Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund

Communities across New Brunswick facing housing shortages often run into a familiar barrier: the local infrastructure needed to support new homes isn’t always in place. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund is designed to tackle that challenge by helping municipalities and project partners move forward with critical infrastructure that directly enables housing development and community growth. By focusing on the systems behind the scenes, the program supports faster construction timelines and greater housing density where it’s needed most.

Delivered through a federal–provincial partnership and administered by the Regional Development Corporation, this initiative supports projects tied to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid-waste infrastructure. These investments play a key role in unlocking residential construction, whether that means expanding service capacity for new subdivisions or upgrading aging systems to allow for infill and densification. Funding is provided on a non-repayable, project-by-project basis, with support levels varying depending on scope and impact. Over the next decade, the province is set to receive significant long-term funding to advance these priorities, reflecting the urgency of the housing situation across New Brunswick.

For municipalities, developers, and organizations involved in housing-enabling infrastructure, the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund represents an opportunity to align local projects with broader provincial and federal housing goals. Understanding how projects are prioritized, what costs may be supported, and how applications are assessed can help determine whether this program fits your plans.