Ontario Investing in Infrastructure and Technology to Support New Emergency 9-1-1 Communications System
January 28, 2025
BACKGROUNDER
Ontario is investing nearly $60 million in telecommunications infrastructure to help municipalities and emergency response centres transition to a new emergency communications system known as Next Generation 9-1-1. The funding is part of the government’s $208 million investment to help emergency operators and dispatchers save more lives by transitioning to the enhanced Next Generation 9-1-1.
About Next Generation 9-1-1
To successfully transition to the Next Generation 9-1-1 network, significant technology and infrastructure upgrades are required. These upgrades include new telephony systems, call handling systems, internal network and cyber security infrastructure.
Once implemented, Next Generation 9-1-1 will enable voice, text messages and data to flow seamlessly from the public to 9-1-1 communications centres when emergency assistance is required. It will also give emergency operators and dispatchers the ability to identify the location of a call using GPS coordinates, resulting in a safer, faster, and more informed emergency response.
Funding Recipients
The following recipients will receive funding up to the maximum amount listed:
Barrie Police Service – $280,563
Belleville Police Services Board – $147,795
Chatham-Kent Police Services Board – $1,175,845
City of Barrie (Fire Service) – $555,207
City Of Brampton (Fire Service) – $1,125,503
City of Brantford (Police and Fire Services) – $967,502
City of Brockville (Police and Fire Services) – $162,048
City of Burlington (Fire Service) – $901,808
City of Guelph (Police and Fire Services) – $3,177,463
City of Hamilton (Police and Fire Services) – $2,522,432
City of Kawartha Lakes (Police Service) – $1,545,191
City of Kingston (Fire Service) – $303,526
City of Kitchener (Fire Service) – $466,950
City of London (Police and Fire Services) – $1,404,642
City of Niagara Falls (Fire Service) – $881,813
City of Orillia (Fire Service) – $816,121
City of Ottawa (Fire Service) – $1,079,091
City of Peterborough (Police and Fire Services) – $1,619,954
City of Richmond Hill (Fire Service) – $1,100,484
City of Sarnia (Police Service) – $2,250,224
City of Sault Ste. Marie (Police and Fire Services) – $660,449
City of St. Catharines (Fire Service) – $1,486,944
City of Toronto (Paramedic Services) – $1,174,760
City of Vaughan (Fire Service) – $1,254,054
City of Woodstock (Police Service) – $280,669
Cornwall Community Police Services Board – $481,006
Corporation of the City of Oshawa (Fire Service) – $2,475,745
Corporation of the City of Windsor (Police and Fire Services) – $993,810
Greater Sudbury Police Services Board – $1,073,284
Halton Regional Police Service – $2,671,250
Kingston Police Services Board – $574,072
Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc (Police Service) – $1,550,720
Niagara Parks Commission (Police Service) – $146,074
North Bay Police Services Board – $1,292,124
Northern Communication Services Inc. – $501,163
Ottawa Police Service – $2,480,301
Owen Sound Police Services Board – $1,554,913
Quattra SCS Ltd. – $782,841
Regional Municipality of Durham (Police Service) – $1,025,053
Regional Municipality of Niagara (Police Service) – $1,942,038
Regional Municipality of York (Police Service) – $226,000
South Simcoe Police Service (Police Service) – $292,165
Stratford Police Services Board – $225,258
St. Thomas Fire Department (Fire Service) – $265,494
St. Thomas Police Service (Police Service) – $1,466,063
Thunder Bay Police Service (Police Service) – $488,700
Timmins Police Service Board – $693,496
Toronto Police Service (Police Service) – $1,553,425
Town of Gananoque (Police Service) – $491,389
Town of Hawkesbury (Fire Service) – $42,500
Town of LaSalle (Police Service) – $516,000
Town of Milton (Fire Service) – $2,371,930
Town of Smith Falls (Police and Fire Services) – $388,804
Town of Tillsonburg (Fire Service) – $1,214,561
Village of South River (Fire Service) – $229,961
Waterloo Regional Police Services Board – $2,090,270