• SECTION A: Includes program descriptions where project applications for approval are ongoing.
• Investing in Canada Plan
• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
• Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
• Canada Community-Building Fund
• Public Transit Program
• Green and Inclusive Community Buildings
• Natural Infrastructure Fund
• Canada Healthy Communities Initiative
• Smart Cities Challenge
• Municipal Asset Management Program
• Green Municipal Fund
• SECTION B: Includes program descriptions where project applications are no longer being accepted, and funding is committed and ongoing.
• Building Canada Fund
• New Building Canada Fund
• Green Infrastructure Fund
• Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and Clean Water And Wastewater Fund
• Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program
• P3 Canada Fund
• Border Infrastructure Fund and Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
• SECTION C: Includes program descriptions that detail current research and data initiatives, along with research partnerships and grants with other departments.
• National Infrastructure Assessment
• Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative
• Phase II − Standards To Support Resilience In Infrastructure Program
• Research And Knowledge Initiative
• Infrastructure Data Initiatives

Investing In Canada Plan

Mandate

The Investing in Canada Plan (IICP) is comprised of over 90 programs administered by 21 federal delivery partners, including Infrastructure Canada. The twelve-year, over $187 billion Plan is part of the federal government's approach to address Canada's infrastructure needs through long-term investments.

Description

• The Plan was announced in Budget 2016 with the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the lead Minister responsible for reporting to Cabinet and the Prime Minister on the overall status of the implementation of the Plan. Infrastructure Canada is also directly responsible for the majority of the program funding ($99 billion) delivered under the Plan.
• Through the Plan, the Government of Canada is making investments in infrastructure to provide communities across the country with the tools they need to prosper and innovate. Investments are made across five priority areas:
• public transit infrastructure;
• green infrastructure;
• social infrastructure;
• trade and transportation infrastructure; and
• rural and northern communities infrastructure.
• These investments aim to create long-term economic growth, help build inclusive, sustainable communities and support a low carbon, green economy.
• Infrastructure Canada works with a number of federal delivery partners in delivering the plan, including:
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency;
• Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions;
• Canada Infrastructure Bank;
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation;
• Canadian Heritage;
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency;
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs;
• Employment and Social Development Canada;
• Environment and Climate Change Canada;
• Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario;
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Health Canada;
• Indigenous Services Canada;
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada;
• Natural Resources Canada;
• Parks Canada;
• Public Health Agency of Canada;
• Public Safety Canada;
• Transport Canada; and,
• Western Economic Diversification Canada
• The ultimate responsibility for the program delivery and financial reporting for each program under the Plan rests with the Minister responsible for the respective department or agency. Infrastructure Canada reports publicly on the Plan's overall implementation and results and supports the governance of the Plan.

Funding

• Funding of the 12-year Plan, totaling over $187 billion, was established in Budgets 2016 and 2017. This includes $92.2 billion in funding for initiatives in place pre-Budget 2016 (i.e., legacy programs), and $95.6 billion in new funding for infrastructure programs launched in 2016 and 2017.
• Infrastructure Canada is directly responsible for $99 billion of funding. This funding supports various programs and initiatives, including bilateral agreements with provincial, territorial, and community partners; targeted funding programs such as the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF); and the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF).
• New infrastructure funding introduced in Budget 2018 and onwards is not included in the Plan's scope, including permanent public transit funding, and top-ups to programs under the Plan, such as DMAF and CCBF.

Current status

• As of August 2021, 58 programs are active and 35 programs under the Plan have concluded, with over 73,000 projects approved representing approximately $96 billion in federal investments (see Annex A).

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada officials would be pleased to provide you with further information on the Plan.
  

ANNEX A: Overview of funding by federal delivery partners

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Annex A includes a donut-shaped graph that provides an overview of funding of the 12-year, $188 billion Investing in Canada Plan, by federal delivery partners. As of September 2021, over $96 billion in federal funding and over 73,000 projects had been approved.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank, an independent Crown Corporation, has been allocated $15 billion in program funding; Indigenous Services Canada has been allocated $23.6 billion; the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has been allocated $32.8 billion; and the remaining other federal delivery partners have been allocated $17.3 billion. Of the $96 billion in program funding allocated to Infrastructure Canada (INFC), $57.3 billion has been committed to projects. Of the $88.7 billion in program funding for other federal delivery partners, $38.7 billion has been committed to projects.

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

Mandate

• The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) is a $33.5 billion program to provide federal cost-share funding support for projects in communities across the country that collectively advance national economic, social, and environmental outcomes.

Description

• Launched in 2017-18, the 10-year program has been designed to provide long-term, stable funding for public infrastructure initiatives across Canada. It is being delivered through bilateral agreements signed in 2018 with each province and territory. Allocations for each province and territory are set out in those agreements, each of which can be found on the Infrastructure Canada website.
• At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure stream was created to help communities respond to the immediate pressures and concerns as a result of the pandemic as well as build resiliency for the future. This new time-limited stream is funded through allocations from other streams and will have an increased federal cost-share for a broadened range of infrastructure projects.
• Announced in the 2020 Fall Economic Statement, an additional $120 million in funding was added to the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure stream to fund ventilation improvement projects in public buildings whose primary purpose is to increase outdoor air intake and/or increase air filtration in order to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
• The program now consists of five funding streams, as follows:
• Public Transit: This stream provides funding for the construction, expansion, improvement and rehabilitation of public transit infrastructure, and supports active transportation that enhances mobility options and strengthens communities.
• Green Infrastructure: This stream is further divided into three sub-streams: climate change mitigation (supporting greenhouse gas mitigation projects); adaptation, resilience, and disaster mitigation (supporting projects that will help communities adapt to the impacts of a changing climate); and environmental quality (such as water and wastewater infrastructure).
• Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure: This stream funds new, expanded or renewed community, cultural and recreational facilities.
• Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure: This stream provides funding to smaller communities to address various rural and northern needs related to broadband, food security, transportation, energy and – where it supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's objectives – education and health facilities. It also includes the $400 million Arctic Energy Fund to address energy security in the territories.
• COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure: This stream provides funding for upgrades to municipal buildings, hospitals or schools, temporary COVID-19 testing and treatment facilities, active transportation pathways and ventilation improvements in public buildings.
• Provinces and territories (PTs) are responsible for identifying and prioritizing eligible projects through engagement with local and regional governments, and Indigenous Ultimate Recipients, and submitting projects to Infrastructure Canada. PTs also flow funds for projects approved by Infrastructure Canada to eligible recipients.
• The Program uses an outcomes-based approach to eligibility, meaning that, to be eligible for funding, projects must directly support at least one immediate outcome sought under the program (Annex A). Further, projects submitted under the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure stream must fit within one of the established asset categories (see Annex A).
• Project eligibility is also dependent on stream-specific requirements and exclusions as well as horizontal federal requirements, as specified in bilateral agreements. For projects meeting specified criteria, horizontal federal requirements include a Climate Lens assessment and consideration of Community Employment Benefits.
• The Climate Lens assessment requires projects to submit a greenhouse gas mitigation assessment and a climate change resilience assessment to ensure that climate change considerations are factored into the development of projects.
• The Community Employment Benefits initiative requires project proponents to report on employment opportunities for workers from under-represented groups, as well as opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises and social enterprises.
• As part of the overall management of the Program, PTs must also submit three-year rolling Infrastructure Plans, to provide a better understanding of their approach to managing the prioritization of future projects and their progress on advancing program targets and outcomes.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 1:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$31.5 B		$11.5 B			4522
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$8.1 M	$2.2 B		$2.3 B	$3.9 B		$4.0 B
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$5.4 B	$5.4 B		$7.4 B	N/A		N/A

• Annex B provides further information on the funding envelopes by jurisdiction per stream.

Current status

• Infrastructure Canada is working with PTs to support the continued implementation of the ICIP, including looking for opportunities to strengthen administrative efficiencies and make other adjustments as required.
• As the ICIP moves through its fourth year of implementation, over $19 billion for over 4,300 projects has already been approved.
• Significant progress has been made under all streams, results include:
  • 2078 (new and expansion) transit vehicles;
  • 13 new or expanded subway/light rail transit lines;
  • 845 kilometers of new or improved water or wastewater assets;
  • 151,444 new households that will have access to broadband at project conclusion;
  • Annex C provides the status of the ICIP total funding envelop by funding stream.

Next steps

• Project approvals continue to be a top priority. Funding approval for projects is the responsibility of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. For projects under the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure stream, funding approval can also be granted by the Minister of Rural and Economic Development. Some projects require the approval of the Treasury Board, in accordance with the delegation of authorities.
• An evaluation of the ICIP is planned for 2022-23. The focus will be on early impacts of projects selected to date, and on how the Program's design is supporting the achievement of intermediate and long-term outcomes.
  

ANNEX A: IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES FOR EACH OF THE INVESTING IN CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING STREAMS AND SUB-STREAMS

Funding Stream	Immediate Outcome
Public Transit	Improved capacity of public transit infrastructure Improved quality and safety of existing and future transit systems Improved access to public transit systems
Green Infrastructure - Climate Change Mitigation	Increased capacity to manage more renewable energy Increased access to clean energy transportation Increased energy efficiency of buildings Increased generation of clean energy
Green Infrastructure - Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation	Increased structural capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, natural disasters and extreme weather events Increased natural capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, natural disasters and extreme weather events
Green Infrastructure - Environmental Quality	Increased capacity to treat and manage wastewater and stormwater Increased access to potable water Increased capacity to reduce or remediate soil and air pollutants
Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure	Improved access to and increased quality of community, cultural and recreational infrastructure for Canadians, including Indigenous Peoples and vulnerable populations.
Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure	Improved food security Improved and more reliable road, air and marine infrastructure Improved broadband connectivity More efficient and reliable energy (The Arctic Energy Fund can only be applied to this outcome) Improved education and health facilities (specific to Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
Funding Stream	Asset Category
COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure	Retrofits, repairs and upgrades COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Active transportation infrastructure Disaster mitigation and adaptation infrastructure Projects in publicly-owned buildings whose primary purpose is to increase outdoor air intake and/or increase air cleaning

ANNEX B: FUNDING ALLOCATION BY STREAM

Data as of September 1, 2021.

