Backgrounder: Canada and Quebec fund 39 projects to improve water and wastewater systems in the Quebec region
Backgrounder
Investment of more than $157.7 million
The governments of Canada and Quebec are investing $157,775,014 in 39 water and wastewater projects to ensure residents of the Quebec region have access to clean and reliable water sources. Funding for the 38 projects under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund was made possible by signing of the bilateral agreement on July 5, 2016.
The Government of Canada is contributing $93,021,589 for the 39 projects, representing 50% of the total eligible costs, and the province is providing $64,753,425. The municipalities will provide the balance.
List of new projects
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaupré |
Renewal of water pipes |
$2,498,900 |
$1,649,275 |
May 1, 2017 |
Boischatel |
Upgrading to Drinking Water Treatment Plant |
$5,299,587 |
$3,497,729 |
May 15, 2017 |
Clermont |
Renewal of water pipes |
$594,608 |
$392,442 |
May 29, 2017 |
Donnacona |
Renewal of water pipes |
$2,487,715 |
$1,641,890 |
April 1, 2017 |
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac |
Reconstruction of the main pumping station |
$2,005,000 |
$1,323,300 |
August 1, 2017 |
La Malbaie |
Wastewater treatment, Saint-Fidèle area |
$1,776,905 |
$1,172,759 |
May 29, 2017 |
Lac-Beauport |
Mont-Cervin, phases 2, 3 and 4 |
$3,240,000 |
$2,138,400 |
May 1, 2017 |
L'Ancienne-Lorette |
Renewal of water pipes |
$5,004,579 |
$3,303,021 |
April 1, 2017 |
L'Ange-Gardien |
Addition of two (2) new pressure reducing chambers |
$260,299 |
$171,798 |
July 1, 2017 |
L'Ange-Gardien |
Renewal of water pipes |
$2,029,966 |
$1,339,779 |
May 1, 2017 |
Les Éboulements |
Renewal of water pipes |
$422,742 |
$279,007 |
May 1, 2017 |
Neuville |
Extension of the sanitary sewer system - Eastern sector |
$7,677,719 |
$5,067,301 |
April 1, 2017 |
Pont-Rouge |
Renewal of water pipes |
$2,500,020 |
$1,650,013 |
May 16, 2017 |
Portneuf |
Drinking water distribution - Reservoir and connecting pipes |
$1,727,917 |
$1,140,425 |
June 5, 2017 |
Portneuf |
Renewal of water pipes |
$1,322,379 |
$872,771 |
May 1, 2017 |
Saint-Casimir |
Upgrading of drinking water treatment / Pied-de-la-Montagne area |
$810,789 |
$535,121 |
June 1, 2017 |
Saint-Hilarion |
Renewal of water pipes |
$1,613,704 |
$1,065,046 |
May 1, 2017 |
Saint-Joachim |
Construction of a drinking water reservoir (village area) |
$1,182,853 |
$780,684 |
June 5, 2017 |
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans |
Extension of the sewer system - Eastern sector |
$420,000 |
$277,200 |
May 1, 2017 |
Saint-Raymond |
Sewers - Bourgeois Street, Aqueduc Street, Bureau Street, and Notre-Dame Street |
$378,000 |
$249,480 |
June 14, 2017 |
Saint-Raymond |
Renewal of water pipes |
$1,259,878 |
$831,520 |
April 1, 2016 |
Saint-Urbain |
Drinking water upgrade |
$1,388,591 |
$916,472 |
July 3, 2017 |
Shannon |
Manganese removal project |
$1,246,000 |
$822,360 |
June 12, 2017 |
Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier |
Renewal of water pipes |
$1,414,886 |
$933,824 |
June 1, 2017 |
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
Upgrading of the treatment plant with the addition of a tertiary treatment of dephosphatation by granular filtration |
$907,093 |
$598,682 |
March 27, 2017 |
Lac-Sergent |
Wastewater collection and treatment |
$2,739,871 |
$1,808,805 |
May 1, 2017 |
Québec |
Installation of a scum collector and sludge thickener system |
$403,454 |
$266,280 |
January 16, 2017 |
Québec |
Upgrading of filter washing system |
$679,794 |
$448,663 |
September 9, 2017 |
Québec |
Storm sewers for the Laurentienne and Félix-Leclerc highways |
$8,886,247 |
$5,864,923 |
May 3, 2017 |
Québec |
Refurbishment of valve chambers under Quatre-Bourgeois Rd. and addition of valves to the Bouvier sector |
$820,215 |
$541,342 |
June 30, 2017 |
Québec |
Renovation of U396, U397, U392 pumping stations and the addition of pumped overflow to the U303 pumping station |
$856,829 |
$565,508 |
June 30, 2017 |
Québec |
Redesign of step-level pressure controls in the Loretteville and St-Émile sector |
$763,652 |
$504,011 |
June 1, 2017 |
Québec |
Installation of a new trunk watermain in Quebec City's upper town |
$3,541,753 |
$2,337,558 |
March 1, 2017 |
Québec |
Construction of the Canetons pumping station and refurbishment of the storm sewer |
$3,599,496 |
$2,375,668 |
April 2, 2017 |
Québec |
Renovation of Ste-Foy water treatment plant – Replacement of ozonation system |
$1,401,927 |
$925,272 |
September 19, 2016 |
Québec |
Expansion of Bélair reservoir |
$2,748,048 |
$1,813,712 |
May 31, 2017 |
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré |
Drinking water supply, production and distribution systems |
$5,958,761 |
$3,932,782 |
July 17, 2017 |
Québec |
Gaudarville pumping station |
$1,272,973 |
$840,163 |
July 31, 2017 |
Building Canada Fund (Canada-Quebec), Large Urban Centers Component
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Québec |
Wastewater treatment Phase 5 – Place du Foulon (Québec) |
$9,878,439 |
$9,878,439 |
March 9, 2016 |