The Ontario government is investing over $500 million to build 30 new schools and make permanent additions to 15 existing facilities, supporting over 25,000 student spaces across the province.
It includes funding for a new elementary school in Shanty Bay.
This investment will also generate nearly 900 new licensed child care spaces to ensure families across the province are able to access child care in their communities.
Details were provided today by Premier Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education.
“Our government is making a significant capital investment in our school system,” said Premier Ford. “By making these smart investments today, we will ensure our students and teachers have access to modern facilities to learn with features like high-speed Internet, accessible ramps and elevators, and air conditioning, while providing parents with access to more licensed child care spaces.”
“It is unacceptable that too many schools in our province continue to lack the investment that our students deserve,” said Minister Lecce. “That is why this government is making a significant investment to build new schools, to extensively renovate existing schools, and expand access to licensed child care spaces in our province. Our government is modernizing our schools, our curriculum, and the delivery of learning, to ensure students are set up to succeed in an increasingly changing world.”
The province will provide the Simcoe County District School Board with $5.9 million to build a new facility to replace Shanty Bay Public School, which has 190 students.
For a map of where the funding is going, please click here.
For more details on the full announcement, please click here.
Today we are investing over $500M to build 30 new schools, making permanent additions to 15 existing schools in Ontario, and generating 900 new childcare spaces.
We’re making smart investments today to ensure students are supported for years to come. https://t.co/JCeGlS5PoH pic.twitter.com/CxI9rpkJ6H
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) July 23, 2020
Premier Ford and Minister Lecce Make an Announcement https://t.co/USAnlXDWb8
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) July 23, 2020
