$22,000,000
Federal Grant to Province of Manitoba
- Recipient
- Province of Manitoba
- Department
- Infrastructure Canada
- Agreement #
- HC-2022-14384
- Program
- Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
- Amount
- $22,000,000(20.3x dept. average)
- Date
- 2020-11-15
- Location
- Winnipeg
- Province/Territory
- MB
- Riding
- Winnipeg North
- MP
- Kevin LamoureuxLiberal
- Description
- Federal contribution for Red River flood mitigation infrastructure including floodway upgrades, retention basin construction, and emergency preparedness systems.
What this means
- •This grant is 20.3x the average grant from Infrastructure Canada.
- •This grant was awarded 10 months before the 2021 federal election.
On 2020-11-15, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $22,000,000 to Province of Manitoba through Infrastructure Canada under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund program. The funds were directed to Winnipeg, MB, in the federal riding of Winnipeg North, which is represented by Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). Infrastructure Canada has disbursed $5.2B across 4,800 grants since 2018.