Part of over $1.1 billion investment to support operational improvements and ensure Ontarians can continue to access high-quality hospital care in their community
July 3, 2026
Timmins — The Ontario government is investing $4,248,700 to support improved operations and reduced wait times at Timmins and District Hospital. This funding is part of a $1.1 billion investment into our hospital sector as part of Budget 2026, A Plan to Protect Ontario, which represents a 4 per cent increase in annual support for the fourth year in a row.
“Keeping hospital wait times down and improving care close to home is a priority for our government,” said George Pirie, Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins. “This $4.2 million investment will improve hospital operations and help connect more people in our community to the care they need, faster. This funding will help ensure our hospital has what it needs to continue serving the people of Timmins.”
“Every investment that strengthens hospital care has a direct impact on patients, families and communities,” says Mike Baker, President and CEO of Timmins and District Hospital. “This additional base funding is welcome news for our region. As a regional hospital serving more than 110,000 people across Northeastern Ontario, it will help us respond to growing demand, improve timely access to care and continue delivering high-quality health care closer to home.”
This investment will support the operations of Timmins and District Hospital’s core clinical services so they can better meet patient needs. This includes funding to help keep their emergency department open, support inflationary or other wage pressures, and reduce wait times for diagnostic imaging and surgical procedures, including MRI, CT, cardiac, stroke, neuroservices, orthopedics and cataracts, so that people can connect to care faster.
“Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring that more people in Timmins can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This investment will allow Timmins and District Hospital to continue delivering the highest standard of care while reducing wait lists and wait times for patients and families, for generations to come.”
Ontario continues to make historic investments in health care. Over the next 10 years, Ontario is investing approximately $64 billion in major health infrastructure. This is part of the government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds to enhance access to quality care and build a connected, people-first health-care system.
Through Your Health: A Plan For Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding access to key services to provide people with the right care, in the right place, close to come.
QUICK FACTS
- As a regional hospital, the Timmins and District Hospital is serving more than 110,000 people across Northeastern Ontario
- The Ontario government is investing $257 million in 2025-26 to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and 66 community health-care facilities across the province, a 12.3 per cent increase from the previous year.
- In 2025-26, Timmins and District Hospital is receiving $3,399,100 million through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund, to support the critical infrastructure needs of its hospitals.
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