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The Government of Ontario has committed nearly
$4 billion to connect every region in Ontario to reliable, high-speed internet by the end of 2025. This is the
largest single investment in high-speed internet, in any
province, by any government in Canadian history. This
investment will help ensure that every household and
business, in every community, has access to the digital
world. To connect the remaining unserved and underserved communities across the province, Infrastructure
Ontario led an innovative procurement process that
started in summer 202$1. The competitive process
enabled Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to bid for
provincial funding through a series of reverse auction
events for defined geographic areas and based upon
requirements for high-speed internet infrastructure
deployment. In 2022, the Ontario government signed
agreements with eight ISPs to bring access to municipalities across Ontario.
2022 Rank: 21
Location: Province of Ontario
Owner: Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
Procurement/Project Manager: Infrastructure Ontario
Other Key Players: Ernst & Young LLP; Planview Utility Services Ltd.; Black &
Veatch; Theory + Practice; KPMG LLP; Optimus SBR Inc.; Conboy Advisory Services
Inc.; JTS Consulting Inc.; EY (management consultant)
Service Providers: Bell Canada; Bragg Communications; Cogeco Connexion;
Community Network Partner; Eh!tel Networks Inc.; North Frontenac Telephone
Company; Rogers Communications Canada Inc.; Xplore Inc.
Legal: Torys (owner)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2025
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COMMUNICATIONS
Accelerated High-Speed Internet
Program (Ontario Connects)
$3.9 BILLION
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HEALTHCARE
South Niagara Hospital
$3.6 BILLION
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
Owner: Niagara Health
DBFM Team: EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH)
Applicant Leads: EllisDon Capital Inc. & Plenary Americas LP
Design Team: Parkin Architects Ltd. & Adamson Associates Architects
Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation
Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Other Key Players: Matrix Solutions Inc., WSP (environmental services); Arium
Design (wayfinding consultant); Comtech (project manager); E.S. Fox; Morrison
Hershfield (engineer/P3 team member); Colliers Project Leaders; EY (risk advisor)
Legal: Borden Ladner Gervais (Niagara Health)
Funding: P3
Substantial Completion: 2028
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INFRASTRUCTURE ONTARIO
The new South Niagara Hospital will be an integral part
of Niagara Health’s connected healthcare system. The South
Niagara Hospital will be located at the intersection of Biggar
Road and Montrose Road in Niagara Falls, Ont., just off the
Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). The new South Niagara Hospital
project will centralize services from existing facilities, making it
easier for residents to access the care they need at one location, provide an overall better experience, and enable communities to be healthier. In February 2023, Infrastructure Ontario
and Niagara Health awarded a fixed price contract to EllisDon
Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH) to design, build, finance and
maintain the new South Niagara Hospital project.
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