First of two installments delivered to support local infrastructure priorities
EDMONTON, July 24, 2017 /CNW/ - Modern and up-to-date community infrastructure helps connect people to jobs and provides access to better community services, attracts new businesses and creates economic growth.
This month, the Government of Canada delivered the first of two annual $109.5 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Alberta. In total, the province will be provided with over $219 million this year through the fund. The funding, which flows through the provincial government to all of its municipalities, is now available to support community infrastructure projects.
Based on previous years, GTF funding supports approximately 250 local infrastructure projects across Alberta each year.
Some examples of the projects being funded this year include Wheatland County's support of a new regional recreational facility in the Town of Strathmore. The Town of Fort Saskatchewan has plans to rebuild a number of its local roads. The Town of High Level will upgrade control systems on their water treatment plant, and the City of Airdrie is building a new transit terminal and park and ride. The range of planned projects helps demonstrate the flexibility that the GTF provides.
The two Gas Tax Fund installments for this year are in addition to funds flowing to Alberta under the Investing in Canada plan.
Quotes
"Through the federal Gas Tax Fund, communities across Alberta and the rest of Canada can direct federal funding to the infrastructure projects that address the most pressing needs of local residents and businesses, from improving drinking water to building new recreational facilities. The Government of Canada is proud to deliver this predictable, long-term funding to help ensure access to good middle class jobs, increased mobility, greater economic opportunities, sustainable communities and a high quality of life for all Canadians."
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi,
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"The Alberta government is committed to making life better for Albertans. In addition to our own programs, we are pleased to partner with the federal government to extend further support to all municipalities across the province. Investments in local infrastructure create jobs, strengthen communities, and have a lasting impact on families and neighbours."
The Honourable Shaye Anderson,
Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs
Quick Facts
- Since the program was first introduced in 2005, over $2.1 billion has been provided to Alberta communities through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
- The federal Gas Tax Fund makes over $2 billion available each year, and through it provides each community across Canada with a permanent, predictable and indexed source of long-term funding. The funding is made available in two annual installments, in July and November.
- The federal Gas Tax Fund offers significant flexibility. Local communities can make strategic investments across 18 different project categories, including roads and bridges, public transit, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and recreational facilities. Communities can use the funds immediately for priority projects, bank the funds for later use, pool the dollars with other communities for shared infrastructure projects or use it to finance major infrastructure expenditures.
- The Government of Canada will invest 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.
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Federal Gas Tax Allocations for Alberta Communities in 2017-18
Associated links
Federal infrastructure investments in Alberta: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/ab-eng.html
The federal Gas Tax Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html
The federal Gas Tax Fund in Alberta: http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/gtf-funding-allocations-eligibility
Investing in Canada, the Government of Canada's $180-billion+ infrastructure plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/about-invest-apropos-eng.html
Twitter: @INFC_eng
Web: Infrastructure Canada
Backgrounder
This month, the Government of Canada delivered the first of two annual $109.5 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Alberta. In total, the province will be provided with $219,083,063 million this year. The funding, which flows through the provincial government to all of its 353 communities on a per capita basis, is now available to support community local infrastructure projects.
The following table indicates this year's federal Gas Tax Fund allocation for each of Alberta's communities.
| Cities |
|
| AIRDRIE |
$3,164,154 |
| BROOKS |
$764,756 |
| CALGARY |
$66,362,330 |
| CAMROSE |
$972,483 |
| CHESTERMERE |
$997,175 |
| COLD LAKE |
$848,375 |
| EDMONTON |
$47,331,631 |
| FORT SASKATCHEWAN |
$1,296,069 |
| GRANDE PRAIRIE |
$3,696,060 |
| LACOMBE |
$686,205 |
| LEDUC |
$1,579,867 |
| LETHBRIDGE |
$5,111,169 |
| LLOYDMINSTER |
$1,064,243 |
| MEDICINE HAT |
$3,397,490 |
| RED DEER |
$5,434,809 |
| SPRUCE GROVE |
$1,727,157 |
| ST. ALBERT |
$3,410,267 |
| WETASKIWIN |
$680,436 |
| Towns |
|
| ATHABASCA |
$161,200 |
| BANFF |
$506,027 |
| BARRHEAD |
$238,942 |
| BASHAW |
$50,000 |
| BASSANO |
$69,116 |
| BEAUMONT |
$904,013 |
| BEAVERLODGE |
$127,504 |
| BENTLEY |
$60,490 |
| BLACK DIAMOND |
$127,936 |
| BLACKFALDS |
$474,057 |
| BON ACCORD |
$80,223 |
| BONNYVILLE |
$373,132 |
| BOW ISLAND |
$109,174 |
| BOWDEN |
$66,906 |
| BRUDERHEIM |
$72,675 |
| CALMAR |
$113,271 |
| CANMORE |
$705,020 |
| CARDSTON |
$193,009 |
| CARSTAIRS |
$185,569 |
| CASTOR |
$50,247 |
| CLARESHOLM |
$202,605 |
| COALDALE |
$405,749 |
| COALHURST |
$135,969 |
| COCHRANE |
$1,244,528 |
| CORONATION |
$51,056 |
| CROSSFIELD |
$157,318 |
| DAYSLAND |
$50,000 |
| DEVON |
$358,521 |
| DIDSBURY |
$267,247 |
| DRAYTON VALLEY |
$380,033 |
| DRUMHELLER |
$432,868 |
| ECKVILLE |
$60,652 |
| EDSON |
$466,132 |
| ELK POINT |
$88,741 |
| FAIRVIEW |
$170,473 |
| FALHER |
$57,956 |
| FORT MACLEOD |
$168,047 |
| FOX CREEK |
$113,864 |
| GIBBONS |
$163,356 |
| GRANDE CACHE |
$232,850 |
| GRANUM |
$50,000 |
| GRIMSHAW |
$135,591 |
| HANNA |
$144,109 |
| HARDISTY |
$50,000 |
| HIGH LEVEL |
$206,109 |
| HIGH PRAIRIE |
$140,174 |
| HIGH RIVER |
$696,556 |
| HINTON |
$519,721 |
| INNISFAIL |
$428,770 |
| IRRICANA |
$62,647 |
| KILLAM |
$52,889 |
| LAMONT |
$94,510 |
| LEGAL |
$66,043 |
| MAGRATH |
$129,283 |
| MANNING |
$62,755 |
| MAYERTHORPE |
$75,370 |
| MCLENNAN |
$50,000 |
| MILK RIVER |
$50,000 |
| MILLET |
$112,786 |
| MORINVILLE |
$506,890 |
| MUNDARE |
$50,000 |
| NANTON |
$114,943 |
| OKOTOKS |
$1,510,427 |
| OLDS |
$464,568 |
| ONOWAY |
$56,016 |
| OYEN |
$54,236 |
| PEACE RIVER |
$362,781 |
| PENHOLD |
$153,221 |
| PICTURE BUTTE |
$88,956 |
| PINCHER CREEK |
$195,111 |
| PONOKA |
$365,153 |
| PROVOST |
$110,036 |
| RAINBOW LAKE |
$50,570 |
| RAYMOND |
$223,146 |
| REDCLIFF |
$301,266 |
| REDWATER |
$114,080 |
| RIMBEY |
$128,205 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE |
$389,252 |
| SEDGEWICK |
$50,000 |
| SEXSMITH |
$130,362 |
| SLAVE LAKE |
$365,638 |
| SMOKY LAKE |
$55,099 |
| SPIRIT RIVER |
$55,261 |
| ST. PAUL |
$323,694 |
| STAVELY |
$50,000 |
| STETTLER |
$309,892 |
| STONY PLAIN |
$869,455 |
| STRATHMORE |
$718,499 |
| SUNDRE |
$145,296 |
| SWAN HILLS |
$78,983 |
| SYLVAN LAKE |
$771,495 |
| TABER |
$451,791 |
| THREE HILLS |
$174,139 |
| TOFIELD |
$117,638 |
| TROCHU |
$57,795 |
| TURNER VALLEY |
$135,376 |
| TWO HILLS |
$77,150 |
| VALLEYVIEW |
$106,316 |
| VAUXHALL |
$69,440 |
| VEGREVILLE |
$310,431 |
| VERMILION |
$245,035 |
| VIKING |
$56,123 |
| VULCAN |
$98,984 |
| WAINWRIGHT |
$339,059 |
| WEMBLEY |
$76,017 |
| WESTLOCK |
$277,490 |
| WHITECOURT |
$570,076 |
| Villages |
|
| ACME |
$50,000 |
| ALBERTA BEACH |
$50,000 |
| ALIX |
$50,000 |
| ALLIANCE |
$50,000 |
| AMISK |
$50,000 |
| ANDREW |
$50,000 |
| ARROWWOOD |
$50,000 |
| BARNWELL |
$51,756 |
| BARONS |
$50,000 |
| BAWLF |
$50,000 |
| BEISEKER |
$50,000 |
| BERWYN |
$50,000 |
| BIG VALLEY |
$50,000 |
| BITTERN LAKE |
$50,000 |
| BOTHA |
$50,000 |
| BOYLE |
$51,110 |
| BRETON |
$50,000 |
| CARBON |
$50,000 |
| CARMANGAY |
$50,000 |
| CAROLINE |
$50,000 |
| CEREAL |
$50,000 |
| CHAMPION |
$50,000 |
| CHAUVIN |
$50,000 |
| CHIPMAN |
$50,000 |
| CLIVE |
$50,000 |
| CLYDE |
$50,000 |
| CONSORT |
$50,000 |
| COUTTS |
$50,000 |
| COWLEY |
$50,000 |
| CREMONA |
$50,000 |
| CZAR |
$50,000 |
| DELBURNE |
$50,000 |
| DELIA |
$50,000 |
| DEWBERRY |
$50,000 |
| DONALDA |
$50,000 |
| DONNELLY |
$50,000 |
| DUCHESS |
$53,482 |
| EDBERG |
$50,000 |
| EDGERTON |
$50,000 |
| ELNORA |
$50,000 |
| EMPRESS |
$50,000 |
| FERINTOSH |
$50,000 |
| FOREMOST |
$50,000 |
| FORESTBURG |
$50,000 |
| GADSBY |
$50,000 |
| GIROUXVILLE |
$50,000 |
| GLENDON |
$50,000 |
| GLENWOOD |
$50,000 |
| HALKIRK |
$50,000 |
| HAY LAKES |
$50,000 |
| HEISLER |
$50,000 |
| HILL SPRING |
$50,000 |
| HINES CREEK |
$50,000 |
| HOLDEN |
$50,000 |
| HUGHENDEN |
$50,000 |
| HUSSAR |
$50,000 |
| HYTHE |
$50,000 |
| INNISFREE |
$50,000 |
| IRMA |
$50,000 |
| KITSCOTY |
$52,134 |
| LINDEN |
$50,000 |
| LOMOND |
$50,000 |
| LONGVIEW |
$50,000 |
| LOUGHEED |
$50,000 |
| MANNVILLE |
$50,000 |
| MARWAYNE |
$50,000 |
| MILO |
$50,000 |
| MORRIN |
$50,000 |
| MUNSON |
$50,000 |
| MYRNAM |
$50,000 |
| NAMPA |
$50,000 |
| NOBLEFORD |
$53,913 |
| PARADISE VALLEY |
$50,000 |
| ROCKYFORD |
$50,000 |
| ROSALIND |
$50,000 |
| ROSEMARY |
$50,000 |
| RYCROFT |
$50,000 |
| RYLEY |
$50,000 |
| SPRING LAKE |
$50,000 |
| STANDARD |
$50,000 |
| STIRLING |
$65,504 |
| THORSBY |
$55,261 |
| VETERAN |
$50,000 |
| VILNA |
$50,000 |
| WABAMUN |
$50,000 |
| WARBURG |
$50,000 |
| WARNER |
$50,000 |
| WASKATENAU |
$50,000 |
| WILLINGDON |
$50,000 |
| YOUNGSTOWN |
$50,000 |
| Summer Villages |
|
| ARGENTIA BEACH |
$5,809 |
| BETULA BEACH |
$5,539 |
| BIRCH COVE |
$7,426 |
| BIRCHCLIFF |
$11,038 |
| BONDISS |
$10,715 |
| BONNYVILLE BEACH |
$10,122 |
| BURNSTICK LAKE |
$5,863 |
| CASTLE ISLAND |
$6,024 |
| CRYSTAL SPRINGS |
$9,852 |
| GHOST LAKE |
$9,367 |
| GOLDEN DAYS |
$12,602 |
| GRANDVIEW |
$10,823 |
| GULL LAKE |
$11,577 |
| HALF MOON BAY |
$7,049 |
| HORSESHOE BAY |
$6,995 |
| ISLAND LAKE |
$18,101 |
| ISLAND LAKE SOUTH |
$8,882 |
| ITASKA BEACH |
$6,078 |
| JARVIS BAY |
$15,944 |
| KAPASIWIN |
$5,755 |
| LAKEVIEW |
$6,402 |
| LARKSPUR |
$7,049 |
| MA-ME-O BEACH |
$11,092 |
| MEWATHA BEACH |
$9,259 |
| NAKAMUN PARK |
$6,941 |
| NORGLENWOLD |
$17,508 |
| NORRIS BEACH |
$7,480 |
| PARKLAND BEACH |
$11,685 |
| PELICAN NARROWS |
$13,734 |
| POINT ALISON |
$5,539 |
| POPLAR BAY |
$9,313 |
| ROCHON SANDS |
$8,504 |
| ROSS HAVEN |
$12,386 |
| SANDY BEACH |
$17,023 |
| SEBA BEACH |
$12,710 |
| SILVER BEACH |
$7,803 |
| SILVER SANDS |
$13,303 |
| SOUTH BAPTISTE |
$7,803 |
| SOUTH VIEW |
$9,097 |
| SUNBREAKER COVE |
$8,720 |
| SUNDANCE BEACH |
$9,421 |
| SUNRISE BEACH |
$13,033 |
| SUNSET BEACH |
$7,372 |
| SUNSET POINT |
$16,915 |
| VAL QUENTIN |
$13,464 |
| WAIPAROUS |
$8,450 |
| WEST BAPTISTE |
$7,803 |
| WEST COVE |
$11,523 |
| WHISPERING HILLS |
$10,823 |
| WHITE SANDS |
$9,906 |
| YELLOWSTONE |
$12,063 |
| Municipal Districts and Counties |
|
| ACADIA NO. 34, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
| ATHABASCA COUNTY |
$413,081 |
| BARRHEAD NO. 11, COUNTY OF |
$328,654 |
| BEAVER COUNTY |
$306,711 |
| BIG LAKES COUNTY |
$208,158 |
| BIGHORN NO. 8, M.D. OF |
$72,297 |
| BIRCH HILLS COUNTY |
$85,290 |
| BONNYVILLE NO. 87, M.D. OF |
$713,431 |
| BRAZEAU COUNTY |
$388,228 |
| CAMROSE COUNTY |
$466,262 |
| CARDSTON COUNTY |
$224,656 |
| CLEAR HILLS COUNTY |
$152,520 |
| CLEARWATER COUNTY |
$661,944 |
| CYPRESS COUNTY |
$388,928 |
| FAIRVIEW NO. 136, M.D. OF |
$90,196 |
| FLAGSTAFF COUNTY |
$274,894 |
| FOOTHILLS NO. 31, M.D. OF |
$1,146,083 |
| FORTY MILE NO. 8, COUNTY OF |
$179,854 |
| GRANDE PRAIRIE NO. 1, COUNTY OF |
$1,096,968 |
| GREENVIEW NO. 16, M.D. OF |
$285,685 |
| KNEEHILL COUNTY |
$265,306 |
| LAC LA BICHE COUNTY |
$658,817 |
| LACOMBE COUNTY |
$555,951 |
| LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY |
$553,147 |
| LAMONT COUNTY |
$208,751 |
| LEDUC COUNTY |
$729,120 |
| LESSER SLAVE RIVER NO. 124, M.D. OF |
$165,729 |
| LETHBRIDGE COUNTY |
$542,419 |
| MINBURN NO. 27, COUNTY OF |
$226,727 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY |
$666,311 |
| NEWELL, COUNTY OF |
$415,854 |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS, COUNTY OF |
$191,661 |
| NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY |
$136,130 |
| OPPORTUNITY NO. 17, M.D. OF |
$173,276 |
| PAINTEARTH NO. 18, COUNTY OF |
$109,389 |
| PARKLAND COUNTY |
$1,648,013 |
| PEACE NO. 135, M.D. OF |
$77,958 |
| PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF |
$170,257 |
| PONOKA COUNTY |
$477,454 |
| PROVOST NO. 52, M.D. OF |
$123,353 |
| RANCHLAND NO. 66, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
| RED DEER COUNTY |
$989,358 |
| ROCKY VIEW COUNTY |
$2,051,659 |
| SADDLE HILLS COUNTY |
$123,353 |
| SMOKY LAKE COUNTY |
$132,572 |
| SMOKY RIVER NO. 130, M.D. OF |
$114,619 |
| SPIRIT RIVER NO. 133, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
| ST. PAUL NO. 19, COUNTY OF |
$332,535 |
| STARLAND COUNTY |
$111,654 |
| STETTLER NO. 6, COUNTY OF |
$275,118 |
| STURGEON COUNTY |
$1,055,509 |
| TABER, M.D. OF |
$383,645 |
| THORHILD COUNTY |
$184,221 |
| TWO HILLS NO. 21, COUNTY OF |
$170,365 |
| VERMILION RIVER, COUNTY OF |
$437,558 |
| VULCAN COUNTY |
$209,883 |
| WAINWRIGHT NO. 61, M.D. OF |
$223,092 |
| WARNER NO. 5, COUNTY OF |
$207,080 |
| WESTLOCK COUNTY |
$412,111 |
| WETASKIWIN NO. 10, COUNTY OF |
$585,819 |
| WHEATLAND COUNTY |
$446,669 |
| WILLOW CREEK NO. 26, M.D. OF |
$275,334 |
| WOODLANDS COUNTY |
$248,647 |
| YELLOWHEAD COUNTY |
$564,415 |
| I.D. NO. 04 (WATERTON) |
$50,000 |
| I.D. NO. 09 (BANFF) |
$63,348 |
| I.D. NO. 12 (JASPER NATIONAL PARK) |
$50,000 |
| I.D. NO. 13 (ELK ISLAND) |
$50,000 |
| I.D. NO. 24 (WOOD BUFFALO) |
$50,000 |
| I.D. NO. 25 (WILLMORE WILDERNESS) |
$50,000 |
| IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 349 |
$50,000 |
| KANANASKIS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
$50,000 |
| SPECIAL AREAS (2, 3 AND 4) |
$242,555 |
| Specialized Municipalities |
|
| CROWSNEST PASS, MUNICIPALITY OF |
$380,147 |
| JASPER, MUNICIPALITY OF |
$247,137 |
| MACKENZIE COUNTY |
$633,478 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY |
$5,153,922 |
| WOOD BUFFALO, REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF |
$6,740,851 |
| Metis Settlements |
|
| BUFFALO LAKE |
$50,000 |
| EAST PRAIRIE |
$50,000 |
| ELIZABETH |
$50,000 |
| FISHING LAKE |
$50,000 |
| GIFT LAKE |
$50,000 |
| KIKINO |
$50,000 |
| PADDLE PRAIRIE |
$50,000 |
| PEAVINE |
$50,000 |
| Redwood Meadows |
|
| REDWOOD MEADOWS |
$52,996 |
For more information on the federal Gas Tax Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html
For more information on the federal Gas Tax Fund in Alberta, please visit:
http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/gtf-funding-allocations-eligibility
SOURCE Infrastructure Canada
Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-219-0149, [email protected]; Tim Seefeldt, Communications Director, Alberta Municipal Affairs, 780-427-8862; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]
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