Calgary’s growing infrastructure gap is no longer a silent threat. It has become visible in our roads, transit and water systems. The City has identified over $54 billion in needed infrastructure investments, with most of that investment needed to maintain and renew assets.

• The 10-Year Infrastructure Plan shows Calgary’s top infrastructure needs and the serious impacts of assets failing. The highest risks are in drinking water and wastewater systems. Investing now will help reduce service disruptions, support growth and avoid more expensive repairs later.
• The Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure showed what can happen when critical infrastructure is not fixed. Homes can’t function, businesses shut down and public health risks rise.
• Without more investment, infrastructure could continue to decline or fail. Gaps in critical infrastructure create serious risks. Investing before assets fail helps protect essential services, support population growth and avoid more costly emergency repairs.

Federal

• Invest $190 million in upgrades to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main. This is about half of the cost for the project’s two stages, including construction of a parallel pipe to provide redundancy and long-term stability. 

10-year Capital Infrastructure Plan - Capital infrastructure needs assessments by service.

Public safety is a shared responsibility across all levels of government. Federal decisions about bail, sentencing and the Criminal Code affect communities like Calgary. Public safety includes emergency health services response, which is a provincial responsibility in Alberta.

• Public safety is a fundamental need shared by everyone. It is also tied to perceptions of a welcoming city for visitors and business. When people feel unsafe downtown, on transit or in their communities, it affects quality of life, the economy and trust in public spaces.
• While encouraged by recent changes through Bill C-14, Calgary supports more federal action to address repeat offending and “revolving door” bail so local law enforcement has the tools it needs to keep communities safe.
• The Calgary Fire Department is often first on scene at medical emergencies before EMS. In 2025, the Calgary Fire Department spent $15.6 million responding to medical emergencies — even though EMS is a provincial responsibility.

Federal

• Continue working with local governments to understand how federal decisions affect local policing, emergency response and community safety.

Provincial

• Provide part of the $15.6 million to repay The City for providing timely emergency medical response, which is a provincial responsibility.

Community safety and wellbeing in Calgary - How we invest and support safety and wellbeing.

As Calgary grows toward 2 million people, fast and frequent transit will help residents get where they need to go. It will also connect more people to jobs. Through its RouteAhead strategy:

• Calgary has committed $100 million to capital projects such as the Blue Line LRT extension and North Calgary Bus Rapid Transit. The City is also investing an extra $20 million toward the transit operating budget to improve transit service in 2026.
• The province has provided more than $61 million toward capital projects so far, including $53 million for the Blue Line and $8 million for other projects. Alberta is the only province that does not provide operating funding for transit to municipalities.
• The Federal Government does not provide any municipality with funding earmarked for operating costs.

• Fast, reliable transit helps Calgary respond to population growth – connecting residents to jobs, housing, education and services.
• Transit investment supports economic competitiveness by improving labour mobility, reducing congestion and enabling higher-density growth around key corridors.
• Investing in these projects will boost ridership by 46,000 per day, create nearly 6,000 construction jobs and eliminate 10,000 tons of greenhouse gases annually.

Federal

• Invest $80 million in the Blue Line LRT Extension, part of a $240 million project. Building on the province’s $53 million investment, a shared approach supports Alberta’s economy and improves future connections to Calgary’s International Airport.
• Restore the $30 billion, nation-wide Canada Public Transit Fund. Move quickly on provincial-territorial agreements under the Strong Transit Fund so cities can access stable and predictable funding for transit projects.

Provincial

• Build on the $53 million already committed to the Blue Line and support The City’s request for federal funding.
• Provide operating funding to support municipal connections to future passenger rail.
• Commit to steady, long-term funding for the Low-Income Transit Pass.

Both federal and provincial

• Provide up to $60 million each, every year for 10 years to buy new buses. More buses are needed to keep pace with population growth and provide fast, frequent service to one million Calgarians and 65 per cent of Calgary’s jobs.
• Provide $255 million for a new bus maintenance and storage facility. This would modernize operations and support the move to net-zero through different types of buses improves transit reliability.
• Support the full 40-kilometre Green Line LRT, from Seton in the south to 160 Avenue in the north. This project supports housing and jobs in addition to better connections between communities.

RouteAhead - Calgary Transit’s 30-year plan.