Transcript New Building Canada Plan - Transportation Association of Canada

A stronger economy, cleaner environment
and liveable communities
Une économie plus forte, un environnement
plus propre, des collectivités habitables
New Building Canada Plan
April 2014
Over 10 years of excellence
Plus de 10 ans d’excellence
The New Building Canada Plan: Context
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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
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To meet these commitments, INFC undertook extensive engagement
activities to receive feedback from partners and stakeholders on what a
future plan should look like
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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
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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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NBCP Framework
New Building Canada Plan
$53B - 2014-2024
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND $32.2B
Gas Tax Fund $21.8B
GST Rebate $10.4B
NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
Existing
Infrastructure
Funding $6B
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
Legislated Funding:
$32.2B/10 years
P3 CANADA FUND $1.25B
(merit-based)
Program Funding:
$15.25B/10 years
Small
Communitie
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Community Improvement Fund
The Gas Tax Fund (GTF)
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COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT FUND $32.2B
Key program features :
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Municipalities select projects
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Canada pays in two
instalments per year
Gas Tax Fund $21.8B
GST Rebate $10.4B
Budget 2013 announced some changes to the GTF:
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Indexation at 2% per year, beginning in 2014-15, increases in $100M increments
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Added 11 eligible categories, for a total of 18:
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Public transit
Drinking water
Wastewater
Solid waste
Green energy
Capacity building
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Local roads and bridges
Short-line rail
Short-sea shipping
Regional and local airports
Highways
Connectivity and broadband
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Disaster mitigation
Tourism
Sport
Recreation
Culture
Brownfield redevelopment
The GST Rebate (managed by Canada Revenue Agency)
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Municipalities submit an application to CRA to claim the GST paid on purchases to
support municipal services
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New Building Canada Fund – NIC
National Infrastructure Component
(NIC)
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$4-billion fund for large, strategic
infrastructure projects of national
significance that support job creation,
economic growth and productivity
NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
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Projects are determined by merit and
guided by federal priorities
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Eligible categories are limited to those that provide the greatest economic
impact:
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Highways and major roads
Public transit
Rail infrastructure
Local and regional airports
Small
Communities
Fund $1B
◦ Port infrastructure
◦ Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
◦ Disaster mitigation infrastructure
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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New Building Canada Fund – PTIC
Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure
Component (PTIC)
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NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND $14B
National Infrastructure
Component $4B
(merit-based)
$10-billion in allocated funding:
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$9 billion for national and regional projects
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$1 billion through the Small Communities Fund for local projects in
communities with populations under 100,000
Provincial-Territorial
Infrastructure Component
$10B (allocated)
Funding for
National/
Regional
Projects
$9B
Small
Communities
Fund $1B
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Each PT will receive a base amount of $250 million with the
remainder of funding allocated on a per capita basis
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Eligible categories have been realigned to focus on those with strong economic benefits
while contributing to a cleaner environment, and stronger communities:
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Highways and major roads
Public Transit
Drinking water
Wastewater
Solid waste
Green energy
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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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NBCP – Support for P3s
Through the NBCP, the Government demonstrated its continued support for P3s and
its commitment to further develop the Canadian P3 market
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Binding P3 Screen
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For NBCF projects with total eligible costs above $100 million
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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
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P3 Screen administered by PPP Canada in consultation with INFC
Renewed P3 Canada Fund (managed by PPP Canada)
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$1.25 billion over five years to support innovative P3 projects
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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
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Eligible project categories would be consistent with existing program
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NBCF Cost-sharing
Provinces
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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:
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Provincially-owned highways and major roads will be cost-shared up to 50%
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Public transit projects will be cost-shared up to 50%
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Projects where the recipient is from the for-profit private sector will be cost-shared up to 25%
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All projects delivered as P3s will be cost-shared at 25%
Territories
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The maximum federal contribution from all sources will be three-quarters (75%) of the
total eligible costs of a project, with the following exception:
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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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NBCP – Open for Business
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On March 28th Minister Lebel launched the New
Building Canada Fund
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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
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$6 billion in old funding will continue to flow to
projects in 2014-15
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INFC and PTs are signing new GTF
Agreements
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Federal government is ready to review project
proposal submissions
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