Alberta

In 2007, the Government of Canada launched the $33-billion Building Canada Plan. On January 27, 2009, the Government launched Canada's Economic Action Plan which included $5.5 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding to be provided by Infrastructure Canada. In addition to this new funding, through the Economic Action Plan, existing Building Canada funding is being accelerated.

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Infrastructure Stimulus Fund

Through the Economic Action Plan, the federal government established a $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund for provincial, territorial, municipal and community construction-ready infrastructure projects built over two years: 2009-10 and 2010-11.

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Projects: 238
Federal contribution: $421.3 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $1.041 billion

Green Infrastructure Fund

Through the Economic Action Plan, the Government established a Green Infrastructure Fund that supports sustainable energy generation and transmission, along with municipal wastewater and solid waste management infrastructure.

Communities Component Top-up

Through the Economic Action Plan, funding has been allocated to smaller-scale projects that will be substantially completed by March 31, 2011, in communities with fewer than 100,000 people. This is in addition to the $88 million already allocated in Alberta through the Communities Component (see below).

Projects: 38
Federal contribution: $51.5 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $194.4 million

Provincial/Territorial Base Fund

Through the Building Canada Plan, Alberta will receive $175 million in base funding for core infrastructure priorities. The funding was originally committed over seven years, through to 2014, but can now be accelerated through the Economic Action Plan.

Federal funding committed: $75.0 million

Major Infrastructure Component

The Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Plan will provide up to $752.73 million in Alberta for large scale initiatives.

Projects since 2007: 16
Federal contribution: $553.0 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $3.166 billion

Communities Component

On December 19, 2008, the Communities Component was officially launched in Alberta, providing $88 million for smaller-scale projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 people.

Projects since 2007: 61
Federal contribution: $87.1 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $293.9 million

Gas Tax Fund

Just over $1.16 billion in gas tax funding will flow to Alberta municipalities from 2007 to 2014.

Figures last updated 6 May 2010