Today, the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Nathan Cullen, British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, announced more than $110.3 million in joint federal-provincial funding for 57 community, recreation, and green infrastructure projects across British Columbia.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $56.8 million in these 57 projects through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure, Rural and Northern Infrastructure, and Green Infrastructure streams of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of British Columbia is contributing $53.4 million, and contributions from project recipients total $27.1 million.

Investments in infrastructure help build inclusive, resilient communities across the country. These projects will help create good jobs and business opportunities, address some of the gaps highlighted by the pandemic, and support local climate-related initiatives.

Now, as we emerge from the pandemic, the federal government is focused on the priorities that Canadians expect us to deliver on: making life more affordable, creating jobs and growing the economy, and ensuring a clean future for everyone.

This announcement will help us deliver on these priorities and will make a meaningful difference in the lives of thousands of British Columbians.

You can read more about this announcement in the news release.

For more information and to see which projects are receiving this funding, click here.