Jurisdiction	PUBLIC TRANSIT	GREEN	COMMUNITY, CULTURE & RECREATION	RURAL AND NORTHERN	ARCTIC ENERGY FUND	COVID-19 RESILIENCE	TOTAL ALLOCATION
British Columbia	$2,678,991,935	$853,495,310	$101,024,819	$101,024,819	–	$122,044,905	$3,911,931,820
Alberta	$1,979,349,319	$1,167,788,317	$124,182,416	$124,182,416	–	$238,743,853	$3,650,023,186
Saskatchewan	$169,030,124	$521,699,137	$114,746,868	$114,746,868	–	$32,492,854	$893,618,251
Manitoba	$206,393,499	$778,511,404	$111,690,824	$111,690,824	–	$9,603,922	$1,166,913,114
Ontario	$7,394,240,069	$1,383,531,710	$295,359,104	$295,359,104	–	$866,481,670	$10,342,741,546
Québec	$4,394,941,324	$2,179,507,380	$286,955,289	$286,955,289	–	$432,900,000	$7,520,807,021
New Brunswick	$114,319,430	$325,367,781	$113,437,766	$113,437,766	–	$72,987,640	$671,860,379
Nova Scotia	$231,401,569	$388,032,181	$67,192,143	$67,192,143	–	$88,810,409	$826,169,322
Prince Edward Island	$13,515,411	$199,633,472	$80,966,769	$80,966,769	–	$41,435,876	$364,001,771
Newfoundland & Labrador	$52,784,548	$300,417,377	$103,964,235	$103,964,235	–	$60,863,210	$557,541,770
Northwest Territories	$8,196,535	$204,531,239	$150,296,157	$150,296,157	$171,891,255	$4,567,376	$565,204,776
Nunavut	–	$200,823,353	$151,213,314	$151,213,314	$172,366,721	–	$549,638,635
Yukon	$9,822,007	$201,630,461	$150,099,088	$150,099,088	$36,491,601	$20,962,737	$444,705,663
Total	$17,252,985,770	$8,704,969,122	$1,283,429,540	$1,851,128,793	$380,749,577	$1,991,894,452	$31,465,157,254

ANNEX C: CURRENT STATUS OF ICIP FUNDING STREAMS

Project number totals do not add up to details by stream due to multi-stream projects.

Stream	Project Funding Envelope	Approved	Remaining Funding Envelope
Public Transit Infrastructure Stream	$17,252,985,770	$10,788,539,602	$6,464,446,168
Green Infrastructure Stream	$8,704,969,122	$4,923,557,310	$3,781,411,812
Community, Culture and Recreation Stream	$1,283,429,540	$1,218,192,475	$632,936,317
Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream	$1,851,128,793	$1,006,202,999	$277,226,541
Arctic Energy Fund	$380,749,577	$251,747,094	$129,002,483
COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream	$1,991,894,452	$1,836,756,896	$155,137,556
Total	$31,465,157,254	$20,024,996,376	$11,440,160,878

Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund

Mandate

• The Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) is a $3.4 billion national, competitive, and merit-based contribution program intended to support public infrastructure projects, including natural infrastructure, designed to mitigate current and future climate-related risks and disasters triggered by climate change, such as floods, wildland fires, droughts and seismic events.
• The objective of DMAF is to strengthen the resilience of Canadian communities through investments in built and natural infrastructure projects, enabling them to better manage the risks associated with current and future natural hazards.

Description

• In 2018, the Government of Canada launched DMAF, committing $2 billion over 10 years for the merit-based, competitive program. Budget 2021 announced an additional $1.375 billion over 12 years starting in 2021-22 to renew DMAF as the original $2 billion envelope has been depleted.
• Originally, eligible infrastructure projects had to meet a $20 million minimum threshold. Budget 2021 announced that $670 million of the $1.375 billion top up would be allocated to small scale projects between $1 million and $20 million in eligible costs. In addition, a minimum of 10 percent ($138 million) of the total envelope is reserved for Indigenous recipients projects. These measures will support projects that help small, rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.
• Applications are submitted directly to Infrastructure Canada as part of program intake. Given the merit-based nature of the program, all applications undergo an assessment at the same time against eligibility requirements and eight merit criteria (see Annex A).
• Outside of a formal intake or assessment period, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, in consultation with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, can consider projects due to urgent and emergent situations. Projects would still be assessed against the program eligibility and merit criteria to ensure they respect the objective of the program.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$3.4 B		$1.4 B			69
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$63.2 M	$199.4 M		$336.4 M	$324.8 M		$410.9 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$534 M	$749.2 M		$571.3 M	$88.1 M		$33 M

Approved Projects by Type of Hazard:
Flood	Wildland Fire	Erosion	Storm	Other (drought, permafrost, extreme temperatures, high lake water levels)	Earthquake
67%	4%	9%	9%	10%	1%

• Under current authorities, funding under DMAF will sunset on March 31, 2033.

Current status

• As of September 2021, DMAF has funded 69 projects under the original $2 billion envelope. These projects represent over $1.9 billion in federal contribution:
• 73 percent of approved projects are with municipalities and the majority do not include any provincial/territorial funding.
• The remaining 27 percent of approved projects include provinces/territories, not-for-profit, for-profit organizations and Indigenous groups.
• The renewed DMAF was launched on July 20, 2021 and Infrastructure Canada is now accepting applications. There will be two assessment periods for both the small- and large-scale project streams. All applications will undergo an assessment against eligibility requirements and merit criteria.
• There has been significant interest in the program from across the country since the launch in 2018. The first competitive intake process, launched in May 2018, received more than $6 billion in requested federal funding.
• An internal audit of DMAF was published in June 2020 by Infrastructure Canada's Audit and Evaluation Branch. The audit focused on the first intake and review processes. Future audits will likely focus on implementation and governance with some consideration related to DMAF's recent renewal and subsequent intakes.

Next steps

• For approved projects, Infrastructure Canada is finalizing the remaining contribution agreements with recipients and monitoring signed contribution agreements to ensure program integrity and flow of fund.
• The next step in implementing the renewed DMAF will be assessing project applications and providing funding recommendations to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities in late-Fall 2021/early-Winter 2022.
  

ANNEX A: DMAF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND MERIT CRITERIA

Eligibility Criteria	Details
Program Schedule	Original DMAF launched in May 2018 Renewed DMAF launched in July 2021 Intake currently open with three assessment periods: October 15, 2021 for large scale project stream November 15, 2021 for small-scale project stream July 20, 2022 for all project streams Approved projects must be completed by December 31, 2032 Program to Sunset on March 31, 2033
Minimum Threshold	$1 million threshold to access the program
Cost Sharing and Stacking	Up to 50% for provincial assets; Up to 40% for municipal and not-for-profit organizational assets (in provinces); Up to 100% for Indigenous Recipients, provinces*, territories*, and municipalities* for which projects primarily benefit Indigenous communities or Indigenous populations; and; Up to 25% for for-profit private sector organizational assets. * In exceptional circumstances where projects are led by other levels of government but in partnership with Indigenous communities and primarily support infrastructure investments in those communities, a letter of support from Indigenous communities must be provided for the other level of government to receive up to 100% federal share.
Recipient Type	Municipal, Regional, Provincial, Territorial, Public sector, Private sector (For-profit), Not-for-profit and Indigenous communities (governing bodies and development corporations)
Nature of the Project	New construction, rehabilitation and/or expansion of an existing asset
Asset Ownership, Use or Benefit	The DMAF focuses on public infrastructure. Privately owned assets need to demonstrate public benefit.
Alignment with the Program Objectives	DMAF projects must align with program objectives
Natural Hazard Risk	To assess the likelihood and impact of the hazard risk and the socio-economic impacts using four (4) key indicators: loss of lives/missing people; directly affected people; local economic loss; and population without essential services.
Community Resilience	To assess a substantial improvement to the asset resilience and decreased socio-economic impacts on the population(s) exposed to a natural hazard risk, including reduce critical infrastructure impacts such as essential services interruptions; reduce amount of at risk critical infrastructure; reduce impacts on health and safety of Canadians; reduce significant economic activity disruptions; reduce cost of recovery/replacement; and/or reduce impact on Canada's vulnerable regions. Applicants must indicate the impacts on the four key indicators before and after project completion.
Return on Investment (ROI)	The measure the estimated disaster losses avoided by the investment, within the asset life cycle.
Project Rationale	To assess the investment rationale which could include the options considered for the project. Applicants must describe why the proposed project is the best and most appropriate option to address the natural hazard risk.
Innovation	To assess if innovative solutions that are proven to be effective in reducing the socio-economic impacts of the main natural hazard risk have been considered, including natural infrastructure, innovative technologies, global best practices.
Natural Hazard Risk Transfer	To assess that the proposed project has considered infrastructure solutions that address comprehensively and effectively the upstream and downstream impacts of the natural hazard risk.
Strategic Alignment	To assess whether proposed project aligns with existing national and provincial/territorial/municipal adaptation and mitigation plans, strategies, frameworks, policies, related asset management plans and land-use. plans.
Project Co-Benefits	To award merit to projects that offer infrastructure solutions that provide additional benefits to the community such as addressing multiple hazards, providing environmental value and GHG reduction, protecting valuable cultural assets, offering sports or recreational value, and/or offering employment opportunities

Canada Community-Building fund

Mandate

• The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), formerly the Gas Tax Fund, is based on a statutory source of funding that provides municipalities with permanent, ongoing federal funding for local infrastructure projects prioritized by communities across Canada.

Description

• The CCBF currently provides $2.3 billion annually to more than 3,600 communities. It is indexed at two percent per year, with increases to be applied in $100 million increments. Annual allocations are listed in Annex A.
• The Fund is implemented through administrative agreements with provinces and territories, as well as municipal associations in Ontario, British Columbia, and the City of Toronto. The current 10-year agreements came into effect in April 2014 and expire in March 2024.
• In regular cases, funding is provided annually in two installments to provinces, territories, and municipal associations, who in turn flow this funding to their municipalities/communities to support local infrastructure priorities. Municipalities can pool, bank, and borrow against this funding, providing significant financial flexibility.
• The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities has the discretion to deliver recipients their entire annual allocation in a lump sum. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recipients received their 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 allocations in lump sum payments at the beginning of the respective fiscal years.
• A portion of the Fund is also allocated to First Nations on a per capita basis. This portion of funding is delivered by Indigenous Services Canada as part of the First Nations Infrastructure Fund.
• Originally named the Gas Tax Fund when it first launched in 2005, the Fund was designed to provide municipalities with $5 billion in predictable funding over five years. In 2008, the Government of Canada announced plans to make the Fund permanent, and subsequently embedded it in legislation as an ongoing source of federal infrastructure funding for municipalities. As of June 2021, the Fund was renamed the Canada Community-Building Fund to better reflect the intent of the program.
• In most cases, local governments, being the ultimate recipients, select how to direct the funds with the flexibility to make strategic investments across the following nineteen project categories: drinking water; wastewater; solid waste; public transit; local roads and bridges; community energy systems; capacity building; disaster mitigation; broadband connectivity; highways; short-line rail; short-sea shipping; brownfield redevelopment; regional and local airports; and projects supporting: culture, tourism, sport, recreation, and fire halls.
• These categories are represented through all agreements with provinces and territories; who have the ability to manage the program differently within the parameters of the agreement. For example, Québec has also categorized funding to specific investment objectives established by the province.
• The strategic implementation of each Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement is managed by an oversight committee co-chaired by senior officials representing the Government of Canada and each signatory.
• Infrastructure Canada is responsible for undertaking and managing the on-going federal administration, including making payments, receiving and reviewing required reports, executing evaluations, and reporting outcomes to Canadians and Parliamentarians.
• Non-federal signatories of the agreements are responsible for the administration and oversight of the program, and for providing Infrastructure Canada reasonable assurance in the form of an Annual Report confirming that funds were expended for the purposes intended.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 2:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
Over $2.3 B annually		N/A			N/A
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24Footnote 3		2024-25
$29.6 B	$4.5 B		$2.3 B	$2.4 B		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• The CCBF provides $2.3 billion every year to 3,600 communities across the country. Between 2014 to 2024, it will provide municipalities with approximately $28 billion in infrastructure funding.
• At the start of each fiscal year, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities confirms funding to signatories through a letter. Following this, Infrastructure Canada makes two equal payments to each signatory. The first payment generally occurs in early Summer, and the second in the Fall.
• The CCBF is allocated on a per-capita basis for provinces, territories and First Nations, but provides a base funding amount of 0.75 percent of total annual funding for Prince Edward Island and each territory.
• Jurisdictional allocations are adjusted every five years corresponding with new census population data. As such, allocations were last updated based on census 2016 population data, starting in the 2019-20 fiscal year.
• Budget 2016 committed to transfer over $30.1 million of uncommitted funds from previous federal infrastructure programs to the Gas Tax Fund by March 31, 2017. Legacy transfer payments by jurisdiction are listed in Annex B.
• Budget 2019 and Budget 2021 both provided an additional transfer of $2.2 billion, for a total of $4.4 billion, through this Fund to address short-term priorities in municipalities and First Nations communities. This doubled the Government of Canada's commitment to municipalities in both 2019-2020 and in 2020-2021. Additional transfer allocations are listed in Annex B.

