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Infrastructure Canada is committed to addressing the Policy on Green Procurement. As such, in meeting the policy requirements, it will continue to incorporate environmental considerations in its decision-making processes for all procurement. Listed below are Infrastructure Canada’s green procurement targets. 

Green Procurement Targets

8.10 As of April 1, 2011, each department was to establish at least three SMART green procurement targets to reduce environmental impacts.

Strategies/Comments

1. Infrastructure Canada will continue to purchase and/or lease energy-efficient computers and related electronic equipment from companies with environmental programs that have recycled content and a recycling program.
2. The department will continue to use multi-function photocopiers and printer machines to reduce energy consumption, continue to use recycled toner cartridges, continue to implement the policy on standard shared printers versus personal printers and continue to ensure that default settings on printers and photocopiers are set to print double-sided and black and white.
3. The department will also continue to recycle and ensure that defective goods and end-of-life telecommunications devices (blackberries, cell phones and related accessories) are sent to vendors for recycling.

Strategies/Comments

1. Infrastructure Canada will continue to procure office supplies and goods taking into account green procurement principles and objectives, such as continuing to use recycled paper (30 percent recycled or higher) instead of regular paper.
2. The department will continue to ensure that business cards are printed on recycled paper and bear the Eco Logo symbol.
3. The department will continue to use office furniture and furnishing products that meet or exceed environmental norms established by Public Works and Government Services Canada, and will continue to re-use and recycle furniture and office furnishings.
4. The department will continue to plan its procurement activities using green goods and services, where available.

Strategies/Comments

1. Infrastructure Canada uses government travel services to encourage employees to use sustainable methods of transportation and to select green hotels, promotes green meetings within the department, and promotes the use of videos and teleconferences as an alternative to travel.
2. The department promotes ways to host green meetings by reducing the use of items, such as paper cups and disposable dishes that go into landfills. Employees involved in meetings and conference arrangements are encouraged to purchase goods from companies that offer greener catering and that supply dishes.
3. For commuting to and from work, the department encourages staff to participate in the EcoPass Public-Transit Program, and encourages staff to use other green modes of transportation such as cycling and walking to work if possible. Infrastructure Canada is located in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Strategies/Comments

1. Infrastructure Canada includes standard/generic environmental clauses in the terms and conditions of its service contracts. For example, final reports are printed double-sided on recycled paper, in keeping with the principles of the greening government operations initiative.
2. Since 2008-09, the department has been working with the Client Engagement Sector, Public Works and Government Services Canada to analyze its spending patterns and to identify opportunities for improvement in its procurement practices.
3. In 2009-10, Infrastructure Canada’s Contracting and Procurement Unit continued to update its contracting systems to identify and track green procurement and to capture green procurement information. This task has been accomplished, and as of 2011-12 the department began reporting on the number of contracting services transactions that include green procurement information.
4. In 2012-13 and beyond, the department will continue to look for additional ways to include environmental considerations into procurement of contracting services.

8.11 As of April 1, 2011, each department was to establish at least three SMART targets for training, employee performance evaluations, and management processes and controls, as they pertain to procurement decision-making. 

Strategies/Comments

1. To date, two contracting officers have received training in the Green Procurement Course being offered, which is part of the Purchasing and Supply (PG) Certification program.
2. All staff involved in procurement and material management will be required to take the training being offered.

Strategies/Comments

1. Beginning in 2011-12, environmental considerations/objectives have been incorporated in the Performance Agreement and Feedback Report for the positions of the Contracting and Procurement Manager, and the Material Management Manager.
2. As of 2012-13, this will also apply to staff occupying positions of functional heads of procurement and material management.

