MPP Sylvia Jones announces nearly $3.5 million in Community Infrastructure Funding for Dufferin-Caledon

28 January 2020

Dufferin-Caledon: MPP Sylvia Jones is pleased to announce that Ontario’s Government is continuing to invest in small, rural and northern communities through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). Dufferin-Caledon is receiving nearly $3.5 million in funding, across 9 municipalities, as well as the County of Dufferin.

“Dufferin-Caledon municipalities continue to be supported through provincial funding for projects that benefit all residents in communities across Dufferin and Caledon,” said Jones. “This investment in local municipalities and Dufferin County will help to build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure.”

2020 OCIF Allocations for Dufferin-Caledon:

This funding is a part of Ontario’s approximately $200 million commitment to 424 communities addressing their core infrastructure projects and asset management planning needs in 2020.

“This investment provides the predictable and stable infrastructure funding small, rural and northern municipalities have asked for,” said Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure. “With this OCIF funding we are working directly with our municipal partners to deliver community infrastructure.”

Recognizing that municipalities have different infrastructure needs, the province uses a straightforward and transparent formula that examines various social and economic factors to determine funding allocations across the province.

QUICK FACTS

  • The Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund provides stable and predictable funding for communities with populations under 100,000, along with all rural and northern communities.
  • Approximately $200 million in formula-based funding was allocated to small, rural and northern communities for 2019. Municipalities may accumulate their formula funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.
  • Ontario also provides funding to communities through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), a $30-billion, 10-year infrastructure program cost-shared between federal, provincial and municipal governments. Ontario’s share per project will be up to 33.33 per cent, or $10.2 billion spread across four streams: Rural and Northern, Public Transit, Green, and Community, Culture and Recreation.