Government-sector workers in the province enjoy a 10.3 per cent wage premium over their private-sector counterparts.
ontario government spending
September 14, 2022
8:00AM
Between 2018 and 2024, the Ford government will increase debt by a forecasted average of $20.7 billion annually.
August 25, 2022
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August 22, 2022
2:36PM
Governments often spend money today but promise more discipline in the future.
August 12, 2022
9:35AM
The province’s net debt will reach a projected $428.7 billion this year.
August 3, 2022
8:47AM
Ontario’s per-person government debt is 66.6 per cent higher than the weighted average of all other provinces.
April 29, 2022
11:27AM
Between 2018/19 and 2022/23, the Ontario government expects a 6 per cent increase in inflation-adjusted per-person spending.
April 26, 2022
11:30AM
Since 1990, the province's net debt-to-GDP ratio has grown from 13 per cent to 43 per cent.
April 20, 2022
3:30AM
Despite steep budget deficits, successive provincial governments have been unwilling to reduce spending.