Strategies/Comments

1. In its procurement decision-making processes, Infrastructure Canada implements innovative and up-to-date procurement processes and controls as it strives to find opportunities for improvement in its procurement practices.
2. When initiating procurement, the department first considers standing offers from Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), including those with green procurement clauses. If no standing offers are available for the required goods or services, the department proceeds with other available procurement mechanisms. The department uses standing offers that have green procurement considerations.
3. Since 2008-09, the department has been working with the Client Engagement Sector, Public Works and Government Services Canada to analyze its spending patterns and to identify opportunities for improvement in its procurement practices.
4. In 2009-10, Infrastructure Canada’s Contracting and Procurement Unit continued to update its contracting systems to identify and track green procurement and to capture green procurement information. This task has been accomplished, and as of 2011-12 the department is able to report on green procurement information for contracting services. 
5. In 2012-13 and beyond, the department will continue to look for additional ways to include environmental considerations into procurement processes and controls.

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund

2. Name of Lead Department(s): Infrastructure Canada

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund

4. Start Date: 2003-04

5. End Date: 2016-17

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (from start date to end date): $4.3 Billion^[1]

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):

The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF), which received funding in the 2001 and 2003 federal budgets, is a cost-shared contribution program for strategic infrastructure projects. To date, funding has been approved to support 76 projects.

Investments are directed to projects of major national and regional significance and are to be made in areas that are vital to sustaining economic growth and supporting an enhanced quality of life for Canadians. The CSIF is delivered through negotiated agreements with provincial, territorial or local governments, private partners or non-governmental organizations. Contribution agreements are tailored based on the project requirements.

The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Act outlines the prime categories of investments in projects that involve fixed capital assets that are used or operated for the benefit of the public. The categories eligible under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund are:

• Highway and Rail Infrastructure;
• Local Transportation Infrastructure;
• Tourism or Urban Development Infrastructure;
• Water or Sewage Infrastructure; and
• Other categories approved by regulation, e.g. Advanced Telecommunications and High-Speed Broadband, Northern Infrastructure.

8. Shared outcome(s):

The overall planned results Infrastructure Canada expects to achieve through CSIF are to invest in projects which:

• facilitate the movement of goods and people on Canada’s National Highway System for the purposes of increasing the productivity, economic efficiency, and safety of Canada’s surface transportation system;
• facilitate the safe and efficient movement of goods and people, ease congestion, or reduce greenhouse gases and airborne pollutants;
• ensure that tourism continues to contribute to the economic well-being of Canadians and to serve as a bridge between Canada and the world;
• ensure that drinking water is safe, clean and reliable at drinking water facilities, and ensure sustainable treatment of wastewater; and
• expand broadband networks in Canada.

9. Governance structure(s):

All CSIF projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. After project selection, Treasury Board approval is sought for each contribution. At the same time, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by the implementing departments/agencies are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.

The fund is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:

1. Infrastructure Canada: As the coordinating and funding agent for the contribution, Infrastructure Canada is responsible for project review, selection, approval, public announcements, environmental assessment in some cases, and program evaluation. It leads the negotiation of contribution agreements with each of the funding recipients, except for transportation projects where Transport Canada is the lead. Infrastructure Canada (or Transport Canada, for transportation projects) develops, in coordination with the implementing department/agency, the submission to Treasury Board for the approval of funds. Infrastructure Canada is also responsible for the overall management of program funding, for seeking appropriation of funds from Parliament through Contribution Votes and for transferring funds to the federal delivery partners. To monitor activities and milestones throughout the project life cycle, an Infrastructure Canada representative will usually sit on the project’s Agreement Steering Committee.
2. A federal delivery partner: Infrastructure Canada’s relationship with each federal delivery partner varies with the capacity and the complexity of the project. Umbrella Memoranda of Understanding govern the relationship between Infrastructure Canada and each federal delivery partner for the implementation of CSIF projects. Responsibilities may however also be negotiated specifically for each project. The federal delivery partner may provide technical assistance in the analysis of the business case, determining the costs and benefits to be realized, and providing advice on the development of the contribution agreement and Treasury Board submission. Except for broadband projects where Infrastructure Canada retains all responsibilities for the implementation of the project, the federal delivery partner will support implementation of CSIF projects in a manner that upholds federal due diligence in such areas as overseeing the implementation of mitigation measures identified in the environmental assessment, assessing the eligibility and reasonability of project costs, providing information pertaining to cash flow and budget, approving claims, making payments, and conducting audits and evaluation of projects. The federal delivery partner normally serves as the federal co-chair of the project’s Agreement Steering Committee. The federal delivery partner also ensures adherence to information management requirements, including the use of the Shared Information Management System for Infrastructure, which captures, monitors and reports on project information. The federal delivery partner also provides communication support.
3. The funding recipient: The recipient may be a provincial, territorial, or local government, a private partner, a non-government organization, or a combination thereof. Once the project has been selected, Infrastructure Canada or Transport Canada leads the negotiations to develop a contribution agreement. The funding recipient is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed as per the Terms and Conditions of the Contribution Agreement.

