Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press

Shawn Jeffords is a reporter with The Canadian Press, a national news agency headquartered in Toronto and founded in 1917.

Economic Indicators

Ontario set to deliver budget on March 24

The budget will feature funding measures to "defeat" Covid-19 and ensure all residents are vaccinated

By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |March 11, 2021

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Ontario set for years of post-pandemic deficits without new policy: FAO

Report highlights need for “significant” changes to spending or revenue

By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |February 11, 2021

3 min read

Industry

Ontario finance minister resigns following Caribbean vacation

Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy will assume the role

By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |December 31, 2020

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Ontario budget deficit projected to jump to $38.5 billion in 2020-2021

The PC government said its Covid-19 relief spending will total $30 billion by the close of the fiscal year

By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |August 12, 2020

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Ontario changes labour laws to account for temporary leave

Some businesses worried that severance costs would push them into bankruptcy

By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |June 1, 2020

2 min read

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