basket of essential food items, how much each family spent on the basket of essential food items annually before Ford became Premier, and how much that price has increased since. The amount is increased given changes to the price of the basket of essential food items in grocery stores. The rebate is non-taxable and recipients are identified based on 2024 tax filings.
This design ensures the credit adapts to rising food costs while targeting low-to-moderate-income families. By borrowing some successful elements from Ontario’s existing refundable credits (e.g., the CARE Tax Credit’s phase-in structure and the Trillium Benefit’s inflation adjustments), it balances equity, efficiency, and simplicity.
Eligibility Criteria
Residency: Recipients must be Ontario residents as of December 31 of the tax year.
Income Threshold: Introduce a phased-in structure where the credit amount decreases as household income rises.
• Full credit for family households with adjusted net income ≤ $65,000; full credit for individuals with adjusted net income ≤$50,000.
• Partial credit phased out by 3.5% of family household income exceeding $65,000, and reaching zero at $100,000 (final phase-out credit = 51%)
• Partial credit phased out by 3.5% of individual income exceeding $50,000, and reaching zero at $65,000 (final phase-out credit = 51%)
Base Credit: Provides $40 per adult in each household.
Family Size Adjustments: Provide additional amounts per dependent (eg $20 base credit per child under 18) to reflect higher food costs for larger households."
Require big grocery retailers to publish when they raise prices more than 2% in a week
"We will bring transparency to grocery prices by forcing big retailers to display signage when they raise prices on basic grocery items more than two per cent in a week (by weight, to protect against shrinkflation), and we’ll crack down on price fixing and other unfair practices by establishing a new consumer watchdog to keep food prices fair." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22
Establish a watchdog to enforce competition laws and keep food prices fair
"We will create an office for a provincial Consumer Watchdog that will be a one stop shop for consumer complaints. A core challenge of consumer protection in Ontario that enforcement requires the individual to pursue legal action, or the Government of Ontario to impose a fine on those who violate it. You shouldn't need a lawyer to stop corporations from gouging you with deceptive pricing. The Consumer Watchdog would hold the power to investigate businesses or other entities on consumer protection laws or practices. They could release public reports similar to the Auditor General or the Ombudsman of Ontario, and to level fines or other penalties against businesses found to be in violation of consumer protection legislation." — ontariondp.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20
"We will establish a Corporate Crime and Competition Bureau to enforce competition laws and prevent coordinated price hikes among Ontario grocers. The Bureau would focus on actively monitoring large corporations and conspiracies that would otherwise be nearly impossible to detect at the consumer level." — ontariondp.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20
Create a universal school food programme, using fresh food prepared and grown in-province
"Feed students. Kids can’t learn on an empty stomach. Families are facing record high grocery bills, and inflation from tariffs could drive up costs even further. We’ll create a universal School Food Program so that every child in Ontario is set up to succeed. Ontario already feeds some kids in school, we’ll expand it for all and use fresh food prepared and grown right here in Ontario to do it. We can help kids focus on their teacher, not their hunger, and give families some financial relief." — ontariondp.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20
Double funding for the First Nations School Nutrition Program
"Permanently cutting the provincial tax on gas by 5.7 cents per litre and on diesel by 5.3 cents, for total savings of 10.7 cents per litre of gas when combined with the PCs’ cancellation of the Liberal cap-and-trade carbon tax. Since the gas tax cuts were first introduced, the Ontario PCs have saved the average driver more than $400." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
Review provincial auto insurance practices and premiums
"Undertake a comprehensive review of provincial auto insurance practices and premiums, which have become the most expensive in Canada, in order to bring costs down for consumers, improve accident care and better protect owners from auto theft." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
We’ll invest in green transit and cleaner energy to reduce fuel and transportation costs.
To reduce fuel and transportation costs, we’ll invest in expanding public transit networks, making them more accessible, affordable, and environmentally friendly. We’ll subsidize fares for low-income individuals and introduce electric vehicle incentives to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. We’ll fund this by reallocating subsidies currently given to the oil and gas industry, redirecting those funds into green infrastructure. This will create more jobs in sustainable transportation and clean energy sectors, reducing costs while building a greener future.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Fuel and transportation costs.
We’ll eliminate tuition fees, offer interest-free loans, and fund education through progressive taxes.
We’ll eliminate tuition fees for public post-secondary education and make sure students have access to affordable housing and support services. To pay for this, we’ll increase funding for universities and colleges while introducing a progressive tax on large corporations. We’ll also provide interest-free student loans, with repayment tied to income, so graduates aren’t burdened with crippling debt. This approach will ensure every Ontarian has the opportunity to access higher education without the financial strain, creating a more skilled and prosperous workforce.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
Permanently double the Ontario Disability Support Program benefits and index it to inflation
"Permanently double the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits and index it to inflation so that Ontario’s most vulnerable are not left behind." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
We’ll raise the minimum wage, expand affordable housing, and implement a basic income.
