OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced details on the new Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, which will provide $150 million in funding support for projects across the country as a way to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017.
The program is anticipated to support up to 1,800 projects in communities of all sizes, explains a release, and will be delivered nationally through the federal government’s regional economic development agencies. It is meant to support the renovation, expansion and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure that provides community and cultural benefits for the public.
The following categories state which projects may be eligible for funding: community centres (including Royal Canadian Legions), cultural centres and museums, parks, recreational trails, libraries, recreational facilities, tourism facilities, docks, cenotaphs and other existing community infrastructure.
According to the release, eligible recipients for funding include provinces, territories, municipalities, regional governments, Aboriginal organizations and not-for-profit organizations.
Applicants can submit their application online through their respective regional economic development agency. Projects supported by the program will be chosen based on specific criteria including construction-readiness, the extent to which funding is leveraged from other sources and linkages to Canada 150.
The selected projects are expected to be finished by the end of the 2017 construction season to coincide with Canada 150 celebrations.
The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program complements the $53 billion invested in infrastructure by the federal government through the New Building Canada Plan.
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