OntarioSimplifyingProcesstoAuthenticateOfficialDocuments SuchasBirthCertificatesRequiredforInternationalUse Expansion of in-person services saving time and money CouncilBriefs

TheOntariogovernmentismakingiteasierand more convenient for people and businesses to authenticatedocumentssuchasbirthcertificates, corporate powers of attorney and diplomas for useoutsideofCanada.Theprovinceisexpanding this vital service to four additional ServiceOntariolocationsacrosstheprovince. In-person document authentication services are nowavailablein:

Ottawa

· :110LaurierAvenueWest

SaultSte.Marie:

· 101-420QueenStreetEast

ThunderBay

· :113-435JamesStreetSouth

Windsor · :205-400CityHallSquareEast

“Whether someone is preparing for a major life event, a new job or an adventure abroad, authenticating documents for international use is often a crucial and time-sensitive matter,”saidKaleedRasheed,MinisterofPublic and Business Service Delivery. “Expanding this service to four additional ServiceOntario locationsacrosstheprovinceisyetanotherexample of our government putting customers first and savingpeopletimeandmoney.” helpsbetterservethemillionsofOntarianswho liveoutsideoftheGreaterTorontoArea. This change enables more individuals andbusinessestohavetheirdocumentsauthenticated via same-day service in addition to our standard mail-in options which often require up to15businessdaystocomplete.

Hydro One & Chapleau Hydro has scheduled a planned power outage for Sunday,August 27, 2023

From 7:00 am until approximately 7:00 pm

Areas affected:

All Chapleau Hydro Customers

Whenapublicdocumentistobeusedinanother country, proof of authentication for documents such as birth and marriage certificates, educationaldiplomasandcorporatedocumentsisoften required for people doing business, studying, or travelling abroad, people applying for international visas or people participating in international adoptions. This expansion of authentication servicesaddsto the services already available in-person and by mail at the Official Documents Services office located at 222 Jarvis Street in Toronto, and

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Panne d’électricité d’Hydro One et de Chapleau Hydro

Dimanche, le 27Août, 2023 de 7h à environs 19H

Régions affectées:

Tous les clients de Chapleau Hydro

Les pannes d’électricité planifiées sont nécessaire afin d’assurer un service fiable et sécuritaire. On s’excuse des inconvénients que cela pourrait vous occasionner. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez appeler le bureau au 705-864-0111

Expandingservicesalsolaysthegroundwork to respond to an anticipated surge of document authentication requests as a result of Canada joining the HagueApostille Convention in January 2024. Once the Convention comes into effect, the province will be solely responsible for authenticating Ontario-issued public documents.QuickFacts

· Customers can use the online document authenticationportaltocheckiftheirdocumentis eligible for authentication at any in-person locationorbymailbeforeproceeding.

· Between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, the Official Documents Services office processed nearly 67,000 document authentications and served more than 29,000 in-person clients.

YoungPersonFacingNumerousCharges

A youth from Superior East is facing criminal charges followingadomesticdispute.OnJuly12,2023,shortlybefore8:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a threats occurrence on PineStreetinChapleau.

As a result of the investigation, a 15-year-old from Chapleauwasarrestedandchargedwiththefollowing:

· UtteringThreats-CauseDeathorBodilyHarm-Spousalthreecounts

· UtteringThreats-DamageProperty

· SexualAssaultonaPersonUnder16YearsofAge

· FailuretoComplywithReleaseOrder-twocounts

· FailuretoComplywithProbationOrder-twocounts

The youth was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in July 2023 in Chapleau. The identity of the accused is being withheld as it is protected under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).