ONTARIO GOVERNMENT

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is currently on strike. The strike will affect provincial government services only. It will not affect services offered by other levels of government. Although the Government of Ontario will continue to work hard to provide services to the public, it won't be business as usual. There may be disruptions to some services including:

Health Care Services:
While major health facilities and services such as hospitals will be available, some government operated services will not, including:

• No new or replacement health cards
• Ministry INFOline in addition to Seniors INFOline
• No processing of applications for assistive devices.

• Driver Examination
• New or replacement driver's licences
• Service Ontario kiosk transactions

Services to Business and Consumers

• Registrar General office closed - certificates for birth, death, marriage and change of name are not being issued
• No registration or incorporation of businesses
• No searching or filing of liens
• Ontario Business Connects and Access Ontario closed
• No consumer mediation or consumer advice by telephone
• Ministry of Environment Public Information Centre closed
• Reduced hours at Land Registry offices (1 p.m. - 4 p.m. only)

• Employment standards staff will not inspect workplaces, receive walk-in clients, investigate complaints or answer all enquiries
• Inspectors will not inspect workplaces for health and safety but will respond to events occurring in workplaces on a priority basis
• Office of the Worker Adviser will not investigate files, answer all enquiries, conduct educational meetings with client groups, attend hearings
• Pay Equity Commission will not investigate complaints, conduct educational meetings or answer all inquiries

• Ontario Travel and Information centres closed

• Government Information Centres and government bookstores closed
• Publications Ontario telephone and online ordering closed
• Archives of Ontario reading rooms and reference services closed
• No publication of Job Mart or GOjobs online postings

• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) services for students studying outside Ontario not available
• Independent Learning Centre (ILC) correspondence courses, student services, and General Educational Development (GED) registration and testing not available
• All Provincial and Demonstration schools and residences are closed until further notice
• Education, JobGrow and Training telephone and walk-in information centres closed
• Apprenticeship: Limited services at district offices only. No registration, examination or certification services. No adjustment services available

• Ministry Infoline closed
• No disability adjudication services or new employment supports for Ontario Disability Support Program clients
• No new Special Services at Home applications or appeals
• Adoption Services: No adoption disclosure activities other than for reasons of health, safety and welfare
• No new approvals of licence applications for private or international adoptions

Government-owned and Operated Tourist Attractions and Parks

• The Ontario Science Centre in Toronto is closed
• Ontario Place, including Cinesphere, in Toronto, is closed
• Reduced services at Ontario Parks

GOVERNMENT (including municipal government)
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