Local Government Infrastructure Grants
Local governments can access infrastructure funding through a variety of grant programs.
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program allows British Columbia to cost-share infrastructure investments between the governments of Canada and B.C, local governments and other partners.
The Government of Canada is investing $3.917 billion in B.C. infrastructure over 10 years in five key areas:
- Green infrastructure
- Community, culture and recreation infrastructure
- Rural and northern communities infrastructure
- Public transit
- COVID-19 resilience infrastructure
CleanBC Communities Fund
The CleanBC Communities Fund supports cost-sharing of infrastructure projects that focus on the management of renewable energy, access to clean-energy transportation, improved energy efficiency of buildings and the generation of clean energy.
Community, Culture and Recreation
The Community, Culture, and Recreation Fund funds infrastructure projects that improve citizens' access to, and quality of, cultural, recreational and community spaces.
Rural and Northern Communities
The Rural and Northern Communities program funds infrastructure projects in communities with a population less than 25,000 related to food security, reliable road, air or marine infrastructure, broadband connectivity, efficient and reliable energy, Indigenous health and educational facilities, community, culture and recreation, local public transit, improved resilience to natural disaster events and environmental quality.
Environmental Quality
The Green Infrastructure—Environmental Quality program funds infrastructure projects that support quality and management improvements for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater, as well as reductions to soil and air pollutants through solid waste diversion and remediation.
Infrastructure Planning Grant Program
The infrastructure planning grant program offers grants to support local government in projects related to the development of sustainable community infrastructure. The program is open for applications year-round, and has regular processing deadlines.
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
This program provides funding from the provincial and federal governments for the rehabilitation of water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and the planning and design of future facilities and upgrades to existing systems
The application intake is closed—all successful projects have been announced. Funding for this program is now fully committed.
New Building Canada Fund—Small Communities Fund
Program funding is provided by the provincial and federal governments to support communities in addressing their infrastructure needs. The application intake is closed—all successful projects have been announced. Funding for this program is now fully committed.
Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program
The Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program provided fully-funded provincial grants to support economic resilience, tourism, heritage, and urban and rural economic development projects in communities impacted by COVID-19. The application intake is closed, and all successful projects have been announced. Funding for this program is now fully committed.
