An unexpected boost in revenues temporarily forestalled rapid debt growth.
bc debt
February 27, 2023
6:00AM
October 17, 2022
10:33AM
Payroll costs across the provincial government sector are poised to increase sharply.
May 14, 2020
11:56AM
Debt as a share of the provincial economy could reach up to 19.8 per cent this year.
May 11, 2020
2:37PM
The provincial budget projected that net debt would grow to $48.9 billion in 2020/21.
October 29, 2018
3:01PM
Ontario’s debt grew by 107 per cent over 10 years.
September 8, 2017
9:29AM
Rhetoric from the campaign trail stressed increased spending and higher taxes.
July 6, 2017
4:30AM
Ontario has seen its share of total provincial net debt rise to 51 per cent.
February 17, 2016
8:00AM
Budget contained no plan to offset the dramatic increase in business taxes associated with reintroducing the Provincial Sales Tax a few years ago.
February 12, 2016
9:29AM
Despite avoiding annual budget deficits Clark has allowed government debt to grow.