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Winners from the 2021 Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence program.

CFIA will be implementing new measures for Gypsy Moth starting Monday, March 22.

Bill 118 - The Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act, 2020 - took effect in January, when Ontario Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell granted the legislation royal assent. Here's what you need to know, and what to share with your clients.

Applications are open for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant, which helps small businesses that are required to close or significantly restrict services under the Provincewide Shutdown effective December 26, 2020.

Effective Thursday, January 14, 2021at 12:01 a.m., the government is issuing a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes.

Snow Removal, landscaping services and businesses that produce plants are permitted to operate, while following sector specific health and workplace safety measures. Garden centres are restricted to curbside pickup and delivery.

With winter once again descending on Ontario, we know you and your employees are getting prepared for a busy season ahead.

Landscape Ontario is looking to support our partner, Skills for Change, who are proposing a Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, that will enable us to support more small- and medium-sized employers in training more apprentices that will enter the industry and profession across Ontario.

Beginning Dec. 4, 2020, eligible businesses facing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are able to access a second CEBA loan of up to $20,000 – on top of the initial $40,000 that was available to small businesses.

The Ontario government announced $20 million in funding to support apprenticeship in the skilled trades. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, made the announcement at Landscape Ontario member TLC Landscaping Design and Pools in London, Ont. on Dec. 4, 2020.