The Arctic and Northern call for proposals represents the next phase of the National Trade Corridors Fund program. This call targets infrastructure projects that address the unique transportation priorities and needs of Canada’s Arctic and northern communities.

In that context, they will be funding projects that clearly meet at least one of the following three program objectives:

• Address the transportation needs of Arctic and northern communities, including safety and economic development;
• Increase the resilience of the Canadian transportation system to current and future impacts associated with the changing climate; promote the sustainability of transportation in Canada; and increase its adaptability to new technologies and future innovation; and
• Support the fluidity of Canadian trade by alleviating capacity constraints and bottlenecks, and strengthening modal interconnectivity and operability.

Proposals should also demonstrate how the project will address the fourth NTCF program objective, if possible:

• Leverage investments from multiple partners.

Funding Information

The maximum contribution that may be awarded to a project from the NTCF is $500 million. The maximum level of total Canadian government funding (municipal, provincial, territorial and federal) authorized by this program’s terms and conditions must not exceed 100% of total eligible expenditures for any project.

Geographic Location

The project must specifically target, or be located, in one of the following northern geographic locations within Canada:

• Yukon;
• Northwest Territories;
• Nunavut;
• Northern extent of Labrador that includes the Nunatsiavut region, in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Nunavik region, in Quebec; or
• Town of Churchill, Port of Churchill, and related transportation assets, in northern Manitoba.

Eligibility Criteria

The following eligible recipients are invited to make submissions under this call for proposals:

• Provinces and territories, including provincially and territorially-owned entities;
• Municipalities, including local and regional governments, and municipally-owned entities;
• Indigenous governments, tribal councils and other forms of regional government, nationally or regionally representative Indigenous organizations, and/or Indigenous development corporations;
• Public sector organizations;
• Federal organizations including Crown Corporations (FAA Schedule III only);
• For-profit and not-for-profit private sector organizations, including those organizations headquartered outside of Canada;
• Canada Port Authorities (subject to Canada Marine Act);
• National Airports System Airport Authorities; and
• Colleges and universities.

For more information, visit Transport Canada.