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada is working in collaboration with provinces, territories, and municipal associations to improve outcomes reporting for the program and to identify alignment opportunities with the reporting requirements of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
• As the CCBF Agreements are only effective until March 31, 2024, new or amended agreements will eventually be required to account for allocations beyond 2023-24, as well as any adjustments to the program terms and conditions.
  

ANNEX A: ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS OF THE CCBF

Table of regular annual allocations of the CCBF, per province and territory, from years 2014-15 to 2018-19:

Province/Territory	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017 Footnote 4	2017-2018	2018-2019
British Columbia	$253,276,892	$253,276,892	$265,940,736	$265,940,736	$278,604,581
Alberta	$208,650,536	$208,650,536	$219,083,063	$219,083,063	$229,515,590
Saskatchewan	$56,289,884	$56,289,884	$59,104,378	$59,104,378	$61,918,872
Manitoba	$65,470,748	$65,470,748	$68,744,285	$68,744,285	$72,017,823
Ontario	$744,948,996	$744,948,996	$782,196,446	$782,196,446	$819,443,895
Québec	$458,218,932	$458,218,932	$481,129,879	$481,129,879	$504,040,826
New Brunswick	$43,322,293	$43,322,293	$45,488,408	$45,488,408	$47,654,522
Nova Scotia	$53,226,093	$53,226,093	$55,887,397	$55,887,397	$58,548,702
Prince Edward Island	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	$15,750,000	$15,750,000	$16,500,000
Newfoundland and Labrador	$29,865,059	$29,865,059	$31,358,312	$31,358,312	$32,851,564
Northwest Territories	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	$15,750,000	$15,750,000	$16,500,000
Nunavut	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	$15,750,000	$15,750,000	$16,500,000
Yukon	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	$15,750,000	$15,750,000	$16,500,000
First Nation Infrastructure FundFootnote 5	$26,730,568	$26,730,568	$28,067,096	$28,067,096	$29,403,625
Total	$2,000,000,000	$2,000,000,000	$2,100,000,000*	$2,100,000,000	$2,200,000,000*

*Two percent indexation has been applied in $100 million increments. Totals may not add due to rounding.

Table of regular annual allocations of the federal Canada Community-Building Fund, per province and territory, from years 2019-20 to 2023-24:

Province/Territory	2019-2020Footnote 6	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
British Columbia	$280,416,420	$280,416,420	$293,162,621	$293,162,621	$305,908,822
Alberta	$244,029,220	$244,029,220	$255,121,458	$255,121,458	$266,213,695
Saskatchewan	$62,571,380	$62,571,380	$65,415,534	$65,415,534	$68,259,687
Manitoba	$72,510,828	$72,510,828	$75,806,775	$75,806,775	$79,102,722
Ontario	$816,507,200	$816,507,200	$853,621,164	$853,621,164	$890,735,127
Québec	$495,770,253	$495,770,253	$518,305,265	$518,305,265	$540,840,276
New Brunswick	$45,098,015	$45,098,015	$47,147,924	$47,147,924	$49,197,834
Nova Scotia	$55,829,094	$55,829,094	$58,366,780	$58,366,780	$60,904,466
Prince Edward Island	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$18,000,000
Newfoundland and Labrador	$31,583,477	$31,583,477	$33,019,089	$33,019,089	$34,454,702
Northwest Territories	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$18,000,000
Nunavut	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$18,000,000
Yukon	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$18,000,000
First Nation Infrastructure FundFootnote 7	$29,684,113	$29,684,113	$31,033,391	$31,033,391	$32,382,668
Total	$2,200,000,000	$2,200,000,000	$2,300,000,000*	$2,300,000,000*	$2,400,000,000*

*Two percent indexation has been applied in $100 million increments. Totals may not add due to rounding.

ANNEX B: TOP-UP ALLOCATIONS OF THE CCBF

Province/Territory	Budget 2016 Legacy Transfer	Budget 2019 Top-up	Budget 2021 Top-up	Budget 2021 Legacy Transfer
	2016-2017	2019-2020	2021-22	2021-22
British Columbia	$3,439,042	$278,604,581	$280,416,420	–
Alberta	$2,661,351	$229,515,590	$244,029,220	–
Saskatchewan	$1,189,874	$61,918,872	$62,571,380	–
Manitoba	$835,093	$72,017,823	$72,510,828	–
Ontario	$13,778,253	$819,443,895	$816,507,200	–
Québec	$5,844,612	$504,040,826	$495,770,253	–
New Brunswick	$552,579	$47,654,522	$45,098,015	–
Nova Scotia	$678,902	$58,548,702	$55,829,094	–
Prince Edward IslandFootnote 8	$228,652	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	$50,800,000
Newfoundland and Labrador	$380,931	$32,851,564	$31,583,477	–
Northwest Territories	$188,870	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	–
Nunavut	$188,870	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	–
Yukon	$188,870	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	–
First Nation Infrastructure Fund	–	$29,403,625	$29,684,113	–
Total	$30,155,899	$2,200,000,000	$2,200,000.00	$50,800,000

Public Transit Program

Mandate

• Budget 2021 allocated $14.9 billion for new public transit funding, including $5.9 billion to be allocated [redacted], and a $3 billion per year permanent envelope starting in 2026-27. This investment is intended to support economic, environmental, and social benefits by funding sustainable mobility infrastructure such as public transit systems, active transportation networks, and other solutions in communities of all sizes across Canada.

Description

• The overall transit investment will provide cities and communities with stable transit funding to support future planning, as well as support job creation and greenhouse gas reductions, and act as economic stimulus in the near term.
• The Rural Transit Solutions Fund ($250 M) is the first federal fund to target the development of transit solutions in rural communities. Beginning in 2021, this funding will encourage the development of transit solutions that will help people living in rural communities get to work, school, appointments, run errands and visit loved ones. Under the first intake of the Fund, eligible applicants can seek grants of up to $50,000 in support of planning and design projects; up to $3 million to help cover capital costs (e.g., purchase of a vehicle or digital platforms); and up to $5 million to support zero-emission transit solutions (e.g., for the purchase of a zero-emission vehicle(s).
• Projects will be accepted under a scheduled intake process to ensure fairness across communities of varying capacity.
• The Zero Emission Transit Fund ($2.75 B) will support public transit and school bus operators in the planning, purchase, and deployment of zero emission buses, including supporting infrastructure such as charging infrastructure and facility upgrades. The Fund is designed to have a rolling intake of projects. A call for applications from not-for-profit organizations and academic institutions was also done to help municipalities and transit agencies advance bus electrification planning. The call for applications closed on September 10, 2021. This investment is being made in coordination with the Canada Infrastructure Bank's commitment to invest an additional $1.5 billion in zero emission buses as part of its three-year Growth Plan.
• Projects seeking funding through the Fund will be reviewed under a two-step process:
• Step I - Expression of Interest: This step is mandatory and the expression of interest will be used to determine project eligibility. The expression of interest application is currently live.
• Step II - Formal Project Review: Successful applicants from the first step will be invited to submit a full application. The full applications will be assessed against merit criteria and federal requirements. The full application is ready to be released.
• The Active Transportation Fund ($400 M) will fund projects that expand and enhance active transportation networks in communities of all sizes and will support Canada's National Active Transportation Strategy. Funding is available for planning and design, as well as capital projects, and the Fund will have a combination of rolling and scheduled intakes for applications.
• The full applications for planning and design and capital projects are ready to be released.
• [redacted]
• [redacted]
• [redacted]
• The Funds use a merit-based approach for eligibility, meaning that, to be eligible for funding, projects must directly support the immediate outcomes sought under each fund included in Annex A below.
• Project eligibility is also dependent on horizontal federal requirements including Climate Lens requirements, Indigenous consultation, environmental assessment, meeting the highest published accessibility standard and consideration of Community Employment Benefits (CEB). Note that CEB consideration is not required under the Zero Emission Transit Fund.

Funding

• The funding envelope will support [redacted] merit-based transit funds along with the permanent $3 billion a year transit funding allocation as follows:

Program	Program Type	Launch Status	Envelope	Funding Period
Rural Transit Solution Fund	Application based	Launched Summer 2021 Planning Intake open Capital intake ready to go live	$250 M	5 years 2021-22 to 2025-26
Active Transportation Fund	Application based	Launched Summer 2021 Planning and Capital intake ready to go live	$400 M	5 years 2021-22 to 2025-26
Zero Emission Transit Fund	Application based	Launched Summer 2021 Expression of interest process open Planning and Capital intake ready to go live	$2.75 B	5 years 2021-22 to 2025-26
Permanent Public Transit Fund	TBD	Launch after consultations and full program design, aligning with 2026 funding start	$3 B annually	Yearly starting in 2026-27

Current status

• Key stakeholders such as provinces, territories and municipalities, Indigenous communities, researchers, academics, and private sector organizations have been consulted on the design of the Public Transit Funds.
• Details for all three application-based Funds were announced in Summer 2021 and the department is accepting applications for the planning and design component of the Rural Transit Solutions Fund and Expression of Interest applications for the Zero Emission Transit Fund.
• Applications for the capital component of the Rural Transit Solutions Fund, and the planning and design and capital components of the Zero Emission Transit Fund and the Active Transportation Fund are ready for Ministerial review and subsequent launch. Provinces, territories, municipalities as well as some not-for-profit organization are eligible to apply directly to the department through the on-line Applicant Portal for these Funds.
• [redacted]
• Outreach and promotion of the Funds has started and the department has received a significant volume of inquiries to date.
• [redacted], the Government of Canada has announced funding for the following rapid transit projects in the Greater Toronto Area: the Ontario Line, Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and the Scarborough Subway Extension. In addition, priority announcements have been made for the Yonge North Subway Extension, Hamilton Light Rail Transit, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, and planning for the Millennium Line extension to the University of British Columbia. [redacted]

Next steps

• In the near-term work will continue on finalizing the review and approval schedule to support announcements expected later in the fiscal year.
• In the medium term, the department will consult key stakeholders to develop the framework for the ongoing Permanent Public Transit Fund which will deliver $3 billion per year starting in 2026-27.
  

