Today, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Member of Parliament for Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Mayor Dave Jaworsky, City of Waterloo, announced nearly $3 million in combined funding to retrofit Waterloo’s Albert McCormick Community Centre.

“The Federal Government’s investment will modernize the Albert McCormick Community Centre so it can truly serve all Waterloo residents, regardless of their ability, while adhering to the highest standards of sustainability and environmental stewardship. I am so pleased that generations of Waterloo residents will be able to benefit from this partnership between our government and the City of Waterloo.”

The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Member of Parliament for Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities

"This grant is another tangible way the City of Waterloo is advancing projects that enhance the quality of life in our city. Albert McCormick Community Centre is an important community hub, and these enhancements make it an even more welcoming facility while operating in a more environmentally-friendly manner. This project reflects two of the strategic priorities established by this Council at the beginning of its term; equity, inclusion and a sense of belonging, and sustainability and the environment.”

Mayor Dave Jaworsky, City of Waterloo

• Federal funding for the project is conditional on the signing of the contribution agreement.

• The project announced today is funded through GICB’s rolling intake for small and medium retrofit projects, ranging in total eligible cost from $100,000 to $2,999,999. 

• Launched in April 2021, GICB is a $1.5 billion program that supports green and accessible retrofits, repairs or upgrades of existing public community buildings and the construction of new publicly accessible community buildings that serve high-needs, underserved communities across Canada.

• At least 10 percent of funding is allocated to projects serving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, including Indigenous populations in urban centres.

• This program will help the Government of Canada reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030 and its net-zero objectives by 2050.

• Applicants with large retrofit projects to existing community buildings or new community building projects with total eligible costs ranging from $3 million to $25 million were accepted through a competitive intake process which closed on July 6, 2021. A second intake is anticipated later in 2022. Details about the second intake will be published to the Infrastructure Canada – Green and Inclusive Community Buildings’ website as soon as they become available.

• Provincial/territorial governments, municipal or regional governments, public sector bodies, not-for-profit, and Indigenous organizations interested in the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program are invited to apply to the rolling intake and/or competitive intake streams on the Infrastructure Canada website. 

• Announced in December 2020, Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan includes 64 new measures and $15 billion in investments towards a healthy environment and economy.

Associated links

• Green and Inclusive Community Buildings
• Investing in Canada Plan Project Map
• Strengthened Climate Plan

Jean-Sébastien Comeau
Press Secretary and Communications Advisor
Office of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
Cell: (343) 574-8116
Jean-Sebastien.Comeau@iga-aig.gc.ca

Shirley Luu
Communications Consultant
City of Waterloo
519-886-1550 x78515
shirley.luu@waterloo.ca

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