COVID-19: Cross Country Update (August 5-6, 2020)

Federal

The Government of Canada announced the following measures:

Expanded Infrastructure Program

The Investing in Canada Instructure Program is undergoing changes which will give provinces and territories the ability to use funding to quickly act on a wider range of more pandemic-resilient infrastructure projects, such as:

• retrofitting schools;
• upgrading hospitals and care facilities for social distancing requirements;
• building new parks, cycling and walking paths; and
• disaster mitigation projects that protect against floods or fires.

The new $3.3 billion COVID-19 Resilience funding stream would allow the Federal Government to cost share up to 80% of these project costs for provinces, municipalities and not-for profits organizations. Indigenous and territorial projects can apply to receive up to 100% of costs.