10. Performance Highlights:

In order to provide funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians, key planning highlights under this program include:

• Apply consistent project monitoring to closing-out projects. Oversee the scheduled completion of nearly 100 projects. In advance of the planning period, 100 percent of approved CSIF projects have work underway or completed;
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to update the program’s terms and conditions and amend individual project funding agreements, to allow sufficient time for recipients to complete all projects;
• Oversee project completion and close-out adhering to consistent monitoring and review procedures; and
• Assemble and analyze project information for reporting purposes.

11. Federal Partner: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and ACOA will continue to co-manage two projects currently underway in Newfoundland and Labrador.

11. Federal Partner: Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec will continue to co-manage two projects currently underway in Quebec.

11. Federal Partner: Western Economic Diversification (WED)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and Western Economic Diversification will continue to co-manage three water and sewage treatment infrastructure projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Once completed, these projects will contribute to a cleaner environment while improving the quality of life of Canadians.

11. Federal Partner: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) will continue to co-manage one water quality and access project forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Once completed, this project will contribute to liveable communities while improving the quality of life of Canadians.

11. Federal Partner: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) will continue to co-manage a water and sewage treatment infrastructure project in Nunavut and one northern infrastructure project in Yukon both forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Once completed, these projects will contribute to a cleaner environment and liveable communities while improving the quality of life of Canadians.

11. Federal Partner: Transport Canada

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Transport Canada will continue to serve as the lead partner in the management of projects throughout the country that deal with highways and other major transportation infrastructure and is planning to complete 10 projects during the fiscal year 2012-2013 in Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador. Once completed, these projects will contribute to a stronger economy and to liveable communities while improving the quality of life of Canadians.

17. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Infrastructure Canada will continue to monitor three broadband projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013 contributing to a stronger economy in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

18. Contact information: Claude Blanchette, Director General, Program Integration, Tel: (613) 948-9392, E-Mail: claude.blanchette@infc.gc.ca.

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Border Infrastructure Fund

2. Name of Lead Department(s): Infrastructure Canada

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Border Infrastructure Fund

4. Start Date: 2003-04

5. End Date: 2015-16

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (from start date to end date): $600 Million^[2]

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): 

The Border Infrastructure Fund (BIF), which was announced in Budget 2001, is a cost-shared contribution program. It complements some of the Government of Canada’s other infrastructure programs such as the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund and the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program, a Transport Canada program.

As part of “Canada’s commitment to address land border pressures, such as traffic congestion, and to continue to facilitate the large volume of trade across the Canada-United States border”, BIF contributions are directed at or on routes leading to Canada’s border crossings, with a particular focus on the six largest:

• Windsor, Ontario;
• Sarnia, Ontario;
• Fort Erie, Ontario;
• Niagara Falls, Ontario;
• Douglas, British Columbia; and
• Lacolle, Quebec.

The fund also directs some funding toward smaller and regionally important border crossings throughout Canada. Once completed, projects supported under BIF will help alleviate traffic congestion, increase system capacity and further the Smart Border Declaration (a Canada-US Declaration; see http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/anti-terrorism/declaration-en.asp).

