Government of Nova Scotia: federal grants and contributions

A contribution to support medium- and large-scale infrastructure priorities, as well as small rural and northern communities.

• Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

The Government of Canada announced $6 billion over 10 years in Budget 2024 for the new Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the construction and upgrading of housing-enabling drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste infrastructure, directly supporting the creation of new homes and increasing densification.

• Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
• Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund

To accelerate strategic construction, repair and maintenance activities at universities and colleges across Nova Scotia.

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province
• Halifax

Contribution agreement with Nova Scotia for university and college infrastructure under the Knowledge Infrastructure Program.

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province
• Halifax

To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people

• Transport Canada
• National Trade Corridors Fund
• Halifax

To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people

• Transport Canada
• National Trade Corridors Fund
• Halifax

The objective of this Project is to address needs in Nova Scotia for the purchase of key wildland fire equipment and training/hiring of personnel.

• Natural Resources Canada
• Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate

A contribution to support the construction of an interchange

• Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
• Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component

The objective of this Project is to support a whole-of-society approach to enhance wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts and expand the adoption of FireSmart in Nova Scotia.

• Natural Resources Canada
• Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program

• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
• Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
• Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component

All grants from Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

• Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province
• Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

• National Trade Corridors Fund

All grants from Transport Canada

• Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
• Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

• Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund

• Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program

• National Trade Corridors Fund
• Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate

• National Trade Corridors Fund

• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

• Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province

• Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component

• Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province