Ontario Construction News staff writer
The Governments of Canada and Nunavut have signed a new ten-year agreement for the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) to provide funding to communities across the territory. Over the first five years, Nunavut will receive $94.5 million to address local infrastructure priorities.
The renewal means that the critical infrastructure that supports housing will continue to be built, maintained, and expanded.
The CCBF has supported major infrastructure projects in Nunavut, including expanding the reservoir in Igloolik to store more water and meet growing demands, constructing a bridge in Coral Harbour, installing artificial turf at Naujaat’s arena for use by youth and children, and renovating a community space in Resolute Bay to expand recreational programming for residents.
“This agreement presents stable and flexible funding to support the well-being of Nunavummiut through the development of community led critical infrastructure projects,” David Joanasie, Minister of Community and Government Services, Government of Nunavut, said in a statement. “This support underscores the importance of collaboration, transparency and informed decision-making in capital investments.”
The Government of Nunavut is also engaging local communities and the Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM), a territorial non-governmental organization, to gather feedback on the distribution of CCBF funds.
In 2024-2025, Nunavut will receive $18 million in funding through the renewed Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) agreement.
Across Canada, the federal government is renewing CCBF agreements and investing $26.7 billion over the next ten years (2024-2034) to support core infrastructure projects.
Between 2014-2024, the CCBF provided more than $26.2 billion through 19 different project categories in over 3,600 communities across the country, such as public transit, water infrastructure, solid waste management, highways, roads, and bridges.
