TORONTO – Ontario has cancelled a plan to build a new courthouse in Halton Region.

The government had planned to build one central courthouse for both Milton and Burlington, Ont., but says it will now upgrade existing facilities.

The contract to build the courthouse was to have been awarded this spring, with construction to start later this year.

The project was estimated to cost as much as $499 million and was to have had its financial close last month.

A spokeswoman for the province’s attorney general says the decision was made as the government “rethinks” justice system operations during the pandemic.

The Hamilton-Brantford Building and Construction Trades Council called the decision disappointing and said it could hurt the local economy.

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