Community stream in the Northwest Territories
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- Housing priorities
- Canada-Northwest Territories Administrative Agreement
- How the Community stream works in the Northwest Territories
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The Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) Community stream provides up-front, predictable long-term funding to help address local infrastructure priorities. The agreements were renewed for a 10-year period, starting in 2024-25. Over the first five years, the Community stream will invest $94.5 million in the Northwest Territories to support community growth.
Information for previous years is available at Canada's open portal: Build Communities Strong Fund Community stream Municipal Allocations.
Housing priorities
The Community stream will enable increased housing supply through the following shared housing action priorities, agreed to by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada and the Government of Northwest Territories for 2024-25 to 2026-27:
- Support construction technology and productivity improvements including training and skills development on new types of cost-effective and rapidly built housing, such as modular housing.
Canada-Northwest Territories Administrative Agreement
The renewal of this agreement ensures that essential infrastructure that supports housing will continue to be built, maintained, and expanded in Northwest Territories.
How the Community stream works in Northwest Territories
- Number of communities currently receiving funding: 33
- Funding breakdown:
- BCSF Community stream is allocated in Northwest Territories to 33 community governments using a needs-based approach, according to the Government of Northwest Territories Community Government Funding formula for Community Public Infrastructure.
- Contact information: This Program is managed by the Ministry of Municipal and Community Affairs and can be reached via e-mail at Maca_Info@gov.nt.ca.
News
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