Infrastructure in Ontario
Infrastructure in Ontario
Infrastructure investments are key to creating jobs, supporting a strong economy, and building greener, more resilient communities. Across Ontario, the Government of Canada's investments in modern infrastructure are helping to build efficient transportation systems, provide clean drinking water for families, increase access to high-speed internet for residents and businesses, and build inclusive communities.
Projects in Ontario
Infrastructure projects are being built in communities all across Ontario. These infrastructure projects not only improve the everyday lives of Canadians, but also attract the talent and investment communities need to create new jobs and business opportunities.
Visit our project map to see Investing in Canada plan projects in Ontario.
Details about all projects approved since 2002 are also available on the Open Government Portal.
Projects funded under the Investing in Canada plan are marked by recognizable signs that can be found from coast to coast to coast. The project signage guidelines are available for recipients of projects funded under the plan.
In the News
All Infrastructure Canada news in OntarioPrograms and Funds Available for Ontario
- Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
- Canada Community-Building Fund
- Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund
- Smart Cities Challenge
- Other Infrastructure Canada Programs
- Programs Delivered by Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Program Delivered by Community Foundations Canada
- Programs Delivered by Other Government Departments and Agencies
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
COVID-19 update
To address the challenges faced by communities as a result of COVID-19, the over $33-billion Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, delivered through bilateral agreements with provinces and territories, now includes a COVID-19 Resilience stream, offers expanded project eligibility and allows for accelerated approvals.
The amended bilateral agreement between Canada and Ontario, reflecting recently announced flexibilities, expanded project eligibility and accelerated approvals, was signed by both parties.
Visit the COVID-19 Resilience stream page for more information.
The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program provides long-term, stable funding to:
- Help communities reduce air and water pollution, provide clean water, increase resilience to climate change and create a clean-growth economy
- Build strong, dynamic and inclusive communities, and
- Ensure Canadian families have access to modern, reliable services that improve their quality of life
Project Approval and Funding Process
The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program is administered through a bilateral agreement with Ontario. Projects are cost-shared with the provincial government, municipalities, Indigenous communities and other partners.
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- Applicants submit their projects to the province
- Province prioritizes projects and submits to Infrastructure Canada
- Infrastructure Canada reviews, validates eligibility and funding and seeks ministerial approval*
- Projects begin and funding flows when costs are incurred**
* For projects seeking funding under the Ministers' delegated authority, Infrastructure Canada will provide the province or territory with a funding decision within 60 business days of receiving a complete application. An application is deemed complete when all required information has been submitted and no further clarification is required. Projects seeking funding outside the Ministers' delegated authority also require approval by Treasury Board. Examples include, but are not limited to, projects seeking more than $50 million federal contribution, or projects containing sole-source contracts.
** Infrastructure Canada will issue a claim payment for projects within 20 business days of receiving a complete claim, with all required information, from the recipient.
* For projects seeking funding under the Ministers' delegated authority, Infrastructure Canada will provide the province or territory with a funding decision within 60 business days of receiving a complete application. An application is deemed complete when all required information has been submitted and no further clarification is required. Projects seeking funding outside the Ministers' delegated authority also require approval by Treasury Board. Examples include, but are not limited to, projects seeking more than $50 million federal contribution, or projects containing sole-source contracts.
** Infrastructure Canada will issue a claim payment for projects within 20 business days of receiving a complete claim, with all required information, from the recipient.
Funding Breakdown
In 2016, Canada and Ontario signed an initial agreement under the Investing in Canada plan to invest more than $2 billion in federal funding for the rehabilitation, repair, and modernization of existing infrastructure to provide communities with more reliable water and wastewater systems and improve public transit systems across the province.
In 2018, a second agreement was signed to provide more than $11 billion in federal funding over the next decade for long-term infrastructure projects through four streams. Here is a funding breakdown, by stream: Public Transit Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Community, Culture & Recreational Infrastructure and Rural & Northern Infrastructure.
