The Government of Ontario announced plans to streamline and simplify the 50-year-old environmental assessment (EA) process to make it easier and faster to build infrastructure.…
The Government of British Columbia announced the launch of BC Builds, a new initiative that leverages government, community and non-profit owned and underused land with…
The Government of Alberta announced that Albertans are being invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water. The…
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced that its Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is revising its core funding to enhance its flexibility and adaptability and maximize…
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced two new procurement strategies: the Newfoundland and Labrador First Procurement Strategy and the Sustainable Procurement Strategy. The strategies are aimed…
Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities announced the departure of Tamara Vrooman from her role as chairperson of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB).…
First Nations Finance Authority has surpassed $2 billion in loans to its members with a 10th debenture that ensures 25 First Nations across Canada can…
The Government of Ontario announced the latest steps in its plan to invest in rural communities and municipalities at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association…
By Andy Manahan, Senior Fellow, Global Public Affairs Speaking to a full house at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, Sean Fraser, Federal Minister…
The Government of Canada and the City of Burlington announced an agreement to fast track more than 600 housing units over the next three years…
The City of Toronto and CreateTO announced Civic Developments, Windmill Developments and Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto as the development partners for a new housing…
With housing supply and affordability expected to dip even further in 2024, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario ( RESCON) is calling on political leaders from all…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of more than $1.43 million to help 35 communities in…
The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced the allocation of $471 million in funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), which will…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of over $1.1 million to help 16 communities in Ontario…
The Government of Canada announced consultations that will begin in early January 2024 on a housing design catalogue initiative, building on the work already being done…
The Government of Canada, along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a federal investment of more than $1.9 million to help 46 communities in…
The Manitoba government is creating a blue-ribbon infrastructure panel to ensure Manitobans get the roads and highways they need, Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and…
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced the appointments of Julie Gascon and Peter Xotta, respectively, as president and CEO.…
The Government Ontario and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) released the business case for moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current location at Don Mills Road…
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) announced its 2023-2024 Board of Directors. The 29-person volunteer board, including four new directors (from Concert Infrastructure, EY,…
New research commissioned by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) estimates that, on average across the country, the cost of the municipal infrastructure required to…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) unveiled details of its Indigenous Equity Initiative (IEI) designed to support First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities in purchasing equity…
The federal government released a housing-focused fall economic statement that promised to deliver 101,000 new homes by 2032. Starting in the next fiscal year, Ottawa…