Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
Grant
Description:
The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) is a $6 billion fund that aims to accelerate new construction, rehabilitation and expansion of housing-enabling drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste infrastructure, directly supporting the creation of new housing supply and improved densification.
Comments on Funding:
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. A municipal or regional government established by or under provincial or territorial statute;
2. A municipal public-sector body that is established by or under provincial or territorial statute or by regulation or is wholly owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government, including, but not limited to:
a. Municipally owned corporations (e.g., autonomous organizations owned by municipalities, used to produce or deliver local public services outside the local bureaucracy);
c. Any other form of local governance that exists outside of the municipality description (e.g., local service districts);
3. An incorporated not-for-profit organization;
4. A private sector, for-profit body, if it is working in collaboration with an eligible public sector entity, as described above, or with an eligible Indigenous applicant as described below;
5. An Indigenous applicant:
a. An Indigenous Governing Body, including but not limited to:
i. A band council within the meaning of section 2 of the Indian Act;
ii. A First Nation, Inuit or Métis government or authority established pursuant to a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement between His Majesty the King in right of Canada and an Indigenous people of Canada, that has been approved, given effect and declared valid by federal legislation;
iii. A First Nation, Inuit or Métis government established by or under legislation whether federal or provincial or territorial that incorporates a governance structure;
b. A not-for-profit organization whose central mandate is to improve Indigenous outcomes;
c. An Indigenous development corporation.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Read the Applicant Guide.
2. Register to create an account.
3. Once a secure account in the HICC Funding Portal has been created, the option to apply for CHIF funding becomes available.
4. Should an applicant’s project be considered eligible, HICC may reach out to obtain additional information.
5. When the CHIF intake closes, HICC will need time to review and assess all applications. Once projects are selected for funding, all applicants will be notified of the results of their project submissions.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
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