This tracker will be updated daily throughout the 2025 Ontario election campaign as parties unveil their platforms and new promises.
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The Progressive Conservatives have promised to remove the minimum retail price for liquor.
The PCs have also made related promises on the topic of tax and tariffs (see taxes, tariff and education sections below).
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The Ontario Liberals are promising, if elected, to double the Ontario Disability Support Program and index it to inflation. The party has also made related promises on tax and tariffs (see tax and tariff sections below).
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If elected, the Ontario NDP is promising to double the Ontario Disability Support Program.
The NDP is also promising to create a monthly grocery rebate for households in Ontario based on their income and family size. The party says it will make grocery chains post publicly when prices rise more than two per cent in a week.
The party has also made affordability-related promises if tariffs are levied on Ontario (see tariffs below).
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The Ontario Greens have promised to increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour and then index it to inflation. The party would introduce legislation to ensure minimum wage, EI and CPP rules apply to gig economy workers.
The Green Party also pledged to phase in a universal basic income plan. The first step would be doubling the Ontario Disability Support Program and increasing Ontario Works rates.
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The PCs have promised to spend $50 million to expand the Ontario Provincial Police’s Joint-Air Support Unit with two new H-135 helicopters to support border town police services.
The Progressive Conservatives have also pledged, if re-elected, to retable a bill that died when the legislature dissolved. The proposed law would give police more powers to deal with repeat trespassers and public drug use.
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The Ontario Liberals have promised to create bail courts for high-risk and repeat offenders and offer rebates of $500 to homes, $5,000 for small businesses and $10,000 for religious institutes to install safety equipment to deter robberies.
The party also pledged to create a provincial penalty for participating in or organizing hate-motivated protests, including those within 100 metres of a school, child-care centre, hospital or place of worship.
The Ontario Liberals have promised to hire 300 special constables for transit systems around the province (see transportation).
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The NDP announced it would recognize intimate partner violence as an epidemic in Ontario.
The party also promised to hire more court staff and increase their pay to increase the number of hours every day courts can be open.
The party also said it would repair courtrooms and “consider” reopening ones that have closed. It committed to building new courthouses in regions with shortages.
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The Greens have not announced any promises in this area yet.
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If elected, the Progressive Conservatives are also promising to add $1 billion to a skills development program designed to help workers retool their abilities to new careers in the face of potential tariffs. Another $1.5 billion would also be earmarked to “urgently expand” training and employment programs in the province if tariffs hit.
The Progressive Conservatives are also promising that, if elected, they will add $100 million to the Better Jobs Ontario program to boost workers’ access to training for in-demand jobs to help people retrain if there are tariffs.
The party also promised to add $165 million for a paid skills program for people to learn and work simultaneously while being paid in areas like apprenticeships.
Publicly funded colleges and universities would receive $705 million from the PCs to add 20,000 new STEM seats annually, 5,000 new apprenticeships and 2,600 construction places.
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The Liberals have promised to clear the school repair backlog and install heating and air conditioning in every classroom by doubling the annual capital funding for schools. The party also said it would build 90 new schools over four years.
The Liberal Party also said it would allow lower student-to-teacher ratios and hire more mental health support staff for schools. It would also tie per-pupil funding to inflation.
The Liberals also promised to quadruple the school food program budget and feed every school child a free lunch, daily.
The Liberals committed to renewing the federal-provincial $10 a day child-care deal.
The Ontario Liberals pledged, if elected, to eliminate interest on OSAP loans and raise the threshold for repayment to $50,000.
The party says it would cap international enrollment at Ontario colleges and universities at 10 per cent. The Liberals said they would change government funding to reduce college and university reliance on international students.
The Liberals have promised to introduce a one-year, post-secondary teaching qualification.
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The NDP has promised to spend an extra $830 million per year on school repairs and maintenance. The party says that the policy will clear the repair backlog within 10 years.
The NDP is also pledging to hire more staff in Ontario’s schools, although it has not published a cost or number for that promise. The party would also expand school meal programs but hasn’t defined how much.
If elected, the Ontario NDP is promising to end academic streaming in schools and to “review” the funding model to ensure it takes into account higher-needs students, not just the raw number of people in a class. The party said it would also update the school bus funding formula.
