Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) Community Stream
The Government of Canada in their budget 2026 has rebranded the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF). The former CCBF program now falls under the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) as the Community Stream.
The Community stream remains the same and is a stable, predictable, and indexed source of funding provided up front to Provinces and territories who, in turn, flow this funding to their communities. The funding allows communities to make strategic investments in essential infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, public transit, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and recreational facilities. BCSF-CS provides predictable and flexible funding across 19 different project categories:
| public transit | wastewater infrastructure | drinking water | solid waste management |
| community energy systems | local roads and bridges | capacity building | highways |
| local and regional airports | short-line rail | short-sea shipping | resilience |
| broadband and connectivity | culture | tourism | sport |
| recreation | fire halls | brownfield redevelopment |
Municipalities choose how to invest BCSF-CS in their communities based on funding criteria. Since 2005, the Government of Canada’s BCSF-CS program has invested $294 million in PEI infrastructure.
What’s New
PEI and Canada renewed the CCBF Administrative Agreement (BCSF-CS) for another 10 years – from 2024 to 2034. Canada will be investing $94.5 million in the first five years of the agreement.
Schedule E of the agreement outlines communications requirements that municipalities must follow.
Allocations
Municipalities are allocated funds every five years adjusted to population census data.
- Direct Allocation Fund for municipalities that have centralized water and wastewater services. Eight PEI municipalities are eligible. Funding for larger communities is based on population and smaller ones receive $100,000 per year.
- Notional Allocation Fund for municipalities without centralized water and wastewater services
- Municipal Strategic Component is an application-based program that is eligible to municipalities, with the potential a call for applications to be submitted by the third Friday in March and fourth Friday in September. Confirmation of an MSC intake will be provided to municipalities.
- Wastewater and drinking water projects that significantly help communities, county or province are prioritized for funding.
- Spring 2026 Municipal Strategic Component Awarded Projects:
| Applicant | Project Title | MSC Contribution Amount |
| Cornwall | Cornwall Utility Wastewater Treatment Strategy | 43,725.00 |
| North Rustico | Simon Drive Water and Wastewater Extension | 270,000.00 |
| Stratford | Cable Heights Water Station Upgrades | 286,000.00 |
| Stratford | Zakem Sewer Lift Station Upgrades | 591,250.00 |
| Summerside | Central Street Standpipe Reservoir | 1,020,875.75 |
Reporting
Outcomes and impact reports for public infrastructure projects funded through the Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement.
Contact
PEI Infrastructure Secretariat
Phone: 902-368-6637