Building stronger communities across Manitoba with the federal Gas Tax Fund

Doubling of the federal Gas Tax Fund delivers infrastructure funding boost for 136 communities 

WINNIPEG, Jan. 19, 2020 /CNW/ - Modern public infrastructure is key to promoting economic growth and developing healthy sustainable communities. This is why the Government of Canada is renewing its commitment to communities through the federal Gas Tax Fund. 

The Government of Canada has delivered two $36.2-million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Manitoba for the 2019–20 fiscal year. This is in addition to a top-up of $72 million made available through Budget 2019.

The federal GTF is a long-term, indexed, predictable source of funding that supports a diverse range of projects. In Manitoba, residents of the RM of Brokenhead are getting active and enjoying new outdoor fitness equipment adjacent to the Garson Quarry Park thanks to the funding. The Rural Municipality of Fisher is prioritizing waste management by expanding the Poplarfield Disposal Site landfill. The City of Portage la Prairie is investing in a multi-year project to construct the Crescent Lake causeway, which will consist of a new three-lane causeway, active transportation pathways and two roundabouts to improve traffic flow and driver safety.

These are just a few examples of how the federal Gas Tax Fund is helping address local priorities and build the resilient, 21^st-century infrastructure residents deserve across Manitoba.

Quotes

Modern infrastructure is making Manitoba communities even better places to live. Through the Gas Tax Fund, we're delivering stable long-term funding so that communities can pursue projects that truly benefit local residents. Whether it means helping build recreation centres and public transit systems, upgrade water services, increase energy efficiencies, and much more, we're working together to build cleaner, healthier, more sustainable communities for our children and grandchildren."

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Through the use of the Gas Tax Fund, our Government delivers support for projects of local and regional significance with municipalities all across Manitoba. Strategic investments in community infrastructure provide economic growth and improve quality of life for Manitoba communities.  I am proud of our partnership with the federal government to provide municipalities with a fair say on how infrastructure funds are invested in their communities."

The Honourable Reg Helwer, Minister of Central Services

Quick Facts

• The federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) delivers over $2 billion in flexible funding every year to over 3,600 communities across the country. In recent years the funding has supported approximately 4,000 projects each year.
• To help address the short-term infrastructure priorities of municipalities, local governments and Indigenous communities, Budget 2019 included a top-up of $2.2 billion to the GTF.
• Communities can invest across 18 different project categories, including recreation, water systems and roads. They can use the funds immediately for priority projects, bank them for later use, pool the dollars with other communities for shared infrastructure projects, or use them to finance major infrastructure expenditures.
• Through its Investing in Canada plan, the Government of Canada is investing more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada's rural and northern communities.
• To date, more than 52,000 projects have been approved under the plan and the majority of these projects are either under way, or already completed.

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2019‒2020 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations in Manitoba by community:

Backgrounder

Manitoba's 2019‒20 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations

The Government of Canada has delivered two $36.2-million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Manitoba for the 2019–20 fiscal year. In addition to these regular installments, Manitoba communities will benefit from a top-up of $72 million made available through the 2019 Budget, bringing the total GTF support for this fiscal year to $144 million.

The following table indicates the 2019–20 federal GTF allocation and Budget 2019 top-up amount for Manitoba's communities.¹