8. Shared outcome(s):

The overall planned results expected to be achieved through BIF are investments in projects that contribute to safe and efficient border crossings. Expected outcomes are to alleviate border congestion and increase border crossing capacity and to increase security and safety at border crossings, leading to cross border trade efficiencies.

9. Governance structure(s): 

All BIF projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults with other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. After project selection, public announcements are made by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Treasury Board approval is sought for each contribution. At the same time, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by Transport Canada are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.

The fund is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:

1. Infrastructure Canada: As the coordinating and funding agent for the contribution, Infrastructure Canada is responsible for project review, selection, approval, public announcements, environmental assessment (in some cases) and program evaluation. It also develops, in coordination with the implementing department/agency, the submission to Treasury Board for the approval of funds. Infrastructure Canada is also responsible for the overall management of program funding, for seeking appropriation of funds from Parliament through the Contribution Votes and for transferring funds to Transport Canada. 
2. Transport Canada: An umbrella Memorandum of Understanding governs the relationship between Infrastructure Canada and Transport Canada for the implementation of BIF projects. Transport Canada may provide technical assistance in the analysis of the business case, determining the costs and benefits to be realized, and leads the development of the contribution agreement and Treasury Board submission. Transport Canada will support implementation of BIF projects in a manner that upholds federal due diligence in such areas as overseeing the implementation of mitigation measures identified in the environmental assessment, assessing the eligibility and reasonability of project costs, providing information pertaining to cash flow and budget, approving claims, making payments, and conducting audits and evaluation of projects. Transport Canada serves as the federal co-chair of the project’s Agreement Steering Committee. Transport Canada also ensures adherence to information management requirements, including the use of the Shared Information Management System for Infrastructure, which captures, monitors and reports on project information. 
3. The funding recipient: The recipient may be a provincial, territorial, or local government, a private partner, a non-government organization, or a combination thereof. Once the project has been selected, Transport Canada leads the negotiations to develop a contribution agreement. The recipient is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed as per the Terms and Conditions of the Contribution Agreement.

10. Planning Highlights:

In order to provide funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians, key planning highlights under this program include:

• Monitor the implementation of project-specific agreements in partnership with Transport Canada;
• Oversee the scheduled completion of projects subject to terms of agreements ensuring claims are processed efficiently and timely; and
• Assemble and analyze project information for reporting purposes.

11. Federal Partner: Transport Canada

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Transport Canada will continue to serve as the lead partner in the management of projects throughout the country that deal with highways and other major transportation infrastructure and is planning to complete one physical infrastructure project during the fiscal year 2012-2013 in Ontario.

17. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a.

18. Contact information: Claude Blanchette, Director General, Program Integration, Tel: (613) 948-9392, E-Mail: claude.blanchette@infc.gc.ca.

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund

2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada

3. Lead department program activity: Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund

4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2004-05

5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2013-14

6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $1.2 Billion^[3]

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):

The $1.2 billion Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) has been structured to provide a balanced response to local infrastructure needs in urban and rural Canada and will ensure that all Canadians, whether they live in large, small or remote communities, will share in the benefits of infrastructure investments.

The fund improves and increases the stock of core public infrastructure in areas such as water, wastewater, culture, recreation. It targets communities of less than 250,000 residents as well as First Nation communities. Like other infrastructure programs, MRIF seeks to ensure that the projects it funds support the goals of the Government of Canada, encourages new and innovative approaches and favours partnerships, including an emphasis on ‘green’ projects which are sustainable and reduce greenhouse gases.

Through MRIF, the Government of Canada continues to work in productive partnerships with provinces, territories, and municipalities, as well as First Nations and the private sector to invest in local infrastructure projects. These projects will be vital to sustaining economic growth and supporting an enhanced quality of life in Canadian communities.

The fund is cost-shared with the Government of Canada contributing, on average, one-third of total project eligible costs. Provinces and municipalities contribute the remainder of these costs. In recognition of the unique circumstances of the First Nations and the Territories, where many communities have no tax base, the Government of Canada may contribute a higher percentage of total project eligible costs.

