Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
How Housing, Infrastructure and Communities spent its budget in fiscal year 2023-24, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) is responsible for federal policies and programs that support public infrastructure, affordable housing, and community development. Working with provinces, territories, and municipalities, it funds major infrastructure projects and administers the National Housing Strategy, which supports the construction, repair, and preservation of affordable housing. It also oversees the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and supports public transit, clean energy, and community infrastructure through programs such as the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
Department Spending
In FY 2023-24,
$14.5B
was spent by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
In FY 2023-24,
2.8%
of federal spending was by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $13.65B in FY 2023-24 — see the overview and methodology.
HICC spent $14.5B in fiscal year (FY) 2024, or 2.8% of the $521.4 billion in overall federal spending. Founded in 2005 as the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, the department's mandate and budget have expanded substantially, and its share of federal spending has roughly doubled over the past decade.
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2006–2025
Spending is dominated by two entities: the Office of Infrastructure of Canada ($7.6 billion) and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ($5.4 billion), followed by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority ($1.3 billion).
Spending by entity, FY 2023-24
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
$7.62B
$5.43B
$1.29B
$156.3M
Much of this spending reaches provinces, territories, and municipalities through infrastructure and housing programs. The largest FY 2024 transfers were the Canada Community-Building Fund ($2.4 billion), the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program ($2.0 billion), and the New Building Canada Fund ($1.0 billion), along with funding to alleviate homelessness and to support disaster mitigation and adaptation.
How did Housing, Infrastructure and Communities spend its budget in 2023-24?
HICC is led by the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, who is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister and sworn into office at Rideau Hall as a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada. The minister is one of the cabinet members who serve at the Prime Minister's discretion, remaining in the role until a successor is sworn in.
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Other transfer payments | Contributions related to the Canada Community-Building Fund (Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act) | $2,367,617,331 |
| Contributions | Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program | $2,040,641,021 |
| Contributions | New Building Canada Fund—Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—National and Regional Projects | $996,804,223 |
| Contributions | Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Indigenous organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues | $583,056,877 |
| Contributions | Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund | $331,016,619 |
| Contributions | Payments for commitments of Public-Private Partnerships Canada Fund of Public-Private Partnerships Canada | $239,494,855 |
| Contributions | Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program | $231,822,177 |
| Contributions | New Building Canada Fund—National Infrastructure Component | $135,321,012 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Building Canada Fund Major Infrastructure Component | $132,077,719 |
| Contributions | New Building Canada Fund—Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund | $78,113,081 |
| Contributions | Permanent Public Transit Program | $48,468,761 |
| Contributions | Asset Management Fund | $25,405,256 |
| Contributions | Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative | $16,583,333 |
| Contributions | Public Transit Infrastructure Fund | $12,616,489 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Smart Cities Challenge | $12,034,485 |
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Housing, Infrastructure and Communities figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
