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Ontario Building Critical Infrastructure in Simcoe-Grey


Today, Brian Saunderson, MPP for Simcoe-Grey announced that the Ontario
government is investing $15,898,362.00 to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure in the
riding. The funding will be delivered in 2025 through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund
(OCIF) and is part of the government’s $190 billion capital plan to build and expand more homes,
highways, hospitals, transit and high-speed internet across the province.
“Supporting small and rural communities throughout the large and growing riding of Simcoe-Grey
is vital, and that includes providing sustainable infrastructure,” said MPP Brian Saunderson. “The
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund provides significant funding to our municipalities for new
projects while also improving and updating aging and critical infrastructure.”


The 2025 OCIF allocations for Simcoe-Grey are as follows:
 Adjala-Tosorontio $488,431
 Clearview $641,451
 Collingwood $1,169,364
 Essa $700,599
 Grey County $3,488,105
 New Tecumseth $2,409,548
 Simcoe County $3,773,895
 The Blue Mountains $1,934,768
 Wasaga Beach $1,292,201


In 2022, the government doubled its annual investment for OCIF to nearly $2 billion over five
years to support more local infrastructure projects in small, rural and northern communities.
In 2025, Ontario will allocate $400 million in OCIF funding to help 423 small, rural and northern
communities build roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities may
accumulate funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.


“Small, rural and northern communities are essential to the growth and prosperity of Ontario,”
said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “By providing direct and stable funding to these
communities, our government is helping create local jobs, drive economic growth and build
stronger, more resilient communities for generations to come.”


The OCIF provides funding for local infrastructure projects in municipalities with populations
under 100,000, rural and northern municipalities, as well as for Local Services Boards that own
water or wastewater systems. Funding allocations are based on a formula that accounts for the
different needs and economic conditions of each community.


QUICK FACTS
 In 2024, the government provided $400 million in funding through the OCIF to 425
communities.
 Starting in 2022, the government increased its investment for the OCIF by $1 billion over
five years