The NDP has pledged a universal free school meal program for school students.
The NDP also promised to complete the delivery of $10 per day child care in partnership with the federal government.
For language schools, the Ontario NDP is promising to increase francophone education in French school boards and French immersion in English boards.
On post-secondary education, the Ontario NDP is promising to keep domestic tuition fees frozen, eliminate interest from existing student loans and turn student loans into grants.
The party also said it would increase per-student funding in post-secondary by 20 per cent and tie it to inflation. It pledged to create a standalone French institution at Sudbury University.
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The Greens have promised to increase per-student funding by $1,500 and to establish an independent review of the province’s school funding formula, including a focus on the cost of remote and rural schools.
The party would cap Grades 4 to 8 at 24 students and kindergarten at 26 students. The party plans to double the number of students that can access school meal programs.
The Ontario Green Party has also pledged to eliminate EQAO testing.
On colleges and universities, the Greens would waive tuition in certain, in-demand programs. The party would also convert student loans to grants for middle and lower-income students, eliminating interest on debt.
The Ontario Greens promised to immediately increase per-student university funding by 20 per cent and tie the measure to inflation.
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The Progressive Conservatives are pledging to buy six new waterbombers at a cost of $530 million to be phased in over 10 years to help fight forest fires.
The Progressive Conservatives are also planning to invest $100 million in risk management for farmers in Ontario.
The party has also made related promises on electric vehicles (see tariffs section below).
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The Ontario Liberals have pledged to create a “made in Ontario” climate action plan to act as an alternative to the price on carbon, but offered no details of what that would include.
The Liberals have promised a rebate to purchase electric vehicles.
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The NDP has not announced any promises in this area yet.
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The Greens are promising to safeguard watersheds in rural Ontario and work with Indigenous communities to conserve 30 per cent of natural areas by 2030.
The Greens are proposing to create public sector purchasing guidelines that prioritize locally grown food and create a fund to support food and farming innovation. The party is also proposing a provincial program to pay farmers for environmental foods and services.
The Green Party, if elected, is also promising to protect farmland by creating an Ontario Foodbelt, similar to the Greenbelt. The party said it would also expand the Greenbelt to include a Bluebelt made of protected rivers and waterways.
The Greens have promised a rebate to purchase electric vehicles.
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The Progressive Conservatives are promising that, if elected, they will ban Chinese components from all future energy procurements. The pledge extends to banning state-owned Chinese companies from buying equity in Ontario government energy, major infrastructure or critical minerals, the party said.
The PCs have also promised to create an integrated energy strategy and to review the mandates of the Ontario Energy Board and the Independent Electricity Service Operator.
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The Liberals promised to waive HST from heating and hydro bills (see taxes).
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The Ontario NDP has promised to offer free or discounted electric heat pumps to households with a rebate of up to $19,500 depending on household income. The party also said it would launch SaveOnEnergy — an energy-efficient retrofit program.
The Ontario NDP said it would introduce on-bill rate relief for rural and northern Ontario homes struggling with energy costs.
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The Ontario Greens have pledged to increase carbon pricing on large industrial emitters, a fee that would continue to rise. Fossil fuel companies would also be charged to use public land.
The party has also promised to provide a free heat pump to households earning less than $100,000 and give interest-free loans to all other homes.
The Ontario Greens would create interest-free loans and grants for energy retrofits for private households, co-op or non-profit builders and municipalities.
The party said it would phase out natural gas plants in Ontario by 2035 and end the moratorium on off-shore wind energy. It would maintain the existing Bruce and Darlington nuclear power plants.
The Greens would also remove HST from several energy-related items (see taxes)
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Before calling an early election, the Progressive Conservatives unveiled $1.8 billion to connect everyone in the province with a primary care practitioner based on their postal code.
The PCs also promised to continue adding to the powers pharmacists have to prescribe and assess patients.
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The Ontario Liberals have promised to connect everyone in the province with a family doctor within four years of the election. The plan relies on educating and attracting new family doctors and modernizing family medicine, including an end to fax machines and creating evening and weekend appointments.
The party said it would attract, recruit, retain and integrate 3,100 family doctors by 2029 based on its plan. They also said they would incentivize doctors to work in northern and rural communities.
