Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Letter: B

• Bankruptcy - commercial

  • personal liability protection
    • Arthur, F2409
    • Downey, F2412
    • Schreiner, F2591

• Banks.

  see Financial services

• Basic income.

  see also Poverty—reduction strategies
  • cost of implementation
    • Skelly, F1035, F1049
  • as employment disincentive
    • Schreiner, F1982
  • funding source
    • Skelly, F1035, F1049
  • general remarks
    • Hunter, F2223
  • global research on
    • Shaw, F1034
  • pilot program
    • cancellation
      • Morrison, F151
      • Shaw, F434, F649–F650, F1034
    • income, use of
      • Shaw, F1034

• Beef industry

  • environmental impact
    • pasture-raised vs. feedlot beef
      • Arthur, F1141
  • global export rates
    • Piccini, F1141
  • market conditions
    • Piccini, F1141
    • Shaw, F1140
  • processing facilities. see Abattoirs
  • public perception of
    • Arthur, F1140–F1141
  • risk management. see Agriculture industry—support programs—Risk Management Program (RMP)

• Beef industry - COVID 19

  • impact on production capacity
    • Arthur, F2833

• Bees and beekeeping

  • decline in
    • Pettapiece, G513
    • Schreiner, G552
  • economic impact
    • Schreiner, G552
  • education and training
    • Burch, F1266
  • general remarks
    • Oosterhoff, F1265
  • government funding
    • Khanjin, G455
  • honey
    • grade classification
      • Oosterhoff, F1265
  • impact of pesticide runoff. see also Pesticides
    • Burch, F1266
    • Oosterhoff, F1265–F1266

• Behaviour analysts

  • regulation of
    • general remarks
      • Fee, SP1047–SP1048
      • Martin, SP1046

• Behavioural Supports Ontario

  • government funding
    • Fullerton, E264

• Bereavement Authority of Ontario

  • oversight mechanisms
    • Rakocevic, G737
    • Schreiner, G735

• Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132)

  • Arthur, G425, G431–G432, G436–G437, G439, G445–G446, G450, G454, G459–G460, G464, G467–G468, G475–G476, G478, G494, G497, G504–G505, G511–G512, G517, G522, G525–G526, G533–G534, G541, G543
  • Bailey, G500–G501, G538
  • Fife, G424–G425, G427, G432, G435–G436, G438–G439, G445, G449, G459, G463–G464, G466–G467, G472, G476, G482, G485–G486, G493, G496–G497, G499, G503–G504, G508, G512, G517–G518, G521–G522, G524–G525, G530–G531, G533–G534, G537, G541, G543–G544
  • Harris, G443–G444, G455–G456, G458, G462, G468–G469, G472, G492, G503, G507, G520–G521, G530, G540–G542
  • Khanjin, G427–G428, G430, G434–G435, G441, G444, G455, G458–G459, G474–G475, G480, G491–G493, G503, G517, G533
  • Mamakwa, G525
  • Pettapiece, G431, G449, G481–G482, G485, G495–G496, G513–G514, G538
  • Schreiner, G426, G429–G430, G437, G440, G443, G450, G454, G457–G458, G464, G468, G471, G477, G479, G481, G487, G491, G497–G498, G500, G502–G503, G509, G512–G513, G516, G523, G526, G529, G534–G535, G537, G539, G544
  • Skelly, G448–G449, G479–G480, G482, G506–G507, G529–G530, G537–G540
  • Smith, D., G426–G427, G430, G435, G440–G441, G458, G471–G472, G479, G484–G485, G516, G526–G527, G540–G542
  • Stevens, G426, G431–G432, G446, G449–G450, G453–G454, G463, G478, G486–G487, G494, G497, G499–G500, G531, G540
  • amendments
    • Fife, G545–G561
    • Glover, G550, G554
    • Schreiner, G545–G553, G556–G558
    • Skelly, G550, G555–G557
    • Smith, D., G545–G546
    • Stevens, G555
  • consultation process
    • Arthur, G511, G525–G526
    • Fife, G438, G493, G504, G543, G548–G549, G558
    • Harris, G520
    • Schreiner, G544, G552
    • Stevens, G426, G432, G555
  • as omnibus legislation
    • Fife, G449, G472, G508, G530, G537
    • Khanjin, G430
  • Schedule 2
    • withdrawal of
      • Fife, G545
      • Schreiner, G545

• Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213)

  • Anand, G964–G965
  • Bailey, G935, G950, G1011–G1012
  • Bell, G950
  • Fife, G931–G932, G942–G943, G948, G955–G956, G966, G995, G999–G1000, G1007–G1008, G1020–G1021, G1027–G1028, G1033–G1034
  • Glover, G959, G969, G973–G974, G978, G984–G985, G989, G991–G992, G1001–G1002, G1010–G1011, G1019, G1021, G1036, G1038
  • Harris, G1002–G1003
  • Kramp, G949–G950
  • Kusendova, G959–G960, G967
  • Lindo, G934–G935, G944–G945, G949, G951, G956, G966, G993–G994
  • Piccini, G937, G940–G943, G974–G975, G977–G978, G989–G991, G993, G1008–G1009, G1011, G1018–G1019, G1025–G1026, G1028, G1033–G1035
  • Sabawy, G932, G935, G937, G967–G968
  • Sarkaria, G929–G938
  • Sattler, G936–G937, G958–G959, G968, G976–G977, G981–G982, G986, G1017–G1018, G1024–G1025, G1035, G1038–G1040
  • Schreiner, G933–G936, G943–G944, G957–G958, G960–G961, G965, G968, G972–G973, G975–G976, G984, G998–G999, G1001, G1009–G1010, G1012, G1016–G1017, G1019–G1020, G1026–G1027, G1039, G1041
  • Skelly, G956–G957, G964, G983–G984, G989, G992–G993, G1000–G1001, G1015–G1016, G1031–G1032, G1039
  • Tangri, G933
  • Wai, G951–G952, G1028–G1029
  • amendments
    • Bouma, G1050
    • Fife, G1043–G1044, G1047–G1049, G1053–G1058, G1060, G1065–G1066, G1068
    • Fraser, G1044, G1047
    • Glover, G1045, G1058–G1060, G1068
    • Piccini, G1044–G1045, G1047, G1049, G1056, G1059–G1060, G1066, G1068
    • Sattler, G1046–G1047, G1049–G1052, G1059, G1063–G1066, G1069
    • Schreiner, G1045–G1046, G1049, G1055, G1058–G1066
    • Skelly, G1052–G1053, G1067
  • consultation process
    • Sattler, G1069
    • Schreiner, G1045
  • general remarks
    • Sarkaria, G935, G938
  • Indigenous consultation
    • Sattler, G1046–G1047, G1052, G1064
  • legislative timeline
    • Sattler, G1046
  • as omnibus legislation
    • Lindo, G934
    • Schreiner, G934, G1045–G1046

• Bicycle couriers

  • employment classification
    • Fife, F56
    • Sattler, F58

• Bicycles

  • electric bicycles
    • manufacture of
      • Schreiner, F2267
  • tax credits for
    • Crawford, F2241

• Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020

  • general remarks
    • Jones, EM3–EM4
  • regulations re
    • Jones, EM4–EM5

• Bills referred to committee

  • private bills
    • A&One Fashion Jewellery Wholesale Ltd. Act, 2019 (Bill Pr13), T28–T29
    • Apollo Shawarma and Grill Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr34), T152
    • Castleform Developments Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr40), T157–T158
    • Darvey Holdings Limited Act, 2021 (Bill Pr48), T224–T225
    • 598968 Ontario Limited Act, 2019 (Bill Pr11), T27–T28
    • Haggart Belting Canada Ltd. Act, 2019 (Bill Pr15), T29–T30
    • Hawke-Lea Holdings Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr42), T229–T230
    • Olympic Floor Cleaning Inc. Act, 2019 (Bill Pr22), T37–T38
    • 1549408 Ontario Inc. Act, 2019 (Bill Pr19), T31–T32
    • 1191650 Ontario Limited Act, 2019 (Bill Pr18), T23–T25
    • 1825821 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr45), T158
    • Parya Trillium Foundation Act (Tax Relief), 2021 (Bill Pr37), T152–T153
    • Robe Investments & Consulting Services Limited Act, 2021 (Bill Pr39), T157
    • Shuang Ying Company Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr46), T231–T232
    • Special Ability Riding Institute Act (Tax Relief), 2019 (Bill Pr14), T38–T39
    • 2271767 Ontario Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr43), T230–T231
    • 2345260 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2019 (Bill Pr12), T28
    • 2353043 Ontario Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr44), T211–T212
    • 2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr41), T212
    • Wemax Real Estate Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr47), T215–T217, T223–T224
    • Whittrick N D T Services Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr50), T212–T213
    • Woodex Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr49), T232–T234
  • public bills (government and private members')
    • Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 (Bill 245), M289–M337, M339–M373
      • clause-by-clause, M375–M394
    • Access to Natural Gas Act, 2018 (Bill 32), G101–G127, G129–G157
    • Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario's Health System Act, 2021 (Bill 283), SP1003–SP1048
    • Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132), G423–G464, G489–G544
      • clause-by-clause, G545–G561
      • G465-G487
    • Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213), G929–G1041
      • clause-by-clause, G1043–G1069
    • Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (Bill 171), SP521–SP575, SP577–SP619, SP621–SP643
    • Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 36), SP3–SP53, SP55–SP83, SP85–SP96
    • Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 (Bill 4), G3–G39, G41–G79, SP81–SP100
    • Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021 (Bill 251), JP735–JP787
    • Compassionate Care Act, 2020 (Bill 3), G829–G881, G883–G916
      • clause-by-clause, G917–G927
    • Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 (Bill 68), JP3–JP43, JP45–JP96
    • Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020 (Bill 175), M45–M153, M155–M164
      • clause-by-clause, M165–M231
    • COPD Awareness Day Act, 2021 (Bill 157), SP945–SP957
      • clause-by-clause, SP959
    • Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020 (Bill 141), SP447–SP509
      • clause-by-clause, SP511–SP518
    • Eating Disorders Awareness Week Act, 2020 (Bill 61), M253–M282
      • clause-by-clause, M282
    • Filipino Heritage Month Act, 2021 (Bill 217), T226–T227
    • Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 (Bill 87), G235–G255, SP257–SP275
    • Food Day Ontario (Food Day Canada in Ontario) Act, 2021 (Bill 163), G1210–G1211
    • Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019 (Bill 116), SP411–SP430
      • clause-by-clause, SP431–SP444
    • Front-Line and Essential Service Worker Week Act, 2021 (Bill 230), G1211
    • Getting Ontario Moving Act (Transportation Statute Law Amendment), 2019 (Bill 107), G277–G321, G323–G360
    • Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 (Bill 34), SP97–SP123, SP125–SP151, SP153–SP160
    • Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario's Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021 (Bill 228), T181–T208
      • clause-by-clause, T209–T210
    • Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2021 (Bill 112), G1210
    • Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020 (Bill 201), T53–T60
    • Main Street Recovery Act, 2020 (Bill 215), F2935–F2995, F2997–F3005
      • clause-by-clause, F3007–F3010
    • Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47), F3–F52
      • clause-by-clause, F53–F92
    • More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108), JP101–JP161
      • clause-by-clause, JP163–JP188
    • Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021 (Bill 282), G1201–G1210, G1213–G1256
      • clause-by-clause, G1267–G1299
    • Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020 (Bill 207), JP541–JP592
    • Occupational Safety and Health Day Act, 2021 (Bill 152), SP963–SP993
      • clause-by-clause, SP995–SP996
    • Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 118), T75–T133
      • clause-by-clause, T135–T137
    • Ontario Day Act, 2021 (Bill 173), T159–T175
      • clause-by-clause, T177
    • The People's Health Care Act, 2019 (Bill 74), SP229–SP275, SP277–SP325, SP327–SP408
    • Persian Heritage Month Act, 2021 (Bill 271), T227
    • Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138), F837–F872
      • clause-by-clause, F873–F923
    • Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures) 2020 (Bill 229), F3011–F3097, F3099–F3151
      • clause-by-clause, F3153–F3201
    • Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (Bill 124), G363–G409
      • clause-by-clause, G411–G419
    • Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021 (Bill 254), M401–M458
      • clause-by-clause, M459–M466
    • Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 (Bill 184), SP673–SP725, SP727–SP786
      • clause-by-clause, SP847–SP865
    • Protecting the People of Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 260), F3209–F3271, F3273–F3282
      • clause-by-clause, F3283–F3297
    • Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (Bill 100), F719–F815, F817–F833
    • Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 (Bill 136), JP191–JP236
      • clause-by-clause, JP237–JP245
    • Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Act, 2020 (Bill 159), G721–G792, JP249–JP337
      • clause-by-clause, G793–F823, JP339–JP353
    • Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019 (Bill 123), T39–T40
      • clause-by-clause, T41–T43
    • Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2019 (Bill 66), G159–G297
    • Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 (Bill 57), F101–F151, F153–F183
    • Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act, 2019 (Bill 48), SP161–SP205, SP207–SP228
    • Safer School Buses Act, 2021 (Bill 246), JP699–JP726
      • clause-by-clause, JP727–JP729
    • Scottish Heritage Day Act, 2021 (Bill 208), T226
    • Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 (Bill 156), G588–G646
      • clause-by-clause, G699–G719
    • Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020 (Bill 161), JP359–JP477, JP479–JP510
      • clause-by-clause, JP511–JP538
    • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257), G1119–G1178
      • clause-by-clause, G1179–G1194
    • Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 (Bill 218)
      • clause-by-clause, JP671–JP693
    • Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 (Bill 276), G1257–G1265
      • clause-by-clause, G1257–G1265
    • Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, 2021 (Bill 104), T226
    • Time Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 214), M237–M249
      • clause-by-clause, M251
    • Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (Bill 145), G565–G582
      • clause-by-clause, G583–G585
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Amednment Act, 2021 (Bill 238), G1075–G1109
      • clause-by-clause, G1111–G1118

• Biopsy

  • wait times
    • Miller, N., P88

• Black history

  • government funding for
    • Schreiner, F1977–F1978
  • historical sites, preservation
    • Schreiner, F1977–F1978

• Black Youth Action Plan

  • consultation
    • MacLeod, E462
    • Smith, T., E1004, E1012
  • general remarks
    • Sarkaria, F2942
    • Smith, T., E1004, E1012, E1123
  • government funding
    • Andrew, E461
    • Cho, S., F3288
    • MacLeod, E462
    • Phillips, F3012
    • Smith, T., E1004, E1012, E1123–E1124
  • programming
    • geographic distribution
      • Andrew, E1126
  • programming streams
    • COVID-19 recovery stream
      • Smith, T., E1124
    • economic empowerment stream
      • Smith, T., E1124

• Blind and partially-sighted persons

  • workplace supports
    • Arthur, F1118
    • Rasheed, F1119
    • Shaw, F1118
    • Skelly, F1118

• Blood and plasma donation

  • blood and blood products
    • use of
      • Anand, P544
      • Cuzzetto, P547
  • blood banks
    • hospital-based, accreditation of
      • Gélinas, P546
    • inspections
      • Gélinas, P545
  • Canadian Blood Services. see Canadian Blood Services
  • donation clinics
    • multiple product collection
      • Gélinas, P541
    • paid donations
      • Anand, P546–P547
  • eligibility restrictions
    • medications
      • Cuzzetto, P548
  • management system
    • Blood Utilization Strategy. see also Canadian Blood Services–utilization efficiency programs
      • Hogarth, P537
    • general remarks
      • Hogarth, P536
    • information technology
      • Blais, P541
  • promotion and awareness
    • Anand, P543–P544
  • safety systems
    • Kramp, P541–P542

• Blood and plasma donation - COVID-19

  • convalescent plasma clinical trials
    • Gélinas, P545
    • Martin, P548
  • supply
    • Gélinas, P538–P539
    • Kramp, P542

• Blood and plasma donation - plasma

  • donation targets
    • Gélinas, P540, P544
  • paid donations
    • Anand, P543–P544
    • Elliott, E619
    • Gélinas, E619, P540–P541
  • plasma fractioning
    • domestic facilities
      • Gélinas, P540
  • processed supply source
    • Anand, P543–P544
  • supply
    • Anand, P544
    • Gélinas, E619, P538–P539, P544
    • Kramp, P541

