Quick Facts - BCSF Community Stream
What is the BCSF Community Stream?
- Permanent and flexible funding for municipal infrastructure
- One of three streams under the Government of Canada’s Build Communities Strong Fund
- Reliable support for long-term planning
- 18 eligible investment categories
What types of infrastructure does the Fund invest in?
- Roads and bridges
- Buses
- Community centres, arenas, parks, and playgrounds
- Sidewalks, bike paths, and trails
- Water and sewer pipes
- Streetlights
- Waste management facilities
- Fibre optic cables
- Asset management plans
- Retaining walls
- Libraries and arts facilities
- Fire stations
- and more…
How does funding work?
- Funding is determined by population of municipality (What exactly is a municipality?)
- Regular payments are sent twice per year to municipalities
- $2.5 billion administered across Canada each year
What is unique to Ontario?
- Ontario’s share of the Fund is more than $900 million each year
- The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) administers funds to 443 of the 444 municipalities in Ontario
- The City of Toronto receives funding directly
- The Government of Ontario administers funds to unincorporated areas of the province
- In most other jurisdictions, the provincial or territorial government administers funding
- Most communities in Ontario have both upper-tier and lower-tier municipal governments – they split Community Stream funding evenly
How can I find information about my community?
- Use our interactive Investment Map to see ongoing projects
- Use our Asset Management Plan Map to see AMPs from across the province
- Use our Housing Needs Assessment Map to see HNAs from across the province
- Search through recent profiles on our Impact page
- Follow the BCSF-CS in Ontario on social media
Any other questions?
Contact us at bcsf-cs@amo.on.ca if you have any other questions, or if you have ideas for projects we should showcase.
