Backgrounder: The Investing in Canada plan: Budget 2016 programs and progress
Backgrounder
The Investing in Canada plan, the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan, was initially announced in Budget 2016, making $14.4 billion in new funding available to support infrastructure needs identified by communities. The new programs focussed on the repair and modernization of key public transit services, water and wastewater systems, and social infrastructure such as affordable housing across Canada.
All 34 of the new infrastructure funding programs introduced in Budget 2016 have been launched. Over 28,000 projects have been approved under these programs, worth an estimated $11.8 billion in federal funding commitments, collectively accounting for over 82 percent of Budget 2016 program funding. Over 70 percent of those projects are reported to be underway. For more information on approved projects, please see the Investing in Canada project map at http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html and the Government of Canada's open-data portal (www.data.gc.ca). Infrastructure Canada will also publish annual reports on the progress and results of the plan.
In addition to the new funding programs, $92.2 billion remains available to support thousands of additional local projects each year through 22 ongoing programs. For example, through the federal Gas Tax Fund, about 4,000 projects are supported annually in Canada's 3,600 communities.
Budget 2016 programs and implementation progress
Program |
Funding from Budget 2016 |
Number of projects approved |
Federal funding for projects approved |
Number of projects started |
Canada Mortgage and Housing Canada |
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Doubling Investment in Affordable Housing (Budget 2016 title: Investment in Affordable Housing) |
504.4 |
4,457 |
356.5 |
254 |
Increasing Affordable Housing for Seniors |
200.7 |
1,257 |
119.9 |
828 |
Supporting Shelters for Victims of Family Violence |
89.9 |
3,147 |
64.3 |
3,103 |
Housing for First Nations on Reserve - Renovation & Retrofit (Budget 2016 title: Renovation and Retrofit on Reserve) |
127.7 |
3,076 |
119.3 |
3,076 |
Supporting Energy and Water Efficiency Retrofits and Renovations to Existing Social Housing (Budget 2016 title: Renovation and Retrofit of Social Housing) (1) |
574.0 |
2,577 |
575.2 |
2,140 |
Housing in the North (Budget 2016 title: Northern Housing) |
97.7 |
63 |
46.0 |
30 |
Shelter Enhancement Program On Reserve (Budget 2016 title: Shelters for First Nations Victims of Family Violence) |
10.4 |
5 |
10.4 |
2 |
Aboriginal Capacity Development (Budget 2016 title: Aboriginal Capacity and Skills Development) |
10.0 |
464 |
8.5 |
464 |
Canadian Heritage |
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Canada Cultural Spaces Fund |
168.2 |
260 |
164.6 |
259 |
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs |
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Inuit Housing |
80.0 |
193 |
80.0 |
144 |
Employment and Social Development Canada |
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Early Learning and Child Care |
400.0 |
12 |
312.2 |
12 |
Homelessness Partnering Strategy |
111.77 |
476 |
105.0 |
476 |
First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative |
62.8 |
545 |
59.5 |
545 |
Enabling Accessibility Fund (2) |
4.0 |
168 |
4.0 |
168 |
Indigenous Services Canada (3) |
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Health Facilities Program (4) |
270.0 |
44 |
151.8 |
44 |
Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve |
51.2 |
98 |
29.0 |
98 |
First Nations Waste Management Initiative |
408.9 |
462 |
94.9 |
462 |
Clean Water & Wastewater |
1,833.0 |
420 |
1,928.9 |
221 |
Housing for First Nations on Reserve |
416.6 |
5553 |
476.8 |
3,318 |
Culture and Recreation Centres (Budget 2016 title: First Nations Infrastructure Fund – Cultural and Recreational Centres) |
76.9 |
211 |
132.3 |
83 |
Infrastructure Canada |
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Public Transit Infrastructure Fund |
3,400.0 |
1,105 |
2,257.1 |
1,069 |
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund |
2,000.0 |
2,349 |
1,904.7 |
2,291 |
Capacity Building for Climate Change Challenges Fund (Budget 2016 title: Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program) |
75.0 |
57 |
7.7 |
N/A |
Asset Management Fund (Budget 2016 title: Municipal Asset Management Program) (5) |
50.0 |
177 |
7.1 |
N/A |
NBCF-PTIC-NRP: Lake Manitoba/Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels & North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant) |
459.8 |
1 |
212.3 |
N/A |
Codes, Guides and Specifications for Climate-Resilient Public Infrastructure (6) |
40.0 |
1 |
42.5 |
1 |
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
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Connect to Innovate |
500.0 |
138 |
305.0 |
1 |
Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund |
2,000.0 |
300 |
1,968.7 |
299 |
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Natural Resources Canada |
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Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment and Technology Demonstration |
62.5 |
40 |
40.4 |
40 |
Regional Electricity Cooperation and Strategic Infrastructure |
2.5 |
2 |
0.9 |
2 |
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Natural Resources Canada (with Environment and Climate Change Canada) |
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Green Municipal Fund (7) |
125.0 |
N/A |
12.0 |
N/A |
Parks Canada |
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National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places |
20.0 |
107 |
18.8 |
102 |
Public Health Agency of Canada |
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Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Capital and Quality Improvement Funding (Budget 2016 title: Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities) |
15.4 |
81 |
15.0 |
77 |
Regional Development Agencies |
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Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program |
150.0 |
581 |
93.7 |
551 |
Totals (7) |
$14,398.47M |
28,415 |
$11,838.3M |
20,196 |
*Information presented in this table is valid as of April 19, 2018.
(1) This includes additional $14M in funding from programming beyond the IICP.
(2) Budget 2016 announced $270 M in funding over five years starting in 2016-17, however this table does not reflect planned spending beyond 2017-18.
(3) This includes program funding from a variety of departmental programming including the Investing in Canada plan.
(4) Budget 2016 announced $270M in funding over five years starting in 2016-17, however this table does not reflect planned spending beyond 2017-18.
(5) Program delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
(6) An additional $2.5M of funds was made available for this agreement from other Budget 2017 program funding.
(7) All projects under the Green Municipal Fund are selected, approved and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada.
(8) Value of projects approved may exceed program funding where department has provided additional funding from other sources.
Distribution of funding by federal department
Department |
Funding from Budget 2016 |
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
1,614.8 |
Canadian Heritage |
318.2 |
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs |
80.0 |
Employment and Social Development Canada |
578.57 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada |
62.5 |
Indigenous Services Canada |
3,056.7 |
Infrastructure Canada (1) |
6,024.8 |
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
2,500.0 |
Natural Resources Canada |
127.5 |
Parks Canada |
20.0 |
Public Health Agency of Canada |
15.4 |
Regional Development Agencies |
150.0 |
TOTAL |
$ 14,398.47M |
*Information presented in this table is valid as of April 19, 2018.
(1) Funding also includes transfers to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for two initiatives, a transfer to National Research Council, and two New Building Canada Fund projects for Adaptation and Climate Resistant Infrastructure.
Distribution of funding by funding stream
Public Transit |
Green Infrastructure |
Social infrastructure |
Connect to Innovate |
Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund |
TOTAL |
3,400 |
5,000 |
3,400 |
500 |
2,000 |
14,400 |
*Information presented in this table is valid as of April 19, 2018.