Arctic Infrastructure Fund

• Project proposal
• Table 1 to Table 5
• Confirmation of Funding Sources forms
• Preliminary environmental review
• Letters of support and engineering report, if relevant

Who is eligible?

• Provinces and territories, including provincial and territorial Crown corporations
• Municipalities, local and regional governments
• Indigenous governments, Inuit Treaty Organizations and organizations appointed by them, tribal councils, other forms of regional government, nationally or regionally representative Indigenous organizations, and/or Indigenous development corporations
• Canadian not-for-profit and for-profit private sector organizations legally incorporated or registered in Canada
• Canada Port Authorities subject to the Canada Marine Act, and National Airports Systems Airport Authorities

Who is not eligible

• Applicants who are not specifically invited by Transport Canada cannot apply under Stream 1

Eligible expenses

• Construction, rehabilitation, and site preparation
• Engineering, design, planning, and surveying
• Environmental assessments and mitigation work
• Equipment, software, data, and systems
• Project administration, travel, outreach, and Indigenous consultation costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Land acquisition and leasing costs
• Legal fees and application preparation costs
• Loan interest and financing charges
• Rolling stock, mobile equipment, and unrelated repairs
• Costs incurred before approval or after project completion

Eligible geographic areas

• Yukon
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• Nunavik region of Quebec
• Nunatsiavut region of northern Labrador

• Overall quality and individual merits of the proposal
• Strength and clarity of the project proposal
• Demonstrated capacity to advance the objectives of Stream 1 or 2 and of the Arctic Infrastructure Fund program
• Project timelines, including whether the project will be substantially completed by December 31, 2028
• Evidence of successful delivery of similar projects, plus a team and plan that match the project’s size, scope, cost and level of risk

• Use a Government of Canada-issued GCKey to access the Arctic Infrastructure Fund online application portal
• To obtain or replace a GCKey, go to the Online Portal, click Continue to GCKey, then Sign Up, accept the GCKey Terms and Conditions of Use, create your username and password, and create three security questions
• Submit your project proposal through AIF’s Online Portal
• If you experience difficulties with the Online Portal, submit your proposal through the AIF general inbox

• Transport Canada will confirm receipt of an applicant submission within 10 business days.
• All project submissions will first be reviewed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to determine whether they may be eligible for CIB financing.
• Transport Canada and the Canada Infrastructure Bank will assess applications at the same time to streamline the review process.
• During the proposal evaluation stage, applicants may be required to provide additional information that Transport Canada deems necessary to assess the project proposal and undertake due diligence, including national security considerations.
• Successful applicants are expected to finalize and sign the Contribution Agreement within a reasonable delay of six to twelve months of the approval-in-principle letter issued by Transport Canada.

• Transport Canada will offer webinars in both official languages during March and April
• Applicants are advised to consult the website regularly because the applicant guide may be revised at any time