Ministry of Finance – With over half of all government spending going to salaries and benefits, the Ontario government is moving forward on two new measures to manage public sector compensation costs – an important part of the plan to control spending and protect front-line government services that Ontario families rely on.

In early 2014, Ontario will introduce new legislation to directly control the compensation of senior executives across the broader public sector, including hard caps. The government has appointed Jim Leech to advise on making electricity sector pension plans more affordable and sustainable.

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