• Blood services

  • alternative treatments
    • Gélinas, P549
  • transfusion
    • best practice guidelines
      • hospital adoption
        • Gélinas, P548
    • nurse coordinators program
      • Gélinas, P549
    • reporting systems, injury and error
      • injury and error rates
        • Gélinas, P546
      • mandatory vs. voluntary
        • Gélinas, P546

• Boating industry

  • and COVID-19
    • Morrison, F2661

• Bondfield Construction

  • contracted projects
    • status of
      • French, E932
  • contracts transfer
    • French, E248–E249
    • Scott, E248
  • creditor protection
    • French, E248, E928, E931–E932
  • criminal investigation
    • French, E920, E937
  • financial auditing
    • disclosure of
      • French, E927–E928
  • general remarks
    • French, E248

• Breweries and brew pubs

  • buck-a-beer
    • impact on business operations
      • West, F25
  • and COVID-19
    • health and safety
      • Miller, N., F1647
  • retail for off-site consumption
    • location restrictions
      • Miller, N., F1646–F1647
      • Schreiner, F1651

• Breweries and brew pubs - craft breweries

  • domestic crops
    • Arthur, F2445
  • economic impact
    • Coteau, F2446
  • general remarks
    • Coteau, F2445
  • point-of-sale locations
    • dedicated retail store
      • Arthur, F2445
      • Coteau, F2445–F2446
    • LCBO shelf applications
      • Arthur, F2444–F2445
    • off-site restrictions
      • Schreiner, F2444
  • promotion of, special events
    • Miller, P., F1519
  • relative market share
    • Coteau, F2446
  • retail, shelf space dedicated to
    • Cho, S., F1518

• Bridge construction

  • framing materials
    • Yakabuski, E410

• Broadband access

  • as essential service
    • Hunter, F2239

• Broadband infrastructure

  • broadband towers
    • with cellular capabilities
      • West, E940
  • capacity upgrades
    • Mamakwa, F1008
    • Shaw, F1008
    • Skelly, F1008
  • cost
    • Coteau, F2470
  • data collection
    • connection mapping
      • Scott, E892
  • delivery models
    • in northern and rural Ontario
      • Gélinas, F2323
  • last-mile connection costs
    • Hunter, F2986, F2988, F2991
  • satellite technology
    • Scott, E894–E895, E904, E941
  • technological change
    • Arthur, F3043
    • West, E940–E941

• Broadband infrastructure - expansion

  • business impact
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3214
  • consultation
    • market sounding
      • Scott, E895
  • CRTC restrictions
    • exchange boundary crossings
      • McDonell, F2604
  • designated projects
    • designation process
      • Crawford, G1179
      • Harris, G1181
      • Schreiner, G1135, G1150, G1180
      • Walker, G1135
    • "provincial significance"
      • Crawford, G1133, G1180
      • French, G1136, G1180–G1181
      • Sabawy, G1180
      • Schreiner, G1134
      • Vanthof, G1181
    • target communities
      • Bourgouin, G1181
      • French, G1180–G1181
      • Harris, G1181
      • Schreiner, G1179, G1184
      • West, E891–E892
  • Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN)
    • Piccini, F2340
    • Scott, E230, E893
  • economic impact
    • Smith, D., F3265, F3279
  • as economic policy
    • Crawford, F1630
    • Lecce, E361
    • Scott, E879, E907, E931, G1121, G1125
    • Smith, D., F3042
    • Thanigasalam, F3251
    • Wai, G1167
  • federal funding
    • Universal Broadband Fund
      • Scott, E898
  • funding sources
    • Arthur, F1016–F1017
    • Martow, F2468
    • Scott, E230–E231, E246, G1125
  • general remarks
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3215
    • Crawford, E245, F2145, G1144–G1145, G1154, G1158, G1169–G1170, G1178
    • French, E241
    • Hunter, F2197
    • Martow, F2468
    • Piccini, F3215, F3261
    • Rasheed, F1001
    • Sabawy, G1185–G1187
    • Schreiner, G1193
    • Scott, E242, E891
    • Skelly, E919, F2199, F2991
    • Walker, G1151
    • Yakabuski, F2436
  • government expenditures
    • French, F2159, F2280
    • Scott, F2159
  • government funding
    • Crawford, E893, F1630, F2032
    • Fife, F583
    • Lecce, E361
    • Phillips, F3011, F3013
    • Piccini, F1871, F1911, F2340, F2473
    • Sarkaria, F2305
    • Scott, E245, E879, E886–E887, E893–E894, E907, E929–E930, E940–E941, G1120–G1121, G1125
    • Simard, F1884
    • Skelly, F1110
    • Smith, T., E1012
    • Walker, G1145
    • West, E897
    • Yakabuski, F2435
  • government funding, disbursement
    • French, E897–E898
    • Scott, E896
    • West, E896–E897
  • government strategy
    • Harris, G1127
    • Scott, E879, E886–E887, E912, G1120–G1122, G1124–G1125, G1127
    • Walker, G1135, G1145–G1146
    • general remarks
      • Piccini, F3225
  • historically
    • Coteau, F2470
  • implementation timeline
    • Crawford, G1132–G1133
    • French, E897
    • McDonell, G1136
    • Scott, E896–E897
    • West, E896–E897
    • fiber optics
      • Smith, D., F1632
  • Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program
    • Crawford, F2534
    • French, E892, E938
    • Piccini, F2859, F2866, F3261
    • Scott, E879, E892–E893, E929, G1120
    • Yakabuski, F2435–F2436
  • Improving Connectivity for Ontario program.
    • Piccini, F2213
    • Scott, F2158–F2159
  • jurisdiction over
    • Fife, F583
  • Matawa broadband project
    • Sabawy, F943
    • Scott, E241, E879, E892, E908, G1121
  • north and Far North communities
    • French, E902–E903
    • McKenna, E906, E908
    • Pettapiece, E930
    • Scott, E892, E902–E904, E908, E930
    • West, E891–E892
  • procurement process
    • municipal role in
      • French, E903
      • Scott, E903
  • rural and remote communities
    • Arthur, F1017
    • Blais, F2293
    • Crawford, F2161–F2162, F2193, F2240, G1132, G1159, G1170, G1186
    • French, G1136, G1184–G1185
    • Hardeman, E947, E955, E957
    • Harris, G1181
    • Hunter, F2292
    • Kramp, G163
    • Mamakwa, F1017
    • Mantha, E1198
    • Martow, F2021
    • Pettapiece, E955, E957
    • Piccini, F2164, F2293–F2294
    • Rickford, E1198–E1199
    • Schreiner, F2114, F2195, F2277
    • Scott, E930, F2157, F2161–F2162, F2164, G1121
    • Skelly, E1198, F1016, F2163–F2164, F2174, F2289
    • Smith, D., F1003, F1007, F1523
    • Vanthof, F2197, F2295–F2296, G1186
    • Wai, G1151
    • West, F2217
    • dark fibre, use of
      • Piccini, F2215
    • industry partnerships
      • French, F2196
      • Khanjin, F2215
    • in public libraries
      • Piccini, F1773–F1774
  • rural and remote communities, cost of
    • Scott, G1121
  • satellite bandwidth expansion project
    • Scott, E892
  • schools. see Schools—Internet access
  • Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)
    • Crawford, E895
    • Hardeman, E955
    • Khanjin, F2593
    • Pettapiece, E928–E929
    • Scott, E230, E879, E893, E895, E929, F2158, G1121
  • through private sector
    • general remarks
      • Crawford, E895
      • Scott, E245, E895
    • in rural and remote areas
      • Crawford, G1133
      • Fife, F3258
      • Scott, E898
      • West, E898
    • satellite network
      • Arthur, F2541, F3043
      • Kanapathi, F3257
      • Scott, E894, E904
  • tower selection process
    • West, E940–E941
  • underground infrastructure
    • identification of
      • Bailey, G1141, G1182–G1183
      • Crawford, G1142, G1154, G1159, G1183
      • French, G1133, G1143, G1149, G1182–G1183
      • Schreiner, G1141, G1150, G1182–G1184
      • Walker, G1151
  • utility poles
    • asset sharing
      • Piccini, F3261
      • Scott, E893, E895, E903, E941
      • Walker, G1145
    • rental fees
      • Scott, G1120
      • Walker, G1135–G1136
    • replacement of
      • McDonell, G1136

