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Supporting healthy, vibrant, sustainable communities

The Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat (CNSIS) administers the federal-provincial agreements that provide funding to infrastructure projects in Nova Scotia. The CNSIS helps communities access funds to improve their infrastructure – contributing to healthy, vibrant, sustainable communities.

The CNSIS administers the following programs: 
  • Building Canada Fund - Communities Component
  • Building Canada Fund - Communities Component Top Up
  • Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component
  • Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
  • Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
  • Federal Gas Tax Fund
  • Federal Public Transit Fund
  • Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program

This website
  • provides information on the infrastructure programs funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia and available to Nova Scotia municipalities, transit organizations and other eligible organizations;

  • helps program participants meet their requirements for funding -- providing the necessary information and plans on time;

  • informs Nova Scotia communities of leading practices on infrastructure development and asset management;

  • provides best practices for community sustainability; and

  • helps to strengthen the capacity of municipalities to carry out long-term planning and infrastructure development.