ANNEX A: IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES FOR EACH OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM FUNDING STREAMS

Funding Stream	Immediate Outcome
Rural Transit Solutions Fund	Increased public transit capacity for rural communities
Zero Emissions Transit Fund	Maintain and Increase zero-emission transportation capacity
Active Transportation Fund	Improved active transportation infrastructure capacity

Green and Inclusive Community Buildings

Mandate

• The Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) Program supports green and inclusive retrofits, repairs or upgrades of existing public community buildings and the construction of new publicly-accessible community, cultural and recreational buildings that serve high-needs, underserved communities across Canada, including Indigenous communities.
• The GICB Program will invest $1.5 billion by providing funding directly to communities over five years (2021-26) through grants and contributions.
• This program supports short-term economic stimulus, generates long-term climate focused benefits, and creates on-going inclusion benefits, in particular for high-needs communities and equity-seeking groups.

Description

• Announced in December 2020 as part of Canada's Strengthened Climate Plan (SCP), A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, the GICB Program advances the Government's climate priorities to reduce GHG emissions and enhance the climate resilience of community buildings.
• This objective is balanced with the other key directions of the SCP, to foster economic benefits and inclusive growth. As a broad-based program intended to reach communities directly, it also promotes good infrastructure management practices at the community level in the context of evolving pressures related to climate change and population and economic diversity.
• The GICB Program's funding streams are designed to flow funding quickly, to support economic recovery while ensuring high quality projects:
  • For grants:
    • Retrofits, repairs and upgrades up to $249,999 to existing community buildings.
  • For contributions:
    • Small to medium retrofits, repairs and upgrades ranging from $250,000 to under $3 million, and
    • Large retrofits and new construction ranging from $3 million to $25 million.
• The GICB Program is merit-based, using a ‘triple bottom line' approach:
  • Economic growth: Make investments in retrofits and new builds of community buildings in the short-term to generate employment and community development opportunities, and help communities' economic recovery from COVID-19;
  • Green: Make community buildings more climate focused – energy efficient, lower carbon, climate resilient, and high-performing.
  • Inclusivity: Improve the condition and broad availability of community buildings across Canada, making these facilities more accessible and affordable, in particular for high-needs and equity-deserving communities.
• This program is community-based, providing direct-to-recipient funding. Eligible recipients include: municipal or regional governments; government owned or regulated public sector bodies; federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations; provincial or territorial governments; Indigenous governing bodies; Indigenous not-for-profits, including Indigenous development corporations, with primary mandates for serving Indigenous communities.
• A minimum of $150 million (10 percent) will be allocated on a distinctions-basis to Indigenous projects being led by and for Indigenous populations and communities. [redacted]. The program also provides for an expanded set of eligible facilities available only to Indigenous applicants as well as direct Indigenous applicant support.
• Beyond the 10 percent Indigenous allocation, at least one third of remaining GICB funding is directed to projects proposing a minimum 25 percent improvement in energy efficiency, up to one third to projects proposing a minimum of 10 percent in energy efficiency; and one third to support new builds designed to be built to net-zero or net-zero-ready specifications as attested to by an accredited professional, or if exempted due to remoteness or logistical constraints, to the highest energy efficiency standard applicable to the project's location.
• Consideration is also being given to achieving reasonable regional equity in the geographical distribution of projects approved across Canada without detracting from the merit-based aspects of the program.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$1.5 B		$1.4 B			5
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
N/A	$387.1 M		$435.6 M	$486.4 M		$64.2 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$66.8 M	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

• The total funding envelope of the program is $1.5 billion (2021-26 or until the Fund is depleted); with a total of $1.44 billion in grants and contributions available for supporting projects.
• As of August 16, 2021, five retrofit projects, valued at approximately $5.6 million, have been approved. The projects include an arena upgrade in Newfoundland; an interpretive centre in Nova Scotia; renovations to an elder's lodge and a community centre in Alberta; and a major renovation to an arena in a Northern Ontario First Nation community. Funding is pending as a Contribution Agreement has yet to be established.

Current status

• There is significant interest in the program across the country. As of August 2021, $6.3 billion in potential federal investment opportunities representing almost 700 applications have been submitted. Indigenous governing bodies or organizations account for the largest portion of the funding request accounting for over 50 percent ($3.4 billion).
• As anticipated, program uptake by provinces and territories, compared to Indigenous governing bodies (44 percent) and municipal and regional governments (30 percent) has been limited. The greatest interest has come from Ontario, with 231 projects submitted and representing $2.15 billion in GICB funding sought.
• In terms of the Province of Québec, Infrastructure Canada is exploring a process for the assessment of all applicants subject to M-30 (Act respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif). In the interim, while all applicants from Québec are welcome to submit their applications, only projects from Indigenous applicants that are not subject to M-30 are being assessed at present.
• [redacted]
• Current statistics indicate that of the 246 retrofit applications received, 81 percent estimate an energy savings of greater than 25 percent, and 38 of applications submitted indicated a construction start date for this fiscal year.

Next steps

• The intention for a second intake has been announced but a launch date remains to be determined and may occur in early 2022 to enable unsuccessful applicants of the first round to reapply.

Natural Infrastructure Fund

Mandate

• The Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF) is a three year, $200 million merit-based program that supports natural and hybrid infrastructure projects delivering community services and co-benefits, such as climate change resilience, access to nature, environmental quality, enhanced biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and jobs and economic growth.
• The objective of the NIF is to increase the uptake and use of natural and hybrid infrastructure across the country and build community awareness of the value and opportunities offered by natural infrastructure.

Description

• Natural infrastructure uses restored or enhanced ecosystem features and materials to deliver community services and infrastructure outcomes. Hybrid infrastructure projects incorporate elements of grey infrastructure to enhance or support natural infrastructure and/or the use of ecosystem processes to deliver infrastructure outcomes. Examples of natural or hybrid infrastructure include wetlands, parks, urban forests, green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales, and naturalized stormwater ponds.
• Natural and hybrid infrastructure is increasingly recognized for its ability to deliver valuable community services and co-benefits to Canadians. Examples include traditional services such as stormwater management and reduced impacts of flooding and extreme heat that build co-benefits, such as climate change resilience, cleaner air and water, increased access to nature for Canadians, and enhanced ecosystems for local wildlife.
• The NIF complements other federal investments in natural infrastructure, including investments made through Infrastructure Canada's Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program; as well as federal investments in nature protection, conservation and natural climate solutions led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada, and Natural Resources Canada.

Large Project Stream

• NIF will be implemented through a two-stream approach and will fund projects of diverse sizes.
• Up to $120 million will be allocated to large natural and hybrid infrastructure projects through a Large Project Stream to support projects, with total eligible costs over $3 million, that are connected to or intended to implement an existing natural infrastructure strategy or plan. Successful projects can receive a maximum contribution of $20 million.
• To support rapid implementation, major cities with innovative natural infrastructure strategies have been invited to apply for funding under the Large Project Stream.
• Projects will be assessed in accordance with the program requirements, including in accordance with merit criteria.

Small Project Stream

• The remainder of the program funding will be allocated through an open, merit-based Small Project Stream to support projects [redacted].
• [redacted]
• A minimum of 10 percent ($20 million) of the overall $200 million program envelope will be allocated to Indigenous-led projects to address gaps and highlight Indigenous leadership.

Merit-Based Project Selection

• Project selection aims to promote investment in multi-benefit projects demonstrating delivery of community services, while advancing the broad outcomes Infrastructure Canada seeks from all investments, including building more inclusive and equitable solutions for all Canadians, supporting jobs, and tackling climate change impacts.
• [redacted]
  • [redacted]

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$200 M		$200 M
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
[redacted]	[redacted]		[redacted]	[redacted]		[redacted]
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• The NIF is currently under development. Core priorities include [redacted] preparing for the launch of the Small Projects Stream, including the development of an online application portal.
• [redacted]
• [redacted]

Next steps

• General program promotion and outreach is anticipated to take place in Fall 2021, including with Indigenous communities.
• [redacted]
• [redacted]
  

Canada Healthy Communities Initiative

Mandate

• The goal of the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative (CHCI) is to support projects that help communities of all sizes and compositions adapt to COVID-19 under three main themes: creating safe and vibrant public spaces, improving mobility options, and digital solutions.

Description

• Announced by the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities on August 13, 2020, the CHCI is providing up to $31 million^{Footnote 9} over two years to support community-led projects that respond to immediate and ongoing needs arising from COVID-19.
• Following an open and competitive call for applications, Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) was selected by Infrastructure Canada to work directly with communities to identify and fund local projects and solutions.
• CFC has delivered two application rounds of the CHCI: February 9 to March 9, 2021, and May 14 to June 25, 2021. All funds have been allocated to these two rounds.

Overview of the CHCI: First Round

• The first application intake was highly oversubscribed, with over 3,300 applications with a total request of over $300 million submitted. Ultimately, 295 projects were approved for funding with nearly $11 million awarded.
• Applications were received from across Canada, and were submitted by a variety of different types of organizations. Successful recipient organizations/entities included: registered charities; municipalities and local or regional governments established by or under provincial or territorial statute; federally or provincially incorporated not for profits/local community, non-profit, voluntary organizations; and First Nation, Inuit or Métis governments that are established by or under legislation whether federal or provincial or territorial that incorporates a governance structure. Projects were supported in all provinces and territories.
• 193 projects (70 percent) relate to the Safe and Vibrant Public Spaces theme; 82 projects (23 percent) relate to the Digital Solutions theme; 20 projects (6 percent) relate to the Improved Mobility theme.
• A range of promotion and capacity building activities took place during each intake period including the creation and distribution of application resources such as the Applicant Guide, Equity Guidance document, map of regions and others. Resources were accompanied by a suite of events including the How-To-Apply webinar and a series of Community Mobilization Sessions.
• Successful projects for the first round are publicly available on an interactive map. Funding announcements were delivered in coordination with Infrastructure Canada, CFC and regional CFC hubs between mid-May and late June 2021.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects ApprovedFootnote 10:
$31.3 M		$0			295 (Round 1)
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$19.2 M	$11.5 M		$535 K	N/A		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

• The CHCI has been allocated $31.3 million over two years from the Smart Cities Challenge.

Current status

• Applications for the second intake were assessed over Summer 2021, with all approved project recipients being informed by September 27, 2021.
• Announcements for successful projects are anticipated to take place late-Fall 2021.

