Infrastructure Canada (INFC)''Infrastructure Canada'' is the applied title under the

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; the legal title is Office of Infrastructure of Canada (french: Bureau de l'infrastructure du Canada). is a department of the

Government of Canada The government of Canada (french: gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the ''Crown-i ...

responsible for the federal

public infrastructure Public infrastructure is infrastructure owned or available for use by the public (represented by the government). It is distinguishable from generic or private infrastructure in terms of policy, financing, purpose, etc. Public infrastructure is ...

policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government. The department is responsible to

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through the

minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (french: Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations wi ...

History

The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an

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issued pursuant to the ''

Financial Administration Act Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fin ...

''. The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municipalities for the purpose of supporting strategic infrastructure projects across Canada. There are two programs managed by the department that have their own federal legislation: the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, and the Gas Tax Fund.

Programs

Infrastructure Canada is the lead federal department responsible for infrastructure policy development and program delivery. The department makes investments for both local and regional infrastructure needs. In the first year after its creation, the department invested mostly in water and wastewater plants, highways, culture, recreation, and broadband projects. During the

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, the department was tasked with implementing the Harper government's economic stimulus package. In January 2016 the Trudeau government announced a two-year, $10 billion plan to repair infrastructure across the country.

Branches and sub-agencies

The Department is made up of five branches: * The Policy and Results Branch * The Program Operations Branch * The Corporate Services Branch * The

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and Evaluation Branch * The Communications Branch Some of the sub-agencies of the Department include: * Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority *

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* Jacques Cartier Bridges Incorporated *

PPP Canada PPP Canada (Public-Private Partnerships Canada) (french: Partenariats Public-Privés Canada) was a Crown Corporation responsible for promoting and facilitating Public-private partnerships (PPP, P3), operating under Infrastructure Canada. It was ...

(from 2009 to 2018)

References

Notes

External links

* {{authority control Federal departments and agencies of Canada Investment promotion agencies Funding bodies of Canada