8. Shared outcome(s):

The overall expected outcomes are:

• Improved and increased core public infrastructure in areas such as water, wastewater, culture and recreation; and
• Improved quality of life and economic opportunities for smaller communities and First Nations.

9. Governance structure(s):

The MRIF is based on a federal partnership arrangement between Infrastructure Canada and five federal partners: Western Economic Diversification, Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. It involves 14 sub-programs, one joint sub-program for each province and territory and a sub-program for First Nations communities. Each of the 14 sub-programs follows the same general conditions, priorities and approaches. Also, recognizing the individual nature of each sub-program, the various agreements reflect the nature of the partnership as it relates to the order of government. 

To affect expected outcomes, MRIF eligible projects must conform to a policy leveraging framework, based on a common baseline, but adapted for each jurisdiction. To ensure broad support and effective, innovative project delivery, partnerships of various types, including public-private partnerships are encouraged in the formulation and delivery of the fund projects. The program relies on strong input from local and rural municipalities, including the support of the locally elected councils. In addition, municipal representatives are involved in the processes and management of the program in the respective province or territory.

10. Planning Highlights:

In order to provide funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians, key planning highlights under this program include:

• Continue to manage projects subject to federal-provincial-territorial contribution agreements. In advance of the planning period, 100 percent of approved MRIF projects have work underway or completed;
• Continue to work with Federal Delivery Partners on project close-out adhering to consistent monitoring and review procedures; and
• Assemble and analyze project information for reporting purposes.

11. Federal Partner: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will continue to co-manage 65 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 11 projects will contribute to a cleaner environment while an additional 54 projects will improve the liveability in communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Over 70 percent of the federal contribution is committed to green projects.

11. Federal Partner: Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec will continue to co-manage 76 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 18 projects will contribute to a cleaner environment while additional 58 projects will improve the liveability in communities in Québec. Over 60 percent of the total federal contribution is committed to green projects.

11. Federal Partner: Western Economic Diversification (WED)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and Western Economic Development will continue to co-manage 33 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, two projects will contribute to stronger economy, 11 projects will contribute to a cleaner environment and an additional 20 projects will improve the liveability in communities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Over 55 percent of the total federal contribution is committed to green projects.

11. Federal Partner: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario will continue to co-manage 58 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 22 projects will contribute to a cleaner environment while an additional 36 projects will improve the liveability in communities in Ontario. Over 70 percent of the total federal contribution is committed to green projects.

11. Federal Partner: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

16. Expected results by program as per (13): Infrastructure Canada and the Canadian Economic Development Agency (CanNor) will continue to co-manage 10 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 5 projects will contribute to a cleaner environment and additional five will improve the liveability in communities in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Almost 40 percent of the total federal contribution is committed to green projects.

17. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a.

18. Contact information:  Claude Blanchette, Director General, Program Integration, Tel: (613) 948-9392, E-Mail: claude.blanchette@infc.gc.ca.

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Building Canada Fund

2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada

3. Lead department program activity: Building Canada Fund

4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2007-08

5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2016-17

6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date):  $8.8 Billion^[4]

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):

The Building Canada Fund focuses on projects that deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits to Canadians.

The national priorities for funding are the core national highway system, drinking water, wastewater, public transit and green energy. Other eligible categories include projects that support economic growth and development (short-line rail and short-sea shipping, connectivity and broadband, tourism and regional and local airports), environmental projects (solid waste management and brownfield re-development), as well as projects that contribute to the ongoing development of safe and strong communities (disaster mitigation, culture, sport, recreation and local roads and bridges). Funding is used to support public infrastructure owned by provincial, territorial and municipal governments and entities, as well as the non-profit sector and private industry, in certain cases.

