Type of Intervention: Financial and Economic
Sectors Involved: Health, Private Sector and Businesses, Research and Development
Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Stimulus packages and financial support
Level of Jurisdiction: Ontario
Lead People/Agency: Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Overview: The Ontario government is providing more financial support for innovative businesses through the Ontario Together Fund. This funding serves as a means to retool production and increase capacity to make more personal protective equipment. This announced funding for three companies: Southmedic, Sterling Industries, and SRB Technologies. The goals of providing funding to these three companies is to increase production of PPE and help the province meet needs and production goals for such products, as well as other medical devices.
Full details here: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/06/ontario-helps-manufacturers-ramp-up-production-of-personal-protective-equipment.html
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Type of Justification: Advice of EXTERNAL group of non-academics (e.g. business or community leaders)
Source of Evidence or Justification: Sub-national, Ontario Together Fund call to action
Evidence/Justification: The funding provided to Southmedic, Sterling Industries, and SRB Technologies was distributed from the provinces Ontario Together Fund. This is in response to Ontario’s call to action for businesses to develop innovative solutions to contribute to slowing the spread of COVID-19, and these companies were chosen from the application portal. The goal of these investments in local manufacturers is to keep frontline workers and communities safe during COVID-19 and meet the province’s PPE production goals.