New Brunswick - Building Canada Fund

Under the Canada-New Brunswick Framework Agreement, $188.09 million from the Building Canada Fund will go towards infrastructure initiatives in New Brunswick under the following two components:

Major Infrastructure Component

$28.49 million in funding will support larger-scale projects, particularly public infrastructure projects that have a national or regional impact and generate significant benefits in terms of a growing economy, a cleaner environment or stronger communities.

$126.6 million has already been approved for major infrastructure projects, such as improvements to New Brunswick's highway infrastructure and the completion of the Saint John Harbour clean up.

Under the Major Infrastructure Component, project proposals may be identified by provinces, local governments, or the private sector (not-for-profit and for-profit). Project priorities are determined through federal-provincial discussions. Once identified as a priority, proponents will be contacted and asked to submit a project overview (sometimes referred to as a business case) that includes an assessment of the proposed project. Prior to the approval of federal funding, a federal review of the business case is undertaken to evaluate project eligibility, benefits and risks and to ensure that the project meets minimum federal requirements. 

Communities Component

$33 million has been fully allocated to smaller-scale projects in communities with populations of fewer than 100,000.

News Release: New Brunswick Communities to Benefit from Partnership Investment: Applications Now Accepted for the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund

News Release: Governments of Canada and New Brunswick Invest in Rural Infrastructure

News Release: Community Infrastructure Funding: Open for Business – Apply Today!

Communities Component Top-Up

Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, an additional $11.12 million has been fully allocated to the Communities Component for projects that will be completed by March 31, 2011. This top-up funding is in addition to the $188.09 million provided through the original Framework Agreement.

External Links
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Building Canada Fund in the provinces:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan

In recognition of the unique infrastructure challenges in Canada's North, the Building Canada Fund allocations will be added to the Base Funding Initiatives in the territories.