The Liberals have pledged to increase pay for personal support workers and nurses to a living wage. The change would apply to private and public settings as well as long-term care, home care and hospitals.
The party also said it would boost annual home-care funding by 25 per cent. It also pledged to repeal Bill 7, which allows hospitals to charge patients who refuse to move to the next available long-term care bed.
The Ontario Liberal Party promised to regulate temporary nursing agencies and bring nurse practitioners into the public system.
The party also promised to cover mental health care under OHIP by expanding the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program, covering conditions like anxiety, depression and eating disorders. The party said the plan could cost about $1 billion.
The Ontario Liberals have promised to create two new medical schools and expand existing schools to double the number of medical school spots.
If elected, the Liberals have also promised to accelerate the redevelopment of St. Mary’s and Grand River hospital in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The party also pledged to redevelop Kingston’s hospital.
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The Ontario NDP has promised to get all Ontarians access to a family doctor. The party plans to recruit 3,500 new doctors, with specific hiring targets for northern communities. The NDP also said it would work to reduce red tape and make it easier for internationally trained doctors to work in Ontario.
The party announced it plans to, if elected, create a nurse-to-patient ratio. The policy would also involve hiring at least 15,000 new nurses over three years to support the target ratios.
The NDP have also promised to eliminate parking fees at hospitals for staff, visitors and patients.
The party said it would expedite the Windsor-Essex Regional Hospital and build new hospitals in Durham Region, Brantford and Brampton. It would also restore 24/7 emergency service at the Welland Hospital, reopen the Minden Hospital and restore service to the Fort Erie and Port Colborne Urgent Care.
The Ontario NDP also promised to create a monthly caregiver for people looking after family members at home. They also plan to repeal Bill 7, which allows hospitals to fine patients who don’t move into the next available long-term care bed.
The NDP pledged to offer universal basic mental health care. If elected, the Ontario NDP have also promised to clear the waitlist for children and youth awaiting mental health care.
The party said it would expand OHIP coverage to include contraception, the HPV vaccine at any age, PrEP and PEP and at-home cervical cancer test kits.
In the north, the NDP said it would double medical residency positions at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University and expand locum programs. The party also promised to increase rates for the Northern Health Travel Grant.
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The Ontario Greens have promised to recruit 3,500 more doctors in Ontario and connect everyone to a primary care provider within four years.
The party also said it would increase nursing student enrolment by 10 per cent per year — aiming for an extra 2,500 nurses by 2030.
The Greens said they would aim to reduce surgery wait times with the creation of a centralized intake and referral system.
The Greens announced MPPs elected for their party would advocate for the building of new hospitals in Huntsville and Bracebridge and increase funding for rural health care and hospitals.
The party has said it would legislate 10 sick days for all employees and ban employers from requiring sick notes.
The Greens said they would build 48,000 non-profit long-term care homes.
The Ontario Greens have promised to cover all mental health and addiction costs under OHIP, if elected. The party also plans to increase funding for community mental health services and increase pay for mental health workers.
The Greens said they aim to reduce the wait time to 30 days or less for children and youth looking for mental health support.
The party would reopen supervised consumption sites in Ontario.
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The Progressive Conservatives are promising that, if elected, they will add $2 billion to a fund to pay for water and wastewater near new housing projects in Ontario municipalities.
The PCs also promised to put $50 million to support more factory-built homes and innovative home-building technology. The party said it would use artificial intelligence to identify and implement red tape reductions.
Ford’s party also said it would appoint a permitting and approvals czar. He also promised a provincewide tool to accelerate land use planning and Building Code permit approvals.
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The Liberals are promising to eliminate the provincial Land Transfer Tax for first-time buyers, seniors downsizing and non-profits, as well as promising to scrap development charges on new housing.
The Ontario Liberals also pledged to remove the Community Benefits Charge for developers, which acts similarly to development charges.
The party said it would help cities offset those costs through the creation of a Better Communities Fund, which would repurpose money under existing municipal funding envelopes.
The party would also introduce phased-in rent control and promised to resolve landlord-tenant disputes within two months.
The Liberals additionally promise to create a provincial rent bank for those that need it in emergencies, offering short-term, interest-free loans.
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The NDP promised to create a provincially-run housing construction organization to deliver new, affordable homes. That entity would aim to create 300,000 permanent affordable homes.
