Ontario

The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario signed the Canada-Ontario Framework Agreement on July 24, 2008. Between 2007 and 2014, more than $7.740 billion will be provided for infrastructure improvements in Ontario under the Building Canada Plan.

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Infrastructure Stimulus Fund

Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, the federal government has established a new $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund that provides funding to provincial, territorial, municipal and community construction-ready infrastructure projects. Funding is available for projects that will be built over the next two years (2009-10 and 2010-11).

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Stimulus at work in Ontario >>

Projects announced to date: 1,793¹
Federal contribution: $1,235.4 million¹
Total eligible cost of projects: $3,724.4 million¹

National Recreational Trails

Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canada is investing $25 million to improve around 500 recreational trails across Canada. This investment in Canada's outdoor heritage will help to quickly create jobs, support into local economies, and attract tourists. To provide the most rapid economic benefit possible during this challenging economic time, funding will go to shovel-ready projects that are set to break ground and be completed in 2009-2010.

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Green Infrastructure Fund

Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, the federal government will provide $1 billion over five years for a Green Infrastructure Fund (GIF). This Fund supports sustainable energy generation and transmission, along with municipal wastewater adn solid waste management infrastructure. Targeted investments in green infrastructure can improve the quality of the tenvironment and will lead to a more sustainable economy over the longer term.

Projects announced to date: 6¹
Federal contribution: $118.3 million¹
Total eligible cost of projects: $345.0 million¹

Building Canada Plan

Allocation Table (2007-2014)

Funding Program	$ Million
Building Canada Fund
- Communities Component	$362.00
- Major Infrastructure Component	$2,734.94
Provincial/Territorial Base Fund	$175.00
Gas Tax Fund	$4,404.84
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (top-up)	$64.05
Total	$7,740.83

Building Canada Fund

The Building Canada Fund will provide more than $3.096 billion towards infrastructure initiatives in Ontario under the following two components: Communities Component for smaller communities — under 100,000 — ($362 million) and Major Infrastructure Component for large scale initiative ($2734.94 million).

On August 26, 2008, the Communities Component was officially launched in the Province of Ontario.

Communities Component

Projects announced since Building Canada Plan launch, November 6, 2007: 291 projects¹
Federal contribution: $353.2 million¹
Total eligible cost of projects: $1,082.0 million¹

Communities Component Top-up

Projects announced to date: 182¹
Federal contribution: $194.2 million¹
Total eligible cost of projects: $585.1 million¹

Major Infrastructure Component

Projects announced since Building Canada Plan launch, November 6, 2007: 19¹
Federal contribution: $1.74 billion¹
Total eligible cost of projects: $5.08 billion¹

Provincial/Territorial Base Fund

Under the Framework Agreement, the Province of Ontario will also receive a total of $175 million in base funding, through to 2014 for core infrastructure priorities.

Gas Tax Fund

Just over $4.404 billion in gas tax funding (2007-2014) has begun flowing, and will flow, to Ontario municipalities with the extension of the Gas Tax Agreement from 2010 to 2014.

Gas Tax Fund (2007-2014)	Years	$ Million
Extension of Canada-Ontario - Association of municipalities of Ontario - City of Toronto Gas Tax Agreement	2010-2014	$2,987.06
Existing Canada-Ontario - Association of municipalities of Ontario - City of Toronto Gas Tax Agreement(signed June 15, 2005)	2007-2010	$1,417.78
Total		$4,404.84

Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund

Ontario municipalities are receiving $64.05 million through the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund Top Up.

This funding was announced by the Government of Canada in May 2007 to ensure continuity of funding particularly for small communities to address infrastructure priorities such as water, wastewater, roads and transit.

National Gateways and Trade Corridors

The Government of Canada has committed over $1 billion to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, and $2.1 billion to the Gateways and Border Crossings Fund. These national, merit-based Funds will support projects that advance Canada's international trade.

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¹ last updated 23 December 2009