Ontario Government Invests $4 Billion in Municipal Housing Infrastructure

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The Ontario government has announced historic investments to build and protect communities, working in partnership with municipalities at the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference. Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will invest an additional $1.6 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP), bringing the province's total investment to $4 billion. This investment will help communities across Ontario build the infrastructure they need to unlock more housing and support economic growth.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Ontario government will invest an additional $1.6 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP), bringing the province's total investment to $4 billion.
  • This investment will help communities across Ontario build the infrastructure they need to unlock more housing and support economic growth.
  • Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, spoke about investments the province is making to build and protect Ontario communities, including plans to incentivize the construction and operation of water services in new and innovative ways and enable the construction of more homes.
  • The province is also doubling down on its plan to build and investing more than $200 billion through its capital plan to protect Ontario by getting shovels in the ground faster on critical infrastructure projects.
  • Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, shared with municipal leaders how Ontario is working with them to help keep workers on the job at a time of economic uncertainty by bringing down the cost and time it takes to build homes.
  • Ontario is increasing funding for land ambulances by an average 8.7 per cent from 2024, with almost $1 billion in funding provincewide.
  • The province is making historic investments to protect and expand Ontario's health-care system, including continued progress on the $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan which will connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded primary care provider by 2029.
  • Ontario is hosting 28 Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, with nine Hubs already opened and the remaining projected to open in the coming months.
  • These Hubs will provide close to 900 supportive housing units, which is over 300 more than originally anticipated, helping people experiencing homelessness transition to stable, long-term housing.

Statistics:

  • $4 billion: Total investment in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP)
  • $1.6 billion: Additional investment in the MHIP announced at the 2025 AMO conference
  • 8.7 per cent: Increase in funding for land ambulances from 2024
  • $1 billion: Funding for land ambulances provincewide
  • 2029: Goal for connecting everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded primary care provider through the $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan
  • 28: Number of Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs being hosted by Ontario
  • 9: Number of HART Hubs already opened
  • 900: Number of supportive housing units to be provided by the HART Hubs
  • 300: Number of additional supportive housing units beyond the original target
  • 65 per cent: Decline in ambulance offload times since October 2022, with a combined effort from the Dedicated Offload Nurses Program and fostering collaboration between hospitals and emergency medical services

Sources:

  • "Ontario Government Invests $4 Billion in Municipal Housing Infrastructure" - News Release, Municipality of Mississippi Mills
  • 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference
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