The Ontario NDP pledged to build 60,000 new supportive housing units to help people living in encampments find permanent housing.
The party is also promising to end a loophole that exempts rental units built after 2018 from rent control and crack down on renovictions and demovictions.
If elected, the NDP would allow fourplexes as of right in all neighbourhoods and allow midrise apartments along transit corridors as of right. It would limit short-term rentals like Airbnb’s to primary residences.
The party has pledged to build or acquire at least 300,000 affordable rental homes.
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Overall, the Ontario Greens say they would build two million new homes over the next 10 years.
The party would, if elected, build 310,000 affordable non-profit and co-op homes, including 60,000 supportive homes. The Greens would also develop 22,000 affordable homes built by Indigenous communities for Indigenous residents.
The Green Party has promised to allow fourplexes across Ontario and six units in larger cities. The party would allow six- to 11-storey buildings on transit corridors and main streets.
Single-family homes could also be divided into multiple units under the plan. Homeowners could borrow $25,000 from the government interest-free if they spent it building affordable rental units onto their existing homes.
The Greens also pledged to remove development charges on new homes that are 2,000 square feet or smaller. The party would remove the land transfer tax for first-time buyers if elected.
The Greens have promised to lease all public land that could host new homes to non-profit and co-op homebuilders at no cost for affordable housing.
On rental housing, the Greens said they would introduce rent control on all units and create rules around vacancies to control rent increases between tenants. The party would create a registry and strengthen rules governing bad-faith evictions.
The Greens have promised to add 311,000 households to those that receive financial support with a portable housing benefit.
The party has also pledged to restrict short-term rentals in cities with a lack of rental housing options.
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The Progressive Conservatives are promising to put $300 million toward building new rinks, arenas, sports centres and other community projects in the province’s 444 municipalities.
The party also said it would launch a pothole prevention fund to help municipalities with local road repair costs.
The PCs are also promising to upload the cost of the Ottawa LRT (see transportation).
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The Liberals are promising to upload the cost of the Ottawa LRT to the provincial government and extend the Kitchener-Waterloo LRT (see transportation).
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The NDP is promising, if elected, to take over the cost of operating homeless shelters from municipalities across Ontario while still allowing services to be coordinated locally.
For the City of Toronto specifically, the NDP has promised to repair and reopen the Ontario Science Centre. The party also said it would cancel the Ontario Place redevelopment with Therme.
The party also promised to fund the Waterfront East LRT and complete the Mimico and Park Lawn GO stations. The NDP said it would directly compensate small businesses affected by Eglinton LRT construction.
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The Greens have promised to create an inter-ministry working group to coordinate Ontario’s response to homelessness and encampments in towns and cities. The party, if elected, would also work to build a data system that could measure and predict underlying trends around housing needs.
Temporary and permanent modular housing projects on provincial lands would be used to house people, the party has said.if th
The Ontario Green Party has promised to allow cities to create new revenue tools if they choose and take on the costs of community housing, shelters and transit funding in a so-called New Deal.
The new deal would also include ongoing funding for mental health and addictions. The party would similarly create an annual, long-term funding stream for cities to build climate resistance infrastructure.
The Greens have promised to increase funding for libraries and community centres.
The party would also require minimum housing density targets along transit corridors for municipalities to qualify for transit funding.
Specifically in Toronto, the Greens have said they would cancel an agreement between Therme and the Ontario government to build a spa on the city’s waterfront.
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The Progressive Conservatives are promising to make a 5.7 cent per litre cut to provincial gas tax permanent. The measure has been renewed every six months by the party since 2022.
The PCs have promised to spend $200 million on a shipbuilding grant program under the province’s marine transportation strategy to secure contracts to build new ships in the province.
The party has also promised to create a new tax credit for defence and security companies who relocate to, or build in, Ontario.
The PCs have also made several tax promises related to the threat of U.S. tariffs (see tariff section below).
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The Ontario Liberals are promising to cut the middle-class income tax bracket for workers on taxable income between $51,446 and $75,000 by 22 per cent.
The party also promised to remove HST from home heating and hydro bills. A 20 per cent tax credit on heat pumps and energy-saving technology would be introduced as well.
If elected, the Ontario Liberals are pledging to cut the small business tax rate in half.
