Strategic Municipal Investment Fund
The Government of Manitoba continues to provide comprehensive funding support to the City of Winnipeg and other municipalities across Manitoba, to support key services, core programs, and priority capital projects through the Strategic Municipal Investment Fund, Manitoba’s basket funding model.
2023-24 Strategic Municipal Investment Fund
City of Winnipeg
Municipal Operating – A total of $137.9M of unconditional operating funding will be provided to the City of Winnipeg to support the delivery of core municipal programs and services.
Strategic Infrastructure – A total of $89.8M of conditional capital funding is provided to support key strategic capital priorities identified by the City of Winnipeg for Manitoba's consideration. This funding represents 56 percent of the total amount of capital funding available to all Manitoba municipalities. Funding is allocated towards projects that align with Manitoba's definition of strategic infrastructure, which includes water and wastewater treatment plants, waste management facilities, public transit, roads and bridges, and recreation projects. The capital basket provided to Winnipeg is inclusive of all existing and new projects, including those supported under federal-provincial agreements.
Other Municipalities
Municipal Operating – Up to $78.8M of operating funding will be provided to other municipalities outside the City of Winnipeg to support the delivery of core municipal programs and services.
Strategic Infrastructure – A total of $70.6M of conditional capital funding is provided to support key strategic capital priorities in rural municipalities. This funding represents 44 percent of the total amount of capital funding provided to all Manitoba municipalities. Funding is allocated towards projects that align with Manitoba's definition of strategic infrastructure, which includes water and wastewater treatment plants, waste management facilities, public transit, roads and bridges, and recreation projects. Rural Strategic Infrastructure funding includes:
- $20M to support safe and sustainable water and treatment facilities, administered by the Manitoba Water Services Branch.
- Support for various infrastructure projects supported by federal-provincial agreements.
- Support for other provincial-municipal capital priorities or programming administered by the Department of Municipal Relations. For 2023, the remaining $39.9M under the rural capital basket will be distributed on a per capita basis.