Backgrounder: The Investing in Canada plan: Ongoing programs

Backgrounder

The Investing in Canada plan, the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan is providing over $180 billion in infrastructure funding available over 12 years.

The funding is comprised of three main envelopes:

  • $14.4 billion in programs to address immediate needs identified by communities.
  • $81.2 billion in longer-term funding programs introduced as part of Budget 2017. The programs collectively provide communities and provincial or territorial governments with a wide range of funding options to meet their unique and diverse infrastructure project needs.
  • $92.2 billion in ongoing programs.

The table below provides information on the $92.2 billion that remains available to support local, regional and national infrastructure priorities through ongoing programs. The 22 programs support thousands of local projects each year. For example, through the federal Gas Tax Fund, about 4,000 projects are supported annually across Canada's 3,600 communities.

Departments and Programs

Funding through Ongoing Programs
(millions of $)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Existing Housing Programs

17,262

Canadian Heritage

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

360

Employment and Social Development Canada

Homelessness Partnering Strategy

357

Employment and Social Development Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada,
Indigenous Services Canada (3)

Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare

1,591

Indigenous Services Canada (3)

Support for On-Reserve Housing

1,940

Support for Education Facilities

2,984

Social Community Infrastructure

6,430

Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

2,430

First Nations Infrastructure Fund

128

On-Reserve Health Infrastructure

654

Infrastructure Canada

Community Improvement Fund (1)

41,344

New Building Canada Fund

11,853

Building Canada Fund

2,335

P3 Canada Fund

1,213

Green Infrastructure Fund

428

Other Infrastructure Canada Programs (2)

366

Regional Development Agencies

Canada 150 Program

146

Transport Canada

Gateways and Corridors Programs

341

Total

$92,200.0M

*Information presented in this table is valid as of April 19, 2018.


(1) Includes the Gas Tax Fund and the incremental GST rebate for municipalities.

(2) Includes the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, Border Infrastructure Fund, PT Base Funding, and the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Project.

(3) As of November 30, 2017, programs previously delivered by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Health Canada were transferred to the newly-created Department of Indigenous Services Canada.

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