Ontario investing $12 billion to build new and improved hospitals

As part of the 2016 Budget, Ontario plans to invest $12 billion over 10 years in Ontario hospitals to continue building modern hospital infrastructure. The province is also providing $50 million in new annual funding to help hospitals keep their facilities in good repair.

“Supporting strong public services that Ontarians rely on requires making strategic investments beyond the service itself,” said Minister of Finance Charles Sousa. “Making strategic investments in infrastructure projects such as these not only supports Ontario’s high-quality health care system, but also creates jobs and stimulates Ontario’s economy.”

These health care infrastructure investments are helping expand access to high-quality care so patients receive the care they need in a safe and healthy environment. Across the province, approximately 35 major hospital projects are under construction or in various stages of planning.

Examples of hospital projects being planned or already underway include:

• Mackenzie Health’s new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project
• A new Providence Care Hospital in Kingston
• The renovation of acute and long-term care beds at the Atikokan General Hospital
• An expansion and redevelopment at Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

Investing in health infrastructure is part of the government’s plan to improve access to high‐quality, reliable, specialized health care services and facilities for Ontarians, now and in the future.

Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in the province’s history — about $160 billion over 12 years, which is supporting 110,000 jobs every year across the province, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. In 2015, the province announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.