Funding will be unchanged for BC local governments, but the name of this regular allocation has been changed to the Build Communities Strong Fund–Community Stream.
What was the Canada Community-Building Fund has been integrated into the federal government’s Build Communities Strong Fund which has three national streams: Community Stream; Direct Delivery Stream; and Provincial/Territorial Stream.
UBCM will continue to administer the BCSF-Community Stream as we had done for CCBF in BC since 2005 (when it was called the Gas Tax), with no change to the existing delivery streams. This includes the existing three streams for BC local governments:
- Community Works Fund: Allocation based funding, transferred twice a year to all local governments in BC.
- Strategic Priorities Fund: Application based funding for regionally significant projects.
- Metro Vancouver Regional Fund: Pooled from the CWF allocation local governments in the Metro Vancouver area for transportation investments through TransLink.
Information on the Provincial/Territorial and Direct Delivery Stream can be found on the Federal Housing and Infrastructure website.
The Build Communities Strong Fund – Community Stream provides predictable, long-term and stable funding to local governments in British Columbia for investment in infrastructure and capacity-building projects. Over the 10 years of the Agreement, British Columbia is expected to receive a transfer of $3.6 billion in funding from Canada.