Feds launch the Build Communities Strong Fund promised in Budget 2025

This week, the Liberals revealed details for the $51-billion fund, which will be spent over 10 years. Of that total, $17.2-billion is a 'provincial and territorial stream' requiring them agreeing to slash development charges to build infrastructure for growing population.

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson. The new fund is broken down into three buckets: a provincial and territorial stream, direct delivery stream, and community stream.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

April 8, 2026

Some of Canada’s hospitals, universities, and community centres are set to get an upgrade under the government’s plans to pump in cash—in partnership with provinces and territories—through its Build Communities Strong initiative.

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