Mr. Chair, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada utilizes different funding models to meet specific goals and outcomes. While, in some cases, there are allocations that are based on population, the department also deploys competitive and merit-based models, or even combined funding models, depending on what outcomes are sought.
Needs for the different types of infrastructure vary across the country. Obviously, the cost of infrastructure is different in some locations, particularly in the north. There is no individual jurisdiction receiving a direct share of our department's available funding that aligns with their share of national population, but instead the funding is based on an approach that best meets the needs of the desired outcomes on housing and infrastructure.