Survey: 2026 Budget Consultations

1. What should the government prioritize to protect Ontario’s economy from U.S. tariffs and make the province a more favourable place to live, work, invest and raise a family? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Lowering business and personal taxes and providing tax benefits and credits

Investing, building and maintaining critical infrastructure faster

Increasing incentives for purchasing and promoting Ontario-made products

Providing training and upskilling opportunities for workers

Expanding access to primary and home care

Creating more support for affordable housing

Other

Please specify:

2. How can the Ontario government continue to protect businesses in the province? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Supporting sectors through financing programs

Helping communities navigate trade disruptions

Allowing businesses to defer select provincial taxes

Assisting businesses through rebates

No opinion

3. What should the government support to address unemployment and support laid-off workers? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Investing in more supports for business impacted by tariffs

Investing in specialized centres for workers impacted by layoffs

Supporting employment programs

Investing in new programs to support youth facing unemployment

Incentivizing people to work in Northern and rural areas

No opinion

4. What should the government continue to invest in for critical infrastructure and transit options? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Improving roads and highways

Building better transit options

Expanding hospitals and long-term care homes

Building affordable housing

Refurbishing nuclear energy plants

Expanding educational institutions

No opinion

5. What should the government focus on to keep costs down? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Expanding supports for affordable housing

Lowering taxes through tax benefits and credits

Improving affordable child care services

Reducing electricity costs

Increasing financial supports

No opinion

6. What services and resources could use more government support to make your community a safer place? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Protecting Ontario’s borders

Increasing broadband and high-speed internet services

Building safer and more inclusive communities

Creating child welfare services and special education programs

Preventing auto theft

No opinion

7. What is most important to Ontario’s health care system? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Building and expanding hospitals and other health care facilities

Improving home care and long-term care services

Employing skilled workers

Investing in mental health care and addiction supports

Expanding services and activities for seniors

No opinion

8. The government recognizes that Ontario is facing challenges due to global economic uncertainty. What should the government continue to address? Choose your top 3 priorities:

Managing debt burden

Keeping taxes and costs low

Providing supports to families, seniors, post secondary students and workers

Increasing support for affordable housing

No opinion

Other

Please specify:

9. To better understand the priorities of specific regions in Ontario, what region of Ontario do you live in?

Southwestern Ontario (for example: Windsor, London)

Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (for example: Markham, Brampton)

Central Ontario (for example: Peterborough, Barrie)

Eastern Ontario (for example: Ottawa, Kingston)

Northern Ontario (for example: Timmins, Thunder Bay)

Other

Please specify:

10. Which of the following best describes the community where you live?

Rural community (for example: Temagami, Mattawan)

Urban community (for example: Toronto, Ottawa)

Suburban community (for example: Whitby, Richmond Hill)

Other

Please specify:

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