Ontario government call for matching federal funds for ‘Ring of Fire’ roads

The governing Liberals in Ontario, Canada say they are willing to commit US$907 million (CAD 1billion) to develop a transport corridor including roads to the ‘Ring of Fire’, believed to hold one of the biggest chromite deposits globally, if the funds are matched by the federal Conservatives. They have asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to pay for 50% of the $2.03 billion (CAD 2.25 billion) estimated cost of developing project-linked roads and industrial infrastructure.
April 30, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The governing Liberals in Ontario, Canada say they are willing to commit US$907 million (CAD 1billion) to develop a transport corridor including roads to the ‘Ring of Fire’, believed to hold one of the biggest chromite deposits globally, if the funds are matched by the federal Conservatives. They have asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to pay for 50% of the $2.03 billion (CAD 2.25 billion) estimated cost of developing project-linked roads and industrial infrastructure.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has estimated that new economic activity totalling $8.52 billion (CAD 9.4 billion) could be generated by the transport corridor project in the next 10 years and support 5,500 jobs annually.

Moreover, the project would provide nearly $1.81 billion (CAD 2 billion) in revenue to the federal, Ontario and municipal governments during that period, as well as $6.07 billion (CAD 6.7 billion) over 32 years.
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