Question Period Note: INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN QUEBEC

Overview of Infrastructure Canada projects in Quebec

• Our Government is making historic investments in infrastructure to grow our country’s economy and improve Canadians’ quality of life.

• In 2020, Infrastructure Canada approved 280 projects, representing a total federal contribution of more than $ 318 million under its Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The Extension of Montreal Metro’s blue line project, the construction of a fiber-optic network in the Antoine-Labelle RCM, as well as several water pipe replacement projects across Quebec are among the projects funded under ICIP.

• In addition to supporting these projects, the Government of Canada delivered Quebec’s full 2020 federal Gas Tax Fund allocation of $495.7 million in June to support communities of all sizes.

• Since November 2015, Infrastructure Canada has approved 1,057 projects, allocating more than $6.5 billion in federal funding in Quebec. Our investments are generating economic growth, which is creating jobs for the middle class and building strong, green, inclusive communities where Canadians live and businesses prosper.

• The Investing in Canada plan (the Plan) is the federal government's long-term infrastructure plan that was announced in Budget 2016 and expanded on in Budget 2017. The Plan provides a single, consolidated strategic framework to guide the delivery of more than $180 billion in federal investments in infrastructure over 12 years.

• The Investing in Canada plan comprises $95.6 billion in new funding for infrastructure programs, committed in Budgets 2016 and 2017. Additionally, the Plan is designed to deliver $92.2 billion of permanent funding, through funding mechanisms such as the federal Gas Tax Fund and the New Building Canada Fund.

• The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) is the centrepiece of Infrastructure Canada’s funding initiatives supporting the broader Investing in Canada Plan. Managed through Integrated Bilateral Agreements, this 10-year allocation-based program promotes strong collaboration between all levels of government by advancing outcomes in a manner that is flexible and responsive to unique local, provincial and territorial circumstances.

• Infrastructure Canada has signed an Integrated Bilateral Agreement with the government of Quebec to deliver $7.5 billion of stable, predictable funding that will produce economic, social, and environmental benefits for generations to come. This new funding will see the Government of Canada and the Province of Quebec make unprecedented investments in public transit, green infrastructure, communities, recreational and cultural infrastructure, as well as rural and northern communities.

• To date, 294 projects have been approved under the Integrated Bilateral Agreement, representing a federal contribution of more than $3 billion, broken down according to the different funding stream:

  ◦ Public Transit Infrastructure Stream: 6 approved; 1 preliminary project application received;

  ◦ Green Infrastructure Stream: 285 approved; 2 under review and 1 TB submission slated for October 1, 2020;

  ◦ Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream: 4 approved; 1 under review; and

  ◦ Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream: 22 have been submitted to date and 175 projects should be submitted this Fall.

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