Ontario is providing over $28 million to help 322 small and rural municipalities find better and more efficient ways to deliver local services for residents and businesses.
The funding will be used to conduct reviews of local services and administrative operations, including accelerating the creation of new housing through streamlined development approvals and working with neighbouring municipalities to share services.
The funding is being delivered through the Municipal Modernization Program and will support the following projects:
Town of Caledon $198,432 Records Management Modernization
County of Dufferin $49,608 Fleet Management Program Solution
Town of Mono $76,320 Service Delivery & Organizational Review
Town of Shelburne $81,408 Service Delivery & Operations Review
Township of Amaranth $19,080 Digital Modernization
“I am pleased that projects in these municipalities and the county have received this provincial funding,” said Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones.
“This money will be used to upgrade and improve processes and delivery of services that we rely on every day.”
The funding will also allow for more efficient planning and approvals processes, in order to unlock and fast-track new housing to address the housing supply crisis.
“COVID-19 has highlighted the need for municipalities to be as efficient and nimble as possible, while ensuring services remain financially sustainable today and in the future,” said Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
“Through the Municipal Modernization Program, our government continues to support our municipal partners to operate more efficiently and streamline processes to deliver high-quality, sustainable services for residents and businesses, when and where they need them.”
