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<\/p>\nOntario\u2019s new $244-billion budget comes with a nearly $14-billion deficit, but includes spending that is \u201cvital to Brampton\u2019s future,\u201d Mayor Patrick Brown says.<\/p>\n
Brown highlighted the province\u2019s 10-year $200 billion infrastructure plan, which includes $61 billion for public transit and $56 billion for health care infrastructure.<\/p>\n
He said the 2026 budget \u201cdelivers on key priorities to help our city thrive \u2013 from advancing the tunnelled LRT extension into downtown Brampton to the continued progress on building Brampton\u2019s second hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
The city applauded the province\u2019s Highway 413 project \u2013 a controversial new 400-series highway and transportation corridor across Halton, Peel and York regions \u2013 and the Hazel McCallion Line\u2019s expansion into Brampton, including plans for a tunnelled section into the historic downtown area.<\/p>\n
Work is also progressing on the Peel Memorial Hospital redevelopment project. Now in Phase 2, the upgrade will include a new 12-storey tower with up to 250 new post-acute inpatient beds, a 24\/7 emergency care centre, dialysis services and expanded outpatient care.<\/p>\n
Ontario is also expanding primary care across the province, with support for over 130 primary care teams including the North Peel Family Health Team in Brampton, which has already connected approximately 2,000 patients to care as of December 2025.<\/p>\n
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Brown and other local politicians have also called for tougher bail reform, and the Ontario budget also includes an additional $8.3 million in the Bail Compliance and Warrant Apprehension Grant program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese commitments will help improve transit connectivity for Brampton residents travelling across the region, expand access to health care closer to home and support the infrastructure needed to build complete, connected communities,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n
Brown called the investments \u201cvital to Brampton\u2019s future, ensuring residents have access to the care, education, and opportunities they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n