Municipalities in Ontario are getting a helping hand from upper levels of government.
The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government is providing urgently needed emergency assistance to address municipal operating pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Locally, municipalities will be receiving:
- Addington Highlands Township, $159,400
- Bancroft, $125,000, and an additional $22,523 to support transit operations
- Belleville, $2,870,200, and an additional $903,985 to support transit operations
- Carlow Mayo Township, $43,000
- Municipality of Centre Hastings , $143,400
- Deseronto, $49,600, and an additional $21,753 to support transit operations
- Faraday Township, $85,100
- Greater Napanee, $446,400
- Hastings County, $1,485,400
- Hastings Highlands Township, $236,600
- Lennox and Addington County, $1,254,300
- Limerick Township, $36,300
- Loyalist Township, $425,700, and an additional $101,404 to support transit operations
- Madoc Township, $58,700
- Marmora and Lake Township, $165,200, and an additional $17,587 to support transit operations
- Stirling-Rawdon Township, $128,000
- Stone Mills Township, $222,800
- Tudor and Cashel Township, $51,700
- Tweed, $195,800
- Tyendinaga Township, $100,500
- Wollaston Township, $66,400
- County of Prince Edward, $1,676,500 and an additional $22,315 to support transit operations
- City of Quinte West, $2,341,000 and an additional $102,762 to support transit operations
Ontario secured up to $4 billion in emergency assistance for municipalities through the Safe Restart Agreement, giving them the ability to deliver critical public services as the province continues on the path of renewal, growth and economic recovery.
In addition to the support for municipalities, the government is providing over $660 million in the first phase of transit funding to the 110 municipalities with transit systems. The funding can be used to provide immediate relief from transit pressures, such as lower ridership, as well as for new costs due to COVID-19, such as enhanced cleaning and masks for staff.
