Province proposes criteria for special economic zones

Province proposes criteria for special economic zones - The Turtle Island News

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has released a draft regulation proposing criteria for designating “special economic zones” under the Protect Ontario legislation it passed in June. The proposal was “informed by consultations with Indigenous communities across Ontario,” and its release is intended “to support ongoing consultations,” according to…

Province proposes criteria for special economic zones

Draft regulation says a designated zone must have activities that are “economically significant or strategically important.”