Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario invest in school infrastructure to respond to the impacts of COVID-19
Backgrounder
Canada and Ontario invest in school infrastructure to respond to the impacts
of COVID-19
Joint federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Plan will support over 9,800 projects at almost 3,900 schools and co-located childcare facilities across 74 school boards throughout Ontario.
This funding will have a positive impact on protecting thousands of students, teachers, and staff from COVID-19 by providing a safe learning environment, improved air quality, heating, ventilation, and air cooling systems.
The Government of Canada is investing $525.2 million towards these projects through the COVID-19 Resilience Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of Ontario is contributing more than $131.3 million to the projects.
This funding includes:
- Almost $450 million for HVAC upgrades and improvements to air quality;
- Up to $65 million to support physical distancing for students and staff;
- Up to $60 million will be invested in technology to help facilitate remote learning; and
- Up to $80 million will go towards supporting health and safety initiatives such as installing handwashing stations or touchless faucets and soap dispensers.
Funding recipients:
School Boards |
Funding |
|---|---|
District School Board Ontario North East |
$7,649,625 |
Algoma District School Board |
$4,435,000 |
Rainbow District School Board |
$8,222,500 |
Near North District School Board |
$6,223,200 |
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board |
$1,252,000 |
Rainy River District School Board |
$2,068,000 |
Lakehead District School Board |
$1,875,000 |
Superior-Greenstone District School Board |
$3,292,000 |
Bluewater District School Board |
$3,447,500 |
Avon Maitland District School Board |
$2,974,509 |
Greater Essex County District School Board |
$15,562,957 |
Lambton Kent District School Board |
$6,288,184 |
Thames Valley District School Board |
$10,274,000 |
Toronto District School Board |
$81,640,372 |
Durham District School Board |
$17,590,360 |
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board |
$10,750,000 |
Trillium Lakelands District School Board |
$7,485,000 |
York Region District School Board |
$15,119,007 |
Simcoe County District School Board |
$17,235,000 |
Upper Grand District School Board |
$10,969,000 |
Peel District School Board |
$41,649,300 |
Halton District School Board |
$19,408,881 |
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board |
$17,220,500 |
District School Board of Niagara |
$13,041,225 |
Grand Erie District School Board |
$10,069,500 |
Waterloo Region District School Board |
$26,231,600 |
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board |
$25,600,000 |
Upper Canada District School Board |
$10,280,215 |
Limestone District School Board |
$5,161,500 |
Renfrew County District School Board |
$4,547,956 |
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board |
$5,925,000 |
Northeastern Catholic District School Board |
$2,525,000 |
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board |
$4,583,000 |
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board |
$2,680,000 |
Sudbury Catholic District School Board |
$1,650,000 |
Northwest Catholic District School Board |
$166,000 |
Kenora Catholic District School Board |
$137,140 |
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board |
$980,000 |
Superior North Catholic District School Board |
$1,810,500 |
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board |
$305,532 |
Huron Perth Catholic District School Board |
$1,700,000 |
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board |
$5,881,000 |
London District Catholic School Board |
$6,455,500 |
St. Clair Catholic District School Board |
$3,718,628 |
Toronto Catholic District School Board |
$25,761,419 |
Peterborough V N C Catholic District School Board |
$8,356,433 |
York Catholic District School Board |
$17,582,500 |
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
$24,606,595 |
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board |
$10,006,406 |
Durham Catholic District School Board |
$7,442,675 |
Halton Catholic District School Board |
$6,792,719 |
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board |
$10,584,500 |
Wellington Catholic District School Board |
$1,999,490 |
Waterloo Catholic District School Board |
$8,162,000 |
Niagara Catholic District School Board |
$7,089,000 |
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board |
$2,036,235 |
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario |
$4,361,820 |
Ottawa Catholic District School Board |
$13,905,000 |
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board |
$4,811,000 |
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board |
$4,475,500 |
Conseil scolaire de disctrict du Nord-Est de l'Ontario |
$755,500 |
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario |
$2,610,000 |
Conseil scolaire Viamonde |
$11,024,000 |
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario |
$4,035,000 |
Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières |
$5,669,900 |
Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord |
$1,877,000 |
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario |
$1,391,000 |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales |
$374,500 |
Conseil scolaire catholique Providence |
$415,800 |
Conseil scolaire catholique Mon Avenir |
$8,782,425 |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien |
$5,083,806 |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Centre-Est de l'Ontario |
$8,924,000 |
Moosonee District School Area Board |
$1,450,000 |
Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board |
$53,800 |