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Overview · 2026 · Capital Spending

Where Toronto’s
capital dollars
are going.

Three layers of government — municipal, provincial, and federal — have committed approximately $93.2B to capital infrastructure projects tracked here, spread across 14 categories. This is what that money looks like, where it comes from, and where it has been growing.

Projects with target dates

21

0 completed

Behind schedule

100%

21 of 21

Average slippage

1.5 years

past target completion

Chapter01

The shape of the budget

State of Good Repair alone accounts for 45% of all approved capital spending — roughly $42.3B. The top three categories together — State of Good Repair, Service Improvement and Enhancement, and Growth Related — account for 87% of the total. The remaining 8 categories share what’s left.

Approved capital · by category$93.2B
Approved capital budget by category. $93.2B total.
  • 01State of Good Repair$42.3B
  • 02Service Improvement and Enhancement$22.1B
  • 03Growth Related$16.3B
  • 04Unknown$7.0B
  • 05Legislated$4.4B
Top 5 categories by approved capital.
Chapter02

Where the money comes from

Capital projects in Toronto are funded by three levels of government. The City of Toronto contributes 73% ($67.7B) of original approved budgets tracked here. The balance comes from Province of Ontario (24%) and Government of Canada (3%).

City of Toronto

73%

$67.7B of approved capital

Province of Ontario

24%

$22.2B of approved capital

Government of Canada

3%

$3.2B of approved capital

Original approved budget by level of government.
Sources · Toronto Open Data · Ontario Builds · Infrastructure Canada · Based on 7356 budget snapshots