• Broadband service

  • access to
    • general remarks
      • Crawford, E893–E894
      • French, E881–E882
    • geographic variation
      • Piccini, F3215
      • Scott, E907
      • Smith, D., F3265
      • West, E890
  • affordability of
    • Parsa, E911
    • West, E941
  • community demographics, impact on
    • Scott, E894
  • and COVID-19
    • Hunter, F2988
    • Scott, E886, E894, E907, G1119, G1121
  • download speeds
    • Coteau, F2470
    • Scott, E941, G1120–G1121
    • West, E890
  • economic impact
    • Harris, F583
    • Parsa, E911–E912
    • Scott, E245
    • Smith, D., F1007
  • as economic policy
    • Piccini, F2984
  • as essential service
    • Hunter, F2631, F2633
    • Lindo, F2630
    • Parsa, E911
    • Scott, G1124
    • West, E890
  • and farming
    • Pettapiece, E929–E931
    • Schreiner, F2434
    • West, E890, E930
  • general remarks
    • Downey, F584
    • Gélinas, F2323
    • Hunter, F2318, F2632
    • Scott, E230–E231, E879, E881, E886
  • government strategy
    • Lecce, E346–E347
  • impact on education
    • Fee, F584
  • in Indigenous communities
    • Smith, D., F1007
  • northern and rural Ontario
    • cost of
      • Skelly, F268
    • general remarks
      • Crawford, F1921, F2031
      • Smith, D., F1919, F2425
  • regional availability
    • Crawford, G1132, G1144
    • Fife, F2974
    • Harris, G1127
    • Scott, G1119–G1121, G1127
    • Skelly, F268
    • Vanthof, F2042
  • regulation of
    • jurisdiction
      • Crawford, G1124
      • Scott, E941, G1124
  • in schools. see under Schools
  • service equity
    • Crawford, G1154
    • Scott, G1121

• Bruce Power

  • medical isotope production
    • Martin, F2169

• Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

  • Andrew, F1917

• Budget

  • balanced, timeline for
    • Shaw, FT260

• Budget 2018

  • personal support workers
    • Hunter, F3147

• Budget 2019

  • pre-budget consultations
    • 2019, itinerary for
      • Bisson, F94–F95
      • Downey, F93–F94
      • Mamakwa, F95
      • Piccini, F94
      • Roberts, F95
      • Skelly, F94
      • Vanthof, F95
      • indigenous communities
        • Bisson, F97–F98
        • Mamakwa, F97, F99
        • Shaw, F97, F99
        • Vanthof, F96–F97
      • northern Ontario
        • Downey, F96–F97
        • Mamakwa, F96
        • Piccini, F96
        • Vanthof, F96, F99
    • Arthur, F260–F261, F264, F268–F269, F271, F274, F280, F283–F284, F286, F288–F289, F293–F295, F298, F300, F303, F338, F389, F405–F406, F410–F411, F416–F417, F424, F429, F439–F440, F462, F465, F469, F472, F482–F483, F490, F498, F506, F537, F546, F550–F551, F579, F582, F586, F589, F595, F608, F610, F624, F633, F635, F640, F644–F646, F652–F653, F655–F658, F660, F663, F666, F671, F673, F676–F677, F679, F687, F698
    • Bailey, F455, F457, F460, F462, F467, F474, F492, F498, F501–F502, F506
    • Bisson, F321, F324–F326, F335–F336, F338, F340, F345, F350–F351, F359–F361, F363–F364, F369–F371, F373, F377–F379, F381–F383
    • Bourgouin, F321, F333–F334, F345, F353–F354, F368–F369
    • Burch, F194, F196, F210, F215, F222–F223, F241, F247
    • Cho, S., F202, F263, F273, F286, F288, F293, F327, F341, F353, F372, F389, F394, F405, F410, F425, F429–F430, F436–F437, F439, F450–F451, F478, F487, F492, F496–F497, F503, F511–F512, F523, F529, F540, F571–F572, F575, F637, F646–F647, F655, F663, F670–F671, F675–F676, F682, F684–F686, F690, F692–F693, F697, F702, F706, F717
    • Downey, F187–F189, F204, F210, F212–F213, F218, F220, F224, F230, F238–F239, F244–F245, F248, F267, F271–F273, F276–F278, F281, F288, F296–F298, F301, F310–F311, F313, F315, F321–F322, F333, F337–F338, F343, F345–F346, F363, F366, F368, F377, F392–F393, F399–F400, F403, F416–F418, F427, F431, F434, F445–F446, F448–F449, F455, F462, F467, F471, F474–F475, F478, F487, F516–F517, F527, F543, F547–F549, F551, F554, F561, F565, F567, F579–F581, F583–F585, F593, F598–F599, F601, F612, F617, F621, F630–F631, F634–F635, F644, F649, F653, F663, F665, F668, F681, F685–F687, F692, F700, F707–F708, F713
    • Downey ., F494
    • Fee, F523–F524, F529, F532, F537, F539, F542–F543, F548, F553, F556, F558, F562, F567, F570, F574–F576, F584
    • Fife, F522–F523, F525–F527, F531–F532, F534–F537, F542, F548, F560, F563, F567–F570, F574, F577–F579, F581–F583, F585, F589–F591, F593–F594, F596, F600–F601, F603–F606, F610
    • Ghamari, F397–F398, F400, F408, F413, F448
    • Glover, F713, F715
    • Harden, F386–F387, F390, F397, F402, F405, F407, F412–F413, F419, F429, F432, F437, F442–F444, F446, F448
    • Harris, F525, F532, F534, F538, F542, F546–F547, F553, F562, F570, F580, F583–F585
    • Hatfield, F454–F455, F457, F462–F464, F469, F473–F474, F477–F478, F480, F485, F487, F490, F496, F499, F501, F503–F506, F509, F511, F514, F516, F519–F520
    • Lindo, F525, F529–F530, F535, F540, F543, F549, F556, F572, F577
    • Mamakwa, F263–F264, F266, F274, F298, F302, F313, F395, F421, F434, F448, F451, F471–F472, F481, F490, F549, F554, F600–F661, F684, F693, F703, F705, F715, F717–F718
    • Martin, F700, F706, F708
    • Martow, F220, F229, F234, F248, F250, F253
    • Piccini, F261, F263, F266–F267, F283, F293, F296, F300–F301, F306, F327, F329, F336, F353, F361, F371, F375, F389, F588, F593, F596, F601, F610–F611, F616, F618, F626, F649, F659–F660, F674, F679–F680
    • Rickford, F273–F274, F278, F281, F286
    • Roberts, F194, F198–F200, F207, F214–F215, F225–F226, F231, F250, F253–F256, F263, F266, F268, F283, F291, F302, F305, F331–F332, F346–F348, F356, F358, F377, F387, F389, F398, F408, F420–F422, F431, F465, F480, F484–F485, F514, F518–F519, F670, F674, F700, F715–F716
    • Shaw, F186, F189, F191, F197, F202, F205–F207, F210, F212, F216–F218, F228, F233–F234, F236–F238, F242, F246, F248, F252–F253, F256–F257, F260, F264, F266, F269–F271, F274, F276, F278–F279, F284–F286, F290–F291, F293–F295, F299–F300, F303–F305, F308, F310, F315, F321, F329–F331, F338, F340, F343–F344, F348–F349, F355, F358–F359, F361, F365–F366, F374–F375, F391–F392, F397, F400, F402, F409–F410, F417–F418, F424, F427, F434–F435, F438–F439, F441–F444, F446, F448, F450–F451, F458–F460, F467, F469, F475–F476, F494, F511, F554–F555, F558–F559, F564–F565, F583–F584, F599, F610, F612–F615, F618–F620, F622, F625, F627–F628, F631, F635, F637, F640–F642, F649–F650, F652, F656, F658, F661–F662, F665–F668, F671, F673, F678–F679, F682–F684, F695, F699, F702–F703, F706, F710
    • Skelly, F187, F191–F192, F197, F209, F223, F228–F229, F236, F261, F266, F268, F274, F288, F291, F295–F297, F302, F307–F308, F311–F313, F323, F328–F329, F333, F341, F351, F361–F363, F367, F379–F381, F383–F384, F394–F395, F404–F405, F413, F420, F424–F427, F436, F441–F442, F444, F457, F460, F470, F480, F483, F487, F492, F498, F508, F513, F527, F534, F551–F552, F557–F558, F560, F579, F581, F586, F598, F603, F629, F637–F639, F644, F648–F649, F653, F655, F658, F670, F687, F690, F695, F702, F705–F706, F711, F716–F717
    • Skelly ., F204–F205, F240–F241
    • Smith, D., F591–F592, F596–F597, F603, F606, F608, F615, F620–F621, F625, F628–F629, F633, F638–F640, F642
    • Stiles, F194–F195, F200, F205, F211–F212, F215, F220, F226, F231, F241, F243, F246, F250–F251, F253, F256, F689–F690, F693–F695, F705, F708–F709

