$21 Million for Nipissing’s Municipalities
October 31, 2025NORTH BAY – Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced that the Ontario government is continuing to support Nipissing’s eleven municipalities with an increased investment of $21 million, up from $18.5 million through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF), for the 2026 year. The funding supports small, northern, and rural communities by enabling the delivery of critical services, including libraries, emergency services, public transportation, and road maintenance.
“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is protecting Ontario and Nipissing by ensuring municipalities have the tools they need to continue delivering critical local services to people and families in our area,” said MPP Vic Fedeli. “Today’s increased investment through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Funding will provide the finances to target needed projects in each community.”
Local investments for the 2026 year include:
- $13,180,500 to The City of North Bay
- $869,800 to the Township of Bonfield
- $757,300 to the Municipality of Callander
- $163,100 to the Municipality of Calvin
- $625,700 to the Township of Chisholm
- $1,105,000 to the Municipality of East Ferris
- $1,540,200 to the Township of Mattawa
- $158,300 to the Municipality of Mattawan
- $841,100 to the Township of Nipissing
- $421,200 to the Township of Papineau-Cameron
- $1,294,300 to the Municipality of Powassan
The province is increasing the OMPF by $50 million, bringing the total funding to $600 million for 2026. The OMPF is the province’s main general assistance grant to municipalities. Following consultations earlier this year, the additional $50 million enhancement builds on the significant increases in support that the government is providing and represents a combined 20 percent increase over the last two years.
Quick Facts
- The OMPF is a formula-based program that incorporates annual data updates to ensure the program is responsive to changing municipal circumstances.
- The province is working with municipalities to support building more homes for people and families. Ontario is investing an additional $1.6 billion through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP), nearly doubling the total investment to $4 billion.
- From 2019 to 2024,
key provincial support to municipalities increased by over 45 percent. In 2024
alone, the government provided over $10 billion to Ontario municipalities
through key transfers. This includes:
- An additional $1 billion through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) over five years starting in 2022.
- Nearly $654 million annually through the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP).
- Almost $380 million to help 102 municipalities improve local transit through the 2024-25 Gas Tax program.
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