Kincardine to receive $1.75-million in Ontario infrastructure funding next year

The Ontario government is investing almost $22.5-million help municipalities in Huron-Bruce renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure.

Kincardine’s share will be $1.75-million, while Huron-Kinloss will receive $679,135.

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.

“I am pleased with how our government is partnering with local municipalities and both Huron and Bruce counties to enable important investments in infrastructure priorities,” said Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, rural affairs minister.

“Our commitment to rural communities is shared across ministries and this is yet another example of how we are working together to address priorities so all communities can thrive and plan for the future.”

Municipalities in Huron-Bruce will receive the following funding allocations:
 

Municipality 2025 OCIF Allocations Municipality of Kincardine $1,753,889 Township of Huron-Kinloss $679,135 Town of Saugeen Shores $1,263,455 Municipality of Brockton $788,166 Municipality of South Bruce $1,109,198 Bruce County $1,549,190 Town of Goderich $1,394,092 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh $672,926 Municipality of Bluewater $875,047 Municipality of Central Huron $1,343,166 Township of Howick $193,502 Municipality of Huron East $1,210,121 Municipality of Morris-Turnberry $353,234 Township of North Huron $604,826 Municipality of South Huron $1,005,943 Huron County $6,686,040

In 2025, Ontario will allocate $400-million in OCIF funding to help 423 small, rural and northern communities build roads, bridges, and water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities may accumulate funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.

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.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
 

• Ontario Builds: our infrastructure plan