Backgrounder: Canada and British Columbia investments in local infrastructure help build community connections for people in Surrey and the Fraser Valley Region

The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are investing over $13 million in the projects noted below through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s new COVID-19 Community Resilience stream. Canada is contributing over $8 million, and B.C. is contributing more than $5 million. Federal funding is conditional on fulfilling all requirements regarding consultations with Indigenous groups.