Media Advisory: FAO to release update on COVID-19 response measures in Ontario

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

[La version française suit le texte anglais.]

FAO TO RELEASE UPDATE ON COVID-19 RESPONSE MEASURES IN ONTARIO

TORONTO, October 5, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) will release a report that provides an updated summary of the measures implemented in Ontario by the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also provides information on the sources of funding for provincial measures and estimates the timing of provincial spending.

The report will be posted on the FAO website www.fao-on.org/en/ at 9:00 a.m.

The FAO will provide a background briefing for accredited media at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams web conference following the release of the report. Please contact Anna Giannini at 647.527.2385 or AGiannini@fao-on.org for log-in and password information.

At the media briefing, senior officials from the FAO will provide a brief presentation and answer questions on a not-for-attribution basis.

Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer, Peter Weltman, will be available for "on-the-record" media questions immediately following the background briefing at 10:15 a.m.

About the FAO

Under the Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013, the Officer provides independent analysis on the state of the Province’s finances, trends in the provincial economy and related matters important to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Visit our website at http://www.fao-on.org/en/ and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/InfoFAO.

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For further information, please contact:
Anna Giannini  |  647.527.2385  |  AGiannini@fao-on.org  |  fao-on.org