The Government of Canada is committed to investing in projects that support trade and promote economic prosperity, while ensuring Canadians can travel safer and more efficiently. That is why the Government of Canada is investing in the expansion of Highway 11/17, a strategic link in the Trans-Canada Highway system connecting Northern and Southern Ontario.

"The Government of Canada is making strategic investments in transportation infrastructure that will help improve safety and address congestion on Northern Ontario’s highways. These infrastructure investments contribute to growing the middle-class, promoting sustainable development and increasing public safety. The three projects announced today will support trade and tourism across the region, improve safety and mobility for drivers, and foster long-term prosperity for years to come.”

The Honourable Patricia A. Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay – Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

“Ontario is committed to supporting critical projects to generate more economic development in our communities. These three highway improvements will speed the movement of goods on our roads, and increase mobility for Ontarians and tourists alike, while improving trade links from Western Canada to Eastern Canada, down to the southern part of our province.”

The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North

• The Government of Canada is contributing more than $83 million to these three projects, and the Government of Ontario is responsible for the remaining costs of the projects.

• The Government of Canada will provide more than $180 billion in infrastructure funding over 12 years for public transit, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, transportation that supports trade, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.

• Budget 2017 proposes over $10.1 billion in trade and transportation projects across Canada. This amount includes $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

• Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges in the province’s history. To learn more about what’s happening in your community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON.

• In 2017-18, Ontario is committing over $2.5 billion to repair and expand provincial highways and bridges across the province.

• Approximately 5,300 vehicles drive this stretch of highway every day, including about 1,600 commercial vehicles

Related Products

• Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and Ontario invest in three projects to improve traffic flow and safety in Northwest Ontario

Associated Links

• Government of Canada’s $180-billion+ infrastructure plan in Budget 2017
• Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component (MIC)
• Federal infrastructure investments in Ontario
• New Building Canada Plan
• Build ON 2017 Infrastructure Update

Brook Simpson
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
613-219-0149
Brook.Simpson@canada.ca

Alex Benac
Minister’s Office
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
416-326-2137
alex.benac@ontario.ca

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