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TORONTO<\/span><\/strong> — As part of its record-breaking investments in housing-enabling infrastructure, the Ontario government is awarding $67,199,200 to the City of Toronto through the second round of the Building Faster Fund, which provides funding to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets. Toronto broke ground on 20,999 new homes in 2024, which works out to 88 per cent of its 2024 housing target. This funding will help Toronto build more homes and community infrastructure and supports the province’s plan to protect Ontario by investing in infrastructure to support economic growth and keep workers on the job.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

“We’re working closely with Mayor Chow, the City of Toronto and municipalities across Ontario to get more homes built faster so we can keep the dream of homeownership alive in our province,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Today’s investment builds on our historic New Deal for Toronto and is just the latest step we are taking to protect our workers and communities by supporting continued growth in Toronto and across Ontario.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Announced in August 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, the Building Faster Fund is a three-year, $1.2 billion program that is designed to encourage municipalities to speed up municipal approval processes and get more homes built faster. The fund rewards municipalities that make significant progress against their targets by providing funding for housing-enabling and community-enabling infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

“Our strong partnership will help us build more homes faster. These funds will build infrastructure that people rely on every day, like roads, sewers and public parks. It will enable more housing and helps create better neighbourhoods to live in,” said Mayor Olivia Chow. “We’ll keep working with the province and the development industry towards our housing targets in these challenging market conditions and make it easier for people to find a home they can afford.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

The Ontario government is also helping to speed up the construction of new homes and infrastructure, including by streamlining development processes and reducing costs in close partnership with municipalities, through the<\/span> Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025.<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

“<\/span>Our government’s latest legislation is another step forward in our plan to streamline and speed up approvals to get more homes built in partnership with municipalities,” said Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “Through the Building Faster Fund and our other historic infrastructure investments, we’re partnering with Mayor Chow and mayors across the province to get shovels in the ground in Toronto and across Ontario.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","content_lead":null,"content_title":"Ontario Rewards Toronto With $67.2 Million Through the Building Faster Fund","language":"en","ministry_acronym_opposite":"cpm","ministry_id":216,"ministry_acronym":"OPO","ministry_name":"Premier's Office","ministry_abbreviated":"Office of the Premier","lead_ministry":{"id":216,"ministries_timeframes_id":6,"acronym":"OPO","acronym_fr":"CPM","featured_story_boost":1179136,"name":"Premier's Office","name_abbreviated":"Office of the Premier","name_fr":"Cabinet du premier ministre","name_fr_abbreviated":"Cabinet du premier ministre","created_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","deleted_at":null,"updated_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","pivot":{"release_id":1006011,"ministry_id":216,"lead_ministry_flag":1}},"partner_ministries":[{"id":224,"ministries_timeframes_id":6,"acronym":"MMAH","acronym_fr":"MAML","featured_story_boost":270204,"name":"Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing","name_abbreviated":"Municipal Affairs and Housing","name_fr":"Minist\u00e8re des Affaires municipales et du Logement","name_fr_abbreviated":"Affaires municipales et Logement","created_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","deleted_at":null,"updated_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","pivot":{"release_id":1006011,"ministry_id":224,"lead_ministry_flag":0}}],"release_date_time":"2025-06-06 12:30:00","release_date_time_formatted":"June 6, 2025","release_id_translated":1006011,"release_type_id":2001,"release_type_name":"News Release","release_type_label":"release","slug":"ontario-rewards-toronto-with-672-million-through-the-building-faster-fund","status_type_id":3002,"unformatted_slug":"ontario_rewards_toronto_with_672_million_through_the_building_faster_fund","unformatted_slug_translated":""},{"cache":"2025-06-06 17:43:42","ministry_boost":10,"freshness_boost":-0.07100462962962963,"curated_boost":0,"score":9.92899537037037,"id":1006006,"content_body":"

TORONTO <\/span><\/strong>— The Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s spring sitting has concluded following the passage of 10 historic government bills, part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario by building the most competitive and resilient economy in the G7. This legislation includes important measures aimed at unlocking free trade within Canada, unleashing the vast economic potential of the Ring of Fire and Ontario’s critical minerals, protecting communities from violent repeat offenders and improving health care and education, in addition to Ontario’s 2025 provincial budget. In total, this recently passed legislation amended 54 existing acts and created 11 new acts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

“Voters gave us a strong mandate to protect Ontario against U.S. tariffs by building a stronger, more competitive economy that can withstand whatever comes our way,” said Premier Doug Ford. “The legislation we have introduced and passed over the recent sitting delivers on that mandate and will help protect our workers, businesses and communities for generations to come.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Over the coming months, the government will continue delivering on its mandate to protect Ontario through a number of initiatives, including hosting the Council of the Federation in Ontario in July, signing additional internal trade agreements with provinces and territories, meeting with community members, municipal partners and other stakeholders throughout the summer and working to effectively implement the legislation that has been passed in the recent sitting. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Since the first session of the 44th Parliament began on April 14, the government has put forward a <\/span>Speech from the Throne<\/span><\/a> with a bold vision to protect Ontario and introduced and passed legislation, including the <\/span>2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario<\/span><\/em><\/a>,<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span> that will:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>