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada officials will provide you with a recommendation to optimize funding announcements for Round 2 approved projects, and a Communications plan to promote and showcase funded projects through Winter 2022.
  

Smart Cities Challenge

Mandate

• The Smart Cities Challenge (SCC) is an innovative and experimental program for the Government of Canada, testing new approaches to program design and delivery. The Smart Cities Challenge incentivizes communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology.

Description

• Established in 2017, the Challenge is a competition open to all municipalities, local or regional governments, and Indigenous communities.
• Communities of all sizes are confronting new ways to leverage data and connected technology into their operations. The Challenge aims to work with communities to do so in a way that puts the needs of residents first, and generates solutions that can be replicated across Canada. The process is designed to support the achievement of measurable positive results, with built-in flexibilities to encourage innovation and risk taking. This approach has been identified as valuable and promising by domestic and international commentators.
• An independent jury evaluates submissions and recommends slates of finalists and winners to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
• Recognizing that most Canadian communities have capacity limitations, the Smart Cities Community Support Program (SCCSP) was designed in parallel to the Challenge as a contribution program. Its objective is to provide advisory and capacity-building services directly to communities of all sizes across Canada as they explore and implement smart cities approaches.
• Due to the impacts of COVID-19 on communities' ability to dedicate resources to participate in a competition, a second round of the Challenge has been postponed. Infrastructure Canada repurposed, $31.3 million from the Challenge to deliver the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative.

Overview of the Challenge: Competition One

• The first round of the Challenge was launched in November 2017.
• An inclusive prize structure was designed: one $50 million prize for communities of all sizes, two $10 million prizes for communities with populations under 500,000, and one $5 million prize for communities with populations under 30,000 people.
• Infrastructure Canada received 130 applications, representing 225 communities from small towns to large cities in every province and territory. A total of twenty applications were received from Indigenous communities, either individually or as part of joint submissions.
• Twenty finalists were announced in June 2018. Each finalist received a $250,000 grant to support the development of their final proposal.
• Four winning communities were announced on May 14, 2019:
• Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia ($5 million prize): The project focuses on an Energy Poverty Reduction Program that uses data and connected technology to restore control to residents over their energy costs and infrastructure.
• City of Guelph and Wellington County, Ontario ($10 million prize): The project focuses on becoming Canada's first circular food economy by creating new circular business opportunities, transforming food waste into a resource, and increasing access to affordable, nutritious food.
• Nunavut Communities, Nunavut ($10 million prize): The project focuses on strengthening resilience and improving mental health among young Nunavummiut through technology-enabled Makerspaces in various communities across Nunavut.
• City of Montréal, Québec ($50 million prize): The project focuses on taking action to address systemic issues of urban life – enabled by technology – to improve mobility and access to food so that all residents may enjoy a pleasant quality of life where their basic needs are met.
• Participants have affirmed that the Challenge has enabled them to break down silos within their municipal governance structures and to build new partnerships. Many applicants and finalists have noted their plans to move forward in implementing their smart cities vision despite not having been selected as winners.

Funding

Project AllocationFootnote 11:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$229.6 M		$140.4 M			25
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$23.2 M	$18.1 M		$60.8 M	$29.6 M		$53.6 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$21.6 M	$22.6 M		N/A	N/A		N/A

• The Challenge has been allocated $300 million over 10 years to run up to three competitions and the SCCSP, from 2017-18 until 2026-27.
• Winners receive a funding agreement with the Government of Canada. Milestone payments are primarily tied to the performance/achievement of positive outcomes for residents.
• To date, 20 grants of $250,000 have been expended to the finalists of the first competition, for a total of $5 million. Winners of the first competition will receive a combined $75 million over five years.
• In addition, $17 million has been allocated toward the SCCSP. In October 2018, a consortium led by the national non-profit organization Evergreen was selected via an open call to receive up to $4.6 million in funding over two years. The contribution agreement with Evergreen was amended in March 2020 for an additional two years with funding up to $2.3 million per year. This extension ends on July 31, 2022, with program activities requiring completion by March 31, 2022.
• An Indigenous-specific stream of the Challenge had been envisioned but was reconsidered in light of the strong degree of Indigenous participation during Competition One. Instead, $15 million was transferred to Indigenous Services Canada to support the Indigenous Homes Innovation Initiative.
• In June 2020, $32 million was re-profiled to deliver Infrastructure Canada's Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, a COVID-19 response program to help communities adapt public spaces and local services in a way that meets people's needs both during and following the pandemic. As a result, new funding commitments related to the Challenge cannot be accessed until fiscal year 2022-23.
• There is approximately $140 million remaining to deliver the Challenge.

Current status

• Infrastructure Canada is working with the four winners of Competition One to ensure sound planning and governance as these communities begin implementing their smart cities projects.
• In order to better reflect the Challenge mandate to support experimentation, some activities/milestones are being adjusted to better achieve outcomes. [redacted]

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada will provide the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities with recommendations on how to manage remaining funds under the Challenge.

Municipal Asset Management Program

Mandate

• The Municipal Asset Management Program helps strengthen the capacity of Canadian municipalities to make informed infrastructure investment decisions based on sound asset management practices.

Description

• The program was launched in February 2017. As the recipient of Infrastructure Canada's funding, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the signatory of the Contribution Agreement with Infrastructure Canada. According to this Contribution Agreement, the FCM undertakes the program activities, including selecting projects and entering into agreements with ultimate recipients, but also must meet reporting requirements.
• Activities funded under the program include direct support to municipalities to bolster their capacity, training and workshops, and developing and sharing asset management knowledge tools with stakeholders.
• This program is scheduled to end on March 31, 2025, with all projects under the Program completed by March 31, 2024.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining FundingFootnote 12:			Projects Approved:
$110 M		$11.7 M			1000+
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-2022		2022-2023	2023-2024		2024-2025
$84.2 M	$0		$0	$25.4 M		N/A
2025-2026	2026-2027		2027-2028	2028-2029		2029-2030
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

• The total funding envelope for the program is $110 million over eight years, with a ninth year for program close-out. The Program was originally established with a $50 million, five-year commitment from Phase 1 of the Investing in Canada Plan, as announced in Budget 2016. Budget 2019 committed an additional $60 million, as well as a three-year extension to the program.
• The additional $60 million from Budget 2019 has been provided to the FCM as a one-time, up-front payment, which must be committed prior to the FCM accessing the remainder of the original $50 million allocated to the program.

Current status

• The program has been very well received by the primary stakeholders of the program, which generally consist of local governments and the asset management communities of practice across the country.
• While the many potential outcomes from the program will only be able to be assessed at the end of the program, based on the most recent annual report, the program can already be seen to have achieved results such as:
• 1,394 municipalities have received technical assistance related to asset management through the program.
• 80 percent of organizations receiving technical assistance have reported improved asset management capacity.
• 7,478 individual participants have received technical assistance related to asset management through the program.
• 94 percent of individuals receiving technical assistance have reported an increase of their skills through participation in the program.
• 8,065 individual participants have benefited from awareness-building activities.
• 72 percent of individual program participants have reported a better understanding of asset management.

Next steps

• In 2019-2020, Infrastructure Canada completed an internal audit assessing the relevance, achievement of outcomes, and design and delivery of the program. The findings were positive, showing that the program aligns with Infrastructure Canada's priority for public infrastructure to be managed in a more sustainable way. The report also showed that the program aligns with the Government of Canada's priorities related to a clean environment and stronger municipalities by ensuring that municipalities have asset management practices that take into consideration climate change.
• Infrastructure Canada will continue monitoring and evaluation of the program through regular Agreement Management Committee meetings and reporting to ensure outcomes as outlined in the contribution agreement are achieved.
  

Green Municipal Fund

Mandate

• The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to encourage investment in municipal environmental projects by providing grants, loans and loan guarantees.

Description

• The GMF was launched in 2000 to enhance the quality of life of Canadians by supporting projects to improve air, water and soil quality and protecting the climate. It was established through an initial endowment from the Government of Canada to the FCM. It is a revolving fund whereby the FCM must make strategic investments to ensure the Fund's sustainability in perpetuity.
• The Fund is overseen by a Council that is composed of one third of members of the Government of Canada, one third from the public, academic, environment and private sectors, and the remaining membership appointed by the FCM National Board of Directors. Infrastructure Canada, as a signatory to the agreement, provides an official to sit as a member of the Council.
• Although the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities is a signatory to the agreement under which the Fund is administered, overall federal leadership with respect to the Fund is provided by Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Infrastructure Canada's role is primarily limited to providing strategic advice via the participation of a departmental official on the Council.
• Potential recipients may apply for funding year-round, though offers on specific funding streams may close once the funding for specific initiatives has been fully allocated.
• Projects are ranked based on technical criteria which is reviewed by the FCM peer review committee prior to being assessed by the Council.
• The Council typically meets 10 times annually, with occasional ad hoc meetings scheduled as required.

Funding

• Initially, the Government of Canada endowed the FCM with a total of $550 million for the GMF through a series of budget decisions between 2000 and 2005. Budget 2016 announced $125 million in additional funding to enhance the Fund.
• Budget 2019 provided an additional $950 million to support energy efficiency in the built environment through a top-up to the Fund as follows:
• $350 million for Sustainable Affordable Housing Innovation;
• $300 million for Community Ecoefficiency Acceleration to advance home retrofits and innovative financing mechanisms; and
• $300 million to fund Low Carbon Cities Canada and collaborate on Community Climate Action to improve energy efficiency in large buildings.
• The $950 million in additional funding from Budget 2019 has been provided to the FCM by Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
• As a revolving fund, the Government of Canada's endowment is to be managed in a financially sustainable manner as to preserve the invested capital to meet future disbursement requirements. The FCM is therefore responsible for ensuring that the financials of the program, including the interest generated from loans and other investments, as well as the balance of loans and grants to recipients, are carried out in such a way as to ensure the sustainability of the Fund in the long-term.

Current status

• The GMF has been a flagship program of the FCM since its inception. It is well received by municipalities as it provides funding opportunities for more innovative projects than the public sector will typically fund.
• The program is currently developing a strategy for the implementation of the initiatives tied to the Budget 2019 commitment by the federal government.
• A Performance Audit and Review of the program must be carried out by the FCM every five years. An audit is currently being finalized and the findings will be brought forward to the Council as appropriate. The audit will be made public and may also be tabled in Parliament by one of the Ministers who are signatories to the agreement.
• The previous audit in 2019 found no significant issues.

Next steps

• There are no other audits or evaluations planned at this point in time.
• Infrastructure Canada will continue participating on the Council to represent the Government of Canada and provide oversight of the program.
  

Building Canada Fund

Mandate

• Announced in Budget 2007, the Building Canada Fund supports public infrastructure development through investments in the large-scale projects such as the core National Highway System, public transit and green energy, and small-scale municipal projects such as cultural and sport facilities.