Public Transit Infrastructure
Funding for the new construction, expansion, improvement and rehabilitation of public transit infrastructure that transform the way Canadians live, move and work.
| Approved and announced | Total value of projects received under review | Unallocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6235354341 | 829506077 | 329379651 |
| PROVINCIAL INTAKE | |
| Opened | Outside of the GTHA: April 2, 2019 Inside the GTHA: July 22, 2019. |
| Closed | Outside of the GTHA: May 28, 2019 Inside the GTHA: October 24, 2019. |
| Total number of project applications received from Ontario | 291 |
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| Total projects approved and announced by Infrastructure Canada | 261 |
Visit Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure or e-mail ICIPTransit@ontario.ca for additional information about the project intake process.
Green Infrastructure
Funding for green infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enable greater adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change, provide climate-related disaster mitigation, and ensure clean air and safe drinking water for residents.
| Approved and announced | Total value of projects received under review | Unallocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1293593031 | 0 | 89938679 |
| PROVINCIAL INTAKE | |
| Opened | October 25, 2019 |
| Closed | January 22, 2020 |
| Total number of project applications received from Ontario | 223 |
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| Total projects approved and announced by Infrastructure Canada | 223 |
Visit Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure or e-mail ICIPGreen@ontario.ca for additional information about the project intake process.
Community, Culture, and Recreation Infrastructure
Funding for community, culture and recreation infrastructure projects that build stronger communities and improve social inclusion.
| Approved and announced | Total value of projects received under review | Unallocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 393339103 | 0 | 9789890 |
| PROVINCIAL INTAKE | |
| Opened | September 3, 2019 |
| Closed | November 12, 2019 |
| Total number of project applications received from Ontario | 266 |
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| Total projects approved and announced by Infrastructure Canada | 264 |
Visit Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure or e-mail ICIPculture@ontario.ca for additional information about the project intake process.
Rural & Northern Infrastructure
Funding to support projects that improve the quality of life in rural and northern communities including improvements to food security, broadband connectivity, transportation infrastructure, energy, and education and health facilities.
| Approved and announced | Total value of projects received under review | Unallocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292374354 | 0 | 3740707 |
| PROVINCIAL INTAKE | |
| Opened | March 18, 2019 |
| Closed | May 14, 2019 |
| Total number of project applications received from Ontario | 144 |
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| Total projects approved and announced by Infrastructure Canada | 144 |
Visit Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure or e-mail ICIPRural@ontario.ca for additional information about the project intake process.
COVID-19 Resilience
Funding to help provinces and territories respond to the impacts of COVID-19, with added flexibility and expanded eligibility categories to support quick-start, short-term projects that might not otherwise be eligible under the existing funding streams.
| Approved and announced | Total value of projects received under review | Unallocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 862469356 | 0 | 4012314 |
| PROVINCIAL INTAKE | |
| Opened | To be determined by the Province |
| Closed | To be determined by the Province |
| Total number of project applications received from Ontario | 896 |
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| Total projects approved and announced by Infrastructure Canada | 892 |
Visit Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure or e-mail ICIPRural@ontario.ca for additional information about the project intake process.
Canada Community-Building Fund
The Canada Community-Building Fund delivers over $2 billion every year to more than 3600 communities across the country. Communities select how best to direct the funds and have the flexibility to make strategic investments across 19 different project categories. The Canada Community-Building Fund will provide Ontario with $853,621 for the 2022-23 fiscal year for local infrastructure projects.
Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund
The Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund is a $3.375 billion national merit-based program that supports large-scale infrastructure projects to help communities better manage the risks of disasters triggered by natural hazards. Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund projects in Ontario:
- Flood mitigation, control and improvements in the Junction Creek Watershed (See project announcement news release)
- Construction of the Fairbank-Silverthorn Trunk Storm Sewer System for Basement Flooding Protection and Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction (See project announcement news release)
- Shoreline Rehabilitation along Lake Huron and St. Clair River (See project announcement news release)
- Natural infrastructure enhancement and restoration of the urban forest in the York Region (See project announcement news release)
- Drought Reduction Project for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Territory (See project announcement news release)
- Kitchener Stormwater Network Adaptation (See project announcement news release)
- Repair, remediate, and enhance resilience of Toronto's tree canopy and waterfront shoreline structures to protect against future flooding and storm events (See project announcement news release)
- Community Flood Mitigation Project (See project announcement news release)
- Toronto Waterfront Erosion Hazard Mitigation Project (See project announcement news release)
- City of Toronto 2020/2021 Culvert Rehabilitation (See project announcement news release)
- City of Kingston - Combined Sewer Separation and Storm Water Management Infrastructure (See project announcement news release)
- City of Kingston - Shoreline Protection Works (See project announcement news release)
- Construction of the Midtown Toronto Relief Storm Sewer for Basement Flooding Protection (See project announcement news release)
- City of Markham's Flood Control Project (See project announcement news release)
- Combined Sewer Separation - Flooding and Overflow Mitigation Project (See project announcement news release)
- Chatham-Kent Flood Mitigation Along Thames & Sydenham Rivers (See project announcement news release)
- Aurora Sewage Pumping Station Overflow Mitigation Work (See project announcement news release)
- York Durham Sewage System Forcemain Twinning Project (See project announcement news release)
- Implementing Vaughan Stormwater Flood Mitigation projects (See project announcement news release)
- City of Hamilton Project Bundle - Extreme Storms - Shoreline Protection Resilience (See project announcement news release)
- West London Dyke Reconstruction (See project announcement news release)
- City of Windsor Disaster Mitigation and Infrastructure Enhancement Initiative (See project announcement news release)
- Toronto Region Ravine Erosion Risk Management and Hazard Mitigation Project (See project announcement news release)
- City of Kingston - Combined sewer separation and storm water management infrastructure, and shoreline protection works (See project announcement news release)
- Pumping station upgrades in the Lasalle area (See project announcement news release)
- Construction and rehabilitation of the Greenway and Adelaide wastewater treatment plants (See project announcement news release)
- Improvements for the Downtown Brampton Flood Protection project (See project announcement news release)
- Upgrades to the water supply, treatment, and storage of drinking water in northern York Region (See project announcement news release)
- Jane Street Bridge expansion and upgrades (See project announcement news release)
- Flood protection in the Town of Tecumseh (See project announcement news release)
Smart Cities Challenge
The Smart Cities Challenge is a pan-Canadian competition for communities large and small that encourages communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology.
Over 200 communities from across Canada participated in the first round of the Challenge, putting forward their ideas, which were adjudicated by an independent jury. In Ontario, three applicants advanced to the finalist stage of the Challenge. On May 14, 2019, Guelph–Wellington was announced as one of the winners of the Challenge. Visit the Map of Applicants for more information.
Other Infrastructure Canada Programs
The following programsFootnote2 also support impactful infrastructure projects that contribute to a cleaner environment, stronger communities and Canada's economic growth:
- New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects
- New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – Small Communities Fund
- Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
- Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
Programs Delivered by Federation of Canadian Municipalities
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities are investing in projects across Ontario to build stronger communities through the following programs:
- Green Municipal Fund, supporting capital projects that improve air, water and land and reduce GHG emissions.
- Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, helping communities adapt to climate change and improve resiliency with help from programs, tools, and training.
- Municipal Asset Management Program, offering funding, training and resources to help municipalities strengthen asset management practices.
Program Delivered by Community Foundations Canada
Canada Healthy Communities Fund is a $31 million investment to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19.
Programs Delivered by Other Government Departments and Agencies
Government of Canada investments in infrastructure go beyond Infrastructure Canada, and achieving the objectives of the long-term plan require a collaborative effort. These investments are being made by 14 federal departments and agencies. To find out which programs are available, consult the Investing in Canada plan Funding Update table.
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