Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund Overview
On March 10, 2025, the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada announced a 10-year agreement under the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF).
With the new fund, communities across Saskatchewan will be able to build or improve the critical infrastructure related to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste in order to support more homes.
The province will receive $187.9 million through the CHIF program to address housing-enabling infrastructure priorities. In addition, the Government of Saskatchewan is committing approximately $155 million toward this program.
1. Apply
Applications for the 2025 Fall CHIF - Provincial-Territorial (PT) Stream were accepted until noon CST on November 28, 2025.
2. Eligible Applicants
- A provincial government.
- A municipal government established by or under provincial or territorial statute.
- A public sector body established by or under provincial or territorial statute, or by regulation, or is wholly owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government.
- An incorporated not-for-profit organization.
- A private sector, for-profit body if they are working in collaboration with an eligible public sector entity, as described above, or with an eligible Indigenous applicant, as described below.
- An Indigenous applicant, as follows:
- An Indigenous Governing Body, including but not limited to:
- A band council within the meaning of Section 2 of the Indian Act.
- A First Nation, Inuit, or Métis government or authority established pursuant to a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement between His Majesty the King in right of Canada and an Indigenous people of Canada, that has been approved, given effect, and declared valid by federal legislation.
- A First Nation, Inuit, or Métis government established by or under legislation, whether federal, provincial, or territorial, that incorporates a governance structure.
- A not-for-profit organization whose central mandate is to improve Indigenous outcomes.
- An Indigenous development corporation.
- An Indigenous Governing Body, including but not limited to:
For additional information, please review the CHIF Program Guide – Saskatchewan.
3. Cost Sharing
The funding provided by the federal and provincial governments towards infrastructure projects is cost-shared. The levels of federal and provincial contribution are:
| Applicant Type | Federal Contribution | Provincial Contribution |
| Municipal or regional governments, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organizations | 40% | Up to 33.33% |
| Municipal or regional governments with a population of 30,000 or less | 40% | Up to 33.33% |
| Indigenous | Up to 100% | Up to 25% |
| Private Sector — for-profit | Up to 25% | 0% |
The contributions listed above are estimates and can be confirmed only after project approval is received from the Government of Canada.
The remaining eligible project costs plus all ineligible project costs and cost overruns are the responsibility of the applicant. Where applicants plan to use or have applied for funds from other federal or provincial programs, the source of these funds must be indicated on the application form.
4. CHIF Direct Delivery Stream
The CHIF program is delivered through two funding streams: the Direct Delivery Stream and the Provincial-Territorial Stream. The Direct Delivery Stream intake, which is run solely by the federal government, is now closed to all applicants. For additional information on the federal government’s Direct Delivery Stream of CHIF, please visit the Government of Canada's website.