Description

• The Fund is allocated across provinces on a per capita basis. It includes three components in all provinces:

Major Infrastructure Component

• Established in 2007-08, the Major Infrastructure Component supports large-scale, strategic infrastructure projects in the provinces. At least two-thirds of the funding is targeted to national priorities that significantly improve the lives of Canadians: water, wastewater, public transit, the core National Highway System, and green energy.
• Projects were prioritized by provinces before being submitted for approval. Individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients for each project.
• Infrastructure Canada and Transport Canada work together to deliver this program.
• This program is scheduled to wrap up in 2024-25.

Communities Component

• Established in 2009-10, the Communities Component supports infrastructure projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 residents. Projects can include the construction, renewal, and enhancement of basic infrastructure such as potable water, wastewater treatment, local roads, and other infrastructure needs of small communities.
• Projects were prioritized by provinces before being submitted for approval. Individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients for each project.
• Infrastructure Canada works with Canada's regional development agencies (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Western Economic Diversification) to deliver these projects.
• This program is scheduled to wrap up this fiscal year, 2020-21^{Footnote 13}.

National Infrastructure Knowledge Component

• Established in 2007-08, the National Infrastructure Knowledge Component supported feasibility and planning studies on public infrastructure projects. It also supported the development and sharing of knowledge and research on infrastructure issues and projects to support policy design, program and project development, effective performance monitoring, and evaluation.
• All proposals for funding were submitted to and reviewed by Infrastructure Canada and individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients.
• This program ended in 2014-15.

Large Urban Centres Component

• In Québec, $200 million was provided for a Large Urban Centres Component, which was established in 2009-2010, to help Québec's nine big cities to meet urgent infrastructure needs. Projects were prioritized by the province before being submitted for approval. Individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients for each project.
• This program is scheduled to wrap up in 2020-2021.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 14:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved :
$7.8 B		$0			1185
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$6.8 B	$164.3 M		$176.5 M	$171.5 M		$217.9 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$1.9 M	$1.9 M		$27.6 M	N/A		N/A

Current status

• All funding under these programs has been committed and no new applications are being accepted.

Major Infrastructure Component

• A total of 201 projects with a federal contribution of $6.6 billion and total value of over $19.6 billion have been approved. A total of 163 projects have already been successfully completed, which represents 81 percent of the approved projects.
• The largest categories of investment fall under highway and road projects and public transit projects.

Communities Component/Large Urban Centres Component

• A total of 979 projects with a federal contribution of $1.2 billion and a total value of over $3.7 billion have been approved. A total of 959 projects have been successfully implemented, which represents 98 percent of the approved projects.
• The largest categories of investment fall under wastewater and drinking water projects.

National Infrastructure Knowledge Component/Research and Planning Component

• A total of 5 projects with a federal contribution of $950,000 and a total value of over $6.6 million have been approved and successfully implemented.
• The largest category of investments fell under the Capacity Building category.

Next steps

• These programs provide funding for large and/or complex projects, which may require adjustments from time to time (e.g., due to scheduling delays).
• In cooperation with other federal delivery partners, Infrastructure Canada continues to work with recipients to complete projects, including flowing final payments.
  

New Building Canada Fund

Mandate

• The New Building Canada Fund provides funding for provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure projects that contribute to economic growth and prosperity, a clean environment, and stronger communities.

Description

• Announced in Budget 2013 and established in 2014, the Fund is comprised of two components:

Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component

• This component supports infrastructure projects of national and regional significance. It is composed of two sub-components:
• The National and Regional Projects component supports medium- to large-scale infrastructure projects across fourteen categories of investment that encourage job creation and economic growth; and
• The Small Communities Fund component supports infrastructure projects in municipalities with fewer than 100,000 residents.
• Both of these sub-components are delivered through allocations to provinces and territories. Within their allocations, projects are prioritized by provinces and territories before being submitted to Infrastructure Canada for approval.
• In the case of the National and Regional Projects component, individual contribution agreements are signed directly with eligible recipients for each project. Under the Small Communities Fund, a single funding agreement is signed between Infrastructure Canada and each province and territory, with the provinces and territories being responsible for entering into contribution agreements with the ultimate recipient of each project.

National Infrastructure Component

• This component supports projects of national significance that have broad public benefits with strong impacts on economic growth and productivity.
• Projects under this component will help to achieve one or more of the following objectives: generating or facilitating incremental economic activity; reducing potential economic disruptions or foregone economic activity; generating productivity gains for the Canadian economy; and, providing benefits that extend beyond the provinces or territories where the project would be located.
• Funding is awarded on a merit basis. Projects are submitted by proponents to Infrastructure Canada for approval. The department enters into contribution agreements with recipients for projects selected for funding.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 15:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$12.8 B		$0			1274
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$4.2 B	$1.6 B		$1.9 B	$1.8 B		$892.7 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$713.7 M	$786.2 M		$786.3 M	N/A		N/A

Current status

• This program is scheduled to end in 2027-2028. All funding available has been committed, and Infrastructure Canada is no longer accepting applications.
• Results achieved under each component include:.

Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component - National and Regional Projects

• A total of 292 projects with a federal contribution of $9.2 billion and total value of over $23.7 billion have been approved. A total of 70 projects have already been successfully completed, which represents 24 percent of approved projects.
• The largest categories of investment under this sub-component were highway and road projects and public transit projects.

Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component - Small Communities Fund

• A total of 970 projects with a federal contribution of $1.48 billion and total value of over $3.6 billion have been approved. A total of 477 projects have already been successfully completed, which represents 49 percent of approved projects.
• The largest categories of investment under this sub-component were highway and road projects and wastewater projects.

National Infrastructure Component

• A total of 9 projects with a federal contribution of $1.6 billion and total value of over $4.43 billion have been approved. No projects have been completed to date.
• The largest categories of investment under this component were highways and road projects and marine projects.

Next steps

• The New Building Canada Fund provides funding towards a variety of projects, including some large and/or complex projects, which may require adjustments from time to time (e.g., due to scheduling delays).
• Infrastructure Canada continues to work with recipients to complete projects under all program components, including flowing final payments.

Green Infrastructure Fund

Mandate

• Announced in Budget 2009, the Green Infrastructure Fund (GIF) supports environmental infrastructure projects that promote reduced greenhouse gas emissions and cleaner air, water, and land, leading to a more sustainable economy over the long term.

Description

• The Fund was established in 2009-2010 to support investments in wastewater infrastructure, green energy generation and transmission infrastructure, solid waste infrastructure, and carbon transmission and storage infrastructure, which improve the quality of the environment and lead to a more sustainable economy over the long term.
• It is a merit-based program under which projects were submitted by proponents to Infrastructure Canada for approval. For projects selected for funding, the department entered into contribution agreements with recipients.
• The Fund is fully committed and scheduled to wrap up in 2027-2028^{Footnote 16}.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 17:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$743.9 M		$0			19
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$544.3 M	$40.9 M		$60.6 M	$14.3 M		$5.9 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
$12.2 M	$66 M		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• A total of 19 projects with a federal contribution of $713.5 million and total value of over $2.3 billion were approved. A total of 10 projects have been successfully completed so far, which represents 52 percent of approved projects.
• The largest categories of investment fall under wastewater projects and green energy projects.

Next steps

• This program provides funding for large and/or complex projects, which may require adjustments from time to time (e.g., due to scheduling delays).
• Infrastructure Canada continues to work with recipients to close out projects, including flowing final payments.

Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and Clean Water and Wastewater Fund

Mandate

• Budget 2016 provided funding for two short-term programs: the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF), which is targeted at the rehabilitation and planning of public transit systems, and the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF), which is aimed at the rehabilitation, optimization and planning of water and wastewater related infrastructure.
• Both Funds were designed to be short funding programs focused on the rehabilitation of existing infrastructure assets by provinces, territories and municipalities in advance of investments under longer-term funding arrangements in a second phase.

Description

• Both Funds were launched in April 2016.
• The PTIF was launched as a two-year, $3.4 billion fund to help accelerate municipal investments to support the rehabilitation of transit systems, new capital projects, and planning and studies for future transit expansion to foster long-term transit plans.
• The CWWF was launched as a two-year, $2 billion fund for projects that contribute to the rehabilitation of both water treatment and distribution infrastructure and existing wastewater and storm water treatment systems; collection and conveyance infrastructure projects; and initiatives that improve asset management, system optimization, and planning for future upgrades to water and wastewater systems.
• Infrastructure Canada entered into contribution agreements with all provinces and territories for the delivery of the programs. Provinces and territories were responsible for identifying projects, in collaboration with municipalities, to be funded under the programs.
• Funding is scheduled to wrap up in 2022-23 under PTIF and in 2023-24 under CWWF^{Footnote 18}. Both Funds are now closed to new applications.
• Infrastructure Canada originally launched both funds with a two-year program implementation horizon. In 2018, the deadline to incur eligible costs was extended to March 31, 2020, due to requests from provinces, territories and municipalities. In June 2019, Infrastructure Canada received authorities to further extend the deadline for eligible costs beyond March 31, 2020 for certain projects on a case-by-case basis, where there is a demonstrated need.

Funding

Public Transit Infrastructure Fund:

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 19:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$3.4 B		$0			1151
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$2.6 B	$100 M		$468.8 M	N/A		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund:

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 20:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved and Announced:
$2.0 B		$0			2347
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$1.7 B	$20 M		$159.5 M	$2.7 M		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• As of March 31, 2018, no additional projects can be approved under either Fund.
• Infrastructure Canada is exploring mechanisms to transfer unspent funding to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

Public Transit Infrastructure Fund:

• A total of 1151 projects with a federal contribution of almost $3 billion and total value of over $6.1 billion have been approved. A total of 738 projects have already been successfully completed, which represents 64 percent of approved projects.

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund:

• A total of 2347 projects with a federal contribution of $1.81 billion and total value of over $3.8 billion have been approved. A total of 2002 projects have already been successfully completed, which represents 85 percent of approved projects.

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada is working with provincial and territorial recipients to ensure completion of the remaining projects.
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Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program

Mandate

• The Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) is designed to encourage Canadian municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change, as well as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Description

• The program was launched in February 2017. As the recipient of Infrastructure Canada's funding, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the signatory of the Contribution Agreement with Infrastructure Canada. According to this Contribution Agreement, the FCM undertakes the program activities, including selecting projects and entering into agreements with ultimate recipients, and must meet reporting requirements.
• Activities funded under the program include direct funding for capital projects, plans and studies, as well as grants for municipalities to bolster their abilities to integrate climate considerations into their planning processes.
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some municipalities have experienced delays in completing projects on time. As a result, a one-year, no cost extension was provided to the FCM through an amendment to the original Contribution Agreement. The program is now scheduled to end in 2022-23, with all projects under the program requiring completion by March 31, 2022.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$75 M		$0			300+
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$65.7 M	$9.3 M		N/A	N/A		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

• The total funding envelope for the program is $75 million over six years, with a seventh year (2022-23) for program close-out. Of the total funding envelope, approximately $68 million has been budgeted for the program's direct granting initiatives. The balance of the funding has been earmarked for the overhead costs of the program, which include administrative costs and costs to support workshops delivered by the FCM.

