Build Communities Strong Fund Provincial and Territorial stream
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Overview
The Provincial and Territorial stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund will provide $17.2 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27, to support infrastructure projects and priorities identified by provinces and territories related to housing, post-secondary education, and health care. Investments will also help the federal agency Build Canada Homes achieve its goals by accelerating the right housing-related infrastructure needed to support housing growth.
From this stream, $5 billion in health infrastructure funding will be provided over three years to help provinces and territories ensure their health infrastructure – such as hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centres and medical schools – can respond to the health care needs of Canadians. This funding will complement existing health-related support given to provinces and territories.
Funding
The Provincial and Territorial stream will be delivered through bilateral agreements between the federal government and the provinces and territories, who in turn can provide funding to municipalities and other eligible recipients. Provinces will be required to cost-match federal funding under this stream.
To access funds for infrastructure related to housing and post-secondary education, provinces will need to show a commitment to reducing development charges where these charges pose a significant barrier to new construction. Provinces and territories will also need to commit to not levying other taxes that hinder housing supply to encourage housing development.
The federal government has already started engaging with provinces and territories on key program features and how investments can support joint priorities.
Allocations
The Provincial and Territorial stream is an allocation-based stream that will provide funding to provinces and territories to support new and renewed public infrastructure. The allocations consist of a base amount for each province and territory, combined with a per capita calculation using 2021 Statistics Canada Census data.
To ensure equitable funding for rural, northern, and Indigenous communities, at least 20% of the funds under the Provincial and Territorial stream will go towards projects in these communities.
Allocations table
The funding allocationsFootnote 1 for each province and territory are included in the table.
Province/Territory |
Housing- and education-related funding |
Health infrastructure funding |
Total funding |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
$225,800,620 |
$126,443,380 |
$352,244,000 |
Prince Edward Island |
$117,417,580 |
$87,178,420 |
$204,596,000 |
Nova Scotia |
$365,795,380 |
$177,160,620 |
$542,956,000 |
New Brunswick |
$305,958,910 |
$155,483,090 |
$461,442,000 |
Quebec |
$2,664,419,020 |
$1,009,904,980 |
$3,674,324,000 |
Ontario |
$4,412,095,540 |
$1,643,052,460 |
$6,055,148,000 |
Manitoba |
$479,823,370 |
$218,470,630 |
$698,294,000 |
Saskatchewan |
$415,470,940 |
$195,157,060 |
$610,628,000 |
Alberta |
$1,370,596,480 |
$541,179,520 |
$1,911,776,000 |
British Columbia |
$1,596,394,480 |
$622,981,520 |
$2,219,376,000 |
Yukon |
$82,418,890 |
$74,499,110 |
$156,918,000 |
Northwest Territories |
$82,418,890 |
$74,499,110 |
$156,918,000 |
Nunavut |
$81,289,900 |
$74,090,100 |
$155,380,000 |
Total |
$12,199,900,000 |
$5,000,100,000 |
$17,200,000,000 |
Agreements
Once agreements between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories under the Build Communities Strong Fund are reached, they will be available on this page.
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