Ontario Investing $203,182 in Community Health Infrastructure Upgrades and Repairs in Durham Region

September 22, 2025

Nearly $257 million invested to support critical infrastructure upgrades at hospitals and community health-care facilities across the Province.

WHITBY — The Ontario government is continuing to protect local health care by investing $203,182 to upgrade and repair infrastructure at Community Care Durham in Whitby.

This is part of a broader $257 million investment to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and sixty-six community health-care facilities across the province.

Funding is being delivered through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) and the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund (CIRF), helping ensure Ontarians can continue to access the care they need in safe, modern environments.

“Our government is continuing to make historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring that more people in Durham Region can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Supporting infrastructure upgrades at Community Care Durham is another way our government is ensuring people can receive high-quality care, closer to home.”

“Our government’s investment in Community Care Durham is a key step in providing high-quality treatment right here in our community,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge. “We are building a stronger, more resilient healthcare infrastructure to support the well-being of families in Pickering, Uxbridge, and across Durham Region.”

“This funding will support Durham residents so that they can receive emergency care when they need it as quickly as possible” said Todd McCarthy, MPP for Durham. “Our government continues to strengthen the healthcare system so that it is responsive and connects more people to high-quality emergency care when they need it most.”

“This investment in Community Care Durham is a vital step that ensure residents in Whitby and across Durham Region continue to have access to the high-quality care they’ve come to expect, in modern, safe, and comfortable facilities,” said Lorne Coe, MPP for Whitby, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. “With this funding, Community Care Durham can continue delivering the programs and services that improve the lives of so many in the Region of Durham.”

The HIRF and CIRF programs enable health-care system partners to address their urgent infrastructure needs, including upgrading or replacing roofs, windows, security systems, fire alarms and emergency generators. This year, the Ontario government increased funding for these programs by 12.3 per cent.

Ontario continues to make historic investments in health care. Over the next 10 years, the province is investing nearly $60 billion in major health infrastructure. This is part of the Ontario government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds and build a connected, people-first health-care system.

Through Your Health: A Plan For Connected and Convenient Care, Ontario is expanding and modernizing hospitals and building new health-care facilities, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.

“We are incredibly grateful to have received funding for four essential capital improvement projects that will enhance safety, efficiency, and community service at both our Whitby and Port Perry locations. In Whitby, the funding helps get us closer to bridging a critical fundraising gap, allowing us to move forward with key life-safety upgrades as part of our renovation project. These include a new fire alarm system, emergency lighting, and updated exit signage. In Port Perry, the funding will provide power to our garage, which is used by the local Lions Club to distribute medical assistance devices, such as wheelchairs, to community members in need. These upgrades are key investments in the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of our facilities.”

– Jennifer Hammond, Interim CEO, Community Care Durham

Quick Facts

  • Community Care Durham (CCD) provides a broad range of community-based health services supporting clients across the Durham Region.
  • Services include primary care, mental health and addictions support, senior care programs, assisted living, and in-home services that help residents live independently and safely.
  • Community health facilities are publicly funded and provide a range of programs to patients including primary care, community mental health and addiction services, allied health care (such as physical therapy and respiratory therapy) and programs delivered by a public health unit.

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