{"id":516,"date":"2020-08-12T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=516"},"modified":"2020-08-13T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:10:51","slug":"ontario-supporting-local-communities-with-emergency-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-supporting-local-communities-with-emergency-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"516\" class=\"elementor elementor-516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9805416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9805416\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c22c0\" data-id=\"c7c22c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87e432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87e432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Assistance will help ensure the delivery of critical public services during COVID-19\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1rem;\">NEWS<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">August 12, 2020<\/span><\/p><p>BRANTFORD \u2014 The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is delivering on its commitment to provide urgently needed emergency assistance to Ontario&#8217;s 444 municipalities.\u00a0 Communities in Brantford-Brant will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the first round of emergency funding under the Safe Restart Agreement.<\/p><p>Ontario secured up to $4 billion in emergency assistance for municipalities through the Safe Restart Agreement, which gives them the support and flexibility they need to protect the health and well-being of their communities, while continuing to deliver critical public services as the province continues on the path of renewal, growth and economic recovery.<\/p><p>Municipalities receiving funding include:<\/p><ul><li>City of Brantford, $5,043,300 for COVID-19 related pressures and an additional $1,299,181 to support transit operations for a total of $6,342,481<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>County of Brant, $1,732,000.00 for COVID-19 related pressures and an additional $19,748.00 to support transit operations for a total of $1,751,748.00<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cWe want to ensure that municipalities have the support they need to protect the health and well-being of the people of Brantford and Brant, while delivering the critical services needed as we gradually and safely restart our economy\u201d said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma.<\/p><p>In September, Ontario\u2019s 444 municipalities will receive $695 million in Phase 1 funding for municipal operating pressures. This funding will be allocated on a per household basis and would be shared 50\/50 between upper- and lower-tier municipalities. Up to $695 million in additional funding will be available through Phase 2 for municipalities that have COVID-related financial impacts that exceed the initial per household allocation provided under Phase 1.<\/p><p>\u201cThis is a welcome and important step to assist in the re-building of our local economic vibrancy and strength,\u201d said Brantford-Brant MP Phil McColeman.<\/p><p>The government is committed to working in partnership with municipalities to ensure they can emerge stronger than ever and help lead Ontario\u2019s economic recovery.<\/p><h2>QUICK FACTS<\/h2><ul><li>The federal Safe Restart Agreement provides $19 billion to Canadian provinces and territories to help ensure a strong recovery and support frontline health care, families, and communities. Across all streams of federal investment, the Safe Restart Agreement provides over $7 billion in funding and in-kind supports to Ontario.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The agreement provides up to a total of $4 billion in funding to the province\u2019s 444 municipalities.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The province is making a contribution of 50 per cent to the municipal supports and transit funding available through the Safe Restart Agreement, with the federal government contributing the other 50 per cent.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ontario is also providing municipal service managers and Indigenous housing partners an additional $212 million under the Social Services Relief Fund to help protect vulnerable people from COVID-19. This investment can help them protect homeless shelter staff and residents, expand rent support programming and create longer-term housing solutions. This brings the government\u2019s total Social Services Relief Fund investment provided to service managers and Indigenous program administrators to $510 million, and builds on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/covid-19-action-plan-protecting-vulnerable-ontarians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Action Plan to Protect Vulnerable Ontarians<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government has worked with municipalities to provide them with the tools and supports they need, including enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/opo\/en\/2020\/03\/ontario-supporting-workers-municipalities-and-retailers-in-response-to-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">them to hold virtual council and local board meetings<\/a>, and temporarily extending expiring development charge bylaws to ensure they could continue to collect this vital source of revenue.<\/li><\/ul><h2>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpm.gc.ca%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fstatements%2F2020%2F07%2F16%2Fjoint-communique-safe-restart-agreement&amp;data=02%7C01%7CAshley.Bowen%40ontario.ca%7C91780da2c7604538fd2708d8324f2b48%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637314662889051165&amp;sdata=WZCV6sCilaoSkxBegLrVZdIlMr26GTTTjxcQpilDI8o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Communiqu\u00e9 \u2015 Safe Restart Agreement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/framework-reopening-our-province\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about A Framework for Reopening our Province<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/form\/survey-economic-impacts-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provide your input on the economic impacts of COVID-19<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/covid-19.ontario.ca\/how-your-organization-can-help-fight-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See how your organization can help fight COVID-19<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/how-ontario-is-responding-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Ontario\u2019s website to learn more about how the province continues to protect the people of Ontario from COVID-19<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>-30-<\/p><p>For more information, contact MPP Will Bouma at 519-759-0361 or <a href=\"mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org\">will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance will help ensure the delivery of critical public services during COVID-19\u00a0 NEWS\u00a0August 12, 2020 BRANTFORD \u2014 The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is delivering on its commitment to provide urgently needed emergency assistance to Ontario&#8217;s 444 municipalities.\u00a0 Communities in Brantford-Brant will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the &#8230; <a title=\"Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-supporting-local-communities-with-emergency-funding\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding - WillBouma.ca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-supporting-local-communities-with-emergency-funding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding - WillBouma.ca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Assistance will help ensure the delivery of critical public services during COVID-19\u00a0 NEWS\u00a0August 12, 2020 BRANTFORD \u2014 The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is delivering on its commitment to provide urgently needed emergency assistance to Ontario&#8217;s 444 municipalities.\u00a0 Communities in Brantford-Brant will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the ... 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