Part of over $1.1 billion investment to support operational improvements and ensure Ontarians can continue to access high-quality hospital care in their community
BARRIE — The Ontario government is investing $9,808,200 million to support improved operations and reduced wait times at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. This funding is part of a $1.1 billion investment into our hospital sector as part of Budget 2026, A Plan to Protect Ontario, which represents a 4 per cent increase in annual support for the fourth year in a row.
“Ensuring our health care system continues to meet the needs of our growing community has been a priority for our government,” said Doug Downey, MPP for Barrie – Springwater – Oro-Medonte. “This funding will continue to support the life-saving work of the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre and provide world-class health care
close to home for those living in Barrie – Springwater – Oro-Medonte and other nearby communities.”
“Our government is making historic investments to ensure families in Barrie–Innisfil continue to receive high quality health care close to home” said Andrea Khanjin, MPP for Barrie-Innisfil. “This additional funding for Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre will help strengthen frontline services, improve access to care, and support the dedicated health-care professionals who work tirelessly for our community every day. By continuing to invest in hospitals across Ontario, we are building a stronger, more connected health-care system that is there for patients when they need it most.”
This investment will support the operations of Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s core clinical services so they can better meet patient needs. This includes funding to help keep their emergency department open, support inflationary or other wage pressures, and reduce wait times for diagnostic imaging and surgical procedures, including MRI, CT, cardiac, stroke, neuroservices, orthopedics and cataracts, so that people can connect to care faster.
“Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring that more people in Simcoe County can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This investment will allow Royal Victoria Regional Health to continue delivering the highest standard of care while reducing wait lists and wait times for patients and families, for generations to come.”
Ontario continues to make historic investments in health care. Over the next 10 years, Ontario is investing approximately $64 billion in major health infrastructure. This is part of the government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds to enhance access to quality care and build a connected, people-first health-care system.
Through Your Health: A Plan For Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding access to key services to provide people with the right care, in the right place, close to come.
QUICK FACTS
- The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is a level 3 trauma centre with enhanced district stroke designation, serving the needs of the population of the City of Barrie and the surrounding area in Simcoe County.
- The Ontario government is investing $257 million in 2025-26 to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and 66 community health-care facilities across the province, a 12.3 per cent increase from the previous year.
- In 2025-26, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is receiving $2,205,232 million through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund, to support the critical infrastructure needs of its hospitals.
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care