Friday, April 18, 2025
Ontario enters agreement with OPG on dam safety
The Government of Ontario has announced that it has entered into a 10-year agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to reduce regulatory burdens and ensure…
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Ontario announces significant changes to its cabinet
The Government of Ontario announced sweeping changes to its cabinet, with most key portfolios getting fresh faces. Monte McNaughton and Laurie Scott swapped portfolios, with…
Government to introduce Getting Ontario Moving Act
Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek has announced that the Government of Ontario will introduce the Getting Ontario Moving Act on May 2, an Act focused…
Ford Government unveils its first Ontario budget
Doug Ford’s Ontario Government has released its first provincial budget since taking power in June of 2018. The delivery of the budget itself focused on…
Ontario announces $28.5-billion transit expansion plan
The Government of Ontario has announced details of a $28.5-billion transit expansion plan, aimed at providing significant improvement to the Greater Toronto Area transit system.…
Ontario invests $1.3 billion in highway infrastructure
The Ontario government is investing $1.3 billion to rebuild and restore highways across the province. “We are determined to improve our transportation infrastructure and create…
Canada invests in Toronto and York Region storm protection
Minister of Infrastructure and CommunitiesFrançois-Philippe Champagne has announced funding for four flooding and storm mitigation projects in the City of Toronto and the Regional Municipality…
Ontario launches public transit stream of ICIP
On April 2, 85 eligible municipalities located outside of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) will be able to nominate their most critical public…
McNaughton on trade mission in Germany
Minister of Infrastructure Monte McNaughton is in Germany to reinforce opportunities in Ontario for companies in the infrastructure space. The mission to Germany takes place…
Ontario launches first stream of infrastructure funding
The Government of Ontario has announced its plan for rolling out $30 billion in infrastructure funding provided by all three levels of government. The first…
New GO Station coming to Woodbine
The Government of Ontario and Metrolinx have announced plans to build a new GO station at Woodbine. The Ontario Government and Metrolinx are partnering with…
Provincial members for Waterfront Toronto board announced
Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, has announced the appointment of four new provincial members to the Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors. “I’m pleased to…
New transportation link coming to Halton Region
The Ontario government is providing support for transportation infrastructure in Halton Region and the Town of Oakville to build the Wyecroft Road Extension and connect…
NextBridge to build East-West Transmission Tie
Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines for the Government of Ontario, issued the following statement on the East-West Tie Line Project: “Ontario’s…
Ontario providing $364 million for transit upgrades
Jeff Yurek, Minister of Transportation announced that the province is giving $364 million in gas tax funding to 107 municipalities that provide public transit service…
Ontario announces daily GO service for Niagara Region
Government of Ontario and Metrolinx officials visited the rail station in St. Catharines to announce that the government will introduce long-asked-for weekday GO train service…
Canada, Ontario invest in Massey Hall revitalization
The governments of Canada and Ontario have committed funding for Phase 2 of the Massey Hall Revitalization project. Ontario is investing $30 million, which has…
Ontario repeals the Green Energy Act
The Government of Ontario has followed through on one of its key election promises in announcing the repeal of the Green Energy Act, 2009, “The…
Ontario investing in West Niagara healthcare infrastructure
The Government of Ontario has announced its intentions to rebuild the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. To begin this work, Premier Doug Ford announced a $500,000…
Ontario to conduct infrastructure Market Sounding Initiative
The Government of Ontario has announced it will conduct a Market Sounding Initiative in an effort to ensure that infrastructure built in the province meets…
Ontario cancels post-secondary expansion plans
The Government of Ontario, under Premier Doug Ford, has decided to cancel plans for three new post-secondary education campuses across Southern Ontario. The campuses had…
Ontario’s path to data-driven decision-making
The recent release of the EY report analyzing government spending in Ontario did not shed light on the future of infrastructure investment in the province,…
Lindsay to advise Ontario on subway upload
Ontario Minister of Transportation John Yakabuski has announced the appointment of Michael Lindsay as special advisor on the upload of the Toronto subway system. He…
Work begins on new Markham transit hub
Municipal, provincial, and federal officials joined together to mark the start of construction on a new bus transit terminal in the City of Markham. Cornell…