Wednesday, May 21, 2025
How local governments are building resilience to climate impacts
By Dustin Carey It is not every day that a small-town mayor is considered a guest of honour at an event involving multiple cabinet ministers…
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Canada and FCM invest $30 million to build resilient communities
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Rebecca Bligh, announced $30 million to build resilient communities to support…
Governments, industry condemn and respond to U.S. tariffs
Governments and representatives from Canada’s construction and infrastructure industry have been quick to respond and condemn the unjustified and unreasonable tariffs imposed by U.S. President…
How local governments are evolving asset management and prioritizing resilience
By Aymone Agossou Local governments face numerous competing priorities when it comes to their infrastructure assets. Residents rely on services from infrastructure like community buildings,…
FCM calls for action to improve quality of life for Canadians by strengthening municipal finances
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is urgently calling for action from the federal government to equip municipalities with the tools they need to ensure…
$530M investment for FCM’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative
To help accelerate adaptation support for resilient municipal infrastructure the Government of Canada announced the $530-million Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative, through the…
Federal government lays out ambitious housing plans in Budget 2024
The federal government’s Budget 2024, previewed with numerous announcements over the past few weeks, not surprisingly was heavy with housing-related spending, with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals…
Federal government announces new $6B Housing Infrastructure Fund
The Government of Canada has announced the new $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to help support the cost of building infrastructure that supports new…
Accounting for Infrastructure
Long-term financial planning for municipal governments By Arshad Akhtar Nothing happens until it’s funded. Long-term financial planning is increasingly becoming one of the most important…
Mayors call on feds for urgent investment in infrastructure to support Canadians
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) launched an urgent call for the federal government to invest in critical infrastructure for Canadian communities as the country…
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund updates its funding offer
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…
Canada, FCM invest $9M to construct a net-zero fire station in Peterborough
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of $9.3 million ($1,226,080 in grants and $8,173,910 in loans) through…
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in five provinces
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…
Federal government, FCM to strengthen asset management in Ontario and B.C.
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…
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in NL
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…
Housing challenge is also an infrastructure challenge: FCM
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…
Housing top of mind in federal government’s fall economic statement
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…
Canada and FCM invest over $6.2 million in Ontario green projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of more than $6.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF)…
Canada and FCM support sustainable affordable housing plans in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a series of investments totalling $82,300 through the Green Municipal Fund’s Sustainable Affordable…
Canada and FCM invest $1.8M to improve water quality in Quebec
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced an investment of more than $1.8 million through the Green Municipal Fund to support six…
Canada and FCM invest $15M in four projects in Southern Ontario
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced more than $15.2 million for four projects that will reduce emissions and increase the…
$10M to transform Brampton’s Susan Fennell Sportsplex into net-zero facility
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced $10 million for retrofits to the Susan Fennell Sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, through…
Canada and FCM invest in Ontario communities through the Green Municipal Fund
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $1,034,216 for five projects across southwestern Ontario through the Green…
Funding to support efficiency of municipally owned-buildings in Ontario
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced more than $900,000 through the Green Municipal Fund’s Community Buildings Retrofit initiative to help…