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Province of Ontario invests in local infrastructure

October 24, 2024   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Ontario government is investing $15,898,362.00 in the Simcoe-Grey region of which New Tecumseth will receive over $2.4 million to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure.

The announcement was made by Brian Saunderson, MPP for Simcoe-Grey, on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Funding will be delivered in 2024 through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. This investment is part of the government’s $190 billion capital plan to build and expand more homes, highways, hospitals, transit, and high-speed internet across the province.

“Supporting small and rural communities throughout the large and growing riding of Simcoe-Grey is vital, and that includes providing sustainable infrastructure,” said MPP Saunderson. “The Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund provides significant funding to our municipalities for new projects while also improving and updating aging and critical infrastructure.”

The 2025 OCIF allocations for Simcoe-Grey include:

· New Tecumseth – $2,409,548

· Adjala-Tosorontio – $488,431

· Clearview – $1,169,364

· Collingwood – $1,169,364

· Essa – $700,599

· Grey County – $3,488,105

· Simcoe County – $3,773,895

· The Blue Mountains – $1,934,768

· Wasaga Beach – $1,292,201

“Small, rural and northern communities are essential to the growth and prosperity of Ontario,” said Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure. “By providing direct and stable funding to these communities, our government is helping create local jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger, more resilient communities for generations to come.”

In 2022, the government doubled its annual investment for OCIF to nearly $2 billion over five years to support more local infrastructure projects in small, rural, and northern communities.

In 2025, Ontario will allocate $400 million in OCIF funding to help 423 small, rural and northern communities build roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure.

Communities may accumulate funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.

The OCIF provides funding for local infrastructure projects in municipalities with populations under 100,000, rural and northern municipalities, as well as for Local Services Boards that own water or wastewater systems.

Funding allocations are based on a formula that accounts for the different needs and economic conditions of each community.

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