To tackle poverty, we’ll raise the minimum wage to a livable standard and ensure it’s tied to inflation. We’ll increase funding for affordable housing projects, targeting areas with the highest need, and work with municipalities to streamline construction processes. A basic income program will be introduced to provide direct financial support to individuals living below the poverty line, ensuring a safety net for all. We’ll fund these initiatives by restructuring corporate tax policies and closing tax loopholes, ensuring the wealthiest contribute their fair share. This will create a fairer economy where everyone can thrive.
Take control of Ottawa's Lite-Rail Transit network, and integrate it with Metrolinx
"A re-elected PC government would upload the Ottawa LRT, subject to due diligence, and integrate its operations under Metrolinx. This integration would create new opportunities to reduce costs and improve services through greater economies of scale and expertise in managing large projects, particularly as the LRT project completes Stage 2 and begins Stage 3 expansion." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
Build multiple new GO rail lines
"When fully realized, GO 2.0 would support the creation of multiple new lines, including a line running through mid-town Toronto, a line from Bolton to Union Station via Woodbridge and Etobicoke, as well as extensions and improvements to existing lines, including Richmond Hill." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
Move up the Sheppard East subway extension to connect the TTC's Line 4 with the Scarborough Subway Extension at Sheppard Ave E & McGowan Rd
"Moving up the Sheppard East subway extension to connect the TTC’s Line 4 with the Scarborough Subway Extension at Sheppard Ave. East and McCowan Road." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
Provide two-way, all-day GO rail service for Milton and Kitchener
Seek to build a freight rail bypass along the Highway 407 corridor in the Peel Region to free up existing rails for passenger train service
"Working in partnership with the federal government, CPKC and CN to ensure continued and reliable freight rail access throughout the region, a re-elected PC government would seek to build a freight rail bypass along the Highway 407 corridor in Peel Region that would take freight rail around the City of Toronto to reduce congestion and free up existing rail capacity for passenger train service." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19
Electrify and increase GO service throught the GTA and southwestern Ontario
Hire 300 more special constables for the TTC, OC Transpo, Metrolinks, and other major transit providers
"Hire an additional 300 special constables for TTC, OC Transpo, Metrolinx and other major transit service providers across the province." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Provide operational funding for safety equipment like cameras for transit services
We’ll expand public transit, invest in electric buses, and fund it through redirected subsidies and a levy on high-income earners.
We’ll expand and improve public transit systems to make them more affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly. By investing in electric buses, cleaner energy sources, and new transit lines, we’ll reduce congestion and make commuting easier for everyone. We’ll fund this through redirecting subsidies currently going to fossil fuel industries and by implementing a small transit levy on high-income earners. This will ensure more people have access to reliable and sustainable public transit, reducing traffic, emissions, and overall transportation costs.
Expand the GO Lakeshore West rail line, build the Grimsby GO station, and restore reliable express GO service
"Commuters in Niagara will finally be able to ride on the long-planned and long-delayed expansions and improvements to the GO Lakeshore West rail line, including moving ahead on the Grimsby GO station and restoring reliable express GO service." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20
Advance planning for expanded GO rail service to communities such as Cambridge, Guelph, and London
Fund Phase 2 of the Waterloo ION LRT
Cost share municipal transit operating funding 50-50
We’ll increase seniors' benefits, expand healthcare access, and fund it through higher taxes on the wealthiest.
We’ll increase seniors' benefits to ensure they can live with dignity and security. By boosting funding for programs like the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat and expanding the Guaranteed Income Supplement, we’ll ensure seniors have access to affordable housing, healthcare, and social services. We’ll fund this by raising taxes on the wealthiest Ontarians and reallocating resources from non-essential spending. This will help lift seniors out of poverty and improve their quality of life.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Seniors' benefits.
Reduce taxes on taxable income between $51,446 and $75,000 by 22%
"Introduce the More For You Tax Cut, delivering $1,150 in permanent financial relief for Ontario families. This includes permanently cutting taxes for Ontario workers on taxable income between $51,446 and $75,000 by 22%, from the current 9.15% to 7.15%; as well as eliminating sales tax (HST) on home heating and hydro bills." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
We’ll raise taxes on the wealthy, expand rebates for families, and introduce a carbon tax reinvested in green infrastructure and services.
We’ll implement progressive tax measures, ensuring the wealthiest pay their fair share while providing targeted rebates for low- and middle-income families. This includes expanding the Ontario Child Benefit, offering rebates for energy-efficient home improvements, and creating a tax credit for families who invest in local, sustainable food and products. We’ll also introduce a carbon tax that reinvests in green infrastructure and clean energy projects, while providing rebates to offset costs for lower-income households. By closing tax loopholes and reducing corporate tax breaks, we’ll ensure more funds are directed to public services, making sure Ontarians have access to affordable healthcare, education, and housing.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Tax measures and rebates.
We’ll reduce utility costs by investing in renewables, creating a public energy grid, and implementing a sliding scale for rates.
We’ll reduce utility costs by investing in renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and creating a publicly-owned energy grid. We’ll eliminate unfair pricing practices, expand support for low-income households, and implement a sliding scale for utility rates based on income. Funding will come from reducing corporate subsidies and redirecting profits from the public energy grid back into infrastructure improvements and rate reductions, ensuring Ontarians can access affordable utilities while building a sustainable, green future.
We don't have any ONDP policies on Uitility costs.
