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Building Faster Fund

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

$1.2 billion fund (program total); municipalities reaching at least 80% of their annual housing target receive funding, with bonus funding for exceeding targets. Per-municipality amounts are not stated on the page.

Rewards municipalities that meet at least 80% of their provincially assigned housing targets with funding for housing-enabling infrastructure.

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Who qualifies

Municipalities. Provincial housing targets were assigned to the 50 largest municipalities; the fund rewards those that reach at least 80% of their annual target, with bonus funding for exceeding targets. 10% of the fund is set aside for small, rural and northern municipalities without a housing target. There is no application form on the page; allocations follow tracked housing progress.

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Good to know

  • Funding: Funds can be used towards housing-enabling and community-enabling infrastructure and other related projects.
  • Notes: The dedicated building-faster-fund URL returns 404. Only the program total is on official pages; "over three years" and per-municipality figures were not confirmed on an official page and are omitted.

Evidence from the official page

  • amount“we created the $1.2 billion Building Faster Fund” source ↗
  • summary“This fund rewards municipalities that reach at least 80% of their annual target with funding.” source ↗
  • status“providing funding under the Building Faster Fund to eligible municipalities” source ↗

Verified 2026-10-08 · Medium confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.