About the Canada Community-Building Fund
The Canada Community-Building Fund was formerly known as the Gas Tax Fund (GTF).
The federal Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) will provide funding over 10 years to support municipalities in Saskatchewan. The CCBF allocation is an estimated $350.3 million over the first five years from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
The federal CCBF program is administered by the provincial government in Saskatchewan.
Allocations to municipalities are on a per capita basis. Allocations for 2024-25 to 2028-29 are based on 2021 Census figures. Allocations for 2029-30 to 2033-34 will be based on 2026 Census figures.
If a municipality’s allocation resulting from population size is less than $2,000, the municipality’s allocation is set at $2,000.
1. Canada Community-Building Fund
Saskatchewan and Canada entered into an administrative agreement enabling the provincial government to continue to receive funding from the CCBF for a 10-year term: 2024-25 through 2033-34.
CCBF is a federally-funded program. Details about the program can be found on the Government of Canada’s website: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada - The Canada Community-Building Fund. You can also read this Questions and Answers document about the CCBF Fund Renewal 2024-2034 to learn about changes under this agreement.
The bilateral agreement provides a joint framework for transferring CCBF funding from Canada to Saskatchewan for administration and for allocation to municipalities.
To receive funding, municipalities must:
- enter into a Municipal Funding Agreement, including any amendments; and
- submit an Infrastructure Investment Plan for each project; and
- adhere to Saskatchewan's Municipal Compliance Strategy.
The payments are based on per capita and are to be used for municipal infrastructure projects and capacity building projects.
Municipalities must plan investments in their infrastructure projects within 19 eligible categories. The list of eligible project categories includes:
- For expenditures incurred after April 1, 2005:
- Local Road and Bridges
- Public Transit
- Drinking Water
- Wastewater
- Solid Waste
- Community Energy Systems
- Capacity Building
- For expenditures incurred after April 1, 2014:
- Highways
- Regional and Local Airports
- Short-Line Rail
- Short-sea Shipping
- Resilience (any project under the former category Disaster Mitigation would continue to be eligible under Resilience)
- Broadband Connectivity
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Cultural Infrastructure
- Tourism Infrastructure
- Sport Infrastructure
- Recreational Infrastructure
- For expenditures incurred after April 1, 2021:
- Fire Halls
2. Infrastructure Investment Plans
Participating municipalities must complete an Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) form for each project under the Canada Community-Building Fund.
A Guide to Completing the Infrastructure Investment Plan and an Infrastructure Investment Plan Reporting Checklist is available to assist the municipality.
3. Agreements
Administrative Agreement on the Canada Community-Building Fund (April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2034)
Federal-Provincial Agreement:
Provincial-Municipal Agreement:
- Canada Community-Building Fund Municipal Funding Agreement (effective April 1, 2024)
4. Provincial Audited Financial Reports
On an annual basis, the Ministry of Government Relations completes an annual report for the Canada Community-Building Fund, which outlines spending and project information at a provincial level. The information provided in these reports is a result of the compilation of Municipal Annual Expenditure Reports, submitted by municipalities on an annual basis.