{"id":560924,"date":"2026-03-26T00:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T00:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/560924\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T00:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T00:54:12","slug":"407-etr-invests-7-5-million-to-drive-health-care-forward-in-brampton-with-landmark-gift-to-toronto-metropolitan-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/560924\/","title":{"rendered":"407 ETR invests $7.5 million to drive health care forward in Brampton with landmark gift to Toronto Metropolitan University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This represents a historic donation and a proud moment for 407 ETR,&#8221; says Jose Espinosa, President &amp; CEO, 407 ETR. &#8220;We&#8217;ve always connected people to the places that matter most &#8212; and through this investment, we&#8217;re proud to continue connecting communities to the care they need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Directly attached to the School of Medicine, the TMU Integrated Health Centre supported by 407 ETR is helping expand access to team-based primary care and supporting hands-on medical education in one of Ontario&#8217;s fastest-growing regions. The clinic is expected to play a critical role in providing primary care to more than 14,000 Brampton residents who don&#8217;t currently have a family doctor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The TMU Integrated Health Centre supported by 407 ETR will be the cornerstone of experiential medical education in primary care, chronic disease management and community-based services,&#8221; says Mohamed Lachemi, President and Vice-Chancellor of TMU. &#8220;By embedding learners directly within the community, we are addressing a recognized physician shortage while simultaneously expanding patient capacity. We are grateful to 407 ETR for joining us as a partner in strengthening Ontario&#8217;s health care system for decades to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;407 ETR continues to show up for Bramptonians and sets the bar for what it means to be a strong corporate leader,&#8221; says Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton. &#8220;From supporting fundraising efforts for Brampton&#8217;s second hospital at Hockey Night in Brampton\u00a0to investing in accessible sports and community initiatives, their ongoing support reflects a genuine commitment to our city and to the well-being of the people who live here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fast facts:<\/p>\n<p> According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4649738-1&amp;h=564794396&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oma.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews-releases%2F2025%2Fdecember%2Fontarios-doctors-release-new-data-on-family-doctor-shortage%2F&amp;a=Ontario+Medical+Association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ontario Medical Association<\/a>, more than 2.5 million Ontarians don&#8217;t have a regular primary care provider.<br \/>\n Nearly 180,000 Brampton residents rely on Highway 407 ETR for faster commutes, and a quarter of the Company&#8217;s workforce also calls Brampton home.<br \/>\n 407\u00a0ETR received the 2025 Healthy Communities Award and the 2023 Community Impact Award from the City of Brampton to celebrate the Company&#8217;s financial support of accessible and inclusive recreational programming for residents.<br \/>\n 407 ETR participated in Hockey Night in Brampton in August 2025, Canada&#8217;s largest charity hockey game, providing $50,000 in support of William Osler Health System Foundation.<br \/>\n During the COVID 19 pandemic, 407 ETR made its second largest donation &#8212; a $5.2 million investment, including a $4 million, three-year commitment to United Way Greater Toronto and $1.2 million across 24 hospitals. <\/p>\n<p>For more information about how 407 ETR supports communities in the GTA, visit 407etr.com\/community.<\/p>\n<p>Hashtags: #407ETR #PrimaryCare\u00a0#Brampton\u00a0#PeelRegion #TMU #HealthCare<\/p>\n<p>About 407\u00a0ETR<\/p>\n<p>Highway 407 ETR is an all-electronic open-access toll highway located in the\u00a0Greater Toronto Area\u00a0in\u00a0Ontario, Canada. The highway spans 108 kilometres from\u00a0Burlington\u00a0in the west to Pickering in the east.<\/p>\n<p>407 International Inc. is the sole shareholder of 407 ETR and is owned by:<\/p>\n<p> Cintra Global S.E., a subsidiary of Ferrovial S.A. (48.29%)<br \/>\n Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and other institutional investors with non-controlling interests (44.20%)<br \/>\n Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) (7.51%) <\/p>\n<p>About Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada&#8217;s leader in innovative, career-oriented education. Urban, culturally diverse and inclusive, the University is home to more than 48,000 students, including 2,900 Master&#8217;s and PhD students, 4,000 faculty and staff, and over 225,000 alumni worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4649738-1&amp;h=532079076&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontomu.ca%2F&amp;a=torontomu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">torontomu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE 407 ETR Concession Company Limited<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.newswire.ca\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=C7801&amp;Transmission_Id=202603251624CANADANWCANADAPR_C7801&amp;DateId=20260325\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For media inquiries: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"c9a4acada0a889fdf9feacbdbbe7aaa6a4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, 416-706-1861, 407etr.com\/newsroom; For TMU media inquiries: Tania Ulrich, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"2f5b5a435d464c476f5b405d40415b40425a014c4e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, 647-785-0984<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;This represents a historic donation and a proud moment for 407 ETR,&#8221; says Jose Espinosa, President &amp; CEO,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-560924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}