Ontario investing $700M in water infrastructure to support housing, protect communities – Brighton Today.ca
Jan 19, 2026
The Ontario government is investing an additional $700 million to upgrade and expand aging water and wastewater infrastructure in communities across the province.
The funding will support 127 municipalities and First Nations through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, or MHIP, which was expanded to $4 billion last year. The latest investment flows through the program’s Health and Safety Water Stream, bringing that stream’s total funding to $875 million.
According to the province, the investment is aimed at improving access to safe drinking water, protecting communities during extreme weather events, supporting job creation, and unlocking new housing opportunities by removing infrastructure bottlenecks.
