Ontario will get 15 new electoral districts

Ontario will get 15 additional members of the provincial legislature after the 2018 election because of its growing population, including in the Ottawa area.

Government sources say Premier Kathleen Wynne will announce plans Thursday to match federal riding boundary changes — except in Northern Ontario where the Liberals want to maintain one additional provincial seat.

The Liberals say they want to make sure the “unique needs of the north” are protected in legislature with one more elected provincial representative than at the federal level.

The number of Ontario ridings — and MPPs — will grow from 107 to 122, while federally there will be 121 ridings in the province.