What Ontario Employers & Homebuyers Need to Know Right Now
Ontario Job Grant Now Accepting Applications
The Ontario Job Grant (OJG) is now open and provides funding to help employers train staff, upgrade skills and improve workplace productivity while reducing training costs.
What you can receive:
- Up to $10,000 per employee for training
- Up to $15,000 per new hire (previously unemployed) for small businesses under 100 employees
- Funding for both existing staff and new hires
- Training must be delivered through an approved third-party provider
Eligibility at a glance:
- Ontario-based private-sector or non-profit employers
- Trainees must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons living and working in Ontario
- Training must support business needs and workforce development goals
Important note:
Funding is limited and intake periods can close quickly. Early application is strongly recommended for employers planning upcoming training initiatives.
Learn More About the Ontario Job Grant
Ontario HST Relief for New Housing Announced
The Province of Ontario is proposing a temporary HST relief program to support housing affordability. The measure builds on existing rebate structures with enhanced benefits and strict timing requirements.
Ontario’s expanded Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) relief on new homes could save eligible buyers, including first-time home buyers, up to $130,000.
This builds on the proposed Ontario HST rebate for first-time home buyers and expands the HST New Housing Rebate and New Residential Rental Property Rebate for one year.
How the HST Relief Works
Eligible buyers of new homes valued at $1 million or less would receive the full 13% HST relief, while eligible buyers of new homes valued at more than $1 million would receive relief below the full 13% HST.
Status Update
The Ontario government is working closely with the federal government to ensure the timely implementation of the expanded relief. Further details on how to apply for the proposed expansion will be posted on their page when available.
Thousands of Taxpayers’ Information Accessed in CRA Breaches. What You Need to Know.
Canada’s privacy commissioner has reported more than 42,000 confirmed individual data breaches at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) since 2020, involving unauthorized access to taxpayer accounts and sensitive personal information.
The report found that many incidents were carried out by bad actors for financial gain and raised concerns that the CRA has not adequately protected taxpayer data.
The CRA says it notifies affected individuals directly and takes steps to secure compromised accounts, including identity verification and temporary access restrictions.
The privacy commissioner has issued nine recommendations to strengthen account security, including improved authentication, better breach tracking, and stronger safeguards against future attacks.
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