Ontario announces $1.6B first round emergency funding to municipalities
August 13, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced phasing details of its Safe Restart plan supported by the federal government, with $660 million to be allocated to Ontario’s 110 transit systems.
Municipalities will be provided with up to $1.6 billion as part of a first round of emergency funding under the Safe Restart Agreement, Ford said at an Aug. 12 media conference.