Federal government invests $76 million in new national basketball centre at Humber Polytechnic The federal government is putting $76 million toward a new national basketball facility at Humber Polytechnic's North Campus in Toronto, which will become the home of Canada Basketball. There's a new court for Canadian basketball - six of them, in fact. The federal government is set to announce a $76-million investment into a new national basketball facility later Wednesday, sources told CBC Sports. The facility will be built at Humber Polytechnic's North Campus in Etobicoke, Ont. , and will serve as Canada's home of basketball. It will feature six gyms to be used for provincial, national and international competition, as well as a high-performance training centre. The site will also include a domed playing field and other spaces for community, academic and athletic uses.It will break ground next year and will house Canada Basketball's national operations. The money for the project comes from the federal government's Build Communities Strong Fund, which provides $51 billion over the next 10 years and $3 billion per year after that to build and renew public infrastructure. Canada Basketball president and chief executive officer Michael Bartlett said in a statement that a permanent home can help Canada become the best in the world in the sport.Humber previously provided temporary training space for the national basketball teams. Meanwhile, the federal government is committing to 32,000 hours of community use annually at what it is calling The Hub. Rounding out funding for the new site, Canada Basketball will team with Humber to launch a private donor campaign with opportunities for naming rights, while Humber Capital and student fee allocations will contribute, too. The provincial government could also get involved.For the feds, the facility marks the latest in a string of investments which also include $9.8 million to planning a Canada Soccer national facility as well as $33.6 million toward the rehab of Calgary's Olympic oval, a Canada Snowboard national training centre and a national alpine centre. Those commitments came out of the Build Communities Strong Fund, a 10-year, $51-billion initiative toward Canadian infrastructure.On Friday, the government announced $2.77 million in supplemental funding to Alpine Canada, its first - and, to date, only - allocation of a $660 million bump in core funding for national sport organizations that was announced in April. A spokesperson for secretary of sport Adam Van Koeverden told CBC Sports last week that funding decisions and rollout are expected imminently.Wednesday's announcement at Humber will feature van Koeverden, Ontario premier Doug Ford, secretary of state for labour and federal MP John Zerucelli, Canada Basketball president and CEO Mike Bartlett, and Humber Polytechnic president and CEO Ann Marie Vaughan. Additionally, Canadian basketball stars RJ Barrett, Kelly Olynyk, Michelle Plouffe and Yvonne Ejim are set to attend.As of the beginning of last season, Canada claimed 23 NBA players - second only to the U.S. - including two-time reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont. Five Canadians currently play in the WNBA, including Kia Nurse of the Toronto Tempo. Canada also sits within the top seven in the international rankings for both men and women.However, success on the world stage has been mostly hard to come by. The women's team missed qualifying for the World Cup earlier this month and has never earned an Olympic medal despite consistently strong rankings over the last 15 years.The men's team captured bronze at the 2023 World Cup, its first podium appearance ever at the event, and returned to the Olympics for the first time in 24 years in 2024 before losing in the quarterfinals to host France.