Local communities will receive more from the provincial government next year.
The Ontario government's unveiled next year's Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund rates, noting that it will increase the amount spread Ontario's 390 municipalities by $50-million - for a total of $550-million - with that extra amount to be targeted at small, northern, and rural municipalities or those with a limited property tax base, with a similar increase in 2026, to $600-million total.
The Township of Chapleau will see a substantial boost next year, of $117,100, to $1,468,700 total, while the Municipality of Wawa will receive a total of $1,526,500 - an increase of $44,000 from the 2024 allocation, though still over $10,000 below the 2023 rate - while Dubreuilville's will rise $8200 - to $301,100 - and White River will get a $42,600 boost, for a total of $565,900.
The OMPF is the Ontario government's main general assistance grant to municipalities.