Jobs and Growth – Federal Budget 2022
Continue to support small businesses by extending the funding for the My Main Street initiative past the initial 12 months, and continuing Digital Main Street with expanded boundaries outside of Business Improvement Areas (BIA’s) for the Digital Transformation and Digital Service Squad programs.
Resilient Communities – Federal Budget 2022
Contribute to the City’s $8M investment in innovative housing through the Housing Catalyst Capital Project to support the non-profit and co-operative housing sector in Brampton.
Building Greener – Federal Budget 2022
Funding for the Riverwalk project in the downtown to advance sustainable mobility and active transportation components, to complete feasibility studies, implementing stormwater management systems, supporting Eco Park concepts, and advancing open space and public realm improvements.
Expanding Active Transportation – Federal Budget 2022
Ensure long-term sustainable funding, such as the new Active Transportation Fund, to implement active transportation infrastructure and programs as part of the Federal Government’s National Active
Transportation Strategy.
Building Better Transit – Federal Budget 2022
$1.7B Light Rail Transit (LRT) along Main Street from Steeles Avenue to Brampton GO Station (Federal ask $850M).
Brampton Submits 2022 Federal Funding Requests
In Ottawa, work is underway to prepare the federal budget and Brampton’s leaders are keen to ensure that Brampton gets its fair share of dollars to pay for a wide range of projects.
Metrolinx says parking is safe at Brampton’s Ryerson University location
Will the construction of a new university in Brampton mean that parking will be eliminated as a result of Ryerson’s building plans? Not likely, according to Metrolinx. The City of Brampton has released images that define the precise location of the new university to be built by Ryerson University in partnership with Sheridan College, the […]
Minister visits Brampton to announce parental leave benefits
Brampton hosted the Honourable Patricia Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour, to announce a new initiative the federal government has introduced through its 2018 budget to support gender equality at home and in the workplace. Making the announcement at Gore Meadows Recreation Centre, Minister Hajdu was joined by Brampton’s five Members of Parliament, […]
New Brampton Pushes for City Building
What does the future of Brampton look like? What is our collective vision of what the next generation of Brampton should be? A group of Brampton residents, developers, and financiers have come together to ignite that conversation with the formation of New Brampton, and they are bringing their ideas directly to the steps of City Hall. “New Brampton […]
Immigration Minister Makes it Easier for Families to Reunite
Canada’s Immigration Minister, John McCallum was in Brampton today to announce that the Government of Canada is making it faster and easier for Canadians and permanent residents to reunite with their spouses. John McCallum, the Minister of Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugees was joined by Kamal Khera and Raj Grewal, both Members of Parliament, in Brampton to announce improvements […]