September 13, 2026
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The Ontario government is investing $8.5-million in Bruce County, and $8.4-million in Huron County, through the Land Ambulance Service Grant, to connect more people to emergency care faster and increase the availability of paramedics and ambulances in the community.
"Every second matters when someone is experiencing a medical emergency, and across Huron-Bruce, people need to know that our government continues to invest to ensure help will be available when they need it most," said Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, minister of rural affairs. "This investment in Huron and Bruce counties will help support our dedicated paramedics and ambulance services, while reducing delays and ensuring more ambulances are available to respond to 911 calls."
In Huron-Bruce, Ontario is increasing land ambulance funding, bringing the province's total investment in the region to $16.9-million this year. The increase in base funding helps ensure municipalities address increased costs so they can continue to deliver high-quality emergency care. This investment is part of the more than $1-billion in land ambulance funding Ontario is providing municipalities across the province this year, representing an average increase of nine per cent from 2025.
In addition, to further reduce delays paramedics encounter when arriving at hospitals to transfer patients, Ontario is investing $33-million in municipalities across the province through the Dedicated Off-load Nurses Program, to hire nurses and other eligible health professionals dedicated to off-loading ambulance patients in hospital emergency departments.
The program allows paramedics to get back out into the community faster and respond to their next 911 call sooner, and has played a significant role in reducing ambulance off-load times and increasing ambulance availability for 911 patients across the province.
As a result of this investment and the collaboration between paramedics and hospital professionals, provincial ambulance off-load time has been reduced by approximately 68 per cent since its peak in October, 2022.
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