







The Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program is an infrastructure fund that is investing $500 million in recreational facilities across Canada over a two-year period. This national initiative will provide a temporary economic stimulus that will help reduce the impact of the global recession while renewing, upgrading and expanding recreational infrastructure in Canadian communities.
Launched in May 2009, RInC is part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canada’s multi-faceted plan to ensure a quick recovery from the current economic downturn.
Allocated on a regional per capita basis, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) will invest almost $153 million in recreational infrastructure projects in the four western provinces.
All projects funded under RInC must be completed by March 31, 2011.
The deadline for submitting an application for program funding has passed. A total of 1,605 RInC submissions were received by WD requesting in excess of $400 million in funding from the federal government. WD has approved 718 projects, which will use all available project funds for Western Canada.
As of August 12, 2010, Western Economic Diversification Canada has spent more than $ 47.1 million on ongoing and completed RInC projects in Western Canada.
WD has approved 718 RInC projects which will use all available project funds for Western Canada. A total of 166 projects are complete as of August 12, 2010.
Organizations eligible to apply for funding under RInC included:
Projects eligible for funding through RInC had to meet the following categories of recreational infrastructure:
Eligible projects were also required to:
In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements described above, projects were assessed on construction-readiness, planned completion date, the extent to which other funding was leveraged, and local and municipal government support.
All projects funded under RInC must be completed by March 31, 2011.
All direct incremental costs related to the project that have been incurred and paid by a successful applicant are eligible under RInC. This includes, by exception, the applicant’s employee cost. Costs and services normally provided by the applicant are not eligible.
For information regarding funded projects in each of the western provinces, please click on the links that follow:
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | Saskatchewan
For additional information on this program you may view the program fact sheet, or read our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have further questions about the program, you may contact us directly at any of our offices by email, telephone, fax or mail.
To review other Western Economic Diversification Canada funding programs, please visit WD Programs.