KITCHENER — As part of the 2026 budget, A Plan to Protect Ontario, the province has announced it is investing an additional $300 million in the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (CSRIF) to build and upgrade facilities.
This brings the total funding to $500 million.
The top-up makes the CSRIF the largest investment in the sport and recreation sector in the province’s history, a release notes. The first round of funding has gone towards nearly 100 projects, including the construction of 17 new facilities and the revitalization of 77 more.
The money is available in two streams:
- Stream 1:Repairs and rehabilitates existing sport and recreation facilities.
- Stream 2:Builds new facilities, including replacements for aging infrastructure.
The province states more information about eligibility and application guidelines will be released later this year.