The Liberals are also promising, if elected, to create 40,000 new paid co-ops, internships and apprenticeships by offering tax credits to employers who hire young people.
The party also pledged to create a senior tax credit for up to 25 per cent of $10,000 in medical expenses annually.
Separately, the Liberals have said they will eliminate personal income tax for low-income workers by indexing the Low-Income Workers Tax Credit.
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The NDP have promised to expand the Ontario Made Manufacturing Tax Credit, doubling the amount and broadening its criteria.
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The Green Party, if elected, has promised to raise the rate of tax for those in the top bracket and drop it for people earning less than $65,000 per year. It would also introduce a three per cent increase to the top tax bracket to bring in $2.5 billion a year in new revenue.
For business, the Greens have promised to increase the employer health tax exemption to $1.5 million.
The Greens are promising to add a property speculation tax for people who own more than two homes. The proposed tax would begin at 25 per cent for a third home and increase with each new property.
The party has also promised a province-wide vacant homes tax and an anti-flipping tax on homes sold shortly after they were bought.
The Greens have promised to remove HST from heat pumps, solar panels, EV chargers and energy retrofits.
The Ontario Greens also plan to remove the beer can tax, if elected.
An agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau means 25 per cent tariffs are paused for at least 30 days from Feb. 3 for the two countries to reach a deal.
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The PCs have pledged to create a $5 billion Protect Ontario Account to support major industries and workers if U.S. tariffs go through. The party would also enhance termination and severance rights for workers affected by tariff-related layoffs and closures.
The Progressive Conservatives have promised to keep and extend an electric vehicle manufacturing subsidy agreed upon during their last term in government. The promise could have disappeared after the U.S. walked away from its plan but, if re-elected, the PCs said they would continue up to $14 billion in incentives for electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plants.
The PCs are also promising to spend $38 million on “action centres” to help people transition into other jobs if there are layoffs as a result of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.
The party has also announced another $40 million for “trade-impacted communities,” money set aside for municipalities particularly reliant on U.S. trade and harmed most by tariffs.
If elected and if tariffs hit, the PCs are promising to defer provincially administered taxes on Ontario businesses by six months, a measure the party pegs at $10 billion. It has also promised a further $3 billion in payroll tax and premium relief for small businesses.
The party would also increase the wholesale LCBO discount from 10 to 15 per cent to save bars and restaurants money — costing a PC government $120 million.
As part of a push to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, the Progressive Conservatives have also promised to allow direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol products with all willing other provinces.
The party also promised an extra $50 million, if elected, for the Ontario Together Trade Fund to help small businesses develop new markets. Separately, it promised to add $50 million to Venture Ontario, the province’s venture capital agency.
Another $300 million would be spent by a re-elected Ford government to expand a tax credit for domestic Ontario manufacturing. Separately, $600 million would go to the Invest Ontario Fund to attract manufacturing and life science technology.
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The Liberals have promised to create a “fight tariff fund” if elected, which would give Ontario businesses lower interest rates and work to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers.
The party said it would also offer a $150,000 bonus for Canadian nurses and doctors working in the U.S. to move to Ontario.
The Liberals pledged to exclude American companies, including Space X, from Ontario government contracts.
The Liberals said they would work to remove interprovincial trade barriers.
If tariffs hit, the Liberals said they would prioritize spending on hospitals, schools, roads and public transit to support the economy.
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The Ontario NDP said it would “partner” with unions and employers to protect jobs and work to find new supply chains in industries that rely heavily on the U.S. The party also said it would “support” the auto sector.
The NDP said it would launch a Buy Ontario campaign and direct government agencies to procure locally. The party would also create a task force on the economy and support local farming by removing the cap from Ontario’s Risk Management Program.
The NDP also said it would implement a federal-provincial income support program.
The NDP promised, if elected, to invest in retraining opportunities in post-secondary education and the skilled trades. The party also promised to accelerate infrastructure projects to keep jobs if tariffs hit.
The NDP said it would create a tariff fund for businesses affected by tariffs that need support if tariffs help, bridging any gaps in a federal response.
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The Ontario Greens have promised to create a tariff task force to tackle the issue. The party said it would also create an investment tax credit and a Buy Ontario strategy.
