A series of projects in the southwestern communities will share in more than $8 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The projects will conclude by December 2022, and bring broadband access to more than 3,000 homes and businesses.

The budget forecasts a deficit of $354 billion, with significant spending allocated to infrastructure projects—including transit, rail and housing—and for apprenticeship training.

The City of Brampton will receive combined federal and provincial funding of nearly $130 million to build a 400,000-square foot public-transit maintenance and storage facility.

The document allocates more than $160 million for spending on construction projects, including $58 million for road works, $45 million for water and wastewater projects, and more than $65 million for work on various city facilities.

The $2.5-billion projects are now more than 65 percent complete. Early operations are already in progress, and the plants and are heading toward full start-up activities by the end of next year.