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“Our government is making historic investments to support housingenabling infrastructure that will increase the housing supply and
help make the dream of homeownership a reality,”
THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT is investing $325 million in crit-
ical water infrastructure projects to help build up to 107,000
new homes across the province. The funding is being delivered through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
(HEWSF), which helps municipalities build, repair, rehabilitate
and expand critical drinking water, wastewater and stormwater
infrastructure.
“Our government is making historic investments to support
housing-enabling infrastructure that will increase the housing
supply and help make the dream of homeownership a reality,”
said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “Thanks to the
incredible interest for funding, we increased our investment
for the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund to help our
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municipal partners deliver the foundational infrastructure
needed to connect new homes to essential water services people
depend on every day.”
Through the second intake of HEWSF, the government is
supporting 23 water infrastructure projects across the province.
In total, Ontario is investing nearly $1.3 billion, through
the first and second intakes of HEWSF, to support 77 water
infrastructure projects that will help municipalities build
approximately 600,000 new homes.
Investing in local infrastructure is part of the province’s $191
billion capital plan to build and improve transit, highways,
hospitals, schools and other critical public infrastructure, while
strengthening the economy for the future.
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Ontario invests $325M to build more homes
