First Nations – Municipal Community Infrastructure Partnership Program

The Community Infrastructure Partnership Program (CIPP) is one of FCM's newest National Programs, which commenced in Fall 2010 and ends March 2012.

About the Program

The CIPP program is run by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) as members of the steering committee. The program is reaching out to municipalities and adjacent First Nations communities, with the aim of building capacity on community infrastructure service agreements, with an emphasis on water and wastewater partnerships.

Key deliverables

The two key deliverables for CIPP include the development of a Service Agreement Best Practice Toolkit, and a series of community partnership training workshops. The workshops will bring municipalities and First Nations together, helping them build relationships, as well as their capacity to develop and deliver successful service agreements.

Benefits

Service agreements can reduce costs associated with service provision, enhance social and economic development, and build capacity within both First Nations and municipal governments.

Impacts

Through an enhanced understanding of mutual needs and opportunities, and better tools and resources to promote cooperation, First Nations and municipal governments will be better able to work together to further build community and partnerships.