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Premier Doug Ford's Ontario

They’re targeting Brampton, even though they got only 2 of 5 seats there in 2018, and have screwed the city largely because of Ford’s grudge against Brown.

Maybe there will finally be some goodies thrown its way.
 
Northern Light said:
Official Press Release here:

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

Nothing we didn't know from earlier today.
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Sorry for the old message bump. I thought there is still a shortage of residency spots. I know there are unfilled residency spots, but those are typically for Family Medicine roles and for right or wrong, many of the students avoid the Family Medicine role.

Is the government going to spend more in the hospitals so that there are more residency spots in non-Family Meds? Increasing # of students, without increasing resources to handle more residency spots really doesn't help the bottleneck - it just helps the school get more money from tuition, while those unmatched students get saddled with a large debt load without being able to pay it back....

(This is old from 2019 - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/can...edical-graduates-denied-residency-placements/)
(2020 - https://www.cfms.org/news/2020/05/0...ency-positions-for-canadian-medical-graduates)
(2021 seems to be increasing - this is just for 1st time match I think - I'm not familiar with the medical system - https://www.carms.ca/news/2021-r-1-main-residency-match-results-released/)
 
Rimsky44 said:
Sorry for the old message bump. I thought there is still a shortage of residency spots. I know there are unfilled residency spots, but those are typically for Family Medicine roles and for right or wrong, many of the students avoid the Family Medicine role.

Is the government going to spend more in the hospitals so that there are more residency spots in non-Family Meds? Increasing # of students, without increasing resources to handle more residency spots really doesn't help the bottleneck - it just helps the school get more money from tuition, while those unmatched students get saddled with a large debt load without being able to pay it back....

(This is old from 2019 - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/can...edical-graduates-denied-residency-placements/)
(2020 - https://www.cfms.org/news/2020/05/0...ency-positions-for-canadian-medical-graduates)
(2021 seems to be increasing - this is just for 1st time match I think - I'm not familiar with the medical system - https://www.carms.ca/news/2021-r-1-main-residency-match-results-released/)
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The press release linked to states: "Ontario is adding 160 undergraduate seats and 295 postgraduate positions over the next five year". This will provide quite a few more residency (postgraduate) spots than will be required by the new student intake so it will certainly improve the situation.
 
DSC said:
The press release linked to states: "Ontario is adding 160 undergraduate seats and 295 postgraduate positions over the next five year". This will provide quite a few more residency (postgraduate) spots than will be required by the new student intake so it will certainly improve the situation.
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[Edit: Oh I get it undergraduate means the Doctorate in Medicine, whereas the Post-graduate means residency. Totally confused what they mean in the press release. Thanks for this clarification - I assumed Doctorate was the post-graduate.]
 
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Rimsky44 said:
I probably don't understand the system - is the residency considered postgraduate position? My interpretation of that is the 295 positions are for the Doctor in Medicine educational program. It doesn't necessarily mean you have a residency spot. You can be in the doctorate of medicine program, but still be unmatched as a resident. The 295 seats don't necessarily mean they've increased residency spots by 295 is my point.

[Edit: Is my interpretation that is wrong - that is, undergraduate means the Doctorate in Medicine, whereas the Post-graduate means residency? Totally confused what they mean in the press release.]
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You are not really correct. This from the post-graduate medicine office at U of T website explains: "Medical graduates register with the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Office as residency trainees or as fellowship trainees. Residency training is training which leads to specialty (or subspecialty) certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or to certification as a family physician by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). Fellowship training, on the other hand, does not lead to certification by the RCPSC or CFPC. Fellows are either clinical fellows or research fellows. Clinical fellowship training is ordinarily a one-year to three-year “topping off” experience for recognized specialists or family physicians. Research fellows have no patient contact whatsoever." Most, maybe all, of the 295 are new residency positions. (One reason why we need more residencies than we have graduates is that we need to allow for Canadians (or sometimes immigrants) who trained abroad to get their pg training here.
 
Since I'm linking the Provincial News Release I suppose I will drop this here.

Largest automotive related investment in provincial history, new EV battery plant near Windsor.

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

From the above:

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Northern Light said:
Since I'm linking the Provincial News Release I suppose I will drop this here.

Largest automotive related investment in provincial history, new EV battery plant near Windsor.

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

From the above:

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Enough batteries for half a million cars per year,

I honestly suspect a lot of OEMs are going to be in deep trouble with the transition to EVs. Stellantis is one of the more challenged OEMs, I suspect.
 
kamira51 said:
The rebate he cancelled was only for those who could even afford a Tesla car, which at the time I imagine was a small population.
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It was UP TO $14,000 on the purchase of an electric vehicle. There were smaller priced vehicles.

From link.

Ford also removed a $2.5 million incentive program that helped homeowners install their own charging equipment. The government also deleted electric vehicle charging station requirements in Ontario’s building code and ripped out a couple dozen public electric vehicle charging stations that had already been installed.
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Not sure where to post this.....

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is consulting on proposed regulations to address condo cancellations. Regulations are being proposed under the Condominium Act, 1998 (Condo Act), the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017 (Licensing Act) and the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (Warranties Act). Proposed changes include:
  • Increasing the amount of interest payable in certain circumstances to purchasers on their deposits/payments for the purchase of a new or pre-construction condo unit from a developer.
  • Requiring in regulation that vendors must provide the Condominium Information Sheet to purchasers of new and pre-construction condo units.
  • Permit, on request, or require in regulation that vendors provide information to the Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) related to price adjustments to purchase agreements.
  • Providing additional information about condo projects and cancellations to the HCRA to post on the Ontario Builder Directory.
We encourage your feedback on this important policy initiative.
To provide feedback, you may visit the posting on the Regulatory Registry, or send your feedback directly to NewHomes@ontario.ca or ONCONDO@ontario.ca by April 22, 2022.
 
Apparently the Childcare deal as it pertains to Ontario will be announced sometime next week:

www.thestar.com

Insiders say Ottawa may add millions in funding to convince Ontario to join national day-care program

Ottawa is looking at spending hundreds of millions more to create additional child care spaces in a move to secure Ontario’s signature on the federal government’s national program, the Star has learned.
www.thestar.com www.thestar.com

The article above indicates that there are not going to be any additional dollars for Ontario in terms of the operating subsidy/program; however, there will be a new national childcare infrastructure fund to build
additional daycare centres of which Ontario would get its pro-rated share (about 38%) based on our share of the population under aged 12.
 
Northern Light said:
Apparently the Childcare deal as it pertains to Ontario will be announced sometime next week:

www.thestar.com

Insiders say Ottawa may add millions in funding to convince Ontario to join national day-care program

Ottawa is looking at spending hundreds of millions more to create additional child care spaces in a move to secure Ontario’s signature on the federal government’s national program, the Star has learned.
www.thestar.com www.thestar.com

The article above indicates that there are not going to be any additional dollars for Ontario in terms of the operating subsidy/program; however, there will be a new national childcare infrastructure fund to build
additional daycare centres of which Ontario would get its pro-rated share (about 38%) based on our share of the population under aged 12.
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If Ontarians are to get any 2021/22 money the deal MUST be signed before Friday (April 1).
 
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