Mass timber expansion will help build more homes and support Ontario’s forestry sector TORONTO – Ontario is expanding the use of advanced wood construction like mass timber to help build homes faster and reduce costs over time while supporting good-paying jobs in forestry, technology, engineering design and manufacturing. Currently, Ontario’s Building Code allows Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction buildings to be …
Town of Innisfil gets over $2.5m for Exceeding 2023 Housing Target
Funding can be used to invest in housing- and community-enabling infrastructure TOWN OF INNISFIL — Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced Ontario will be providing the Town of Innisfil with $2,520,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the municipality exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 738 …
Township of Chisholm offered Wildfire Recovery Support
Funding will help cover costs of emergency response hisholm – The Ontario government is providing the Township of Chisholm with $88,000 in provincial disaster recovery funding to help cover emergency response costs related to a wildfire. This financial support is being provided through the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program. On May 12, 2022, the Township of Chisholm experienced a wildfire which started …
Ontario Investing Over $1.8B to Build More Homes
New housing-enabling infrastructure funding will help municipalities get shovels in the ground TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least 1.5 million homes by 2031. This funding includes $1 billion for the new Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and $625 million more for the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund, bringing its total …
Guelph gets $4.68M for Making Progress Towards 2023 Housing Target
Funding can be used to invest in housing- or community-enabling infrastructure Guelph — Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced Ontario is providing Guelph with $4,680,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund after the city made substantial progress towards meeting its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 1,287 new housing units last year. “I applaud …
St. Catharines Gets Over $2.3M for Meeting 2023 Housing Targets
Funding can be used to invest in housing- or community-enabling infrastructure St. Catharines — Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced Ontario will be providing St. Catharines with $2,355,390 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city made substantial progress towards its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 648 new housing units last …
ON Rewards Peterborough $1.88M for Exceeding 2023 Housing Target
Funding can be used to invest in housing- and community-enabling infrastructure PETERBOROUGH CITY — Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced Ontario will be providing the City of Peterborough with $1,880,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 506 new …
Milton rewarded with $8.4m for exceeding 2023 housing target
Funding can be used to invest in housing- and community-enabling infrastructure MILTON — Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario will be providing Milton with $8,400,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 1,952 new housing units last year. “Milton is one of the fastest-growing communities in …
Ontario rewards Welland to invest in infrastructure
Funding can be used to invest in infrastructure to support building more homes WELLAND — Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced Ontario is providing the City of Welland with $1,720,000 in funding through the Building Faster Fund after the city exceeded its 2023 housing target. Welland broke ground on a total of 868 …
Brampton get over $25.5m to meet 2023 housing targets
Funding can be used to invest in infrastructure to support building more homes BRAMPTON — Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario will provide Brampton with over $25.5 million in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has made substantial progress towards meeting its 2023 housing target. Brampton broke ground on a total of 7,028 new housing units last year. …