Ottawa offers up to $22.4 million for Kelowna airport utilities
Federal funding of up to $22.4 million would install utilities needed to open more than 165 acres of Kelowna airport land to development.
The federal government is offering up to $22.4 million to install utility infrastructure at Kelowna International Airport and open more than 165 acres of airside land to development.
The project includes water, sanitary sewer, stormwater, electrical and communications systems. Its first phase is expected to service about 90 acres of development-ready land for possible aerospace, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, technology and training uses.
The money would come from the direct-delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund. Ottawa says the contribution remains subject to a signed agreement and any applicable Indigenous-consultation and environmental-assessment requirements.
The September 28 release did not give a construction schedule or identify tenants for the land.
Source: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, September 28, 2026.
Illustrative stock photo of Vancouver International Airport: Albert Stoynov via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of Kelowna International Airport or the funded work.
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