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Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds

Ontario spent $1.4 billion on PPE since 2021 but distributed only about 21% of surgical masks and 22% of N95 masks purchased, leading to extensive waste.

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Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021, the province’s auditor general found.

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Ontario may need to throw out millions of dollars in PPE: auditor general

During the height of COVID-19, the Ford government signed long-term contracts with Ontario manufacturers for desperately needed masks for health-care workers.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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