British Columbia

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: 401
Federal contribution: $508.3 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $1.222 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.

Projects: 1
Federal contribution: $130.0 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $287.3 million

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 $136 million already allocated in British Columbia through the Communities Component (see below).

Projects: 58
Federal contribution: $64.6 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $218.3 million

Provincial/Territorial Base Fund

Through the Building Canada Plan, British Columbia was slated to receive $175 million in base funding, through 2014, for core infrastructure priorities. All of this funding has been accelerated through the Economic Action Plan.

Federal funding committed: $175.0 million

Major Infrastructure Component

The Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Plan will provide up to $903.96 million in British Columbia for large scale initiatives.

Projects since 2007: 26
Federal contribution: $707.7 million
Total eligible cost of projects: $2.288 billion

Communities Component

On July 7, 2008, the Communities Component was officially launched in British Columbia, providing $136 million, including $25 million for flood mitigation, for smaller-scale projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 people.

Projects since 2007: 67
Federal contribution: $110.5 million, plus $25 million for flood mitigation projects
Total eligible cost of projects: $346.3 million

Gas Tax Fund

Just over $1.485 billion in gas tax funding will flow to British Columbia municipalities from 2007 to 2014.