Building Canada

Under  Building Canada, the Government of Canada's historic $33 billion infrastructure plan, the nation's most important economic and environmental priorities are being addressed through the following targeted and based-funding programs:

Targeted Funding Programs

Building Canada Fund

• The Building Canada Fund will total $8.8 billion over seven years, and will deliver results in three areas of national importance: a growing economy, a clean environment, and strong and prosperous communities.
• Funding will be used to support public infrastructure owned by provincial, territorial and municipal governments and entities, as well as private industry and the non-profit sector.
• More information:  Building Canada Fund

Public-Private Partnership Fund

• To help foster the use of P3s, the Government of Canada has created the $1.25-billion Public-Private Partnerships Fund. This fund will support innovative projects that provide an alternative to traditional government infrastructure procurement.
• More information:  Public-Private Partnership Fund

Gateways and Border Crossing Fund

• Guided by the National Policy Framework for Strategic Gateways and Trade Corridors, and managed by Transport Canada, the $2.1-billion Gateways and Border Crossings Fund will focus on strategic corridors linking to international gateways.
• The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is Canada’s most advanced gateway strategy, and was significantly enriched through the Building Canada plan. This $1 billion initiative will advance infrastructure improvements, as well as policy, governance, technology and marketing measures.
• More information:  Gateways and Border Crossing Fund,  Canada's Gateways, Canada's Atlantic Gateways.

Base Funding Programs

Gas Tax Fund

• Through its Building Canada Plan, the Government of Canada extended the Gas Tax Fund (GTF) for an additional four years to 2014, providing $8 billion to municipalities across the country. Budget 2008 announced that the Gas Tax Fund will become permanent beyond 2014 at $2 billion per year.
• Agreements
• Allocation Table
• More information:  Building Canada and the GTF

GST Rebate

• The Gas Tax Fund is complemented by the Goods and Services Tax Rebate, which returns 100 per cent of the Goods and Services Tax paid by municipalities.
• Over the next seven years, this initiative is expected to provide communities with over $5.8 billion in flexible funding to address their highest priorities.
• More information:  GST Rebate (managed by Canada Revenue Agency)

Provincial-Territorial Base Funding

• The Building Canada plan provides $25 million in base funding annually to each province and territory over seven years, for a total of $175 million for each jurisdiction. This represents an expenditure of $2.275 billion over the full period.
• More information:  Provincial-Territorial Funding