Building stronger communities across New Brunswick with the federal Gas Tax Fund

Doubling of the federal Gas Tax Fund delivers a boost in New Brunswick for 104 communities 

MONCTON, NB, Aug. 13, 2019 /CNW/ - Modern public infrastructure is key to promoting economic growth, strengthening the middle class and developing healthy, sustainable communities. That is why the Government of Canada is renewing its commitment to communities through the federal Gas Tax Fund and delivering much needed support for their local priorities. 

Today, the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, was joined by Her Worship Dawn Arnold, Mayor of Moncton, to announce that the first of two $22.5 million annual installments of the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) has been delivered to New Brunswick, along with a top-up of $47.6 million, made available through Budget 2019. This top-up doubles the amount of money for New Brunswick communities, based on their allocations for the 2018-19 GTF transfer, enabling them to carry out infrastructure projects that support the well-being of their residents.  

The federal GTF is a long-term, indexed source of funding that supports a diverse range of local infrastructure projects across the province each year. For example, the Town of Rothesay used federal GTF funding to construct sidewalks and walking trails, improving the pedestrian network and providing better infrastructure for active transportation. Meanwhile, residents in the Village of Tide Head are benefitting from a sustainable blue bin recycling program which is contributing to a healthier environment. And in Moncton, residents will soon benefit from better storm sewers and retention ponds throughout the community, which will help prevent flooding during extreme weather events.

This year, the City of Moncton will receive a total of $4.9 million for their annual allocation, and an additional $5.1 million through the top-up.

This predictable funding, enhanced by a doubling of the 2018-19 GTF allocations, as announced in Budget 2019, is allowing communities to plan for current and future infrastructure priorities, so they can build the resilient infrastructure of the 21st century that residents deserve, and help ensure that New Brunswick remains among the best places in the world to live.

Quotes

"The Government of Canada is proud to deliver this stable, predictable long-term funding that communities rely on to develop their public infrastructure. By working with other orders of government, we are making significant progress and delivering concrete results for all Canadians. From improving roads, water services and energy efficiency, to enhancing recreation and tourism centres, the federal Gas Tax Fund is helping keep families safe, promote economic development and improve people's quality of life across the country."

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Now that New Brunswick is in receipt of the funds, local governments who have met the requirements of the agreement are starting to see payments flow.  We are continuing the important task of working with these areas to ensure their infrastructure needs are addressed and that asset management plans are in place to better prepare for the future."

The Honourable Jeff Carr, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government

"Support and investment such as this allow us to complete a higher number of infrastructure improvement projects. As a growing city, there is an increased demand on our street networks and transportation systems and these funds help us maintain our assets in a sustainable way."

Her Worship Dawn Arnold, City of Moncton

Quick Facts

• The federal Gas Tax Fund delivers over $2 billion 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 includes a top-up of $2.2 billion to the federal Gas Tax Fund.
• The federal Gas Tax Fund is flexible in allowing communities to apply funding to their most pressing local needs. Communities can invest across 18 different project categories, including recreation, water systems and roads. They can also 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.
• The plan includes more than $92 billion for funding such as the Gas Tax Fund and more than $95 billion in new funding for infrastructure programs.
• To date, more than 48,000 projects have been approved under the plan and the majority of these projects are either underway, or already completed.

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2019‒2020 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations in New Brunswick by community

Backgrounder

New Brunswick's 2019‒20 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations

The Government of Canada has delivered the first of two $22.5 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to New Brunswick for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

In addition to the regular installments, New Brunswick communities will benefit this year from a top-up to their funding, as announced in Budget 2019. This top-up will accelerate progress and maximize every opportunity to ensure that Canadians in every community across the country continue to see real and timely results in the renewal of public infrastructure.

The GTF will provide New Brunswick with over $92 million this fiscal year for local infrastructure projects.

