The Ontario government is investing $20,812,700 in critical water infrastructure to help build up to 25,000 new homes in the Regional Municipality of Halton.
New funding is being delivered through the second intake of the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund, which includes a total of $325 million to help municipalities build, repair, rehabilitate and expand drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure across Ontario.
Staff for the Halton region say they will use the funding towards the expansion of the Oakville Water Treatment Plant. This project will increase housing supply and support economic growth in Halton.
“Having a strong infrastructure foundation with connections to water systems is the first step in delivering the housing Ontario needs,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure.
“Our government is making targeted investments through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund to safeguard growing communities and ensure families and residents have access to safe and reliable water services.”
Through the second intake of HEWSF, the government is supporting 23 water infrastructure projects across the province. In total, Ontario is investing nearly $1.3 billion, through the first and second intakes of HEWSF, to support 77 water infrastructure projects that will help municipalities build approximately 600,000 new homes.
Through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund, Ontario is providing nearly $2 billion to support housing- and community-enabling infrastructure and build more homes across the province.
- The Ontario government is investing $700 million through the first and second intakes of HEWSF to help build 160,000 new homes in 54 small, rural and Northern municipalities.
- Ontario is also investing $175 million through the new Health and Safety Water Stream, under the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, to help municipalities and First Nationsbuild, repair and expand the capacity of aging water, flood and erosion infrastructure. Applications for funding will open on Feb. 12.
- Ontario is also investing $400 million through the Housing-Enabling Core Servicing Stream, under the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, to fund 58 projects across 60 municipalities. These projects will help enable up to 160,000 new homes and ensure these growing communities are connected to reliable roadways.
- Combined with the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, the government is providing $2 billion to support housing- and community-enabling infrastructure and build more homes across the province.
- The new Housing-Enabling Water Infrastructure lending stream under Infrastructure Ontario’s Loan Program is providing up to $1 billion in loans to support municipalities with water infrastructure projects that will enable the construction of more homes.