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Ontario’s finance minister says he will release a fall economic update next Thursday, while warning that his province will continue to run deficits as it reels from a slower economy strained by U.S. tariffs and rising energy prices caused by the war in Iran.
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In prepared remarks for a speech on Thursday morning at the Canadian Club in Toronto, Peter Bethlenfalvy warns that deficits are necessary as the province faces U.S. tariffs targeting its steel, auto and manufacturing sectors.
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province → prepare → sectors
He pointed to the $30-billion the province has pledged to support businesses and workers affected by the trade war.
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province → point → war
And he mentioned Wednesday’s announcement, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of $9-billion in joint federal-provincial support for the steel, auto and mining sectors.
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he → mention → sectors
The province ran a $13-billion deficit last year, in 2025-26, and has previously projected a $13.8-billion deficit for the current year, 2026-27.
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province → run → year
Mr. Bethlenfalvy did not provide an updated figure for the current year’s red ink.
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His government’s plan to balance its books has already been pushed back several times, with its last projections showing a small surplus by 2028-29.
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Mr. Bethlenfalvy says the country’s most populous province can handle the added financial strain, as its borrowing costs are low compared to previous decades, thanks to its practice of issuing long-term 30-year bonds and borrowing in advance.
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costs → say → advance
He noted that credit-rating agencies have rewarded the province’s handling of its books with upgrades.
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agencies → note → upgrades
“Ontario has weathered the impact of tariffs better than economists had thought, but the slower economy has impacted our deficit, which was $13-billion last year and is predicted to be higher this year,” Mr. Bethlenfalvy said.
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Bethlenfalvy → weather → deficit
In his prepared remarks, he also ruled out balancing the books by either raising taxes or cutting health care.
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However, he did not mention any other government program by name and vowed that the province “will continue to root out wasteful spending.”
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province → mention → spending
Mr. Bethlenfalvy also said the province is “planning to lower the cost of capital investments for Ontario businesses by providing over $8-billion in additional relief.”
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province → say → relief
He said this new move, combined with the accelerated writeoffs Ontario announced earlier this year for businesses that invest in things like new equipment, will amount to more than $12-billion in tax breaks over the next five years.
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that → say → years
On the federal level, Mr. Carney has also recently outlined what he called the “productivity mega deduction,” which would allow companies to immediately write off the cost of a wide range of new capital investments.
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companies → outline → investments
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