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Applications Open! Ontario’s New Housing-Enabling Water System Fund

Province investing in critical infrastructure

NIPISSING – Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that starting today, applications are now open for the Ontario government’s new Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund: a $200-million program to help municipalities repair, rehabilitate, and expand critical water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.

“This program will provide targeted funding for critical projects that will help unlock more housing opportunities, protect public health and safety, and lay the foundation for economic growth in our local communities,” said MPP Vic Fedeli. “Beginning today, municipalities will be able to submit their applications to nominate projects for funding under the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund.”

All municipalities that own water, waste, and stormwater infrastructure will be eligible to submit one application. The deadline for applications will be Friday, April 19, 2024.

For further information and how to apply, visit the following website:

Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund | ontario.ca

QUICK FACTS

• Much of Ontario’s infrastructure was built in the 1950s and 1960s and requires critical repairs.
• The Housing‐Enabling Water Systems Fund complements the recently announced Building Faster Fund, a new three‐year $1.2 billion fund that supports municipalities in achieving their housing targets, including housing‐enabling infrastructure and other related costs that support community growth.
• Ontario is also exploring additional tools to help fund municipal water infrastructure to support housing growth, such as providing improved flexibility for municipalities to access loans under the Infrastructure Ontario Loan Program.
• To support the future of Ontario, the government is investing over $185 billion over the next 10 years in hospitals, long-term care homes, highways, public transit, and other key public infrastructure.
• The 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together continues the government’s responsible, targeted approach, providing the flexibility needed to help address ongoing economic uncertainty and build critical infrastructure in growing communities while laying a strong fiscal foundation for future generations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together
• Ontario Builds: our infrastructure plan