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Ontario to table budget March 26, with eye to productivity, competitiveness: minister

Published Mar 10, 2026 at 6:12pm

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Ontario to table budget March 26, with eye to productivity, competitiveness: minister

Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy receives a standing ovation from party members as he rises to table the Ontario provincial budget at the legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister is set to table the provincial budget on March 26 and he is signalling a focus on mitigating economic risks by spending on innovation, competitiveness and infrastructure.

Those are among the budget themes Peter Bethlenfalvy is highlighting today in a speech to the Empire Club of Canada.

He is also using the speech to announce the budget date, which will fall during the first week the legislature is back from an extended winter break.

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