Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a landmark new partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec that will transform communities across the province. Over the next ten years, Canada's new government is investing nearly $10 billion in the province through the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) and the Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF) - marking one of the largest infrastructure investments in Quebec's history.

Build Communities Strong Fund

The federal government is making generational investments in infrastructure through the BCSF. Launched in April 2026, the BCSF is providing $51 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27, and $3 billion per year ongoing, to support new and renewed public infrastructure. The BCSF is investing in a wide range of infrastructure projects that support economic prosperity, housing, sport, education, health, transit, and climate adaptation.

The BCSF includes three funding streams: 1) a Provincial and Territorial stream, 2) a Direct Delivery stream, and 3) a Community stream.

Provincial and Territorial stream

• The Provincial and Territorial stream is providing $17.2 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27, to support provincial and territorial infrastructure projects and priorities related to housing, post-secondary education, and health care.
• It is an allocation-based stream that provides funding to provinces and territories to support new and renewed public infrastructure. The allocations consist of a base amount for each province and territory, combined with a per capita calculation using 2021 Statistics Canada Census data.
• To access funds, provinces must agree to cost-match federal funding.
• The stream is being delivered through bilateral agreements between the federal government and the provinces and territories, who in turn can provide funding to municipalities and other eligible recipients.

Housing- and education-related funding

• $12.2 billion in housing-related infrastructure and post-secondary education infrastructure funding is being provided over ten years to help provinces and territories plan, build, and deliver critical public infrastructure projects, such as water systems, public transit systems, and active transportation networks. 
• Quebec will receive an allocation of $2.66 billion over ten years.

Health infrastructure funding

• $5 billion in health infrastructure funding is being provided over three years to help provinces and territories ensure their health infrastructure - such as hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centers and medical schools - can respond to the health care needs of Canadians.
• This health infrastructure funding complements existing health-related support provided to provinces and territories. 
• Quebec will receive an allocation of $1.01 billion over three years.

Direct Delivery stream

• The Direct Delivery stream is providing $6 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27, to support regionally significant projects, climate adaptation, and community infrastructure.
• Under the Direct Delivery stream, regionally significant projects are required to consider private sector investment, including through the Canada Infrastructure Bank, before being eligible for funding.
• Funding for this stream is being delivered directly to project proponents, such as provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and public and private sector entities. 
• The Government of Canada will collaborate with Quebec to identify priority projects across the province.

Community stream

• The Canada Community-Building Fund has been rebranded as the Community stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund.
• The Community stream is providing $27.8 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27, and indexed at 2% in $100 million increments to deliver $3 billion per year ongoing, as planned, to support local infrastructure priorities.
• Under this stream, Quebec will receive $557 million in 2026-27 to support core infrastructure projects across the province.
• This stream provides communities with a stable, predictable source of federal funds that helps meet local needs. Communities across the country can use the funding to make strategic investments across 19 project categories, including local roads, bridges, public transit, water systems, and community centres.

Funding public transit in Quebec

The federal government is investing over $5.7 billion through the Canada Public Transit Fund to support Quebec communities with transit projects over the next 10 years. Providing predictable and long-term funding helps communities to plan, upgrade, replace, or modernize their public transit infrastructure, and maintain it in a state of good repair.

This includes:

• Strong Transit Fund: $4.4 billion
  The Strong Transit Fund supports the long-term development of public transit infrastructure, including the planning and construction of a broad range of projects, such as major transit expansions in large urban areas. The Strong Transit Fund promotes livable cities with accessible public transit and attainable housing.
• Baseline Funding stream: $1.3 billion
  Baseline Funding provides predictable, long-term funding to communities with existing transit systems to support routine investments, with an expected focus on public transit and active transportation system expansions, improvements, and state of good repair. Projects will be selected by Quebec, based on provincial priorities and eligibility criteria under the CPTF.
• In addition to the $5.7 billion under the Strong Transit Fund and the Baseline stream, the Government of Canada has finalised agreements for $400 million in funding under the Zero Emission Transit Fund (ZETF) (as previously announced in March 2025). The ZETF helps communities invest in zero emission transit and school transportation options to support a cleaner environment while increasing the mobility of Canadians. With federal funding, Quebec is greening public transit by planning and implementing electrification projects. Integrating environment responsible technology in public transit and across the transportation sector is the future of clean and modern transit.  

Quebec will also be invited to participate in future intakes of the ZETF, Active Transportation Fund, and Rural Solutions Transit Fund.

In addition, as highlighted in Budget 2025, the CPTF has been streamlined by making program conditioners more flexible to support an efficient roll-out of funding for public transit projects. The stream is also being renamed the Strong Transit Fund.