Provincial funds for public transit.
Queen’s Park is providing $375.6 million to 107 municipalities in 2022 as part of Ontario’s Gas Tax program.
The money allocation is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province during 2021.
Municipalities that support public transit services in their community receive two cents per litre of provincial Gas Tax revenue, which can be used to extend service hours, buy transit vehicles, add routes, improve accessibility or upgrade infrastructure.
The funding breakdown is as follows:
Atikokan $23,817
Dryden $66,714
Fort Frances $71,538
Kenora $142,998
Machin $9,374
Sioux Lookout $50,985
Thunder Bay $2,251,850
Wawa $25,843
The province also pledged a one-time payment of $120.4 million to make up for reduced gas sales due to COVID-19.
