Press Release Department: Federal - Infrastructure Canada

Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Affairs Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, B.C.) issued a statement in response to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s acknowledgement that adopting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) into Canadian law is “unworkable”: “The Liberal government has finally recognized that implementing UNDRIP line-by-line is not possible, something our previous Conservative … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) and Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan Minister of Government Relations, along with representatives from several municipalities, announced funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in eight Saskatchewan communities. Through the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are each contributing up to $6,766,000 … Read more

The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are committed to supporting Atlantic and Canadian businesses and building a vibrant economic future for the middle class while addressing regional challenges. This is why the federal and provincial governments are providing more than $136 million in funding to modernize Port Saint John’s Westside terminals. This project involves … Read more

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Robert Morrissey (Egmont, PE) and PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan announced that the project to replace the Cascumpec Bridge will now move forward thanks to federal and provincial funding under the New Building Canada Plan. The total eligible cost of this project is $2.4 million. … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.); Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.); François Blais, Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, and Minister Responsible for the National Capital Region; Sébastien Proulx, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports; and Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Quebec City, announced a joint federal-provincial-municipal investment totalling $97 million for … Read more

Residents and visitors to the City of Cranbrook area will soon be able to enjoy the restored and enhanced Idlewild Lake and park areas thanks to a project that will rehabilitate the Idlewild Dam. The work is being completed thanks to $2.8 million provided through the federal Gas Tax Fund. The project is about to … Read more

Federal, Provincial and Local Government officials joined together to announce the approval of seven new community projects that will improve drinking water, better protect the environment and provide new recreational opportunities for residents across the province. Seven new capital projects in various British Columbia communities were selected for funding, which will support the construction of a range … Read more

Aimed at improving municipal water systems and providing better community services, two such infrastructure improvement projects have recently been completed in Behchokö, NWT. The first – an improved water treatment plant – involved the installation of a wood pellet boiler heating system. Not only will the new heating system have long-term health benefits for the … Read more

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Michael Levitt (York Centre, Ont.) and Morris Perlis, Board Chair of the United Jewish Appeal Federation announced up to $10.2 million in funding for the second phase of the Sherman Campus project in Toronto. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.

The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced more than $63 million in joint funding to pave another 160 kilometres of the Trans-Labrador Highway’s gravel surface with asphalt. The total estimated cost of this project is $63,893,500, with $31,671,750 coming from the Government of Canada through the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and … Read more