Rae Announces over $10 million for Local Rural Municipalities
November 24, 2025
[Perth-Wellington] – Today, Matthew Rae, Member of Provincial Parliament for Perth-Wellington, announced over $10M for local municipalities through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) for 2026. Included in this funding is an increase of over $700,000 from the 2025 OMPF. The OMPF is the province’s main general assistance grant to municipalities.
“The Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund provides funding directly to our local municipalities, which can use the money to address pressing local needs,” said MPP Rae. “I am proud that our government understands the importance of rural Ontario. This increased investment into our municipalities will provide them with the support they need to build our communities and attract new investments.”
The municipalities in Perth Wellington will see an average increase of over 7.5% in their funding allocations this year. For 2026, the OMPF will include an additional increase of $50 million to provide a total of $600 million in unconditional funding to 388 municipalities. The $50 million enhancement will be targeted to small, northern, and rural municipalities and those with a limited property tax base. This funding will assist municipalities in providing critical municipal services to people across the province.
Ontario has been steadily increasing support to municipalities. From 2019 to 2024, key provincial support to municipalities grew by over 45 per cent. In 2024 alone, the government provided over $10 billion to Ontario municipalities through key transfers. Which includes an additional $1 billion through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) over five years starting in 2022, nearly $654 million annually through the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), and almost $380 million to help 102 municipalities improve local transit through the 2024-25 Gas Tax program.
The province is working with municipalities to build more homes for people and families. Ontario has invested over $2 billion in critical housing and community-enabling infrastructure through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund and Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, complementing support already being provided through the Building Faster Fund.
2026 OMPF funding as provided by the Ministry of Finance:
| Municipality | 2025 OMPF Funding | 2026 OMPF Funding | Additional Funding |
| North Perth | $ 1,867,800 | $ 2,047,100 | $ 179,300 |
| West Perth | $ 1,088,700 | $ 1,182,300 | $ 93,600 |
| Perth East | $ 1,268,600 | $ 1,378,800 | $ 110,200 |
| Perth South | $ 455,800 | $ 490,700 | $ 34,900 |
| St. Marys | $ 624,300 | $ 673,300 | $ 49,000 |
| Minto | $ 1,521,500 | $ 1,579,000 | $ 57,500 |
| Mapleton | $ 1,048,000 | $ 1,133,300 | $ 85,300 |
| Wellington North | $ 1,483,600 | $ 1,585,400 | $ 101,800 |
| Total | $ 9,358,300 | $ 10,069,900 | $ 711,600 |