The Ontario government says the $200 rebate cheques it promised to deliver to 15 million Ontarians this year are expected to arrive in mailboxes in late January or early February.

Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the rebates in October ahead of the government's fall economic statement, saying they were necessary with many Ontarians struggling with the high cost of living.

"Our government is putting money back into taxpayers' pockets," Colin Blachar, a spokesperson for the office of the finance minister, said in an email announcing the timeline.

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