What are the parties promising on Infrastructure?

This is a page from the 2025 Ontario general election.

Infrastructure platforms

Here's what the 2025 Ontario election parties are promising.

Standardise road building technical standards across the province
Centralise all government capital projects and contracting under Infrastructure Ontario, accountable to the Ministry of Infrastructure
Start a Pothole Prevention Fund to support municipalities with road maintenance funds

"Launch the Pothole Prevention Fund, which will support municipalities with road maintenance funds to help make Ontario roads safer and prevent accidents and vehicle damage that can occur from potholes." — Our Plan to Protect Ontario, retrieved 2025-02-26
Take responsible for municipal building approvals for provincially-led or funded schools, hospitals, care homes, courthouses, etc.

"[...] uploading municipal building approvals for provincially-led and/or provincially-funded schools, hospitals, long-term care homes, courthouses, union training centres and other critical infrastructure projects." — Our Plan to Protect Ontario, retrieved 2025-02-26
Invest another $5B in housing, long-term care, energy, transportation, and municipal infrastructure projects

"Providing another $5 billion for the Building Ontario Fund, for a total of $8 billion, to invest in housing, long-term care, energy, transportation and municipal infrastructure projects." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

Provide consistent formula-based funding to municipalities to maintain, snow-clear, and repair infrastructure

"We will provide adequate, predictable and consistent formula-based provincial funding to ensure that municipalities are able to maintain, snow-clear and repair their roads, bridges and other infrastructure, with additional support for small and Northern municipalities that must look after large areas with small tax bases." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for the North, retrieved 2025-02-20

Prioritise infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, roads, and public transit

Provide $2B/year for capital spending for municipalities to build resilient infrastructure

"Provide $2B per year for capital spending for municipalities to build resilient infrastructure through a dedicated Climate Adaptation Fund" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22