COMRIF Highlights

Ontario ’s small urban and rural municipalities and Local Services Boards expressed a strong interest in COMRIF since its announcement in November 2004. Over all three intakes, 993 applications were received and a total of 280 projects were funded with a combined federal and provincial investment of $578 million.

Projects that received funding through COMRIF span all of the 5 top priorities (roads, bridges, water, wastewater, and solid waste management) and 67% of funding went to “green” projects (water, wastewater, and solid waste management), which was a commitment of the program.

Through all three intakes, COMRIF was able to invest in Ontario’s smaller communities with 75% of funded projects in communities with populations of 25,000 or less. Ontario’s rural communities also benefited with 50% of funded projects in communities with populations of 10,000 or less.

COMRIF is a competitive, merit-based program and for all intakes projects were assessed against three criteria: health and safety, public policy priorities, and value for money.

In December 2006, COMRIF also launched its $5.96 million Asset Management Program (AMP) aimed at helping eligible municipalities and LSBs improve and increase their capacity to manage their infrastructure assets.

Intake Results

Click on the links below to view the projects funded under each COMRIF Intake:

• Intake One Projects (PDF)
• Intake Two Projects (PDF)
• Intake Three Projects (PDF)

If you require any materials from either of the three COMRIF intakes, please contact the COMRIF Joint Secretariat by email at info@comrif.ca or by telephone at 1-866-306-7827.

Interesting Figures 

• Total number of applications received from eligible municipalities and Local Services Boards across Ontario over all three intakes – 993
• Total number of funded infrastructure projects – 280
• Total federal and provincial government investments – $578 million
• Total priority investments include:
  • Roads – $78 million 
  • Bridges – $112 million 
  • Water – $140 million 
  • Wastewater – $238 million 
  • Solid waste management – $10 million
• Total number of funded projects in communities with populations of less than 25,000 – 210 (or 75%)
• Total number of funded projects in communities of 10,000 or less – 139 (or 50%)
• Under COMRIF, the total amount of federal and provincial funding for “green” projects (water, wastewater and solid waste management) was $388 million, or 67%.
• Under COMRIF, the total federal and provincial investment in the Asset Management Program (AMP) was $5.96 million for municipalities and LSBs eligible under COMRIF.