• Budget 2020

  • pre-budget consultations
    • Anand, F954, F965, F970, F973, F976, F979, F987
    • Arthur, F930–F931, F936, F938–F940, F945, F947–F948, F951, F956, F958, F961, F965–F966, F971, F973, F976–F977, F983, F987, F992, F995, F1000, F1004, F1014, F1016–F1019, F1022–F1023, F1026–F1028, F1031, F1037, F1048–F1049, F1053–F1054, F1056, F1069, F1071, F1075, F1088, F1091–F1094, F1098, F1101–F1103, F1106–F1108, F1111–F1113, F1116, F1118, F1122, F1124–F1125, F1129, F1139–F1141, F1149–F1150, F1159–F1161, F1173–F1174, F1180, F1184, F1190, F1214–F1215, F1219, F1221, F1227–F1229, F1255–F1256, F1271–F1272
    • Burch, F1224, F1236, F1238, F1244, F1262–F1263, F1266, F1287, F1290–F1291
    • Cho, S., F1225, F1239, F1241, F1246, F1254, F1280, F1283, F1287–F1290
    • Fee, F1162, F1168, F1176, F1196, F1207, F1210, F1221
    • Fife, F1156–F1157, F1164, F1168–F1171, F1183, F1185–F1188, F1191, F1193–F1194, F1198–F1199, F1202–F1205, F1209–F1210, F1217–F1219
    • Gates, F1224, F1229, F1232, F1238–F1239, F1241–F1243, F1246, F1250–F1253, F1260–F1261, F1263, F1268, F1273–F1274, F1282
    • Kramp, F1090–F1091, F1094, F1100–F1101, F1113
    • Lindo, F1159, F1161, F1175, F1178, F1186, F1188–F1189, F1195–F1196, F1207–F1208, F1212–F1213
    • Mamakwa, F934, F943–F944, F961, F978, F1000–F1003, F1005–F1006, F1008, F1012, F1017, F1021, F1023, F1028–F1029, F1031, F1039, F1043, F1056, F1065–F1067, F1071, F1080–F1081, F1085, F1088, F1101, F1126–F1127, F1129, F1143, F1224, F1234, F1248
    • Monteith-Farrell, F1033, F1037, F1041, F1043, F1051, F1061–F1062, F1069, F1071, F1075, F1084, F1086
    • Oosterhoff, F1229–F1232, F1244–F1245, F1250, F1253, F1255, F1258–F1259, F1263–F1266, F1269, F1278
    • Piccini, F931–F932, F936–F938, F943, F946, F948–F949, F955–F956, F963–F965, F974, F984–F985, F994–F995, F998, F1003, F1006, F1014–F1015, F1021, F1025–F1026, F1036–F1037, F1043–F1044, F1049, F1051, F1054, F1063–F1065, F1073, F1083, F1086, F1089, F1091, F1098–F1099, F1105–F1106, F1113, F1115–F1116, F1124–F1125, F1128–F1129, F1131–F1132, F1136–F1137, F1141, F1143, F1146–F1147, F1158–F1159, F1166, F1168, F1173, F1182–F1183, F1186–F1187, F1198, F1210, F1225, F1236, F1255, F1260
    • Rasheed, F1001, F1024, F1029, F1045–F1046, F1059, F1065, F1101, F1105, F1116, F1119, F1128–F1129, F1138, F1148, F1150, F1162, F1166, F1176–F1178, F1183, F1202, F1221, F1239
    • Roberts, F933, F958–F960, F968–F969, F978–F979, F985, F989–F990, F1011, F1016, F1023–F1024, F1039, F1058–F1060, F1068–F1069, F1076, F1078, F1108, F1122–F1123, F1133–F1134, F1150–F1151, F1172–F1173, F1188, F1193, F1200
    • Sabawy, F938, F942–F943, F975–F976, F980
    • Shaw, F931, F935, F940–F941, F945, F953, F958, F961, F963, F967–F968, F976, F981, F985–F986, F990–F992, F995–F997, F1000, F1004–F1005, F1008, F1010, F1012–F1014, F1023, F1034, F1043, F1046–F1047, F1051–F1053, F1058, F1063, F1065, F1067, F1070, F1073–F1074, F1078–F1079, F1106, F1111, F1113, F1116, F1118, F1120–F1121, F1125, F1131, F1134–F1136, F1140, F1145, F1148, F1150, F1152–F1153, F1165–F1166, F1191, F1200, F1222, F1257–F1258, F1266, F1272, F1280–F1281, F1287
    • Skelly, F931, F933–F934, F936, F941, F950–F951, F953–F954, F960–F961, F970, F983, F988, F992–F993, F997–F998, F1001, F1005–F1006, F1008, F1012, F1016, F1019, F1030, F1035, F1049, F1061, F1067, F1081, F1083–F1084, F1099, F1101, F1103, F1109–F1111, F1118, F1120, F1127, F1137–F1138, F1145, F1152, F1157, F1163, F1186, F1191, F1201, F1248, F1264, F1269–F1271, F1275–F1276, F1280, F1288
    • Smith, D., F1001, F1003, F1007–F1008, F1010–F1012, F1015, F1019, F1024, F1026, F1031, F1055–F1056, F1059, F1071, F1078, F1081–F1082, F1161–F1162, F1166–F1167, F1171, F1173, F1176, F1180–F1181, F1193, F1201, F1205, F1207, F1212, F1215, F1217, F1219–F1221
    • Smith, D. ., F1226–F1227, F1234, F1244, F1248–F1249, F1251, F1255, F1268–F1269, F1271, F1274, F1284–F1285, F1290
    • Stevens, F1233–F1234, F1261, F1276–F1278, F1285
  • pre-budget consultations, live-streaming
    • Skelly, F927
  • pre-budget consultations, schedule and locations
    • Armstrong, F926–F927
    • Mamakwa, F927
    • Piccini, F926–F927
    • Skelly, F926–F927
    • Smith, D., F925–F926

• Budget 2020 - allocation

  • agriculture
    • Thanigasalam, F3044
  • consultation
    • Hunter, F3154
    • Phillips, F3011
    • Piccini, F3155
  • contingency funds
    • Cho, S., F3063
    • Kusendova, F3087
    • Phillips, F3014
    • Shaw, F3014, F3055, F3095, F3104, F3108, F3123, F3199
  • COVID-19
    • Arthur, F3090
    • Dunlop, E1073
    • Hunter, F3091, F3199
    • Kusendova, F3137
    • Pang, F3017
    • Phillips, F3012–F3013, F3015, F3017
    • Shaw, F3174
    • Smith, T., E1055
  • debt and deficit
    • Shaw, F3108
  • education
    • Phillips, F3012, F3015
  • employment
    • Smith, D., F3059
  • environment
    • Hunter, F2972, F3071, F3104, F3121, F3154, F3199–F3200
    • Pang, F3107
    • Phillips, F3018
    • Shaw, F3050, F3199
  • general remarks
    • Hunter, F3200–F3201
    • Pang, F2974
    • Phillips, F3012
    • Piccini, F3155
    • Roberts, F3112
    • Sarkaria, F2935
    • Shaw, F3024, F3153
  • health care
    • Hunter, F3015
    • Phillips, F3015, F3020
  • long-term care
    • Cho, S., F3142
    • Fullerton, E744–E745
    • Hunter, F3037
    • Shaw, F3019–F3020, F3141, F3199
  • mental health
    • Phillips, F3012
  • taxation
    • Pang, F3106
    • Phillips, F3012–F3013

