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Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

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Program overview

The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program is one way the Government of Canada is delivering funding to communities through the Investing in Canada Plan. The program provides long-term, stable funding delivered by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada to:

  • Help communities reduce air and water pollution, provide clean water, increase resilience to climate change and create a clean-growth economy;
  • Build strong, dynamic and inclusive communities; and
  • Ensure Canadian families have access to modern, reliable services that improve their quality of life.

Under the program, over $33-billion in funding is being delivered through bilateral agreements between Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada and each of the provinces and territories.

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada tracks the status of projects using an application status tracker, which provides information about projects submitted for funding approval.

Investments in infrastructure are being made through targeted funding streams:

  Public Transit stream

The Government is investing in the construction, expansion, and improvement of public transit infrastructure, for projects that:

  • Improve the capacity of public transit infrastructure;
  • Improve the quality or safety of existing or future transit systems; and
  • Improve access to a public transit system.

Funding through this stream is allocated according to a formula based on ridership and population, which balances the demand on existing systems, while providing support for expected population growth.

  Green Infrastructure stream

Through three targeted sub-streams, investments under the Green Infrastructure stream will support green infrastructure projects with outcomes across three crucial areas:

  • Climate Change Mitigation:
    • Better capacity to manage more renewable energy;
    • Improved access to clean energy transportation;
    • More energy efficient buildings; and
    • Improved production of clean energy.
  • Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation:
    • Increased structural or natural capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, natural disasters or extreme weather events.
  • Environmental Quality:
    • Upgraded wastewater treatment or collection infrastructure;
    • Upgraded drinking water treatment and distribution infrastructure; and
    • Better capacity to reduce or address soil or air pollutants.
  Community, Culture and Recreation
Infrastructure stream

Through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure stream, the Government is investing in projects that:

  • Improve cultural infrastructure, like museums and Indigenous heritage centres;
  • Support upgrades to recreational facilities, like arenas and both indoor and outdoor recreational spaces; and
  • Improve community infrastructure, like community centres and libraries.
  Rural and Northern Communities
Infrastructure stream

The Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure stream is investing in the unique and wide-ranging infrastructure priorities of small, rural and remote communities, for projects that will:

  • Improve food security;
  • Improve road, air or marine infrastructure;
  • Improve broadband connectivity;
  • Increase access to more efficient or reliable energy sources; and
  • Improve education or health facilities (specific to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action).

Arctic Energy Fund

The Arctic Energy Fund supports energy security in communities in the North, including Indigenous communities, by investing in upgrades to existing fossil fuel-based energy systems, as well as supplementing or replacing these systems with renewable energy options—improving energy reliability and efficiency as well as reducing pollution.

Program update

Through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the federal government is investing more than $33 billion in public infrastructure projects across the country. Through the Program, the Government of Canada is helping to build stronger communities, grow our economy and deliver for Canadians.

To help build more infrastructure sooner, Budget 2022 signaled the government's intent to accelerate the deadline for provinces to commit their remaining funding to March 31, 2023. The Government of Canada worked closely with provinces to accelerate the allocation of all remaining funds to priority projects. The provincial intake for the Program closed on March 31st. Territories have until March 31, 2025, to submit their projects. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada will continue to work with provinces and territories to build new public infrastructure and collaborate with stakeholders on the next generation of programming.

The Government of Canada is playing a crucial role in helping meet the needs of communities from coast to coast to coast, and throughout the next ten years and beyond, Canadians will see the benefits of our investments.

Agreements with Provinces and Territories

Information about the bilateral agreements with each province and territory can be found here.

Cost sharing

For projects funded through the Public Transit, Green Infrastructure, Community Culture and Recreation Infrastructure, and Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure streams under the integrated bilateral agreements, Canada will invest up to:

  • 40% of municipal* and not-for-profit projects in the provinces;
  • 50% of provincial* projects;
  • 75% for projects in the territories and for projects with Indigenous partners;
  • 25% of for-profit private sector projects (except in the Community, Culture and Recreation Stream, where for-profit private sector projects are not eligible).

Provinces will have to cost-share on municipal projects at a minimum of 33.33% of eligible costs.

* For public transit, Canada will provide up to 50% for rehabilitation projects and up to 40% for new public transit construction and expansion projects.
* For projects under the Rural and Northern Communities stream, Canada will invest up to 50% for provincial, municipal and not-for-profit projects, and up to 60% for municipal projects in the provinces where the municipalities have a population of less than 5,000.

Climate Lens

As part of the bilateral agreements, certain projects must be assessed on their climate outcomes. A Climate Lens assessment is used to judge how a project might impact greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and hold up to the impacts of climate change. This aims to:

  • Build low carbon, resilient infrastructure;
  • Reduce energy costs; and
  • Provide Canadians with safer and more resilient communities.

For additional information, see:

Community employment benefits

To ensure projects funded through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program create employment opportunities for a broader array of Canadians, the Community Employment Benefits initiative is used to assess the social outcomes of a projects, and:

  • Provide more employment opportunities for under-represented groups;
  • Build more inclusive communities; and
  • Increase the supply and retention of diverse workers in infrastructure-related industries.

For more information, please consult the Community employment benefits general guidance.

Consultation with Indigenous Peoples

The Government of Canada is committed to renewing the relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. This includes ensuring duty to consult requirements are carried out on projects approved for funding, in accordance with the guidelines for federal officials developed by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).

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