Current status

• The majority of projects approved under the Program are currently in the implementation phase, with the remaining projects expected to start this current fiscal year.
• The Program has been very well received by the primary stakeholders of the program, which generally consist of local governments and conservation groups across the country. The demand for program funding greatly surpassed the available funding.
• Based on the most recent annual report, the program has achieved initial results such as:
• 87 percent of participants in targeted municipalities have reported an increase in their awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gases, as well as the need to adapt to climate change.
• 79 percent of responding participants in technical assistance activities have reported an increase in skills related to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• 79 percent of surveyed members of the Climate Asset Management Network have reported an increase in skills related to climate adaptation and integrating climate change considerations into their asset management plans.
• 552 municipalities were reached by awareness-raising activities.
• 1308 individual participants were reached by awareness-raising activities.

Next steps

• In 2019-2020, Infrastructure Canada completed an internal audit assessing the relevance, achievement of outcomes and design and delivery of the program. The findings were positive, showing that the program aligns with Infrastructure Canada's priority for public infrastructure to be managed in a more sustainable way. The report also showed that the program aligns with the Government of Canada's priorities related to a clean environment and stronger municipalities by ensuring that municipalities have asset management practices that take into consideration climate change.
• Infrastructure Canada will continue monitoring the program through regular Agreement Management Committee meetings and reporting to ensure a successful program closeout.

P3 Canada Fund

Mandate

• The P3 Canada Fund was created to advance the public-private partnership procurement (P3) model by provinces, territories, municipalities, and First Nations in Canada.

Description

• P3s are forms of alternative financing structures whereby governments enter into long term contracts with private partners to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain (DBFOM) infrastructure of various types. Typically, governments pay the private consortium upon delivery of the asset and for making the project available over the lifespan of the asset.
• The effective use of P3s, where appropriate, can improve the delivery of public infrastructure and provide better value, timeliness, and accountability. In Canada, there are more than 290 P3 projects that are active or in progress.
• The P3 Canada Fund was launched in 2009 and designed to encourage inexperienced provinces, territories, municipalities, and First Nations to consider P3s in public infrastructure procurements. It was the first infrastructure funding program in Canada to directly target P3s. The Fund is now fully committed.
• The Fund was administered by a Crown corporation, PPP Canada Inc., that was dissolved at the end of March 2018 upon fulfilling its mandate to support the development of a strong P3 market across Canada.
• Upon dissolution of PPP Canada Inc., the financial agreements for 24 of the Fund's projects were novated to the Government of Canada. Infrastructure Canada is responsible for these agreements, and for payment and long-term support to the project proponents and government partners.
• Due to the long-term nature of the P3 model, the Fund provided support for long-term financial agreements with recipients where PPP Canada Inc. (novated to Infrastructure Canada) would support and monitor certain projects through construction and into operations and maintenance.
• The last outflow payments by the Fund are expected in 2021-22. Ongoing management of the program, as required by the project specific financial agreements, will end in 2047-48, 25 years after the last payment is issued.
• Infrastructure Canada is responsible for these projects and has retained appropriate project finance expertise to execute the mandate and develop synergies with Canada Infrastructure Bank projects, which represent the next evolution in P3s that involve more revenue generating and different types of contracts, although still types of public-private partnerships.

Funding

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 21:		Remaining Funding:			Projects ApprovedFootnote 22:
$1.3 B		$0			25
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22Footnote 23	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$469.9 M	$336.4 M		$0	N/A		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• The P3 Canada Fund has been fully committed with more than $377 million still to be paid to recipients. The timing and flow of funding to recipients is linked to the completion of construction.
• Infrastructure Canada anticipates three projects to reach substantial completion in the fiscal year of 2021-22, including the early completion of the Tłı̨chǫ All Season Road in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada will continue to support and monitor the long term contracts for the novated projects, as well as continue the research and advocacy of promoting P3s as alternative finance models, including the new model advanced by the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

ANNEX A: List of Projects

P3 Canada Fund Project List
Under Construction
Edmonton Light Rail Transit System
Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road Project
Substantially Complete
Stoney Natural Gas Bus Maintenance Facility
Saint John Water Treatment Facility
Chief Peguis Trail Extension (Road)
Evan Thomas Water/Wastewater plant
Sudbury Biosolids Waste Management Facility
BC Eastside Housing Social Housing
North Saskatchewan River Bridge NEAHD Road
Lincoln Station – Coquitlam Transit Station on Evergreen Line
Barrie Transit Maintenance Facility
Lac La Biche Wastewater Facility
Kokish River Hydroelectric Project
Regina Wastewater Facility
Saskatoon Civic Operations Centre
Go Transit East Rail Maintenance Facility
Iqaluit International Airport Improvement Project
Surrey Biofuels Waste Facility
North Commuter Parkway (road) and Traffic Bridge
Hamilton Biosolids Facility*
SW Transit Way and Pembina Highway Underpass
Regina Bypass Road
Biosolids Waste Energy Centre (Capital Region District) Victoria*
Unannounced project*
Project not novated (DBF contract completed – no outstanding financial obligation)
AMT Lachine Transit Maintenance Facility

*Substantially complete but still have a financial obligation.

Border Infrastructure Fund and Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund

Mandate

• The Border Infrastructure Fund was implemented to improve the free flow of people and goods at border crossings. It has increased the rate of crossing for low-risk traffic while ensuring security is not compromised.
• The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund supports projects that contribute to economic performance and/or urban development through tourism, improvement in the quality of life and socio-economic opportunities in the North, and to innovation through improved connectivity.

Description

Border Infrastructure Fund (BIF)

• Announced in Budget 2001, and established in 2003-2004, the BIF was a merit-based program that provided funding for physical infrastructure – such as access roads, commercial vehicle processing centers, intelligent transportation systems, and highways – to contribute to the free flow of people and goods across Canada's borders.
• Projects were submitted by proponents for approval. Individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients for each project. Infrastructure Canada works with Transport Canada to deliver these projects.
• All funding available under this program has been committed, and the program is scheduled to end in 2023-24^{Footnote 24}.

Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF)

• Announced in Budget 2001, and established in 2003-2004, the CSIF was a merit-based program that provided funding for large-scale infrastructure projects that contributed to economic growth and improved quality of life – such as safe and efficient highway and rail, increased tourism, improved access to clean and safe water in communities, and increased online access.
• Projects were submitted by proponents for approval. Individual contribution agreements were signed directly with eligible recipients for each project.
• Infrastructure Canada worked with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Transport Canada and Canada's regional development agencies to deliver these projects. Only projects overseen by Infrastructure Canada and Transport Canada remain active.
• All funding available under this program has been committed, and the program is scheduled to end in 2023-24^{Footnote 25}.

Funding

Border Infrastructure Fund:

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 26:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved :
$592 M		$0			12
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$577.5 M	$0		$5.6 M	$10.8 M		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund:

Project Funding EnvelopeFootnote 27:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$4.7 B		$0			91
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$4.6 B	$1.7 M		$4.2 M	$0		$16.5 M
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• All funding under the BIF and CSIF have been committed and no new applications are being accepted.
• Under the BIF, a total of 12 projects with a federal contribution of $588 million and total value of over $1.3 billion, were approved. Two projects remain to be completed and are being delivered by Transport Canada.
• Under the CSIF, a total of 91 projects with a federal contribution of $4.6 billion and total value of over $12.4 billion, have been approved. A total of 82 projects have been successfully completed, which represents 90 percent of the approved projects.
• Major projects funded include the Canada Line rapid transit system in Vancouver, British Columbia; GO Transit Barrie line improvements; Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, and a Toronto Transit Commission project.

Next steps

• These programs provide funding for large and/or complex projects, which may require adjustments from time to time (e.g., due to scheduling delays).
• In collaboration with Transport Canada, the remaining active federal delivery partner, Infrastructure Canada is working with recipients to complete the few remaining projects, including flowing final payments.

National Infrastructure Assessment

Mandate

• The National Infrastructure Assessment will provide an evidence-based and expert-driven assessment of Canada's infrastructure needs over the coming decades to tackle climate change, support our quality of life, and enable our economy to flourish.

Description

• The Assessment will support a better understanding of the gap between the current state and Canada's future needs in terms of achieving desired social, economic, and environmental outcomes. This will enable better infrastructure planning and help all orders of government as well as the private sector make more-informed decisions.
• Funded in Budget 2021, Canada's first ever National Infrastructure Assessment is expected to be completed by 2024 following the development of substantive evidence and extensive engagement with experts and stakeholders.

Funding

• Budget 2021 provide $22.6 million over four years to undertake the initiative.

Current status

• Infrastructure Canada undertook public engagement in Spring 2021 to solicit feedback on the priorities for the National Infrastructure Assessment and how to achieve them.
• Written submissions were received from over 300 organizations and individuals from across the country, demonstrating significant support for the initiative and a strong interest in its effective design as an independent, evidence-based and transparent process.
• A high-level report on the advice received was published in July 2021, Building Pathways to 2050: Moving Forward on the National Infrastructure Assessment.

Next steps

• With the benefit of having received these views, suggestions, and recommendations, the Government will need to consider potential next steps for the National Infrastructure Assessment, including creating an independent advisory body to lead the work and establishing its mandate and terms of reference.

Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative

Mandate

• In August 2021, Infrastructure Canada and the National Research Council (NRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Climate Resilient Built Environment (CRBE) Initiative. The CRBE is a five-year initiative that will support integration of climate resilience in public infrastructure by providing improved and climate-informed building codes and standardization of guidance documents. The CRBE will also actively pursue integration of low-carbon approaches, where relevant in tools and guidance, to advance low-carbon resilience.
• Priority areas will include: public transit, nature-based solutions for flood mitigation, buildings, roads, water/wastewater, bridges, urban heat islanding, and guidance for northern, remote and Indigenous communities.
• The deliverables and technical knowledge developed through this initiative will support future programming and policy development at Infrastructure Canada aimed at addressing complex challenges related the changing climate, as well as provide long-term, predictable support to help Canadians benefit from world-class, modern and resilient public infrastructure.

Description

• The CRBE Initiative builds on the foundational work and success of the Climate Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure (CRBCPI) Initiative, which was a similar five year initiative in partnership with the NRC that ended in March 2021.
• The Initiative focuses on:
• Generating and mobilizing knowledge to address remaining knowledge gaps for the adaptation of communities and public infrastructure to climate change and extreme weather events;
• Supporting evidence-based decision-making;
• Enabling regulations that consider climate change in building and infrastructure codes; and,
• Advancing technical solutions in support of climate change adaptation and resiliency goals.
• The Initiative will build capacity in the Canadian construction industry and in communities by working with third parties to disseminate tools, guidance and knowledge, and support international collaboration, such as the Collaboration for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to exchange world-leading knowledge and practices, including the development of international standards with well-established international organizations.
• It will work more broadly to make the tools developed by the CRBPCI Initiative available for use by infrastructure designers and builders to construct more resilient infrastructure, and as substantive references for experts updating Canadian codes to increase the minimum required level of resilience.
• Infrastructure Canada will further promote uptake of key deliverables through initiatives such as the National Infrastructure Assessment and the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, and National Risk Profile. The deliverables and technical knowledge developed through the CRBE Initiative will continue to support existing and future merit-based programming by Infrastructure Canada, such as the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, and forthcoming transit programs.

