FAQs - Intake Two
How much did the federal and provincial governments invest under Intake Two?
How many applications were submitted under Intake Two?
How were projects selected for funding?
My project has been funded, what are the next steps?
If many good projects were submitted, why didn’t Canada and Ontario approve all that were eligible?
My project did not receive funding. How can I find out more information?
Q. How much did the federal and provincial governments invest under Intake Two?
A. In June, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a total joint investment of more than $408 million in 183 communities with populations under 100,000. In February, under Intake One, they announced a total joint investment of more than $685 million in 290 communities with populations under 100,000.
Together with contributions from municipalities, the total investment in local infrastructure projects will exceed $1.6 billion under the Building Canada Fund Communities Component.
Q. How many applications were submitted under Intake Two?
A. Ontario municipalities submitted more than 430 applications with total project costs of more than $1.5 billion.
Q. How were projects selected for funding?
A. The Communities Component is a competitive, merit-based program. Applications were assessed by the Joint Secretariat, which is comprised of officials from Industry Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with assistance provided by the technical ministries. All the projects were reviewed using the materials submitted by the applicants.
Many good projects were submitted. Some difficult decisions had to be made, as the demand significantly exceeded the funds available for the second intake.
Q. My project has been funded, what are the next steps?
A. The BCF-CC Joint Secretariat will develop a Contribution Agreement with you (the recipient) to provide a mechanism to flow funds. Eligible costs are paid by the recipient and submitted to the Joint Secretariat for reimbursement, up to the maximum eligible costs as outlined in the Contribution Agreement.
A. The governments of Canada and Ontario committed to accelerating infrastructure funding – to get shovels in the ground and to get money flowing faster and more efficiently. Today, we are delivering on that promise. Thanks to today’s joint investment we’ll now have more than 180 projects starting construction shortly.
In February 2009, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced that 290 infrastructure projects in small communities across Ontario will move forward thanks to a joint federal-provincial investment of $687 million through Intake One of the Communities Component program. Together with municipal contributions, the total investment in local infrastructure projects will be over $1 billion.
The Communities Component is a competitive, merit-based program. All the projects were reviewed by a joint federal-provincial committee using the materials submitted by applicants. Many good projects were submitted. Some difficult decisions had to be made, as the demand significantly exceeded the funds available for the second intake.
Some municipalities that submitted projects under multiple programs may still be approved for funding under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund or the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program in Ontario.
A. Applications were received in 15 of the 18 categories.
Q. My project did not receive funding. How can I find out more information?
A. Applicants should direct funding questions to the BCF-CC Joint Secretariat at 1-866-306-7827 or BCF.CC@ontario.ca.