Ontario Seeks Private-Sector Manager for New $4-Billion Protect Ontario Investment Fund

Ontario seeks private-sector manager for new $4-billion Protect Ontario investment fund

Fund announced in provincial budget would invest in sectors such as AI, defence and advanced manufacturing

Ontario budget leans on existing supports, limited new aid for key sectors

TORONTO – Ontario’s new provincial budget has been released, with the Progressive Conservative government calling it “a Plan to Protect Ontario,” but it includes few new measures to protect vulnerable industries such as automotive, steel, agriculture and forestry.

A Plan to Protect Ontario - 2026 Ontario Budget delivering on plan to protect Ontario workers and families by building a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy

On March 26, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. In the midst of tariffs and economic uncertainty, the government continues to deliver o. . .

Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026

Bill 97 from Parliament 44 Session 1 of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026.