"Protect prime farmland, including the Greenbelt and champion a sustainable agri-food sector to support farmers and rural communities." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We’ll support sustainable agriculture by investing in eco-friendly farming practices, local food production, and improving access to markets for farmers. We’ll provide incentives for farmers to adopt green technologies and reduce carbon footprints, while ensuring fair prices for locally grown produce. We’ll also support rural communities by improving infrastructure and access to resources. Funding will come from reallocating subsidies from industrial agriculture and redirecting them to support small-scale, sustainable farming initiatives. This will help build a more resilient food system.

"To address the threat of Trump tariffs on agricultural products like pork, beef, grain products and fresh vegetables, an Ontario NDP government would completely remove the cap from the Risk Management Program, ensuring the government has the tools it needs to protect Ontario farmers from Cochrane to Algoma, and the jobs they support." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

"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

"We will protect prime farmland and stop the unfair and secretive Wilmot land grab, focusing development sensibly and cost-effectively within existing urban boundaries." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20

We’ll improve protections for gig and contract workers by ensuring fair wages, job security, and access to benefits like healthcare and paid leave. We’ll implement legislation that guarantees workers have the right to unionize and negotiate better conditions. Additionally, we’ll create pathways for gig and contract workers to transition into full-time employment if desired. Funding for these initiatives will come from expanding labor protections and fair taxation on companies that rely on gig work.

"Removing all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions following a final assessment under the Canada Free Trade Agreement and encouraging all other provinces to follow suit." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Supporting labour mobility across Canada by streamlining credential recognition for certified professionals, expanding existing exemptions to more credentialed occupations and reducing existing labour mobility exceptions." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Fighting red tape that blocks interprovincial trade by recognizing regulatory standards and certifications across Canada with Regulatory Recognition Agreements for key sectors such as trucking. These will ensure that a good or service that is sold or used in one province or territory can be readily sold or used in all provinces and territories by default." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Investing $50 million to launch the new Ontario Together Trade Fund to support businesses that make near-term investments to service more interprovincial customers, develop new markets and re-shore critical supply chains." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Immediately enabling direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol products with all willing provinces and territories, which will provide new markets for Ontario wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries and more choice for Ontario consumers, as well as for producers and consumers across Canada." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Work with other provinces to eliminate nonsensical interprovincial trade barriers by adopting a policy of mutual recognition of skills and regulated professions and building a truly Team Canada approach to growth and diversification." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"We will find new customers for Algoma Steel in Sault St. Marie, Vale mining operations in Sudbury, that will benefit the thousands of Northerners employed in mining operations and related industries, and the thousands employed in the forestry industry." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Negotiate in good faith and eliminate the practice of using the notwithstanding clause to trample on workers’ rights." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We’ll strengthen labor protections by ensuring fair wages, improving workplace safety, and expanding paid leave and benefits. We’ll ensure workers have the right to unionize and negotiate better working conditions. Additionally, we’ll introduce stronger enforcement of labor laws to protect vulnerable workers and reduce exploitation. Funding will come from fair taxation on large corporations and reallocation of resources to support labor rights enforcement. This will create a safer and more equitable working environment for all Ontarians.

"We’ll make it easier to form a union and collect the bigger paycheque that comes with it, by returning to a simple card certification system." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20

"We will continue to champion real reforms that benefit workers that have been rejected by the Ford government including: 10-days paid leave; equal pay; anti-scab legislation, and enforcement of workplace law violations, including severe penalties for unsafe work conditions." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Maintaining Ontario’s financial contributions to the electric vehicle and battery auto pact, which has attracted more than $45 billion in global investments in the province, including by Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions in Windsor and Volkswagen in St Thomas. A re-elected PC government would continue to make these investments regardless of any decision by the U.S. on the future of the IRA.

