Ontario's $1.68 Billion School Construction Program

Ontario is investing $1.6 billion across 79 school construction and renewal projects aimed at expanding student capacity and licensed child care spaces across the province.

Ontario Newsroom reports that the approved projects will create more than 29,000 new student spaces and over 1,900 licensed child care spaces.

Below is the complete list of projects, organized by school board, including scope and funding:

Full List of Approved Projects

Algoma District School Board

• Elementary school replacement (222 student spaces, 64 child care spaces) in Thessalon — $15.8M

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

• Elementary school replacement (305 student spaces) in Bancroft — $15.8M

Bluewater District School Board

• New elementary school (340 student spaces, 54 child care spaces) in Meaford — $19.9M

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board

• Elementary school replacement (245 student spaces, 39 child care spaces) in Mildmay — $15.0M

Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario

• New elementary school (306 student spaces, 73 child care spaces) in Kemptville — $18.8M

Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est

• Addition to secondary school (138 student spaces) in Trenton — $4.9M
• New elementary school (400 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Kanata — $21.4M
• New Grades 7–12 school (322 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Carleton Place — $24.4M
• New secondary school (184 student spaces) in Arnprior — $13.6M
• Addition to elementary school (141 student spaces) in Ottawa — $4.3M

Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario

• New elementary school (196 student spaces, 24 child care spaces) in Brockville — $6.6M
• New elementary school (268 student spaces, 73 child care spaces) in Carleton Place — $16.7M
• Addition to elementary school (104 student spaces, 39 child care spaces) in Nepean — $8.1M

Conseil scolaire catholique Providence

• New elementary school (458 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in London — $24.2M

Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien

• New K–12 school (530 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Winchester — $31.5M

Conseil scolaire Viamonde

• Joint-use elementary school (262 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Talbotville — $15.6M

District School Board of Niagara

• Addition (185 student spaces, 10 child care spaces) in Fonthill — $14.6M
• Secondary school addition (506 student spaces) in Fort Erie — $20.0M
• New elementary school (513 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Fort Erie — $26.4M
• Addition (199 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Port Colborne — $17.2M

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

• Secondary school retrofit (69 student spaces) in Caledon East — $4.6M

Durham Catholic District School Board

• Addition (184 student spaces) in Whitby — $5.4M

Durham District School Board

• New elementary school (680 student spaces) in Oshawa — $30.8M

Grand Erie District School Board

• Secondary school addition (276 student spaces) in Caledonia — $12.5M

Greater Essex County District School Board

• Addition (55 student spaces, 73 child care spaces) in Cottam — $5.1M

Halton Catholic District School Board

• New secondary school (1,499 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in Milton — $81.4M

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

• Addition (164 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Hamilton — $9.1M

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

• Addition (176 student spaces) in Hamilton — $13.6M

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

• Addition (98 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Trent Lakes — $6.4M
• Addition (129 student spaces, 73 child care spaces) in Cobourg — $10.5M

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board

• Elementary school replacement (409 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Kenora — $21.5M

Lambton Kent District School Board

• Addition (69 student spaces) in Grand Bend — $2.0M
• Addition (69 student spaces) in Wyoming — $2.0M

Limestone District School Board

• New elementary school (407 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Kingston — $21.4M

London District Catholic School Board

• New secondary school (1,999 student spaces) in London — $100.1M
• New elementary school (655 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in London — $33.9M
• Elementary school replacement (424 student spaces) in Lucan — $19.7M

Niagara Catholic District School Board

• Secondary school addition (184 student spaces) in Niagara Falls — $4.5M
• New elementary school (565 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Thorold — $28.1M

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board

• Addition (92 student spaces, 53 child care spaces) in Callander — $9.4M

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

• New Grades 7–12 school (1,474 student spaces) in Ottawa — $77.7M

Ottawa Catholic District School Board

• New secondary school (1,439 student spaces) in Ottawa — $74.7M
• Retrofit (432 student spaces) in Ottawa — $14.4M
• Secondary school addition (276 student spaces) in Ottawa — $18.1M

Peel District School Board

• Retrofit (790 student spaces) in Mississauga — $4.8M

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board

• Secondary school addition (253 student spaces) in Courtice — $11.2M

Simcoe County District School Board

• Addition and retrofit (141 student spaces) in Essa — $6.0M
• Addition (184 student spaces) in Barrie — $6.5M
• New elementary school (426 student spaces) in Tottenham — $20.2M
• Addition (144 student spaces) in Nottawa — $4.7M
• Elementary school replacement (665 student spaces) in Barrie — $29.9M

St. Clair Catholic District School Board

• Addition (92 student spaces, 18 child care spaces) in Forest — $6.2M

Thames Valley District School Board

• Secondary school replacement (703 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in St. Thomas — $43.6M
• Elementary school addition (225 student spaces) in Komoka — $19.1M
• Joint-use elementary school (412 student spaces, 49 child care spaces) in Talbotville — $22.2M
• Addition (207 student spaces) in Thorndale — $6.8M

Toronto Catholic District School Board

• New elementary school (560 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in Toronto — $29.4M

Toronto District School Board

• New elementary school (564 student spaces) in Toronto — $45.1M
• Retrofit (69 student spaces) in Toronto — $1.3M
• Secondary school addition (92 student spaces) in Toronto — $1.5M

Upper Canada District School Board

• Elementary school replacement (435 student spaces, 127 child care spaces) in Prescott — $28.1M
• Elementary school addition (150 student spaces) in Smiths Falls — $5.0M

Upper Grand District School Board

• New elementary school (328 student spaces) in Mansfield — $16.4M

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

• New elementary school (645 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in Kitchener — $32.4M
• Secondary school addition (368 student spaces) in Cambridge — $12.8M
• Elementary school addition (282 student spaces) in Kitchener — $17.2M
• Elementary school replacement (657 student spaces) in Kitchener — $28.8M
• Secondary school addition (414 student spaces) in Waterloo — $17.8M

Waterloo Region District School Board

• New elementary school (600 student spaces, 88 child care spaces) in Kitchener — $31.3M

Wellington Catholic District School Board

• Addition (164 student spaces) in Elora — $9.0M
• Addition (72 student spaces) in Rockwood — $2.5M

York Region District School Board

• Secondary school addition (253 student spaces) in Aurora — $8.8M
• Secondary school addition (322 student spaces) in Markham — $12.8M
• New secondary school (1,301 student spaces) in Markham — $69.0M

James Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board

• School renewal upgrades and teacher housing — $0.56M

Moosonee District School Area Board

• School renewal upgrades and teacher housing — $1.7M

Closing Thoughts

This comprehensive list highlights the scale and geographic reach of Ontario’s school construction program. From new builds to targeted additions and retrofits, each project contributes to expanding capacity and modernizing educational infrastructure across the province.

As these projects move through design and construction, they collectively represent one of the most extensive school infrastructure programs currently underway in Canada.