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Last week, the Ontario Legislature resumed after a news-filled summer recess. Stories regarding the Greenbelt have dominated recent provincial headlines, while numerous internationally focused federal news stories have drawn the attention of the world. During the summer recess, MPPs were back in their home ridings, doing the barbecue and festival circuit to hear directly from

Summary: Jenni Byrne + Associates (JB+A) is Canada’s fastest-growing full-service public affairs and government relations firm. We’re based in Toronto, Ontario but we have staff who work from coast to coast. We provide a wide range of clientele with the expertise and knowledge they need to effectively navigate some of the most complex communications and

BACKGROUND: Ontario’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government has highly prioritized digitization since first forming government in 2018. Ontario’s first digital and data strategy, Building a Digital Ontario (released in 2021), has been accompanied by a litany of incremental measures aimed at ushering Ontario into a new digital age of government service delivery. To this end, Ontario’s

As a field with a high-pressure working environment, that is often overlooked and underappreciated, it has always been challenging to attract and retain healthcare workers across Canada. This shortage of workers was only further exacerbated as a result of the pandemic, which left large gaps in patient care resulting in increased demand post-pandemic as well

BACKGROUND: Often flying under the radar of the general public’s interest, the Ontario government has been working to transform the province’s energy grid to support growing demand from residents and businesses. For example, you may have seen the government’s “The Future is Electric” ads on social media highlighting investments in electric vehicle production in the

BACKGROUND On April 6th, 2023, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, the latest legislative effort to combat the housing supply crisis. Bill 97 marks the most recent addition to a series of legislative amendments aimed at supporting Ontario’s Housing Supply Action Plan and bolstering housing availability in the province.

BACKGROUND: Ontario’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government has made bolstering skilled trades in the province a focal point of its policy agenda. This year has been marked by a series of initiatives aimed at bolstering opportunities and protections for workers across the province. In early March, Ontario announced they would be helping more students enter the

About Jenni Byrne + Associates: Jenni Byrne + Associates (JB+A) is Canada’s fastest growing full-service public affairs firm. We’re based in Toronto, Ontario but we have staff who work from coast to coast. We provide a wide range of clientele with the expertise and knowledge they need in order to effectively navigate some of the

BACKGROUND: Located approximately 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Ring of Fire is one of the most promising mineral development opportunities for critical minerals in the world. The region has the long-term potential to produce: (1) chromite, (2) cobalt, (3) nickel, (4) copper, and (5) platinum. These critical minerals are essential for the production