Parry Sound-Muskoka Receives $11.4M In Infrastructure Funding

The Ontario government has announced an $11.4 million investment into renewing and rehabilitating infrastructure in Parry Sound-Muskoka. The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) and is part of the government’s plan to support economic growth and job creation.

“This investment is a reflection of our government’s commitment to the many communities across Parry Sound-Muskoka,” said MPP Graydon Smith, Parry Sound-Muskoka. “These funds are vital to ensuring that our municipal partners can build and renew critical community infrastructure. Small towns and rural communities are front and center in our plan to build Ontario.”

In 2024, the government will allocate $400 million in OCIF funding to help 425 small, rural, and northern communities pay for critical infrastructure projects, including road, bridge, water, and wastewater projects. If necessary, a community may accumulate its funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.

“Small, rural, and northern communities need stable funding for their unique infrastructure needs and to provide safe and reliable services,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “That’s why our government continues to provide funding, especially during these challenging economic times.”

OCIF provides funding for local infrastructure projects in communities with populations under 100,000, as well as all rural and northern communities. The government doubled its annual investment for OCIF to nearly $2 billion over five years in 2022 to support more local infrastructure projects in small, rural, and northern communities.

Below are the 2024 OCIF allocations for Parry Sound-Muskoka.