Advocating that the federal government do the same, whoever is in office." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

"Investing an additional $1 billion in the Skills Development Fund, on top of the existing $1.5 billion investment, to urgently expand existing training and employment programs and help workers gain valuable skills for rewarding careers in the skilled trades." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

"Investing an additional $100 million in the Better Jobs Ontario program to help workers access skills training and transition into in-demand jobs, including a fast-track stream for workers in sectors that are vulnerable to trade disruptions." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

"Investing $38 million to mobilize action centres in the event of layoffs to provide immediate employment transition supports to affected workers, including job retraining assistance, career counselling and more." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

"We will restore Canadian Content requirements that Ford changed for the Ontario Line subway project back to 25 per cent, to make sure Ontario transit projects use Ontario made vehicles like those built in Thunder Bay. Northern communities have lost thousands of good paying manufacturing jobs since 2018. We will work with unions, employers and communities in Algoma, Timmins, Scheiber and Terrace Bay to protect jobs and the communities built around industries." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

We’ll promote responsible mining by ensuring environmental protections are in place and that communities benefit from mineral extraction. We’ll invest in clean technology to reduce the environmental impact of mining while creating jobs in the green economy. Additionally, we’ll ensure that Indigenous communities are consulted and that their rights are respected in any mining projects. Funding will come from redirecting subsidies from environmentally harmful industries and reinvesting in sustainable mining practices. This will help ensure that Ontario’s mineral resources are used responsibly, benefiting both the economy and the environment.

"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

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.

"$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

"Investing $200 million for the Shipbuilding Grant Program under Ontario’s Marine Transportation Strategy to help make Ontario’s shipbuilding industry a full regional partner under the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy and secure Canadian contracts to build, retrofit, and repair Canadian Navy ships in Ontario." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

We’ll support startups and small businesses by reducing red tape, providing tax incentives, and offering access to affordable financing. We’ll invest in programs that help entrepreneurs scale their businesses and provide mentorship opportunities. Additionally, we’ll ensure access to high-speed internet and modern infrastructure for small businesses to thrive. Funding will come from reallocating resources to support innovation and creating a more supportive regulatory environment for small business growth. This will help create a vibrant, diverse economy where local businesses can succeed.

We’ll boost tourism by investing in marketing, supporting local attractions, and developing sustainable tourism initiatives. We’ll work with municipalities to improve infrastructure, making it easier for visitors to access key sites while preserving local communities and ecosystems. Funding will come from reallocating resources from less effective tourism programs and partnering with local businesses to create packages and experiences that highlight Ontario’s diverse regions. This will create jobs, attract visitors, and promote Ontario as a year-round destination.

"We will bring back the Stay-cation Tax Credit to encourage tourism and travel within Ontario. This will help stabilize Niagara region tourism recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of tariffs." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Doug Ford renewed the Ontario PCs’ commitment to enforce compulsory certification in the electrical trade and ensure all electrical workers in Ontario are registered apprentices or have a certificate of qualification." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

"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

We’ll invest in trades education by expanding apprenticeship programs, ensuring students have access to hands-on training and mentorship. We’ll reduce barriers for people entering the trades, including providing financial support for tuition and tools. We’ll also work with industry partners to ensure programs are aligned with job market needs, creating pathways for high-paying, in-demand careers. Funding will come from redirecting resources from traditional academic pathways and creating partnerships with employers to support training and employment opportunities.

"$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

"$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

"$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

"$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

"$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

"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

"Backstop Ontario businesses with a new Fight Tariffs Fund that gives them access to lower-than-market interest rates (government rates)." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Ensure Ontario taxpayer dollars support local businesses and jobs by excluding American companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink from procurement." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We’ll address Trump’s tariffs by advocating for fair trade agreements that protect Ontario’s industries and workers. We’ll work with the federal government to mitigate the impacts of tariffs, providing support to affected businesses and industries through targeted subsidies and alternative markets. Additionally, we’ll invest in diversifying our trading partners, reducing our dependency on any single country, and ensuring that Ontario businesses remain competitive globally. This will help protect jobs, support local economies, and create long-term stability for Ontario's industries.

"We will work with affected industries in auto, agriculture and steel, and tourism, alongside labour unions, to defend every job, help businesses find new markets, promote Ontario-made goods and direct government to procure locally." — _On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara_, retrieved 2025-02-20

"We will immediately direct provincial agencies to prioritize Canadian goods in their procurement processes and will work with the federal government to protect the incomes of workers affected by tariffs." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

"We will also direct the provincial government and provincially-funded entities to adopt Buy Ontario public procurement policies to offset the impact of tariffs on Ontario food exporters." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

"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