Province Investing $10 Million to Help Ontario Corps Protect Ontario

July 21, 2025

• Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is protecting Ontario from all threats – from wildland fires to flooding, ice storms or whatever else may come our way.

• This funding is part of our plan to protect Ontario by ensuring communities are better prepared to respond to local emergencies and can have critical resources such as debris removal tools and machinery, flood barriers and drones deployed at a moment’s notice.
  • Items partners have already used grants to purchase include emergency food kits, GPS devices, satellite phones, canteen trucks, portable shelters, training volunteers for drone piloting and more.

• We are also welcoming 13 partner organizations to Ontario Corps, with more expected to join throughout 2025 to improve our provincial response capabilities.

• Ontario Corps brings a province-wide network of skilled professionals and highly trained volunteers that can be mobilized quickly to help communities hit hard by emergencies.

• During the ice storm that left thousands of Ontarians in the dark and cold earlier this year, Ontario Corps partners were deployed, volunteering over 6,000 hours for tree-clearing services, supporting evacuation reception centres, providing over 3,700 meals and food hampers and conducting over 4,100 wellness checks.