Investing in Canadian infrastructure: Delivering results for all Canadians today and into the future

Over 28,000 projects approved to date benefitting Canadians in communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast

OTTAWA, April 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Infrastructure investments play a key role in growing a strong and sustainable economy, making our communities more inclusive, and creating opportunities and jobs for the middle class.

Today, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities was joined by Kelly Gillis, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Canada, to provide an update on the Government's progress in implementing the Investing in Canada long-term infrastructure plan. The progress made on the plan highlights the importance of partnership and collaboration – working with our provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous partners – to provide programs that are flexible and responsive to the needs of Canadians.

The presentation outlined how the Government of Canada is rolling out the Plan in two phases, making funding available to address needs identified through broad consultations, and delivering on its commitment to make unprecedented investments in infrastructure across the country. From the design of the Plan to its implementation, the Government is making sure that its programs are making a real and positive impact on Canadians and their communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast.

The Government's long-term infrastructure plan was announced in Budget 2016 and further expanded on in Budget 2017 to support five priority areas: public transit, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation, and rural and northern communities. In total, it is making over $180 billion available to support local, provincial, and territorial infrastructure projects over 12 years. The plan is helping grow the economy and create jobs for the middle class, building inclusive communities where everyone has access to opportunities, and supporting a low-carbon green economy.

Quotes

"Our investments in infrastructure are making a difference in the lives of Canadians. In Winnipeg, investment in new buses means better service for residents on their daily commutes. In Gatineau, the creation of transitional housing units will provide safe housing for women facing homelessness and single mothers fleeing family violence. In Edmonton, the new social housing will help support our most vulnerable citizens, providing them the opportunity to have a stable home. And in Nunavut, upgrades to water infrastructure in Chesterfield Inlet, Arviat, and Sanikiluaq means cleaner water for residents."

— The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Quick facts
All 34 Budget 2016 programs launched
11 of 24 Budget 2017 programs launched
Over 28,000 projects approved so far
$11.8 billion in federal funding allocated, accounting for over 80% of Budget 2016 funding
Over 70% of approved projects underway or completed

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Backgrounder 1

The Investing in Canada plan: Overall Progress Summary

Budget 2016 Programs

• $14.4 billion available to support projects prioritized by our funding partners
• All 34 programs launched
• Over 28,000 projects approved, worth $11.8 billion in federal funding alone (accounting for over 80% of available program funding)
• Over 70% of approved projects underway or completed

Budget 2017 Programs

• $81.2 billion in additional funding
• 24 new programs, 11 of which have been launched
• $33 billion will be delivered through Infrastructure Canada bilateral agreements with provinces and territories
  • Seven agreements signed so far
• Agreements signed with most provinces and territories to deliver the new Early Learning and Child Care initiative
• Negotiations with provinces and territories underway for the delivery of the National Housing Strategy
• Smart Cities Challenge launched, with finalists for the first competition being announced in the coming weeks
• Canada Infrastructure Bank launched to provide partners with new funding options

Ongoing Programs

• $92.2 billion available through 22 ongoing programs supporting thousands of local infrastructure projects every year
  • Federal Gas Tax Fund alone supports about 4,000 projects across 3,600 communities every year

Overview of the Investing in Canada Plan

The Investing in Canada plan, the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan, was announced in Budget 2016 and expanded on in Budget 2017. In total, it makes over $180 billion available to support local, provincial, and territorial infrastructure projects over 12 years.

The Plan provides a single, consolidated strategic framework to guide the delivery of all federal infrastructure funding programs. It introduced a new way of designing and delivering federal infrastructure programs, and is focused on achieving three key objectives:

• Grow the economy and create jobs for the middle class,
• Build inclusive communities where everyone has access to opportunities, and
• Support a low-carbon, green economy.

The new funding provided through Budgets 2016 and 2017 is delivered by 14 federal departments and agencies. The 58 funding programs are organized across five main funding streams, with $7.5 billion designated to support infrastructure projects in Indigenous communities.

1. $28.7 billion of this funding will support public transit projects, including $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
2. $26.9 billion of this funding will support green infrastructure projects, including $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
3. $25.3 billion of this funding will support social infrastructure in Canadian communities.
4. $10.1 billion of this funding will support trade and transportation projects, including $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
5. $2 billion of this funding will support infrastructure projects that meet the unique needs of rural and northern communities like facilities to support food security, local access roads and enhanced broadband connectivity. In addition, $400 million will be delivered through the Arctic Energy Fund to advance energy security in the territories.

Funding also included an additional $2 billion for the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund and $500 million for the Connect to Innovate Program delivered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

In addition to the new funding programs, over $92.2 billion remains available to support thousands of additional local projects each year through 22 ongoing programs. For example, through the federal Gas Tax Fund, about 4,000 projects are supported annually in 3,600 communities across Canada.  

Under the first phase of the plan, which was announced in Budget 2016, investments totalling $14.4 billion focussed on the repair and modernization of key infrastructure across Canada. The funding targeted vital public transit services, water and wastewater systems, and social infrastructure such as affordable housing.

Budget 2017 provided an additional $81.2 billion in new funding programs across five priority areas: public transit, green, social, trade and transportation and rural and northern communities' infrastructure. The funding is focused on supporting longer-term, transformative infrastructure projects.

The Plan also called for the creation of a new Canada Infrastructure Bank, which is now established, attracting private and institutional capital and pursuing potential investment opportunities. As well, it sought innovative ideas and approaches to tackling community problems through a Smart Cities Challenge. The finalists from the first competition will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Investing in Canada plan: Overall progress summary: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2018/04/backgrounder-the-investing-in-canada-plan-overall-progress-summary.html

For more information on approved projects, please see the Investing in Canada project map at http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html.

Backgrounder 2

The Investing in Canada plan: Budget 2016 programs and progress

The Investing in Canada plan, the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan, was initially announced in Budget 2016, making $14.4 billion in new funding available to support infrastructure needs identified by communities. The new programs focussed on the repair and modernization of key public transit services, water and wastewater systems, and social infrastructure such as affordable housing across Canada.

All 34 of the new infrastructure funding programs introduced in Budget 2016 have been launched. Over 28,000 projects have been approved under these programs, worth an estimated $11.8 billion in federal funding commitments, collectively accounting for over 82 percent of Budget 2016 program funding. Over 70 percent of those projects are reported to be underway. For more information on approved projects, please see the Investing in Canada project map at http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html and the Government of Canada’s open-data portal (www.data.gc.ca). Infrastructure Canada will also publish annual reports on the progress and results of the plan.

In addition to the new funding programs, $92.2 billion remains available to support thousands of additional local projects each year through 22 ongoing programs. For example, through the federal Gas Tax Fund, about 4,000 projects are supported annually in Canada's 3,600 communities.

Budget 2016 programs and implementation progress

Program		Funding from Budget 2016 (millions of $)	Number of projects approved	Federal funding for projects approved (millions of $)	Number of projects started
Canada Mortgage and Housing Canada
	Doubling Investment in Affordable Housing (Budget 2016 title: Investment in Affordable Housing)	504.4	4,457	356.5	254
	Increasing Affordable Housing for Seniors	200.7	1,257	119.9	828
	Supporting Shelters for Victims of Family Violence	89.9	3,147	64.3	3,103
	Housing for First Nations on Reserve - Renovation & Retrofit (Budget 2016 title: Renovation and Retrofit on Reserve)	127.7	3,076	119.3	3,076
	Supporting Energy and Water Efficiency Retrofits and Renovations to Existing Social Housing (Budget 2016 title: Renovation and Retrofit of Social Housing) (1)	574.0	2,577	575.2	2,140
	Housing in the North (Budget 2016 title: Northern Housing)	97.7	63	46.0	30
	Shelter Enhancement Program On Reserve (Budget 2016 title: Shelters for First Nations Victims of Family Violence)	10.4	5	10.4	2
	Aboriginal Capacity Development (Budget 2016 title: Aboriginal Capacity and Skills Development)	10.0	464	8.5	464
Canadian Heritage
	Canada Cultural Spaces Fund	168.2	260	164.6	259
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
	Inuit Housing	80.0	193	80.0	144
Employment and Social Development Canada
	Early Learning and Child Care	400.0	12	312.2	12
	Homelessness Partnering Strategy	111.77	476	105.0	476
	First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative	62.8	545	59.5	545
	Enabling Accessibility Fund (2)	4.0	168	4.0	168
Indigenous Services Canada (3)
	Health Facilities Program (4)	270.0	44	151.8	44
	Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve	51.2	98	29.0	98
	First Nations Waste Management Initiative	408.9	462	94.9	462
	Clean Water & Wastewater	1,833.0	420	1,928.9	221
	Housing for First Nations on Reserve	416.6	5553	476.8	3,318
	Culture and Recreation Centres (Budget 2016 title: First Nations Infrastructure Fund – Cultural and Recreational Centres)	76.9	211	132.3	83
Infrastructure Canada
	Public Transit Infrastructure Fund	3,400.0	1,105	2,257.1	1,069
	Clean Water and Wastewater Fund	2,000.0	2,349	1,904.7	2,291
	Capacity Building for Climate Change Challenges Fund (Budget 2016 title: Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program)	75.0	57	7.7	N/A
	Asset Management Fund (Budget 2016 title: Municipal Asset Management Program) (5)	50.0	177	7.1	N/A
	NBCF-PTIC-NRP: Lake Manitoba/Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels & North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant)	459.8	1	212.3	N/A
	Codes, Guides and Specifications for Climate-Resilient Public Infrastructure (6)	40.0	1	42.5	1
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
	Connect to Innovate	500.0	138	305.0	1
	Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund	2,000.0	300	1,968.7	299
Natural Resources Canada
	Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment and Technology Demonstration	62.5	40	40.4	40
	Regional Electricity Cooperation and Strategic Infrastructure	2.5	2	0.9	2
Natural Resources Canada (with Environment and Climate Change Canada)
	Green Municipal Fund (7)	125.0	N/A	12.0	N/A
Parks Canada
	National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places	20.0	107	18.8	102
Public Health Agency of Canada
	Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Capital and Quality Improvement Funding (Budget 2016 title: Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities)	15.4	81	15.0	77
Regional Development Agencies
	Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program	150.0	581	93.7	551
Totals (7)		$ 14,398.47M	28,415	$ 11,838.3M	20,196

(1) This includes additional $14M in funding from programming beyond the IICP.

(2) Budget 2016 announced $270 M in funding over five years starting in 2016-17, however this table does not reflect planned spending beyond 2017-18.

(3) This includes program funding from a variety of departmental programming including the Investing in Canada plan.

(4) Budget 2016 announced $270M in funding over five years starting in 2016-17, however this table does not reflect planned spending beyond 2017-18.

(5) Program delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

(6) An additional $2.5M of funds was made available for this agreement from other Budget 2017 program funding.

(7) All projects under the Green Municipal Fund are selected, approved and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada.

(8) Value of projects approved may exceed program funding where department has provided additional funding from other sources.

Distribution of funding by federal department

Department	Funding from Budget 2016 (millions of $)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	1,614.8
Canadian Heritage	318.2
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs	80.0
Employment and Social Development Canada	578.57
Environment and Climate Change Canada	62.5
Indigenous Services Canada	3,056.7
Infrastructure Canada (1)	6,024.8
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	2,500.0
Natural Resources Canada	127.5
Parks Canada	20.0
Public Health Agency of Canada	15.4
Regional Development Agencies	150.0
TOTAL	$ 14,398.47M

(1) Funding also includes transfers to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for two initiatives, a transfer to
National Research Council, and two New Building Canada Fund projects for Adaptation and Climate Resistant
Infrastructure. 

Distribution of funding by funding stream

Public Transit (millions of $)	Green Infrastructure (millions of $)	Social infrastructure (millions of $)	Connect to Innovate (millions of $)	Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (millions of $)	TOTAL (millions of $)
3,400	5,000	3,400	500	2,000	14,400

The Investing in Canada plan: Budget 2016 programs and progress: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2018/04/backgrounder-the-investing-in-canada-plan-budget-2016-programs-and-progress.html

Backgrounder 3

The Investing in Canada plan: Budget 2017 programs and progress

The Investing in Canada plan, the federal long-term infrastructure plan, makes over $180 billion available to support local and provincial or territorial infrastructure projects over 12 years.

Budget 2017 built on the initial investments announced in Budget 2016 by introducing an additional $81.2 billion in new funding programs across five priority areas: public transit, green, social, trade and transportation and rural and northern communities' infrastructure. The funding under these programs is focused on supporting longer-term, transformative projects.

To date, Infrastructure Canada has signed seven new bilateral agreements with provinces and territories. Once all signed, these agreements will make $33 billion in federal infrastructure funding available to fund local and regional infrastructure projects across Canada. Employment and Social Development Canada has signed agreements with most provinces and territories for the Early Learning and Child Care initiative (ELCC). Provinces and territories are currently also signing bilateral agreements with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) under the National Housing Strategy. Other programs are delivered through additional means, including through partners such as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Of the 24 programs introduced in Budget 2017, provinces, territories and communities can already access funding to support their priority projects through 11 of these programs (noted below through an asterisk*).

