Toronto is suspending some city work due to COVID-19 budget crunch. Unless Toronto receives additional funding from Ottawa and Queen’s Park, it will have to cut its 2022 capital budget by $300 million.
Major road repairs, the upkeep of public park facilities, flood protection on the Toronto islands and public transit infrastructure are among the work the city has either already put on hold or will soon have to suspend if it doesn’t receive more pandemic funding from other levels of government.
Coun. Gord Perks predicted that unless the city finds a solution to the pandemic financial crunch, “just about every service that Torontonians rely on will get worse.” But the city is still projecting its pandemic-related shortfall at about $815 million for 2022, assuming it is reimbursed for public health related costs.
Spending on major road rehabilitation would be slashed by nearly $16 million, while local road repairs would be cut by $13 million. Work on sidewalks and bridges would also be deferred. Speaking to reporters ahead of a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at city hall on Tuesday afternoon, Mayor John Tory said residents likely wouldn’t have noticed work that’s already been deferred because they are smaller projects.
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