TORONTO — Ontario is marking the start of construction on the new long-term care residence at North York General, which will provide a safe and supportive home for 528 residents in the community. This project, supported through the Capital Funding Program (CFP), is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario by creating good-paying jobs and building for the future, while ensuring long-term care residents get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve.
“Our government is investing over $236 billion in our plan to build hospitals, long-term care, roads, schools and other critical infrastructure so we can create good-paying jobs, protect workers and connect families to the high-quality care that they deserve,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Today’s ground-breaking means more than 500 residents in Toronto will have access to a world-class long-term care home for decades to come.”
The new long-term care home at North York General will modernize and expand the existing home, adding more than 330 new spaces and upgrading nearly 200 existing spaces, with completion expected in 2029. Designed to improve the quality of life for residents, the home will feature 17 “resident home areas” (RHAs), which create a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents with their own dining and activity areas and bedrooms. All residents will have private bedrooms and their own private washrooms and all RHAs will have direct access to outdoor terraces.
The eighth floor will include shared amenities such as a great hall, cafe and lounge, worship centre, physiotherapy room, a family suite for overnight stays and spacious east- and west-facing outdoor courtyards. Once complete, the home will be part of an integrated campus of care, providing residents with convenient access to North York General Hospital and nearby retail, community and medical services.
“Our government is improving long-term care by building more homes, hiring more staff and making historic investments to support families and protect their loved ones,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for North York General’s long-term care development. Once construction is complete, 528 residents in the community will have a new home where they can receive the care they need, when they need it.”
The project will support over 800 good-paying jobs for the surrounding community, including construction jobs and permanent, full-time positions in nursing, personal support work and administration.
This project is part of the Ontario government’s continued progress toward its commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province, as outlined in the
2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The plan to improve long-term care is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.
Quick Facts- The new long-term care development at North York General is located in Toronto and will be licensed to and operated by North York General Hospital.
- The ministry is supporting 15 not-for-profit long-term care projects with hospitals. Eight projects are completed and seven are under construction, including the new development at North York General.
- As of April 2026, 165 projects representing a total of 26,421 new and redeveloped beds are completed, under construction or have ministry approval to start construction across the province.
- The government is continuing its ambitious and extensive long-term care construction campaign with the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy and Capital Funding Program (CFP). The CFP provides a funding framework that better reflects regional cost variations while addressing diverse operator needs within the long-term care sector.
- The province is taking other innovative steps to get long-term care homes built, including modernizing its funding model, selling unused lands with the requirement that long-term care homes be built on portions of the properties, and leveraging hospital-owned land to build urgently needed homes in large urban areas.
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