How is Building Canada helping to make cities and communities better?
Building Canada contributes funding for local projects that help improve the economic vitality and quality of life in our communities, ensuring that Canadians have access to safer and well-maintained roads and bridges, shorter commutes, improved cultural infrastructure, and cleaner air and water. Talented professionals and investors are attracted to healthy, prosperous, vibrant and safe communities supported by quality public infrastructure such as public transit, sports facilities, green spaces, and arts and cultural institutions. Building Canada provides flexible, predictable and stable funding for municipalities through several initiatives: • The $8.8 billion Building Canada Fund; • The $1.25 billion Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Fund; • The $2 billion a year Gas Tax Fund; • A 100% Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rebate; • Plus, improvements to border crossings and gateways (e.g. better roads and road-rail grade crossing) will also benefit border communities such as Windsor, Vancouv
