TORONTO – Through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund, the federal government has announced it will provide up to $283 million to expand capacity in Toronto’s Black Creek sewer system.
Built in the 1960s, the Black Creek trunk sewer currently serves over 350,000 residents. Population growth has stretched the system beyond its limits, a release reads, leading to flooding and blocking approval of new housing developments.
This funding, in partnership with the municipality, will support the construction of 17 kilometres of new infrastructure and enable the construction of 63,000 new homes in the Downsview area.
It’s all part of the federal government’s Build Canada Homes’ first housing development project, which will deliver 540 new homes at Arbo Downsview in Toronto.
At least 40 per cent of the units on the Arbo Downsview site will be affordable, with a mix of studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes, the release adds.
Build Canada Homes will launch a request for qualifications this week to identify design-build teams with proven expertise in factory-built housing and other methods of construction – including prefabrication, modular building, and mass timber – to ensure speed, affordability and quality.
Selected teams will also be required to prioritize Canadian resources.
The City of Toronto will invest over $425 million toward the Black Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewer project.