Funding is allocated for projects in the various provinces and territories based on their population (as of the 2006 Census). In the provinces, the program operates through two components: the Major Infrastructure Component and the Communities Component. In the territories, in recognition of their very low per capita allocations, their funding under the Building Canada Fund has been rolled into the Provincial-Territorial Base Funding Program and is managed under the terms of this latter program in each territory.

The Major Infrastructure Component (BCF-MIC) targets larger, strategic projects of national or regional significance. Under this component, at least two-thirds of national funding is to be directed to the above-mentioned national priorities. Projects under the Major Infrastructure Component are selected jointly through federal-provincial/territorial discussions with all projects required to meet minimum federal eligibility criteria.

The Building Canada Fund-Communities Component (BCF-CC) is focused on projects in communities with populations of less than 100,000. Projects are selected through an application-based process and, like projects under the Major Infrastructure Component, are evaluated on the extent to which they meet minimum federal eligibility criteria. This will significantly help smaller communities to address their infrastructure pressures, and serve as a complementary instrument to the Gas Tax Fund.

More information on the Building Canada Fund can be found at: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/prog/bcf-fcc-eng.html.

8. Shared outcome(s):

The expected outcomes are to deliver results that matter to Canadians, including cleaner air and water, safer roads and shorter commutes while supporting broad federal priorities of a stronger economy, cleaner environment and liveable communities.

9. Governance structure(s):

i. Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund

All BCF-MIC projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities , and priorities are identified through discussions with provinces. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. Following due diligence, the Minister can approve projects under all project categories under the BCF delegated threshold ($100 million federal share). Treasury Board approval is required for contributions to any projects above the delegated threshold (i.e. $100 million federal contribution) or that require exemptions to program terms and conditions. At the same time, should they be required for transportation projects, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by Transport Canada are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.

BCF-MIC is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:

• Infrastructure Canada: As the coordinating and funding agent for the contribution, Infrastructure Canada is responsible for assessing potential priorities, undertaking the detailed review of identified priorities against program terms and conditions, and recommending projects for approval-in-principle to the Minister, Infrastructure Canada is also responsible for public announcements, environmental assessment in some cases, and program evaluation. For non-transportation projects, in addition to the above, Infrastructure Canada is responsible for the preparation of Treasury Board submissions (where required), the negotiation of contribution agreements with each of the funding recipients, and the oversight of these agreements. To monitor activities and milestones throughout the project life cycle, an Infrastructure Canada representative sits on the project’s Agreement Steering Committee. Infrastructure Canada oversees the implementation of mitigation measures identified in the environmental assessment, assesses the eligibility and reasonability of project costs, monitors information pertaining to cash flow and budget, approves claims, make payments, and conducts audits and evaluations of the projects. Infrastructure Canada will use Shared Information Management System for Infrastructure to capture, monitor and report project information.
• Transport Canada: For transportation projects, Transport Canada drafts a project review/due diligence for Infrastructure Canada’s review (except Public Transit Infrastructure projects, where Infrastructure Canada is solely responsible for reviewing transit projects), prepares any required Treasury Board submissions, and leads the negotiations of contribution agreements. Transport Canada monitors activities and milestones throughout the project life cycle, and nominates federal representatives to sit on projects’ Agreement Steering Committees. Transport Canada oversees the implementation of mitigation measures identified in the environmental assessment, assesses the eligibility and reasonability of project costs, monitors information pertaining to cash flow and budget, approves claims, makes payments, and conducts audits and evaluations of the projects. Transport Canada will also ensure adherence to Infrastructure Canada’s information management requirements, including the use of Infrastructure Canada’s Shared Information Management System for Infrastructure, which captures, monitors and reports project information. Transport Canada also provides communication support to Infrastructure Canada.
• The funding recipient: The recipient may be a provincial, territorial, or local government, a private partner, a non-government organization or a combination thereof. The recipient is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed as per the Terms and Conditions of the Contribution Agreement, and is also responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the asset.

ii. Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund

BCF-CC is governed by separate federal-provincial contribution agreements, each of which is managed by an Oversight Committee established by the Infrastructure Framework Committee that includes both federal and provincial senior officials. To support the operation of the Communities Component and Oversight Committees, each jurisdiction has a federal-provincial Joint Secretariat staffed by Federal Delivery Partners and provincial officials.