• Budget 2021

  • business
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3210–F3211
    • Pang, F3267
    • Wai, F3239
  • children, community and social services
    • Smith, T., E1001, E1099
  • consultation
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3210, F3216
    • Cho, S., F3284
    • Fife, F3205, F3284
    • Hunter, F3206, F3216, F3284–F3285
    • Roberts, F3205–F3206
  • contingency funds
    • Hunter, F3277
  • COVID-19
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3217
    • Smith, T., E1055
    • Wai, F3239
  • debt and deficit
    • Hunter, F3284
  • education
    • Fife, F3247–F3248
  • education, post-secondary
    • Mamakwa, F3225
  • environment
    • Hunter, F3244, F3285
  • and equity
    • Cho, S., F3288
    • Fife, F3257, F3287
    • Mamakwa, F3295–F3296
  • general remarks
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3209–F3211
    • Cho, S., F3284, F3296
    • Fife, F3283–F3284, F3296–F3297
    • Hunter, F3284–F3286, F3294–F3295
  • health care
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3217
    • Piccini, F3225, F3260
  • Indigenous affairs
    • Kanapathi, F3256
    • Mamakwa, F3295–F3296
    • Piccini, F3261
  • infrastructure
    • Scott, E879, E917, G1120
  • long-term care
    • Sandhu, E760
  • mental health and addictions
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3216
  • poverty reduction
    • Smith, T., E1012
  • stakeholder response
    • Hunter, F3294
  • taxation
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3210
    • Fife, F3258
  • and women
    • Fife, F3211, F3238

• Budget deficit

  • calculation of
    • Fife, FT117–FT118
    • Romano, FT84
    • Vanthof, FT101
  • cyclical vs. structural
    • Shaw, FT83
  • general remarks
    • Park, FT103
    • Rasheed, F737
    • Romano, FT110
  • government strategy
    • Shaw, FT124–FT125

• Building a Strong Foundation for Success: Reducing Poverty in Ontario.

  see Poverty reduction

  –

  government strategy

• Building Code.

  see Ontario Building Code

• Building construction

  • accessibility requirements
    • universal design
      • Harden, F397, F429

• Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)

  • lobbying by
    • Stiles, A202

• Building inspections

  • remote, during COVID-19
    • McDonell, SP829

• Building inspectors

  • accountability
    • Bailey, JP294
  • and construction industry
    • Burch, SP824
  • independence
    • Natyshak, JP291
    • Singh, S., JP312
  • municipal
    • relationship with Tarion
      • Coe, JP276
    • timing restrictions
      • Coe, JP275
  • qualifications and training
    • general remarks
      • Kramp, G766
      • Rakocevic, G788–G789
      • Singh, S., JP312
    • standardization of
      • Kusendova, JP269, JP323, JP335
  • shortage
    • Blais, SP825–SP826
    • McDonell, SP829

• Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 (Bill 288)

  • legislative timeline
    • Gates, A468

• Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (Bill 171)

  • Babikian, SP543, SP562–SP563, SP591, SP598–SP600
  • Bell, SP530–SP531, SP537, SP541, SP544, SP556, SP564, SP567–SP569, SP574–SP575, SP580, SP583, SP588, SP592, SP594, SP611, SP613–SP614
  • Blais, SP52, SP525, SP528, SP534–SP535, SP537, SP540, SP544–SP545, SP547–SP548, SP550–SP551, SP561–SP562, SP567, SP570, SP572, SP581, SP584, SP586–SP587, SP595, SP597, SP600, SP603, SP606, SP612, SP614, SP617, SP625, SP631–SP632
  • Harden, SP541–SP542, SP580–SP581, SP583, SP591–SP592, SP595, SP602–SP603, SP608, SP633–SP634
  • Hogarth, SP529, SP559–SP560, SP570–SP571, SP579, SP606–SP607, SP614–SP615, SP623–SP624
  • Karahalios, SP537–SP538, SP566, SP590, SP632
  • Martin, SP525–SP526, SP538, SP540–SP541, SP554–SP555, SP584–SP585, SP595–SP596, SP603–SP604, SP628–SP629, SP632–SP633
  • Sabawy, SP551, SP599, SP617–SP618
  • Tabuns, SP523–SP525, SP533–SP534, SP536–SP537, SP543–SP544, SP546–SP547, SP552, SP555, SP558–SP559, SP563–SP564, SP566–SP568, SP580, SP582, SP587–SP588, SP591, SP594, SP598–SP600, SP607, SP610, SP613, SP618–SP619, SP624–SP625, SP627–SP628, SP633
  • Thanigasalam, SP532–SP533, SP548–SP549, SP566, SP573–SP574, SP587, SP610
  • amendments
    • Babikian, SP666
    • Bell, SP635–SP647, SP649–SP650, SP652–SP658, SP663–SP670
    • Blais, SP644–SP645, SP658, SP660–SP662
    • Hogarth, SP637–SP638, SP647, SP649, SP653–SP654, SP656, SP660, SP662, SP667–SP668
    • Karahalios, SP645, SP648, SP656, SP661–SP662, SP665, SP669
    • Sabawy, SP638–SP639, SP648, SP652, SP665, SP668
    • Smith, D., SP644, SP652
    • Tabuns, SP636–SP637, SP639–SP647, SP649, SP654–SP655, SP657–SP658, SP664, SP666, SP669–SP670
    • Thanigasalam, SP636, SP643, SP649, SP653, SP655, SP658, SP663–SP664, SP669
    • Wai, SP640, SP648, SP662, SP668–SP669

• Bullying and cyberbullying

  • child welfare assistance
    • Andrew, E1120
  • general remarks
    • McKenna, E869
  • government strategy
    • Smith, T., E1120
  • and youth suicide
    • Andrew, E1120

• Business.

  see also Business - small and medium-sized
  • corporate tax rate
    • Downey, F601
    • Fife, F531
    • Harden, F419
    • Roberts, F740
    • Skelly, F950, F970, F1049, F1191
    • reduction
      • Fife, F600
  • e-commerce
    • as economic recovery strategy
      • Smith, D., F3265
  • education tax rates
    • Cho, S., F3142
    • Kusendova, G967
    • Pang, F3017, F3106
    • Phillips, F3017, F3019
    • Sarkaria, F2941–F2942
    • Schreiner, G968
    • Thanigasalam, F3045
  • employer health tax
    • Kusendova, G967
    • Pang, F3017
    • Phillips, F3017
    • Thanigasalam, F3045
  • government strategy
    • Piccini, F847
  • government support programs
    • accountability and transparency
      • Bethlenfalvy, F3211
  • human resources
    • recruitment and retention
      • Arthur, F1124
      • Bouma, A222
      • Fee, F570
  • insurance
    • general remarks
      • Fife, G1053
  • Internet access
    • Crawford, F1630, F2533
    • Gélinas, F2323
    • Piccini, F2329
    • Smith, D., F1633
  • property tax rates
    • municipal
      • Cho, S., F3064, F3142
      • Phillips, F3013, F3019
      • Sarkaria, F2941
      • Smith, D., F3019
    • provincial
      • Phillips, F3019
  • regulatory environment
    • Hogarth, F2547
    • Piccini, G1008
  • social responsibility
    • Mamakwa, F703
  • supply chain
    • off-peak delivery
      • Fife, F2992, F3001–F3002
      • Kanapathi, F2955
      • Oosterhoff, F2943, F2952
      • Pang, F2973
      • Piccini, F2942, F2951, F2984
      • Sarkaria, F2936–F2938
      • Shaw, F2949
      • Smith, D., F2994
      • Thanigasalam, F2948, F2963, F2986–F2987, F3002–F3003
  • tax credits
    • for green tech upgrades
      • Fife, G508

• Business - capital incentives

  • capital cost depreciation rate
    • Harden, F405, F419
    • Shaw, F682, F703
  • and government revenue generation
    • Shaw, F702–F703
  • support programs
    • provincial review of
      • Fife, F534–F535

