Ontario Investing $399,143 in Local Transit Services

Provincial gas tax funding will help support and improve local public transit

Brockville — As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the province is investing $399,143 to support public transit service in Leeds and Grenville. This funding through the 2025-26 Gas Tax program can be used for local public transit initiatives such as expanding service hours, increasing routes, purchasing new vehicles, and improving accessibility to increase transit ridership.

Funding for municipalities in the region includes:

• Brockville: $216,098
• Prescott, Augusta, Edwardsburgh Cardinal: $122,974
• North Grenville: $60,071

“This funding is great news for the residents of these communities who deserve access to reliable transit services that get them where they need to go quickly and safely,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. “The funding we’re announcing today is great news for people and transit users in Brockville, South Grenville and North Grenville as our government continues to protect Ontario by making historic investments in public transit.”

The province is investing nearly $380 million through the 2025-26 Gas Tax program to support public transit in 107 municipalities, helping protect Ontario communities by strengthening transit services across the province. In addition to the Gas Tax program, Ontario also supports municipal transportation projects through the Connecting Links, and Ontario Transit Investment Fund programs.

“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is investing nearly $70 billion in public transit to protect Ontario by building a stronger, more resilient, self-reliant economy,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation. “Today, we’re ensuring municipalities can continue to deliver safe and reliable transit services for their communities.”

QUICK FACTS:

• Under the Dedicated Funding for Public Transportation Act, 2013, two cents per litre of gasoline tax is dedicated as a permanent funding source for public transit.
• Gas Tax funding can be used towards transit operating and capital costs at the municipalities’ own discretion.
• The Gas Tax funding envelope is determined annually, based on the amount of gasoline sold in the previous year.
• Gas Tax funding is determined through public transit ridership and population growth. The province’s approach provides stable support to all municipalities, including small communities, and helps expand public