The Greens also said they would create a Protect Ontario Fund to support businesses disproportionately impacted by tariffs and work to diversify Ontario’s trade partners.
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The Progressive Conservatives are promising, if elected, to remove tolls from the public portions of Highway 407 — between Brock Road in Pickering and Highway 115 in Clarington.
The Progressive Conservatives promised to widen the Queen Elizabeth Way between Burlington and St. Catharines. The PCs plan to speed up construction of new interchanges in Windsor, Essex and Ottawa.
The party is also promising to add $8 billion to the Building Ontario Fund, which pays for projects, including transportation.
If elected, Doug Ford’s PCs say they will tunnel a new expressway under Highway 401, stretching from Mississauga in the west across Toronto to Markham.
The PCs also announced a plan to raise minimum speed limits to 110 km/h across Ontario highways. Highway HOV lanes would be changed to let all drivers use them during off-peak hours.
The party also promised to build a freight rail bypass along the Highway 407 corridor in Peel Region. The plan would include a GO transit expansion with new lines, including a midtown line in Toronto and Bolton Line to Caledon, Ont. The PCs also promised to add cup holders, plugs and improved Wi-Fi to all GO trains.
In Toronto, the Progressive Conservatives pledged to build the Sheppard East subway extension to connect the line to the Scarborough Subway Extension, which is under construction.
The PCs are also promising that they would upload the Ottawa LRT and make it part of Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency. That promise would extend to the second- and third-stage expansions of the line.
In northern Ontario, the Progressive Conservatives have pledged to widen Highway 69 from two lanes to four between Sudbury and Parry Sound, Ont.
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The Ontario Liberals would install platform doors at all Toronto subway stations and hire 300 special constables to work on Toronto, Ottawa and Metrolinx’s transit systems.
The party would also create a stream of funding for transit services to add safety equipment like cameras and double spending on mobile crisis intervention teams, which operate on transit systems.
If elected, the Liberals are also promising to upload Ottawa’s light rail system and extend LRT connections to Kanata and Barrhaven.
The party also said it would upload Highway 174 to maintain and potentially expand it. The party is promising to build a dedicated bus/HOV lane to Rockland and better connect east Ottawa.
The Liberals are promising, if elected, to deliver all-day, two-way GO Train service across the region and electrify the lines. The party said it would add several new lines on the GO network, including a Midtown Toronto Line, a Bolton line to Caledon, Ont., and another to Collingwood.
The party also plans to expand the Kitchener-Waterloo ION light rail system by 17 km into downtown Cambridge.
The Liberals pledged to re-open Toronto-London GO train service.
For Toronto, Ontario Liberals said they would extend the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs to Toronto Pearson International Airport. They also said they would build the Waterfront East LRT and an extension to the Sheppard Subway.
On roads, the Liberals said they would send money to municipalities for road repairs and maintenance and widen highways in “congested areas,” though they haven’t specified where.
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On the eve of Ontario’s early election call, the NDP announced a plan to buy back Highway 407, if elected, and cancel tolls on the route. The party said it would immediately remove tolls for commercial truckers before beginning negotiations to buy out the route’s 99-year private lease and remove all tolls.
The Ontario NDP have promised to widen Highway 11, Highway 1 and Highway 69 in northern Ontario as well as build the Cochrane Bypass. The party would improve training for truck drivers who have to drive on northern roads in winter conditions.
The party also said it would take back control of connecting link highways that were downloaded onto local municipalities.
The NDP pledged to end private highway maintenance contracts and create a Northern Rail and Bus Strategy. The NDP has also promised to fund upgrades at northern airports.
The party said it would support the Huron Central and Algoma Central railway lines.
On transit, the NDP would fund 50 per cent of operating costs for the TTC and other municipal transit services.
The NDP has promised to build new GO train stations in Oshawa, Clarington and Bowmanville.
The party also promised to announce opening dates for the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs on the first day after an election.
The NDP also promised to accelerate infrastructure projects, including transportation, to keep people employed if tariffs hit.
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The Greens have promised all-day, two-way GO service across the train network.
The party has also promised to create dedicated truck lanes on Highway 407 and remove tolls on the private route for transport trucks.
The Ontario Greens have said they would cancel Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. They have also pledged to ban 400-series highways in the Greenbelt.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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