Ontario deficit nearly doubles as province tables $244.2 billion budget in face of ‘unpredictable economic shocks’

Advocacy group calls for new autism program funding to go ‘exclusively’ to core therapies

The Ford government announced an additional $186 million for the Ontario Autism Program in its 2026 budget

Ontario budget continues to leave students, faculty, and campus workers behind

Toronto, March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s 2026 Provincial Budget fails to provide adequate funding for the postsecondary sector, despite the Government’s stated commitments to strengthening the workforce and protecting the economy.

Doug Ford has given up trying to balance the budget: The Weekly Wrap

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Ontario Budget Projects $13.8B Deficit, Postpones Balanced Budget Timeline

Ontario is forecasting a $13.8 billion deficit for the coming fiscal year and and has pushed back its timeline to balance the budget to 2028-2029. This marks an increase from the projected deficit of $7.8 billion for the 2026-27 period that was outlined in last year’s budget. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy attributed the heightened spending to “significant change in the world around us” as he presented the budget on March 26. “Geopolitical …

Doug Ford’s Tories table record $244B Ontario budget amid hefty deficit

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy formed a budget with the biggest shortfall since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago.

EDITORIAL: Doug Ford's Ontario budget awash in sea of red ink

For someone who used to denounce provincial deficits when Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne was in charge, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has undergone a transformation during his years in power since 2018.