Canada has announced a $187 billion, 12-year infrastructure plan to invest in public transit, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, small and remote communities, trade and transportation. The plan aims to meet demand, grow the middle class, and better position Canada's economy. Key initiatives include the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Smart Cities Challenge, and outcomes-based funding. The plan is complemented by $2 billion in annual funding to municipalities through the Gas Tax Fund, as well as over $91 billion in existing infrastructure programs managed with provinces, territories, and municipalities through 2028.

1. Paris, March 2017
2nd OECD Forum on Governance of
Infrastructure
Presentation by Infrastructure Canada

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● A twelve-year $187 billion infrastructure plan that is:
o Targeted to meet the demand, grow the middle class, and better position Canada’s economy for the
future – New announced funding includes:
o Public Transit $25.3B
o Green Infrastructure (e.g., clean energy) $21.9B
o Social Infrastructure (e.g., affordable housing, recreation facilities) $21.9B
o Small and Remote Communities $2B
o Trade and Transportation $10.1B
o Partnership Based – Builds on success with Province’s and Territories
o Transformative – Focus on new ways of doing business:
o Canada Infrastructure Bank
o Smart Cities Challenge
o Outcomes based
o Complemented by continuing federal leadership in trade and transportation
The Government of Canada’s Long Term Infrastructure Plan…

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Gas Tax Fund (GTF)
$2 billion per year for municipalities all across Canada
To date, over $17.7 billion has flowed to provinces and territories under the GTF
Key Program Features:
Up-front, predictable and long-term funding
Flexibility
Indexed at 2% per year
18 eligible categories
…Complemented by Existing Programming
(millions of dollars)
2016-
2017
2017-
2018
2018-
2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2022
2022-
2023
2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
2026-
2027
2027-
2028
Total
Existing Infrastructure
Programs 9,149 8,668 10,941 8,183 8,217 7,101 6,906 6,876 6,747 6,745 5,841 5,714 91,090
 Managed with provinces, territories and
municipal associations
 Provincial and territorial allocations are based
on a per capita basis
 Canada pays in two instalments per year