Departments and Programs		Funding from Budget 2017 (millions of $)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
	FPT Housing Partnership Framework	7,700.0
	National Housing Co-Investment Fund	5,100.0
	Other National Housing Strategy Initiatives	1,100.0
Canadian Heritage
	Canada Cultural Spaces Fund*	300.0
	Community Educational Infrastructure	80.0
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
	Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program	72.7
	Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program – Implementation of Adaptation Actions in the North	55.9
	First Nation Adapt Program – Flood Plain Mapping	27.0
Employment and Social Development Canada
	Early Learning and Child Care*	7,000.0
	Homelessness Partnering Strategy	2,130.0
	Enabling Accessibility Fund	77.0
	Women in Construction Fund	10.0
Environment and Climate Change Canada
	Canadian Centre for Climate Services	107.9
Finance Canada
	Reserved Green Funding	2,000.0
Health Canada
	Home Care Infrastructure	1,000.0
Indigenous Services Canada
	Improving Indigenous Communities	4,000.0
	Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program	15.0
Infrastructure Canada
	Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program*	33,000.0
	Canada Infrastructure Bank*	15,000.0
	Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund	2,000.0
	Smart Cities Challenge*	300.0
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
	Innovation Superclusters Initiative*	150.0
Natural Resources Canada
	Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities*	220.0
	Emerging Renewable Power*	200.0
	Energy Efficient Buildings	182.0
	Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels Infrastructure*	120.0
	Smart Grids*	100.0
	Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise	16.0
	National-Scale Knowledge Synthesis and Dissemination	2.0
Transport Canada
	National Trade Corridors Fund*	2,000.0
	Connecting Communities by Rail and Water	1,925.0
	Oceans Protection Plan	1,325.0
	Modernizing Transportation	76.7
	Trade and Transportation Information System	50.0
	Climate Risk Assessments	16.4
	Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Off-Road Regulations	16.0
Less : Funds in the fiscal framework and other revenues		($6,412)
Total		$81,200M

For more information about the Investing in Canada plan, please visit http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/about-invest-apropos-eng.html.

The Investing in Canada plan: Budget 2017 programs and progress:  https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2018/04/backgrounder-the-investing-in-canada-plan-budget-2017-programs-and-progress.html

Backgrounder 4

The Investing in Canada plan: Ongoing programs

The Investing in Canada plan, the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan is providing over $180 billion in infrastructure funding available over 12 years.

The funding is comprised of three main envelopes:

• $14.4 billion in programs to address immediate needs identified by communities.
• $81.2 billion in longer-term funding programs introduced as part of Budget 2017. The programs collectively provide communities and provincial or territorial governments with a wide range of funding options to meet their unique and diverse infrastructure project needs.
• $92.2 billion in ongoing programs.

The table below provides information on the $92.2 billion that remains available to support local, regional and national infrastructure priorities through ongoing programs. The 22 programs support thousands of local projects each year. For example, through the federal Gas Tax Fund, about 4,000 projects are supported annually across Canada's 3,600 communities.

Departments and Programs		Funding through Ongoing Programs (millions of $)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
	Existing Housing Programs	17,262
Canadian Heritage
	Canada Cultural Spaces Fund	360
Employment and Social Development Canada
	Homelessness Partnering Strategy	357
Employment and Social Development Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada (3)
	Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare	1,591
Indigenous Services Canada (3)
	Support for On-Reserve Housing	1,940
	Support for Education Facilities	2,984
	Social Community Infrastructure	6,430
	Water and Wastewater Infrastructure	2,430
	First Nations Infrastructure Fund	128
	On-Reserve Health Infrastructure	654
Infrastructure Canada
	Community Improvement Fund (1)	41,344
	New Building Canada Fund	11,853
	Building Canada Fund	2,335
	P3 Canada Fund	1,213
	Green Infrastructure Fund	428
	Other Infrastructure Canada Programs (2)	366
Regional Development Agencies
	Canada 150 Program	146
Transport Canada
	Gateways and Corridors Programs	341
Total		$92.2M

(1) Includes the Gas Tax Fund and the incremental GST rebate for municipalities. 

(2) Includes the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, Border Infrastructure Fund, PT Base Funding,
and the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Project.

(3) As of November 30, 2017, programs previously delivered by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
and Health Canada were transferred to the newly-created Department of Indigenous Services Canada.

The Investing in Canada plan: Ongoing programs: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2018/04/backgrounder-the-investing-in-canada-plan-ongoing-programs.html

Associated links

Government of Canada’s $180-billion+ Investing in Canada plan
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/about-invest-apropos-eng.html

Investing in Canada infographic
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/alt-format/pdf/plan/2018-04-16-ICP-PIC-english-flat.pdf  or http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/placemat-tableausynthese-eng.html

*New* − Investing in Canada: Canada’s Long Term Infrastructure Plan (publication)
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/site/alt-format/pdf/plan/icp-pic/IC-InvestingInCanadaPlan-ENG.pdf 

Investing in Canada plan project map
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html 

Canada Infrastructure Bank
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/CIB-BIC/index-eng.html 

Smart Cities Challenge
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/cities-villes-eng.html

Twitter: @INFC_eng 

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-219-0149, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]

Related Links

http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/