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

Ultimate Recipient	Allocation 2019-20 ($)	Budget 2019 top-up ($)
Alma	14,678	17,284
Aroostook	21,086	26,150
Atholville	246,009	281,618
Balmoral	115,355	128,069
Bas-Caraquet	89,928	102,813
Bath	32,801	39,635
Bathurst	819,823	914,512
Beaubassin-East	439,369	461,912
Belledune	97,646	115,329
Beresford	295,486	324,158
Bertrand	80,349	84,709
Blacks Harbour	61,606	73,161
Blackville	66,016	73,757
Bouctouche	162,697	180,518
Cambridge-Narrows	38,727	46,191
Campbellton	474,308	550,197
Campobello Island	60,090	68,914
Canterbury	23,154	25,033
Cap-Pelé	167,107	168,076
Caraquet	292,730	310,599
Centreville	38,383	40,380
Charlo	90,272	98,641
Chipman	76,077	92,084
Cocagne	182,543	189,608
Dalhousie	215,413	261,651
Dieppe	1,749,213	1,736,641
Doaktown	54,577	59,080
Dorchester	75,525	86,944
Drummond	50,787	57,739
Edmundston	1,142,529	1,194,415
Eel River Crossing	134,581	150,867
Florenceville-Bristol	110,532	122,109
Fredericton	4,040,610	4,188,798
Fredericton Junction	48,513	56,026
Gagetown	48,995	52,002
Grand Bay-Westfield	342,069	381,227
Grand Falls	367,015	425,108
Grand Manan	162,628	177,091
Grande-Anse	61,950	54,982
Hampton	295,555	319,762
Hanwell	323,877	317,825
Hartland	65,947	70,553
Harvey	24,670	27,044
Haut-Madawaska	255,932	297,039
Hillsborough	87,998	100,578
Kedgwick	135,339	155,635
Lac-Baker	47,548	53,567
Lamèque	88,549	106,687
Le Goulet	54,646	60,868
Maisonnette	34,110	42,690
McAdam	79,315	95,661
Meductic	14,816	16,986
Memramcook	329,252	359,919
Millville	18,812	22,872
Minto	158,838	186,627
Miramichi	1,208,476	1,326,954
Moncton	4,953,875	5,146,148
Nackawic	64,844	78,153
Neguac	116,045	125,014
New Maryland	287,631	315,292
Nigadoo	66,360	70,926
Norton	95,234	96,927
Oromocto	635,557	665,451
Paquetville	49,615	52,598
Perth-Andover	109,567	132,465
Petitcodiac	95,303	106,463
Petit-Rocher	130,722	142,150
Plaster Rock	70,495	84,560
Pointe-Verte	61,054	72,714
Port Elgin	28,115	31,142
Quispamsis	1,257,264	1,332,542
Rexton	57,195	60,943
Richibucto	87,240	95,810
Riverside-Albert	24,118	26,299
Riverview	1,355,254	1,425,073
Rivière-Verte	49,891	55,429
Rogersville	80,349	87,167
Rothesay	803,422	890,075
Sackville	367,359	414,082
Saint Andrews	123,073	140,734
Saint John	4,656,597	5,219,830
Saint-André	130,998	145,502
Saint-Antoine	119,421	131,868
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska	65,947	74,651
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël	60,572	71,149
Saint-Léolin	44,585	50,959
Saint-Léonard	89,583	100,056
Saint-Louis-de-Kent	58,987	69,287
Saint-Quentin	151,189	156,082
Salisbury	157,391	164,500
Shediac	459,217	450,960
Shippagan	177,788	196,015
St. George	104,537	114,957
St. Martins	19,019	23,394
St. Stephen	304,238	358,876
Stanley	28,391	31,216
St-Isidore	52,647	55,728
Sussex	295,073	321,252
Sussex Corner	100,678	111,380
Tide Head	64,638	77,184
Tracadie-Sheila	1,110,417	1,207,826
Tracy	41,897	45,521
Upper Miramichi	152,842	176,793
Woodstock	360,262	391,433
Unincorporated areas	8,897,838	9,530,904

¹ Amounts exclude 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 New Brunswick: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/nb-eng.html

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

The federal Gas Tax Fund in New Brunswick: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/elg/local_government/content/financial_support/content/gas_tax_fund.html

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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-697-3778, [email protected]; Erika Jutras, Communications Officer, Department of Environment and Local Government, 506-444-2447, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]

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