Ultimate Recipient	Allocation 2019-20 ($)	Budget 2019 top-up ($)
Alexander	179,371	178,151
Alonsa	67,109	66,653
Altona	226,676	225,134
Arborg	66,302	65,851
Argyle	55,162	54,787
Armstrong	96,439	95,784
Beausejour	173,236	172,058
Bifrost-Riverton	181,793	180,557
Boissevain-Morton	126,630	125,770
Brandon	3,075,740	3,054,827
Brenda-Waskada	36,272	36,026
Brokenhead	275,649	273,775
Carberry	93,533	92,897
Carman	170,276	169,118
Cartier	181,254	180,022
Cartwright-Roblin	70,392	69,914
Churchill	48,381	48,052
Clanwilliam-Erickson	46,820	46,502
Coldwell	67,486	67,027
Cornwallis	243,251	241,597
Dauphin (City)	450,391	447,329
Dauphin	123,671	122,830
De Salaberry	192,663	191,354
Deloraine-Winchester	80,133	79,588
Dufferin	131,043	130,152
Dunnottar	41,062	40,783
East St. Paul	504,369	500,940
Ellice-Archie	47,735	47,411
Elton	68,509	68,043
Emerson-Franklin	136,533	135,604
Ethelbert	32,667	32,445
Fisher	98,323	97,654
Flin Flon	268,599	266,772
Gilbert Plains	79,110	78,573
Gillam	68,078	67,615
Gimli	332,640	330,379
Glenboro-South Cypress	84,223	83,650
Glenella-Lansdowne	63,557	63,125
Grahamdale	73,137	72,640
Grand Rapids	14,423	14,325
Grandview	79,756	79,214
Grassland	84,008	83,437
Grey	142,506	141,537
Hamiota	65,925	65,477
Hanover	846,697	840,940
Harrison Park	87,291	86,697
Headingley	192,610	191,300
Kelsey	130,451	129,565
Killarney-Turtle Mountain	184,537	183,282
La Broquerie	326,990	324,767
Lac du Bonnet (Rural Municipality)	167,962	166,820
Lac du Bonnet (Town)	58,606	58,208
Lakeshore	73,352	72,853
Leaf Rapids	31,321	31,108
Lorne	163,656	162,544
Louise	103,220	102,518
Lynn Lake	26,585	26,405
MacDonald	385,435	382,814
McCreary	48,004	47,678
Melita	56,077	55,696
Minitonas-Bowsman	88,959	88,354
Minnedosa	131,797	130,901
Minto-Odanah	63,988	63,553
Montcalm	67,809	67,348
Morden (City)	466,482	463,311
Morris (Rural Municipality)	163,979	162,864
Morris (Town)	101,444	100,755
Mossey River	61,620	61,201
Mountain	52,633	52,275
Neepawa	248,041	246,354
Niverville	248,095	246,408
Norfolk Treherne	94,233	93,592
North Cypress-Langford	147,727	146,722
North Norfolk	207,355	205,946
Oakland-Wawanesa	90,950	90,332
Oakview	87,506	86,911
Pembina	126,308	125,449
Pinawa (Local Government District)	80,940	80,390
Piney	92,887	92,256
Pipestone	78,465	77,931
Portage la Prairie (City)	715,976	711,108
Portage la Prairie (Rural Municipality)	375,371	372,819
Powerview-Pine Falls	70,823	70,341
Prairie Lakes	78,196	77,664
Prairie View	112,369	111,605
Reynolds	72,007	71,517
Rhineland	319,940	317,764
Riding Mountain West	76,420	75,900
Ritchot	359,441	356,997
Riverdale	114,791	114,010
Roblin (Rural Municipality)	172,967	171,791
Rockwood	421,007	418,145
Roland	60,759	60,346
Rosedale	89,981	89,370
Rossburn (Rural Municipality)	52,525	52,168
Rosser	73,836	73,334
Russell-Binscarth	131,420	130,527
Selkirk	553,127	549,366
Sifton	67,594	67,134
Snow Lake	48,381	48,052
Souris-Glenwood	137,878	136,941
Springfield	825,654	820,041
St. Andrews	641,117	636,758
St. Clements	585,309	581,330
St. Francois Xavier	75,935	75,419
St. Laurent	72,007	71,517
Stanley	482,681	479,399
Ste. Anne (Rural Municipality)	269,245	267,414
Ste. Anne (Town)	113,768	112,995
Ste. Rose	92,134	91,508
Steinbach	851,863	846,071
Stonewall	258,804	257,044
St-Pierre-Jolys	62,965	62,537
Stuartburn	88,690	88,087
Swan River (Town)	216,020	214,551
Swan Valley West	152,247	151,212
Taché	622,551	618,318
Teulon	64,634	64,194
The Pas	288,941	286,977
Thompson (City)	736,104	731,099
Thompson (Rural Municipality)	76,527	76,007
Two Borders	63,235	62,805
Victoria	60,920	60,506
Victoria Beach	21,419	21,273
Virden	178,779	177,563
Wallace-Woodworth	158,651	157,573
West Interlake	116,352	115,560
West St. Paul	288,888	286,923
WestLake-Gladstone	169,738	168,584
Whitehead	89,389	88,782
Whitemouth	83,792	83,223
Winkler	681,318	676,686
Winnipeg	44,396,057	44,094,206
Winnipeg Beach	61,620	61,201
Woodlands	183,838	182,588
Yellowhead	104,835	104,122

¹  Amounts exclude provincial administrative costs.

Associated links

Budget 2019, Investing in the Middle Class: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2019/home-accueil-en.html

Investing in Canada, Canada's long-term infrastructure plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html

Federal infrastructure investments in Manitoba: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/mb-eng.html

The federal Gas Tax Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html 

The federal Gas Tax Fund in Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/fpir/strainfrasec/fedgastax/index.html

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David Taylor, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-949-1759, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]

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