b'GOVERNMENT RELATIONSFive-Month Deferral on Provincial Taxes Offering Free Online Health & Safety TrainingOntario made available $6 billion by providing five months ofOntarios Chief Prevention Officer isextending refresher trainingfor interest and penalty relief for businesses to file and make paymentsthose whose certifications would have expired between February for the majority of provincially administered taxes. As of April 1st,28th and August 31st, 2020. Workers now have until November 2020, penalties and interest have not applied to Ontarios businesses30th, 2020 to renew their training. To provide health and safety that miss any filing or remittance deadlines under select provinciallytraining, the government is investing $3 million todeliver free administered taxes. This will continue for a period of five months,online courses for the first time.up until August 31st, 2020, under the following provincially administered tax programs: Employer Health Tax SCAFFOLD AND ACCESS Fuel Tax COMMITTEE MAKING STRIDESSIAC is pleased to report on the most recent developmentsGas Tax I nsurance Premium Tax of theScaffoldand AccessEquipment Sector Labour International Fuel Tax Agreement Management Committee,apartnership between SIAC Retail Sales Tax on Insurance Contracts and Benefit Plans and the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA),whose mandate is to raise matters of importance, During the relief period, penalties and interest will not apply todevelop best practices and resolve safetyissues facing late returns or remittances made under these tax programs. Thisourindustry.During the last meeting on June 9th,the initiative complements the relief from interest and penalties fromcommittee discussed several issues of interest to not remitting Corporate Income Tax owing that was announced bytheindustry, including:the federal government on March 18th, 2020.encouraging the Ministry of Labour, Training and SkillsBusinesses will not be required to provide any documentationDevelopment to recognizesystemscaffolds as distinct supporting their reasons for latefiling or payments, and they willfrom tube and clamp in Ontario Regulation 213/91 S.130,not be required to advise the Ontario Ministry of Finance of their discussing the current requirement ofall temporary inability to meet their deadline(s).workplatforms to go throughengineering inspections Support for Apprentices in Ontario underOntario Regulation 213/9S. 139,The Ontario government is providing an Ontario Tools Grant ofan in-depth review looking intoadapting rope access in $2.5 million this year to help eligible new apprentices purchase theconstruction, window cleaningand industrial through equipment they need to start their careers. The funding amountsIRATA and SPRAT international standards, andwill be distributed as follows: $600 for those in construction and industrial sector trades; $1,000 for those in motive power sectornew working groups forknots in lifelines, narrow frame trades; and $400 for those in service sectortrades. scaffolds, trafficsigns anddemolition.The government is also forgiving more than $10 million inWe look forward to providing further updates on the outstanding loans owed by apprentices for tool purchases madecommittee andencourage SIAC members toreach out at the beginning of their careers. The Loans for Tools Programwith matters of importance toinfo@siac-ontario.com. The allowed thousands of new apprentices to buy tools, equipment,next meeting of the Committeewill be held on October clothing, manuals and code books required for their trade. About13th, 2020.19,000 apprentices who participated in the program owed, on average,$495.146 Millwick Drive, Toronto, ONM9L 1Y6146 Millwick Drive,146 MT: (416) 248-6600 Toronto, ONM9L 1Y6 Toronto, ONToll Free: 1 (855) 248-6600T: (416) 248-6600Email: info@ACEcorp.caT: (416) 248-6600 Sales / Rentals / Installation / Training www.ACEcorp.caToll Free: 1 (855) 248-6600 Toll Free: 1 (855) 248-6600Email: info@ACEcorp.caEmail: info@ACEcorp.ca 146 Millwick Drive, Toronto, ONM9L 1Y6Sales / Rentals / Installation / Training Sales / Rentals / Installation / Training www.ACEcorp.caT: (416) 248-6600 Toll Free:w.ACEcorp.caww1 (855) 248-6600Email: info@ACEcorp.ca www.ACEcorp.ca12THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SCAFFOLD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA'