To support the 5.8 million homes governments aim to build by 2030, municipalities may be required to invest as much as $600 billion in supporting infrastructure.

Staff warn in a new report that funding isn’t increased, some assets such as roads, facilities and bridges will deteriorate to “very poor” condition in the next 25 years.

The Building Infrastructure Safely Act, 2023 would prohibit underground infrastructure owners and operators from charging fees to locate buried utilities.

The company says the construction company it has contracted to build the plant will employ 1,600 Canadian tradespeople directly and through subcontractors.

Smart Modular Canada aims to use the funding to addressing housing gaps in First Nations communities and infrastructure needs in natural resource sectors such as mining and forestry.