The current agreement for the federal Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) between Canada and Nova Scotia became effective on April 1, 2014. This agreement represents a 10-year investment of an estimated $580 million in predictable and stable funding for local municipalities. The CCBF helps build and revitalize public infrastructure in Nova Scotia while supporting the national objectives of a cleaner environment, stronger cities & communities, and productivity & economic growth.
Since 2015, NSFM has been providing support to the Province of Nova Scotia to administer the 2014-24 CCBF Agreement. NSFM focuses its efforts on helping municipalities meet the requirements for communications, signage and asset management. The aim of this collaboration is to provide valuable support and resources to municipalities and to raise the profile of federally-funded local initiatives.
The information provided here is a sampling of resources developed by NSFM. Municipalities are encouraged to visit the Canada Community-Building Fund for Municipalities at the Department of Municipal Affairs for a full range of CCBF information and resources.
The Canada Community-Building Fund: A Year in Review
To capture highlights from the 2022-23 fiscal year, pdf NSFM developed the Canada Community-Building Fund: Year in Review (3.80 MB) to provide a graphical overview of the CCBF in Nova Scotia. It outlines key financial information, as well as highlights from local projects and asset management initiatives to demonstrate how municipalities are using the CCBF to support sustainable infrastructure investments in their communities. To view previous Year in Review documents Click Here
Recent Canada Community-Building Fund Articles in NSFM’s Municipal Observer:
- pdf Double Helping of Federal Funding Supports Municipal Infrastructure Projects (2.84 MB)
- pdf Canada Community-Building Fund Project Spotlight: The Municipality of the County of Antigonish’s Market Street Water Tower & Utility Upgrade Project (2.44 MB)
- pdf Canada Community Building Fund Assists Shelburne Marine Terminal Upgrade (488 KB)
- pdf Canada Community building fund project highlight Town of Port Hawkesbury Macquarrie Community Park Improvments (204 KB)
- pdf Investing in Nova Scotia Active Transportation Infrastructure with Federal Gas Tax Fund (78 KB)
The Infrastructure Spotlight Report: Local Successes from the Canada Community-Building Fund
NSFM is pleased to release the Infrastructure Spotlight Report: Local Successes from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), developed in partnership with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The report provides a sampling of projects undertaken from 2014 to 2021 by Nova Scotia municipalities. From the development of active transportation trails to improvements in water and wastewater treatment facilities, the CCBF has made significant contributions to numerous infrastructure projects across the province. The report aims to demonstrate how local municipalities are making the most of the CCBF through strategic infrastructure investments that contribute to a better quality of life in our communities.
The pdf Infrastructure Spotlight Report (4.66 MB) outlines how CCBF work is communicated in Nova Scotia through websites, social media channels and municipally installed signage. It presents CCBF project analytics to demonstrate how and where municipalities are investing their funds. It also highlights best practices and innovation through a selection of 25 municipal projects from across the province that contribute to the national objectives of productivity and economic growth, cleaner environment and strong communities.
Canada Community-Building Fund Signage
Municipalities are required to install temporary signs for many CCBF projects, as part of the terms of their Municipal Funding Agreement. NSFM collects information on behalf of the Department of Municipal Affairs twice a year to develop reports that track the installation of CCBF project signs.
Details on the federal signage requirements can be found at Infrastructure Project Signage Guidelines - Introduction. Also, NSFM developed the pdf Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) Program Guide 2022-23 (1.01 MB) for your easy reference.
