Province Announces New Investments in Infrastructure, Health-care Services at AMO Conference

Press Release – Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

The Ontario government is making historic investments to build and protect communities, working in partnership with municipalities at the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference. Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will invest an additional $1.6 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP), bringing the province’s total investment to $4 billion.

Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, also spoke to conference attendees about investments the province is making to build and protect Ontario communities, including plans to incentivize the construction and operation of water services in new and innovative ways and enable the construction of more homes.

“Our government’s $4 billion investment in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program will help communities across Ontario build the infrastructure they need to unlock more housing and support economic growth,” said Minister Surma. “In the face of unwarranted U.S. tariffs, our government is doubling down on our plan to build and investing more than $200 billion through our capital plan to protect Ontario by getting shovels in the ground faster on critical infrastructure projects that will keep workers on the job and support stronger and more prosperous communities.”

Earlier this week, Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, shared with municipal leaders how Ontario is working with them to help keep workers on the job at a time of economic uncertainty by bringing down the cost and time it takes to build homes.

“Through strong partnerships between our government and our municipal partners, we are ready to face the economic uncertainty caused by the U.S. tariffs and continue tackling the housing crisis,” said Minister Flack. “Alongside our $1.2 billion Building Faster Fund, our government passed historic legislation to help municipalities get shovels in the ground and build homes faster so more families can live, work, and thrive in the communities they call home.”

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, announced that Ontario is increasing funding for land ambulances by an average 8.7 per cent from 2024, with almost $1 billion in funding provincewide. This funding is part of the province’s historic investments to protect and expand Ontario’s health-care system, including continued progress on the $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan which will connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded primary care provider by 2029.

Minister Jones also provided a progress update on the province’s nearly $550 million plan to build 28 Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, to help make communities safer and support people struggling with addiction. Nine Hubs have already opened, with the remaining HART Hubs projected to open in the coming months. These Hubs will provide close to 900 supportive housing units, which is over 300 more than originally anticipated, helping people experiencing homelessness transition to stable, long-term housing.

“Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system and our communities, ensuring that more people across the province can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Minister Jones. “Over the last year we have made progress, more patients and families are being connected to care, closer to home, and with our Primary Care Action Plan, supported by Dr. Jane Philpott, we will continue to add new and expanded primary care teams, so everyone in the province can access high-quality primary care.”

The annual AMO conference is an important opportunity for the government to hear from municipalities from every corner of the province, to collaborate and make progress on shared priorities for the good of the people of Ontario.

“AMO brings governments together to tackle shared challenges, and to promote social and economic prosperity for everyone, in every part of Ontario,” said AMO President Robin Jones, Mayor of Westport. “Collaboration is the key to making sure we all deliver the best results with the resources we have – whether the challenge is housing, infrastructure, local economies, Indigenous reconciliation, or environmental protection. Ontario’s communities prosper most when Ontario’s provincial and municipal leaders are working well together.”

Quick facts

• Ministers, Associate Ministers, and Parliamentary Assistants held over 800 meetings with municipalities and municipal organizations from across Ontario at the 2025 AMO conference. This is the highest number of delegations ever held. They discussed key priorities including tariffs, housing, infrastructure, and public health, including mental health and addictions and emergency health services.
• Combined with increased funding for the Dedicated Offload Nurses Program and fostering collaboration between hospitals and emergency medical services, Ontario has seen ambulance offload times decline by approximately 65 per cent since October 2022.
• The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is launching a new online system to get environmental property information faster and easier. This new 24/7 self-service portal will cut wait times for over 9,000 requests each year from approximately 30 days down to 3 days for search results and 7 days for records. This will help homebuilders save time and money, make quicker decisions, and build homes faster.