• Business co-operatives

  • capital generation
    • offering limits
      • Shaw, F867
  • co-operative status
    • 50% rule
      • Cho, S., F866
  • general remarks
    • Shaw, F867
  • in the renewable energy industry
    • Shaw, F867–F868

• Business - COVID-19

  • bankruptcy protection
    • definition of
      • Schreiner, F2653
    • no-fault bankruptcy
      • Calandra, F2356
  • closure rates
    • Glover, G968
  • commercial evictions
    • protection from
      • Blais, F1358, F1435
      • Fife, F1396
      • Harden, F1357
      • Hunter, F1348, F2662
      • Lindo, F1414
      • Schreiner, F1407
      • Shaw, F1327, F1347, F1370
  • community partnerships
    • Morrison, F2313
  • consumer confidence
    • Fife, F2943, F2972
    • Hunter, F2947, F2957, F2972–F2973
    • Sarkaria, F2940, F2943
    • Smith, D., F2940
  • contactless payment
    • Crawford, F1657–F1658
    • Sarkaria, F2299
    • Smith, D., F1633
  • cross-border travel restrictions
    • Arthur, F2445
  • debt load
    • Arthur, F2336, F3268–F3269
    • Fife, F3266
    • Hunter, F2968, F3269
    • Shaw, F2987, F3004, F3024
  • delivery model adjustments
    • Arthur, F2337
    • Hunter, F2365
    • Nicholls, F2314
    • Thanigasalam, F2963
    • cost of
      • Lindo, F2630
    • financing of
      • Coteau, F2371
      • Stiles, F2370
    • general remarks
      • Hunter, F2585
      • Khanjin, F2609
  • digital marketplace
    • Sarkaria, F2299
  • economic impact
    • Hunter, F3277
    • general remarks
      • McNaughton, G1075–G1076
      • Shaw, F3003–F3004, F3174
    • northern Ontario
      • Mantha, F2516
    • sector variation in
      • Fedeli, F2298
  • economic recovery rate
    • Skelly, G964
  • employee termination and layoff
    • and severance pay
      • Smith, D., F2371–F2372
  • essential businesses
    • Elliott, EM62
    • Hogarth, EM92
    • Jones, EM92, EM134
    • Martin, EM134
    • market advantage
      • Hunter, F3046
    • non-essential goods, sale of
      • Fife, F2957
      • Hunter, F3009–F3010
      • Nicholls, F2314
      • Schreiner, F2515, G935–G936, G968
  • expenses, deferrals
    • Arthur, F2845
    • Glover, F2827
  • financial supports
    • small business
      • Bisson, EM117, EM178, EM205–EM206
      • Cho, S., F2900
      • Coteau, F2874–F2875
      • Downey, F2721
      • Gates, F1565–F1566
      • Gélinas, EM212
      • Glover, F2903, F2919
      • Harden, F2684, F2702
      • Hogarth, EM41
      • Hunter, F2677, F2717–F2718
      • Jones, EM41, EM95, EM117, EM163, EM167, EM205–EM206, EM212
      • MacLeod, F1333
      • Martin, EM163
      • Morrison, F1347
      • Park, EM167
      • Phillips, F1311
      • Rakocevic, EM40
      • Sabawy, F2875
      • Sattler, F2676–F2677
      • Schreiner, F2893
      • Singh, S., F2871
      • Skelly, F1333
      • Smith, D., F1311
      • Vanthof, F1380
      • Wai, F2667
      • Walker, F2719
  • general remarks
    • Armstrong, F2822–F2823
    • Arthur, F3268
    • Hunter, F2666, F2975
    • Sarkaria, F2936
    • Schreiner, F2652
    • Skelly, F2966
  • grocery stores
    • general remarks
      • Pang, F2394
    • supply chain
      • access to, variation in
        • Coteau, F2393–F2394
  • health and safety measures
    • cost of
      • Smith, D., F2709
  • impact on cultural communities
    • Morrison, F2651
    • micro-financing for
      • Hunter, F2691
  • in-store capacity
    • limits
      • Elliott, EM58
      • Fraser, EM58
  • interprovincial trade
    • Skelly, F2374
  • IT expenditures
    • as capital expenditures
      • taxation
        • Smith, D., F2477–F2478
        • Tangri, F2480
  • Jane and Finch community
    • impact on
      • Rakocevic, F2683
  • lock-downs
    • Bisson, EM157
    • and small business re-opening
      • Hogarth, EM75
      • Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction, EM78
  • mental health supports
    • for business owners
      • Hunter, F2965
      • Skelly, F2958
  • occupancy restrictions
    • Miller, P., E483–E484
    • Schreiner, F2495
  • other commercial rent assistance
    • Andrew, F1739
    • Glover, F1739
    • Harden, F1433
    • Hunter, F1520
    • Lindo, F1415
    • Morrison, F2690
    • Schreiner, F1509–F1510, F1527
    • Taylor, F1699
  • in other jurisdictions
    • Harris, F2581
  • personal guarantees, protection for
    • Harden, F2809
  • promotion of
    • buy-local campaigns
      • Dunlop, F2441
      • Hogarth, F2547
      • Kusendova, G967
      • MacLeod, E483
      • Miller, P., T173–T174
      • Sarkaria, F2299, F2301, F2942, G937
      • Smith, D., F3223
    • general remarks
      • Hogarth, F2532
      • Roberts, F2513
    • marketing grants and loans
      • Fife, F2509, F2548
      • Hunter, F2618
      • Martin, F2620
  • regional variations
    • Schreiner, F2861
  • remote work environments
    • Coteau, F2410–F2411
    • Skelly, F2920
    • professional development
      • Khanjin, F2693
  • return-to-work arrangements
    • Schreiner, F2285
  • second-wave planning
    • Hunter, F2365, F2585, F2601, F2612–F2613, F2624–F2625
    • Jones, EM26
    • Lindo, F2612
    • Morrison, F2665
  • sector partnerships
    • Coe, F2613–F2614
  • small business
    • Glover, G1261–G1262
    • Sabawy, G1263
    • Sarkaria, G1261–G1263
  • Small Business Support Grant
    • Mantha, 12168
  • special events sector. see Special events industry - COVID-19
  • staff turnover
    • Harden, F2623–F2624
  • start-ups and new business, impact on
    • Morrison, F2312
  • supply chain management
    • deliveries. see Business—supply chain
    • general remarks
      • Hogarth, F2532
      • Sarkaria, F2938
      • Thanigasalam, F2938
  • tax credits
    • Fife, F2710
    • West, F2181
  • vaccination policies. see under COVID-19 - vaccination

• Business - COVID-19, government response

  • consultation
    • Lindo, F2611
    • Martin, F2518
    • Sarkaria, F2299, F2937–F2940, G936
  • Digital Main Street program. see Business - Digital Main Street program
  • equity-seeking groups
    • Hunter, F2942, F3250
    • Rickford, E1229
    • Sarkaria, F2942
  • Far North businesses
    • Mamakwa, F3241
  • financial assistance. see also Business - COVID-19, loans and grants
    • general remarks
      • Hunter, F2939
      • Sarkaria, F2939
      • Sattler, G982
      • Shaw, F2950, F2987
  • general remarks
    • Arthur, F2389
    • Begum, F2331, F2604–F2605
    • Coteau, F2349, F2379, F2517–F2518
    • Downey, F2401
    • Fedeli, F2298–F2300
    • Fife, F2403–F2404
    • Ghamari, F2419–F2420
    • Harden, F2494
    • Hogarth, F2531–F2532, F2547
    • Hunter, F2301, F2313–F2314, F2328, F2330, F2337, F2349, F2353, F2596, F2954, F2967
    • Lindo, F2348
    • MacLeod, E463, E483
    • Morrison, F2489
    • Pang, F2973
    • Phillips, F3012, F3014
    • Sarkaria, F933, F936, F2938–F2941, F2943, G931
    • Shaw, F2940–F2941, F2959, F2978, F3004
    • Singh, S., F2534–F2535
  • grants and loans
    • eligibility
      • new businesses
        • Arthur, F3213
        • Bethlenfalvy, F3214
    • Small Business Support Grant. see Small Business Support Grant
  • implementation timeline
    • Fife, F2939
  • municipal level
    • Bailey, F2557
    • Wai, F2555
  • navigation assistance
    • Khanjin, F2609
  • for new business
    • Martin, F2574
  • northern Ontario businesses
    • Hunter, F2974–F2975
  • program termination dates
    • Schreiner, F2566
  • stakeholder response
    • Mamakwa, F3241
  • taxation
    • deferrals
      • Arthur, F2336, F2388, F3268
      • Begum, F2327, F2605
      • Coteau, F2385
      • Fife, F2971, F3266
      • Hunter, F2301, F2328, F2338, F2939, F2950, F2968, F2980, F3269
      • Miller, P., E483
      • Sarkaria, F2299, F2301
      • Shaw, F2300, F2979
    • general remarks
      • Phillips, F3013
    • property tax. see also Business
      • Coteau, F2344
      • Ghamari, F3242
      • Hunter, F2941
      • Sarkaria, F2941–F2942
      • Smith, D., F3019
  • within-sector variation
    • Taylor, F2558