All project applications under BCF-CC are subject to a competitive application-based process. This process is administered by the Joint Secretariat, but a material role for the respective provincial municipal association (for those provinces that have municipal associations) may also have been established as part of the application review process. Allowing some implementation flexibility to the Joint Secretariats and Oversight Committees, all competitive processes issue calls for applications (either one open window for applications or multiple shorter windows with set closing dates). Some provinces may limit the number of applications per community within and/or across all intakes.

Joint Secretariats provide the first level of due diligence, including engineering, environmental, and legal review of the applications, and prepare briefing material for the Oversight Committees. The Oversight Committees review and rank the application against the mandatory and additional leveraging criteria established in the Policy Leveraging Framework of the Building Canada Fund. The Oversight Committee presents the recommended list of projects to the Minister or the Federal Delivery Partner Minister for consideration, in accordance with the delegations of authority. After consulting with other Ministers who have a mandate in the substantive project area, the Minister or the Federal Delivery Partner Minister provide feedback on the list of projects to the Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee then performs a final review of the list and makes a recommendation to the appropriate Minister, in accordance with the delegations of authority. Federal funding for projects is announced once final approval has been granted in writing.

The Framework Agreements stipulate that individual federal-provincial contribution agreements govern the Communities Component in each province, and that these agreements are managed by an Oversight Committee, established under the Infrastructure Framework Committee. Each Oversight Committee includes both federal and provincial senior officials and may also include representatives from provincial municipal associations (where applicable). The federal co-chair of the Oversight Committee is a senior official from Infrastructure Canada appointed by the Minister.

In the federal-provincial contribution agreement, the parties agreed to establish a Joint Secretariat to support the Oversight Committee and administer BCF-CC. This secretariat is staffed by officials from the provincial government and the Federal Delivery Partner.

10. Planning Highlights:

Under BCF-MIC:
In order to provide funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians, key planning highlights under this program include:

• Continue to work with provincial governments to identify priority major infrastructure projects for funding in order to commit the remaining provincial allocations. In advance of the planning period, approximately 80 percent of the announced projects have signed Contribution Agreements with work underway. By the end of the period, over 90 percent (or approximately $6 billion) of program funding is expected to be committed;
• Continue to accelerate the approval of major infrastructure projects through streamlined federal evaluations;
• Continue to sign project-specific contribution agreements for major infrastructure projects announced as funding priorities under the Building Canada Fund; and
• Continue to oversee the implementation of project-specific agreements, ensuring that the terms of agreements are respected, that claims for payment are processed efficiently and that closing out of projects has been completed.

Under BCF-CC:
In order to provide funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians, key planning highlights under this program include:

• Oversee the scheduled completion of nearly 100 projects. 
• Work with recipients to initiate the remaining 20 percent of approved projects. In advance of the planning period, over 80 percent of approved BCF-CC projects have work underway or completed;
• Develop and implement nationally consistent tools and of best practices to improve program monitoring and ensure compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the program; and
• Work with Federal Delivery Partners through the Service Level Agreement (signed August 2010) to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the program.

11. Federal Partner: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

16. Expected results by program as per (13):

a. Building Canada Fund-Communities Component: Infrastructure Canada and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will continue to co-manage 23 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 10 projects will contribute to cleaner environment though waste water infrastructure and an additional 13 projects will improve the liveability in smaller communities in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia through local road, recreation and water infrastructure.

11. Federal Partner: Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

16. Expected results by program as per (13):

a. Building Canada Fund-Communities Component: Infrastructure Canada and the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec will continue to co-manage four projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, two projects will contribute to cleaner environment though waste water infrastructure and an additional two projects will improve smaller communities in Québec through local road, recreation and water infrastructure.

