A stronger economy, cleaner environment and liveable communities
Une économie plus forte, un environnement plus propre, des collectivités habitables

• Budgets 2011 and 2012 committed the Government of Canada to develop a new long-term infrastructure plan prior to the expiry of the 2007 Building
Canada Plan on March 31, 2014
• To meet these commitments, INFC undertook extensive engagement activities to receive feedback from partners and stakeholders on what a future plan should look like
• Budget 2013 announced a New Building Canada Plan (NBCP) that provides over $53 billion in funding, including more than $47 billion in new funding, over 10 years
• Budget 2014 reiterated the NBCP announcement and committed to having the new plan launched before the expiry of the 2007 Building Canada Plan the NBCP was fully launched on March 28, 2014
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New Building Canada Plan
$53B - 2014-2024
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND $32.2B
Gas Tax Fund $21.8B
GST Rebate $10.4B
Existing
Infrastructure
Funding $6B
NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
Small
Communitie s Fund $1B
P3 CANADA FUND $1.25B
(merit-based)
Legislated Funding:
$32.2B/10 years
Program Funding:
$15.25B/10 years
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The Gas Tax Fund (GTF)
• Key program features :
◦ Municipalities select projects
◦ Canada pays in two instalments per year
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND $32.2B
Gas Tax Fund $21.8B
GST Rebate $10.4B
• Budget 2013 announced some changes to the GTF:
◦ Indexation at 2% per year, beginning in 2014-15, increases in $100M increments
◦ Added 11 eligible categories, for a total of 18:
 Public transit
 Drinking water
 Wastewater
 Solid waste
 Green energy
 Capacity building
 Local roads and bridges
+ Short-line rail
+ Short-sea shipping
+ Regional and local airports
+ Highways
+ Connectivity and broadband
+ Disaster mitigation
+ Tourism
+ Sport
+ Recreation
+ Culture
+ Brownfield redevelopment
The GST Rebate (managed by Canada Revenue Agency)
•
Municipalities submit an application to CRA to claim the GST paid on purchases to support municipal services 4

National Infrastructure Component
(NIC)
• $4-billion fund for large, strategic infrastructure projects of national significance that support job creation, economic growth and productivity
• Projects are determined by merit and guided by federal priorities
NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
• Eligible categories are limited to those that provide the greatest economic impact:
◦ Highways and major roads
◦ Public transit
◦ Rail infrastructure
◦ Local and regional airports
◦ Port infrastructure
◦ Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
◦ Disaster mitigation infrastructure
Small
Communities
Fund $1B
• Funding of $155 million over 10 years will be allocated from the NIC to the First
Nations Infrastructure Fund managed by AANDC
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Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure
Component (PTIC)
•
$10-billion in allocated funding:
◦ $9 billion for national and regional projects
NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
◦ $1 billion through the Small Communities Fund for local projects in communities with populations under 100,000
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
Small
Communities
Fund $1B
•
Each PT will receive a base amount of $250 million with the remainder of funding allocated on a per capita basis
•
Eligible categories have been realigned to focus on those with strong economic benefits while contributing to a cleaner environment, and stronger communities:
◦ Highways and major roads
◦ Public Transit
◦ Drinking water
◦ Wastewater
◦ Solid waste
◦ Green energy
◦ Short-line rail
◦ Short-sea shipping
◦ Regional and local airports
◦ Connectivity and broadband
◦ Disaster mitigation
◦ Brownfield redevelopment
◦ Innovation
◦ Northern infrastructure
( territories only )
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Through the NBCP, the Government demonstrated its continued support for P3s and its commitment to further develop the Canadian P3 market
• Binding P3 Screen
◦ For NBCF projects with total eligible costs above $100 million
◦ If the Screen determines that a project could be successfully procured through a P3 and a P3 procurement would generate better value for money, NBCF funding will be conditional on the project being delivered as a P3
◦ P3 Screen administered by PPP Canada in consultation with INFC
•
Renewed P3 Canada Fund (managed by PPP Canada)
◦ $1.25 billion over five years to support innovative P3 projects
◦ Includes $10 million to support procurement option analysis undertaken by
Provinces, Territories, and Municipalities for the P3 Screen under NBCF
Would cover up to 50 percent of costs incurred to a limit of $200,000 per project
◦ Eligible project categories would be consistent with existing program
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Provinces
• The maximum federal contribution from all sources will be one-third (33.3%) of the total eligible costs of a project, with the following exceptions:
◦ Provincially-owned highways and major roads will be cost-shared up to 50%
◦ Public transit projects will be cost-shared up to 50%
◦ Projects where the recipient is from the for-profit private sector will be cost-shared up to 25%
◦ All projects delivered as P3s will be cost-shared at 25%
Territories
•
The maximum federal contribution from all sources will be three-quarters (75%) of the total eligible costs of a project, with the following exception:
◦ Projects where the recipient is from the for-profit private sector will be cost-shared up to 25%
Three levels of government, and the private sector, can contribute to infrastructure projects
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• On March 28 th Minister Lebel launched the New
Building Canada Fund
•
The official launch of the New Building Canada
Fund, means that the entire NBCP is now "open for business," ensuring a seamless transition to the new program
◦ $6 billion in old funding will continue to flow to projects in 2014-15
◦ INFC and PTs are signing new GTF
Agreements
◦ Federal government is ready to review project proposal submissions
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