• Business - COVID-19, health and safety

  • cost of
    • Khanjin, F2609
    • Sarkaria, F2943
    • Schreiner, F2554
    • Singh, S., F2534–F2535
  • funding for. see also under Business - main street recovery plan
    • Roberts, F2513
    • Schreiner, F2554
  • general remarks
    • Harden, F2393
    • Skelly, F2955
  • personal protective equipment
    • grading and quality
      • Hunter, F3238–F3239
      • Wai, F3239
    • procurement
      • Fife, F3242–F3243, F3277
      • Ghamari, F3239–F3241
      • Khanjin, F2609
      • Skelly, F2956
  • sector-specific guidelines
    • Lindo, F2584

• Business - COVID-19, infection control

  • reopening requirements
    • Jones, EM230

• Business - COVID-19, insurance

  • ability to obtain
    • Fife, F2944, F3231
  • business interruption insurance
    • Harden, F2352–F2353
    • Lindo, F2311
  • contract enforcement
    • Harden, F2494, F2809
  • coverage levels
    • Fee, F2309–F2310
  • general remarks
    • Fife, F2622, F2971
    • Harden, F2352–F2353, F2631–F2632
    • Hunter, F2611
    • Morrison, F2312
    • Shaw, F2950
    • Taylor, F2558
  • rates
    • Armstrong, F2822–F2823
    • Fee, F2309–F2310

• Business - COVID-19, loans and grants

  • application process
    • Andrew, E487–E488
    • MacLeod, E488
  • application support
    • Hunter, F1638
  • availability
    • Shaw, F2987
  • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
    • Calandra, F2356
  • Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
    • eligibility criteria
      • Begum, F2605
      • Tangri, F2479
  • for fixed costs
    • MacLeod, E478
    • Sarkaria, F2939
    • Shaw, F2959, F2979
    • Smith, D., F3018
  • general remarks
    • Fee, F2310
    • Hunter, F2354
    • Lindo, F2310
    • Sarkaria, F2299, F2301
    • Schreiner, G936, G968
  • for Indigenous business
    • Crawford, F2533
  • interest rates
    • Coteau, F2371
  • loans vs. grants
    • Harden, F2563
    • Lindo, F2630
    • Shaw, F2300
  • offered through credit unions
    • Shaw, F3024
  • target businesses
    • Indigenous-owned
      • Rickford, E1229

• Business development

  • government funding
    • Hatfield, F454–F455
    • Windsor-Sarnia area
      • Bailey, F455

• Business Development Bank of Canada

  • loan programs
    • COVID-19. see under Business - COVID-19, loans and grants

• Business - Digital Main Street program

  • broadband requirements
    • Piccini, F2984
  • Future Proof program
    • Sarkaria, F2305
  • general remarks
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3214
    • Crawford, F1630, F1657
    • French, F1985, F2876
    • Khanjin, F2294
    • Piccini, F2305, F2858
    • Sarkaria, F2299, F2301, F2303, F2305, F2939, G1258
    • Schreiner, F1422
    • Skelly, F2991
    • Smith, D., F1875
    • Tangri, F2480
    • Thanigasalam, F3251
  • government funding
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3218
  • technological requirements
    • Hunter, F2318
  • user demographics
    • Dunlop, E1115

• Business environment.

  see also specific industry
  • competition with other business
    • impact of employee standards compliance
      • Sattler, F58, F72
      • West, F57–F58
    • impact of employee wages
      • West, F36
  • competition with other jurisdictions
    • Harden, F405
    • Martow, F12
    • Piccini, F13
    • Skelly, F47, F702
    • West, F40–F41
  • corporate migration
    • Anand, F970
  • development support
    • government funding
      • Arthur, F1190
      • Fife, F1191
  • foreign investment
    • general remarks
      • Anand, F970
    • Invest Ontario. see Invest Ontario
    • promotion of
      • Harris, F570
  • general remarks
    • Dunlop, F2442
    • Skelly, G448
  • and government finances
    • Barrett, P453
  • government strategy
    • Skelly, F197, F404
  • impact of US tax reform
    • Piccini, F1124
  • interprovincial trade
    • Skelly, F2374
  • for new business
    • Martow, F37
  • regional investment incentives
    • Bethlenfalvy, F3210, F3214
    • Fife, F569–F570
    • Piccini, F3214–F3215
    • Rasheed, F2562
    • Smith, D., F3278

• Business improvement associations (BIAs) - COVID-19

  • government funding
    • Hunter, F1703
    • Schreiner, F1699

• Business - main street recovery plan

  • general remarks
    • Fife, F2938
    • Sarkaria, F2935–F2936, F2939
    • Skelly, F2991
  • PPE grant
    • eligibility criteria
      • Fife, F2964
      • Hunter, F3009
    • general remarks
      • Piccini, F2942–F2943
      • Sarkaria, F2936
      • Thanigasalam, F2987
    • grant amount
      • Fife, F2939, F2947
      • Shaw, F2959, F2979, F3004
    • as one-time grant
      • Miller, P., E475
    • renewal of
      • Hunter, F3239
    • subscription rate
      • Fife, F2939
  • stakeholder consultation
    • Sarkaria, F2936
    • Skelly, F2937

• Business regulations

  • reduction in
    • Shaw, F791
    • Skelly, F362

• Business - small and medium-sized.

  see also Business
  • benefits and pensions
    • Harden, F444
  • capital generation
    • financing interest rates
      • Arthur, F1124–F1125
  • community impact
    • Piccini, F854
  • contactless payment
    • interchange fees
      • Fife, F2397, F2546–F2547, F2610
  • corporate tax rate
    • Cho, S., F843
    • Martin, F844
    • Piccini, F847
    • Roberts, F854
    • Sarkaria, F2301
  • and COVID-19. see Business - COVID-19
  • economic impact
    • Parsa, E477
    • Sarkaria, F2299
  • employee wages. see also Minimum wage - $15/hour
    • Sattler, F67
  • employer-worker relations. see under Employment
  • entrepreneurs. see Entrepreneurship
  • expansion supports
    • Cho, S., F3249
    • Hunter, F3250
  • general remarks
    • Martow, F23
    • Stevens, G540
  • government grants
    • availability of
      • Schreiner, F2566
  • impact of employment standards reform (2017). see under Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 22
  • impacted by pollution
    • Fife, G436
  • insurance
    • eligibility
      • Fife, G1053
  • main street small business program
    • eligibility expansion
      • Kanapathi, F2940
  • market competition
    • Martow, F22
    • West, F19
  • minority-owned
    • capital, access to
      • Glover, F2694
      • Schreiner, F2693
    • networking opportunities for
      • Skelly, F2928
    • supports for
      • Schreiner, F2926–F2927
  • owner salaries
    • Martow, F26
  • regulatory environment
    • Wai, G951, G1029
  • rural investment tax credit proposal
    • Arthur, F1125
    • Harden, F2565
    • Piccini, F1124
    • Rasheed, F2562
    • Shaw, F1125
  • special market business
    • market development
      • Skelly, F1879–F1880
      • Smith, D., F1876
  • support organizations
    • Schreiner, G539
    • Rural Opportunity and Investment Coalition
      • Arthur, F1124–F1125