Canada Community-Building Fund allocations for British Columbia

Courtesy of the Government of Canada:

The Government of Canada is delivering over $326 million to British Columbia this year to build stronger and more connected communities.

Our communities can only grow to support more housing when there are investments in foundational infrastructure projects – like public transit, water systems, and local roads and bridges. With today’s announcement, that is exactly what the Government of Canada is delivering on.

With the funding announced today, communities can build both the essential and recreational infrastructure that allows families in Canada to thrive.

For example, in Surrey, CCBF/Canada Community Building Fund funding is supporting the construction of a new sports field, enhanced lighting, and safety improvements at Tamanawis Park, creating a safer and more accessible space that promotes active lifestyles and strengthens community connections.

The Canada Community-Building Fund provides communities with the flexibility to strategically address present and future infrastructure needs and is administered in British Columbia by the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

Quick Facts: 

The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) will deliver $26.7 billion between 2024-2034 in federal funding to catalyse core infrastructure investments. In 2025-26, the CCBF will provide $2.5 billion to 3,700 communities across Canada to support local infrastructure priorities. 

In 2025-26, British Columbia will receive $326,092,245 to make strategic infrastructure investments across 19 project categories. Since 2015, the federal government has invested $29.1 billion across Canada through CCBF, including more than $3.1 billion in British Columbia communities.

In British Columbia, CCBF is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities and is delivered through three program streams:

Strategic Priorities Fund: For application-based regionally beneficial projects that align with set priorities.

Metro Vancouver Regional Fund: For regional transportation investments.

Community Works Fund: Distributed to local governments based on population and growth. 

The CCBF is a permanent, indexed source of funding provided to provinces and territories, who in turn flow this funding to local governments and other entities to support local infrastructure priorities.

The CCBF ties access to funding to actions by provinces, territories, and municipalities to support infrastructure projects that help increase housing supply and build connected communities.

Today’s announcement is for the Community Works Fund stream. 

Canada Community-Building Fund allocations by individual Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Government:

District of Wells - $73,338

City of Quesnel - $513,696

City of Williams Lake - $561,871

District of 100 Mile House - $151,201

Cariboo Regional District (Electoral Areas only) - $1,882,444

City of Quesnel projects funded through the Canada Community-Building Fund in 2022

Courtesy of the City of Quesnel:

In 2022, the City of Quesnel used over $1.2 million from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) to support seven new community infrastructure projects. The City receives annual allocations of close to $500,000 from the CCBF which are held in a reserve for use on future projects.

The Quesnel Downtown RV Park & Campground project received over $203K in CCBF funding. Construction on this project began in 2022 and will be complete in spring 2023. Located at the old Public Works site, the campground will have 14-serviced (power/water) RV sites; 3-unserviced RV sites and 3 tent sites.

Phase I of the landfill berm was installed on the north-west side on the Quesnel Landfill to increase the airspace at the landfill and extend its life by an estimated 5 years. The berm was built with 8,000 dump truck loads of concrete and soil! A lot of the concrete was sourced from the demolitions of Maple Drive and Quesnel Junior schools. This project received over $465K in CCBF funding. 

The Quesnel Bike Park project (phase I and II) received over $354K in CCBF funding. Phase I and II of the project includes a paved pump track, the reconstruction of machine-built trails, a rubberized strider zone for young children, progressive dirt jumps, progressive drop zone, multi-directional connector trail to the Bryce Trail , paved path and kiosk, signage, fencing and a balance park. It also included the purchase of rental bikes and a storage shed.

Lights have been installed around the Quesnel Pickleball and Tennis courts extending play times in the mornings and evenings. The Quesnel Pickleball Club contributed a grant and private funds towards this project as well. This project received over $71K in CCBF funding.

Trails throughout the City were paved and widened including the bottom of Sugarloaf Trail on North Fraser Drive and in West Fraser Timber Park from the concession through to the parking area, improving access to the fields. This project received over $73K in CCBF funding.

In our 2021 LeBourdais Park Improvements survey, the community wanted more shaded areas at the playground and spray park in LeBourdais Park. Three shade structures will be installed and ready for Spring 2023. Two shade structures will be positioned at the playground and one shade structure will be at the spray park. This project received over $84K in CCBF funding.

The Canada Community-Building Fund started in 2005-2006 and is a permanent and predictable source of long-term funding so communities have the flexibility to invest across 19 different project categories, including local roads and bridges, culture and tourism, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and sport and recreation.

Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull stated:

“On behalf of Quesnel Council and the Quesnel community at large, I extend our appreciation to the Canada Community-Building Fund for supporting more than a half dozen key projects that may not have otherwise been completed without that support."

For more information on the Canada Community-Building Fund visit: https://bit.ly/3YRKYyE