Infrastructure Canada in conjunction with Community Foundations of Canada has announced the first round of applications under the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative. The Initiative supports communities
This morning, the US Senate passed a budget resolution on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the “American Rescue Plan.” The budget resolution does
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs released “Managing Infrastructure Assets for Sustainable Development: A Handbook for Local and National Governments” for public
On January 19, 2021, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced the second phase of the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) application intake. Municipalities can
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released his supplementary mandate letter to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, outlining further responsibilities of the Minister in light
December 2, 2020 — As of December 1, 2020, the government of British Columbia will be accepting applications for the long-awaited COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream (CVRIS).
Climate change policy strategies, economic growth and financial equity considerations for federal and municipal governments. Stateside, governmental action and large-scale public policy efforts to address
Local governments are often overlooked in discussions about international initiatives, yet they consistently play a pivotal role in efforts to initiate change. Grassroots movements can
The first months of the COVID-19 pandemic tested municipal practitioners in ways that no level of experience could have prepared them for. In the May-June
In Canada, all governments are legislated to produce financial statements that must be audited each year. This is required to reinforce transparency, evaluate the actual
