Infrastructure priority lists are rankings municipalities maintain of needed infrastructure projects, often required for provincial funding applications. These lists identify, evaluate, and prioritize capital needs based on criteria like asset condition, risk of failure, service impact, safety concerns, regulatory compliance, and strategic importance. Priority lists inform long-term capital planning, help allocate limited resources to highest-priority needs, demonstrate readiness to funders, and provide transparency about infrastructure decisions. Different stakeholders may prioritize differently—what matters most varies by community circumstances and values. Maintaining current priority lists positions municipalities to respond quickly when funding opportunities arise, as many programs favour "shovel-ready" projects. Priority lists should be regularly updated to reflect changing conditions, completed projects, and emerging needs. Some provinces require municipalities to submit priority lists as part of infrastructure funding frameworks, using them to allocate resources where needs are greatest.