The provincial government has announced an investment of more than $3.8 million to help four Ottawa businesses expand their facilities and create jobs.

Scheduled for completion in the spring of 2023, the building will serve as the central planning and collaboration space for CNL’s science and technology programs. It will also house CNL’s data centre.

Projects in Niagara Region and across Eastern Ontario will share in more than $6 million in funding through the Investing in Canada plan.

Thirty-five projects across the province will share in a combined $38 million funding from the federal and provincial governments for a wide variety of community-infrastructure projects.

A strong month for construction in Ontario helped create another winning month for building permit values in Canada in June.