Funding

• The CRBE Initiative will receive $7 million in funding every year for a period of five years starting in 2021-2022.

Current status

• Infrastructure Canada and the NRC are working together to promote the uptake of major CRBCPI deliverables, including in National Model Codes as well as by key stakeholders such as Standard Development Organizations, provinces and territories, and professional associations.
• In developing the CRBE Initiative MOU, Infrastructure Canada and the NRC consulted with key government partners (Transport Canada, Health Canada, Parks Canada, Standards Council of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada), building on past input from the CRBCPI federal advisory committee, and recent external consultations led by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to define what priority areas and domains of action would be of most value.
• A process for developing a detailed initiative workplan is ongoing and will continue over the course of the first six months after the signature of the CRBE initiative MOU. Infrastructure Canada is working with NRC and SCC to identify research topics, projects concepts and key deliverables for the CRBE initiative.

Next steps

• The workplan will be finalized with sign-off at the ADM level within six months of the date of MOU signing. The workplan will allow for some flexibility to adapt to emergent priorities.
• Over Fall 2021, Infrastructure Canada, NRC, and SCC will jointly hold a first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Climate Resilience and Infrastructure (ACCRI), which will serve as a forum for department representatives to discuss policies, share information and act collaboratively to enhance climate resilience and support the uptake of deliverables of the CRBE Initiative.

Phase II – Standards to Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program

Mandate

• Through Budget 2021, Infrastructure Canada received authority to provide $11.7 million over five years to the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to renew the Standards To Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program (SSRIP). The SCC independently administered Phase I (2016-2021) of the SSRIP, engaging on a case-by-case basis with Infrastructure Canada and other federal partners.
• Infrastructure Canada will work with SCC under a Collaborative Agreement (CA) to deliver Phase II of the SSRIP, and future renewal activities. In Phase II, Infrastructure will be responsible for providing policy direction and supporting connections between SSRIP and other government departments, including close coordination with the Climate-Resilient Built Environment (CRBE) Initiative.
• Based on the Budget 2021 funding decision, 36 standardization strategies are planned. All 36 projects will be initiated by March 31, 2026 and published by 2028.

Description

• Projects under Phase II-SSRIP are planned in three key priority areas:
• Strengthening assets against climate risks including through new standards, guidance and tools on heat and flooding. Example outputs include new guidance on urban planning to reduce heat islands, and continuing work on the Federal Flood Mapping Guideline series to standardize flood maps across the country to improve consistency.
• Integrated risk management, including through new standards, guidance, and educational tools to help infrastructure asset owners and communities address risk through physical infrastructure design, operation, and retrofit.
• Northern-specific standards to support communities facing rapid permafrost thaw and other regional issues. Example outputs include new standards on surface transportation, water/wastewater distribution systems, and building durability.
• The priority areas and specific project topics will be further refined through a risk prioritization framework, coordination with the National Research Council (NRC) and Infrastructure Canada, and targeted stakeholder engagement on a project basis. Consideration will be given especially to topics outside of the scope of the National Building Codes that inform key areas of focus of the NRC's work under the CRBE Initiative, and may include new standardization efforts to develop guidance produced by NRC into National Standards of Canada. Findings from the forthcoming National Adaptation Strategy will also factor into the selection of projects.

Funding

• Infrastructure Canada will provide SCC with $11.7 million in funding for Phase II-SSRIP over a period of five years starting in 2021-2022.

Current Status

• A process for program planning is ongoing and will continue while the signature of the SSRIP Collaborative Agreement by both parties is finalized. Planning will take into consideration known gaps, Infrastructure Canada priorities, and other federal departments' input.
• As part of this effort, Infrastructure Canada, NRC, and SCC are currently working to identify the research topics, project concepts, and key deliverables for Phase II-SSRIP.
• Clarification of deliverables related to resilient infrastructure standards also benefits from SCC's engagement with Health Canada, Public Safety, Transport Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

Next Steps

• A joint program launch of Phase II-SSRIP and the CRBE Initiative is planned for Fall 2021.
• Over Fall 2021, Infrastructure Canada, NRC, and SCC officials will jointly hold a first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Climate Resilience and Infrastructure, which will serve as a federal forum for department representatives to discuss policies, share information and act collaboratively to enhance climate resilience and support the uptake of deliverables from the CRBE Initiative.

Research and Knowledge Initiative

Mandate

• The Research and Knowledge Initiative (RKI) aims to build external capacity to build data and research capacity across a wide range of infrastructure-related areas, and enhance the evidence base for infrastructure and communities in Canada.

Description

• Established under the Investing in Canada Plan in November 2018, with program and funding authorities in place until 2023-24, RKI is a merit-based contribution funding program designed to fund research and data projects that generate new knowledge, advance thinking on key issues, and disseminate data and research outcomes broadly to infrastructure stakeholders to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Generally, projects will be solicited competitively through open calls for proposals. However, the program terms and conditions allow for targeted calls, as well as consideration of unsolicited proposals, when an open call approach does not yield sufficient quantity and quality of proposals.
• Final selection of project proposals that meet the program's requirements is made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

Funding

Program Allocation:		Remaining Funding:			Projects Approved:
$10 M		$7 M			1
Planned Spending:
Prior to 2021-22	2021-22		2022-23	2023-24		2024-25
$2.6 M	$2.3 M		$2.8 M	$2.3 M		N/A
2025-26	2026-27		2027-28	2028-29		2029-30
N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A		N/A

Current status

• Through the RKI, Infrastructure Canada funded the World Council on City Data (WCCD) for a three-year, $3 million project to bring 15 municipalities across Canada in line with WCCD's ISO 37120 data standard. The Data for Canadian Cities Pilot Project aims to improve municipal data capacity through use of standardized data that will enable benchmarking among participating cities in Canada and worldwide. The pilot is in its third and final year.
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• In August 2021, Infrastructure Canada launched an open and competitive call for proposals that will strengthen the development and use of community-level data and research for public infrastructure programs and investments in cities, rural and remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. This $6 million investment in data and research on community-level public infrastructure will play an important role in advancing knowledge of local realities in support of strengthening Canada's economic growth, connecting communities, and building a greener future.
• An additional $15 million remains in the fiscal framework for a program to support data and research capacity building, consistent with the department's overall strategy in this area. Infrastructure Canada is working with partners such as Statistics Canada to advance the development of city and community-level data projects, while working on the development of a broader approach to leverage new opportunities and ensure synergies among different potential projects in this space.

Next steps

• Infrastructure Canada will promote and monitor the open and competitive call for proposals that has been launched. Applications are due by October 25, 2021, and approved projects may start as early as January 2022.

Infrastructure Data Initiatives

Mandate

• Infrastructure Canada seeks to enable the use of data and analytical tools throughout policy and program lifecycle (design, investment decisions, measurement of outcomes) and to cultivate innovative ideas and practices. As such, the department has been working to improve the availability of infrastructure-related data and analysis to help support a more place-based, as well as evidence- and results-based, approach to infrastructure programming.

Description

• Data and evidence are the basis for making sound investments in infrastructure. Understanding the state and condition of infrastructure assets supports decision-makers in prioritizing investments and understanding their benefits.
• Working in collaboration with Statistics Canada and other organizations, Infrastructure Canada has been working to develop and enhance tools and analytical systems to measure and assess public and private infrastructure in Canada.
• The primary goal has been the development of baseline data for measuring the state and condition of public infrastructure as well as the public and private economic contributions of infrastructure construction in Canada.

Current status

• Infrastructure Canada is developing enterprise indicators and related methodologies that support research and analyses for decision-making, program evaluations, and reporting by applying program data and reliable external data (e.g., INFEA. CCPI, CAPEX and others).
• Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey examines the stock, condition and performance of Canada's core public infrastructure assets for nine asset classes (roads, bridges and tunnels, public transit, culture/recreation/sports facilities, storm water, wastewater, potable water, solid waste, social and affordable housing), and also provides an examination of asset management strategies.
• CCPI provides information that supports all levels of government to develop policies to improve Canada's core public infrastructure, and to monitor and report on the progress of these investments by allowing for analysis and comparisons from a regional, urban and rural, and asset perspective.
• CCPI has released data for two reference years, 2016 and 2018, and collection begins in September 2021, for reference year 2020.
• Infrastructure Canada is conducting consultations on possible revisions to the survey for reference year 2022, such as the inclusion of additional asset types beyond the nine asset classes.
• The Infrastructure Economic Account (INFEA) measures the impact of public and private infrastructure investment on the economy, environment and society to provide comparable national and sub-national infrastructure statistics. 
• The first phase of work on INFEA focused on economic indicators, including the growth in infrastructure investment, the link between infrastructure capital investment, and economic growth and jobs directly and indirectly related to infrastructure construction.
• The next phase of work has focused on developing environmental and social indicators:
• The Environmental Perspective of INFEA permits the development of indicators on greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production of infrastructure assets and proportion of environmental and clean technology inputs into the construction of the infrastructure asset.
• The Human Resource Module of INFEA provides a broader insight into infrastructure's role in the economy through more detailed human resource information such as gender, hours worked, wages and work schedule of those jobs related to infrastructure investment.
• The enhanced Capital and Repair Expenditures (CAPEX) survey is an annual series that measures capital investment by both public and private sector organizations, to support economic activity and provide insight into the evolving state of infrastructure. The information is used by federal and provincial government departments and agencies, trade associations, academic institutions and international organizations for policy development, as a measure of regional economic activity, and as an indicator of levels of investment in infrastructure by major asset category.
• Social Data Mapping Tool is a geospatial visualization tool, currently in the proof-of-concept stage of development, which integrates Infrastructure Canada's investment data with socio-economic data onto an interactive map of Canada. Infrastructure Canada has been able to create new initiatives using various facets of the tool, including analysis on the Gatineau Light Rail Train (LRT), Ontario line extension, and the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program evaluation assessments. Currently the second phase of the project is under development with enhancements to the tool, its datasets and additional functionalities.

Next steps

• Statistics Canada is currently in the final stages of preparation for the launch of reference year 2020 of the CCPI survey, which will be sent to respondents in September 2021.
• A significant engagement process is currently being developed with key stakeholders, such as provinces and territories, in order to ensure the CCPI survey meets the needs of Infrastructure Canada and the broader stakeholder community for the 2022 reference year and beyond.
• Infrastructure Canada is currently developing an LOA with Statistics Canada to further enhance the Social Data Mapping Tool with additional indicators, new functionalities, a data catalog and a new public website.