Advocacy

Improvement for Coquitlam, BC School

On June 15, Ron McKinnon, Member of Parliament for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, and Fin Donnelly, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, announced a joint investment of $932,760 to improve the…

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$8.5 Million for Nzen’man’ Child and Family Development Centre in Lytton, BC

On June 15, the Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced a federal investment of $8.5 million to build a central education, social…

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Infrastructure Canada Investing $50 million in Montreal Museum

On June 16,the Hon. Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Quebec Lieutenant, and Mathieu Lacombe, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications, Minister Responsible for Youth and Minister Responsible for…

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Federal Funding for School Modernization in Eastern Montreal

On June 16, Emmanuel Dubourg, Member of Parliament for Bourassa, and Suzanne Tremblay, Governmental Secretary for the Minister of Education and Member of the National Assembly for Hull, announced a…

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Legislation

During the week of June 19, debate in the House of Commons will focus on: Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential…

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New Call for Applications Open for Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program

A second call for proposals under the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program, focused on demonstration projects, has been opened. This call will support up to six aggregated deep energy retrofit projects in…

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House of Commons Finance Committee Launches 2024 Pre-Budget Consultations

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance is inviting Canadians to participate in its annual pre-budget consultations process. The Committee intends to table a report on these consultations in the House…

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U.S. Senate Confirms FHWA Administrator

The U.S. Senate on December 8, 2022, confirmed Shailen Bhatt as the nation’s 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The vote came nearly six months after President Biden…

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DOL Announces Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program

With an initial $80M in funds to soon be made available, the U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) has announced that applications will soon be accepted for its Building Pathways to…

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APWA Policy Priorities for Streamlining Permitting in Debt Ceiling Agreement

The agreement included nearly all the structural components of the BUILDER Act (sponsored by one of the key ceiling negotiators, Rep. Garrett Graves), which APWA President Keith Pugh testified before…

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