11. Federal Partner: Transport Canada

16. Expected results by program as per (13):

a. Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component: Transport Canada will continue to serve as the lead federal department in the management of contribution agreements for transportation projects under BCF-MIC. In its role, Transport Canada will continue to work with recipients to implement Contribution Agreements and to deliver program funding to recipients under the Terms and Conditions of the BCF-MIC. Transport Canada and Infrastructure Canada will continue to work together to review new transportation project priorities that are identified for funds remaining under the BCF-MIC, but Infrastructure Canada will be solely responsible for reviewing transit projects. In addition, Infrastructure Canada and Transport Canada will ensure that all selected projects meet the eligibility criteria of the BCF-MIC as set out in the program Terms and Conditions. Based on information available from project proponents, it is expected that over 15 projectswill be completed during fiscal year 2012-13

11. Federal Partner: Western Economic Diversification (WED)

16. Expected results by program as per (13):

a. Building Canada Fund-Communities Component: Iinfrastructure Canada and Western Economic Diversification will continue to co-manage 62 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 16 projects will contribute to cleaner environment though solid waste and waste water infrastructure and an additional 46 projects will improve smaller communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia through local road, disaster mitigation, culture, recreation and water infrastructure.

11. Federal Partner: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

16. Expected results by program as per (13):

a. Building Canada Fund-Communities Component: Infrastructure Canada and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario will continue to co-manage 20 projects forecasted to be completed during the fiscal year 2012-2013. Of these, 9 projects will contribute to cleaner environment though waste water infrastructure and an additional 11 projects will improve smaller communities in Ontario through local road, culture, recreation and water infrastructure.

17. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a.

18. Contact information:  Claude Blanchette, Director General, Program Integration, Tel: (613) 948-9392, E-Mail: claude.blanchette@infc.gc.ca.

^[1] Of the $4.3 billion originally allocated to the CSIF, approximately $50 million has been transferred to Parks Canada Agency to support a high priority infrastructure project. These funds were reallocated through Main Estimates prior to 2012-13. Column 14 of the table reflects the actual project funding delivered by federal delivery partners, under the CSIF terms and conditions, as well as their associated administrative costs. 

^[2] Of the $600 million originally allocated to the BIF), approximately $18 million has been transferred to Canada Border Services Agency for border projects. These funds were reallocated through Main Estimates prior to 2012-13. Column 14 of the table reflects the actual project funding delivered by federal delivery partners, under the BIF) terms and conditions, as well as their associated administrative costs.

Under the 2010 Strategic Review process, $10.4 million in unallocated funds from the Border Infrastructure Fund was identified for reallocation to other Government priorities. Prior to 2012-13, $5.2 million was removed from departmental reference levels through the 2011-12 Supplementary Estimates. An additional $5.2 million will be removed through the 2012-13 Main Estimates, subject to Parliamentary approval. No projects have been cancelled or otherwise affected as result of this reallocation.

While additional funding to support the G8 Summit (2010) was appropriated by Parliament through the Border Infrastructure Fund, it has been reported separately through the 2010-11 Departmental Performance Report since no border funding was used for G8 Summit-related projects.

^[3] Under the 2010 Strategic Review process, $23 million in unallocated funds from MRIF was reallocated to other Government priorities. These funds were removed from departmental reference levels through 2011-12 Supplementary Estimates. No projects have been cancelled or otherwise affected as result of this reallocation. Column 14 of the table reflects the actual project funding delivered by federal delivery partners, under the MRIF terms and conditions, as well as their associated administrative costs.

^[4] As a result of the 2010 Strategic Review, Infrastructure Canada is saving $5.4 million and $4.9 million on administration by delivering the BCF-CC and BCF-MIC respectively, more efficiently. These funds are being removed from the Fiscal Framework and made available for other Government of Canada priorities. The funding for projects remains unchanged. Column 14 of the table reflects the actual project funding delivered by federal delivery partners, under the BCF terms and conditions, as well as their associated administrative costs.