Toronto lost $8.35B in tourist activity due to 1st year of COVID-19 pandemic The province says the new funding comes in addition to nearly $1.4 billion received from the federal government and given to communities earlier in the pandemic.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Clark says the new funding will be split between 444 municipalities in the province.
Ontario ski, snowboard hills struggle amid COVID-19 lockdown Ontario municipalities are not allowed to run deficits by law, so they have laid off thousands of staff and contemplated deep service cuts to offset pandemic-related costs.Local leaders have said that without continued financial aid from the federal and provincial governments they will.