Ontario and Canada Sign Historic Partnership to Build Homes, Transit and Communities

March 30, 2026

The government has signed the Canada-Ontario Partnership to Build in support of shared goals, including building more homes faster to make housing more affordable, getting shovels in the ground on key transit projects and supporting economic development that will protect jobs and help communities grow, despite the impact of tariffs and economic uncertainty.

The agreement includes $8.8 billion in federal and provincial funding over 10 years to support housing-enabling infrastructure investments for Ontario municipalities that reduce and maintain low development charges (DCs), as well as a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rebate to incentivize new home construction, and co-operation and financial support for a number of major transit projects.

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En: Building Homes, Transit and Communities

Fr: Construire des logements, des infrastructures de transport et des communautés