Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Contribution program
Natural Infrastructure Fund
The Natural Infrastructure Fund is a funding program intended to support natural and hybrid infrastructure projects across Canada, increase the use and uptake of natural and hybrid infrastructure, and build community awareness on the value of natural and hybrid infrastructure and the delivery of multiple outcomes.
- Total value
- $74.1M
- Agreements
- 64
- May 2023 to Feb 2026
- Median agreement
- $356K
- Typical range
- $194K–$1M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 3 agreements ($2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | $46.2M |
| 2024 | 13 | $6.8M |
| 2025 | 44 | $20.9M |
| 2026 | 1 | $250K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 14 | $26.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 5 | $21.9M |
| Ontario | 14 | $6M |
| Manitoba | 6 | $5.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 4 | $5.1M |
| Alberta | 10 | $4.2M |
| New Brunswick | 4 | $1.9M |
| Yukon | 3 | $1.4M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $551K |
| Quebec | 1 | $190K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 43 | $65.1M |
| Government | 11 | $5.9M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 7 | $1.6M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $1.4M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $80K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | City of North Vancouver | Moodyville Park Invasive Species Management and Restoration ProjectContribution | $249,600 |
| Nov 2025 | The Corporation of the City of Mississauga | Iggy Kaneff Park RestorationContribution | $453,406 |
| Nov 2025 | Friends of McNab's Island Society | Albemarle Brook Restoration: Fresh water sustainability for Sky Lake, the Rankin River system and recreation at Sauble beachContribution | $45,840 |
| Nov 2025 | City of Brandon | Cemetery Naturalized Stormwater Pond and DrainageContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | The City of Calgary | Calgary Ecological Network Conservation Framework Design and ImplementationContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Town of Swan River | Public Reserve BeautificationContribution | $24,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Muslim Families Development Corporation | Blue Dot Stewards Forest Garden Programme in MiltonContribution | $230,766 |
| Sep 2025 | Town of Pasadena | Town of Pasadena Glide Path ParkContribution | $314,104 |
| Sep 2025 | Town of Devon | Town of Devon North Saskatchewan River and Battery Creek Floodplain Resiliency RestorationContribution | $163,912 |
| Sep 2025 | Nature Conservancy of Canada | Maritime Coastal Trails (previously Brier Island Nature Reserve)Contribution | $200,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Fondation Toldos Yakov Yosef | Toldos Yakov Yosef Community Center Courtyard ParketteContribution | $189,556 |
| Sep 2025 | Town of Bonavista | Old Days Pond Increased Access to NatureContribution | $200,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Healthy Waters Labrador Inc. | Stream bank restoration, wetland rehabilitation and transformation of a brownfield site into a public greenspace and trailContribution | $37,200 |
| Aug 2025 | Valores - Research Institute | Sphagnum fiber in the Acadian PeninsulaContribution | $80,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Regional Municipality of Peel | Green Infrastructure Retrofit of Peel Region’s 7120 Hurontario Street PropertyContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Contribution | $736,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association | Grant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association | Grant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Curve Lake First Nation | Installation of a Permeable Pavement Parking Lot and Walking Trails on Curve Lake First NationGrant | $250,000 |
| Mar 2025 | The City of Calgary | West Confederation Wetland RestorationContribution | $732,508 |
| Mar 2025 | The City of Calgary | West Confederation Wetland RestorationContribution | $732,508 |
| Mar 2025 | Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation | The Trondek Hwechin Farm Living Dike and Flood Mitigation ProjectContribution | $381,000 |
| Mar 2025 | City of Port Colborne | City of Port Colborne Constructed Wetland and Walking TrailGrant | $48,800 |
| Mar 2025 | Waterloo Region District School Board | Waterloo Region District School Board Tree PlantingGrant | $176,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Comox Valley Project Watershed Society | Kus-kus-sum: Restoration of Estuarine Habitat to Re-establish Ecosystem Services and Build Coastal ResiliencyContribution | $1,000,000 |