Backgrounder : Canada and Quebec fund 12 projects to improve water and wastewater systems in the Laurentians region
Backgrounder
Investment of more than $23 million
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) and New Building Canada Fund, Small Communities Fund
The governments of Canada and Quebec are investing $23,015,216 in 12 water and wastewater projects to ensure residents of the Laurentians region have access to clean and reliable water sources. Funding for the 11 projects under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund was made possible by the signing of the bilateral agreement on July 5, 2016.
The Government of Canada is contributing $13,676,341 and the province is providing $9,338,875. The municipalities will provide the remaining funding.
List of new projects
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
Deux-Montagnes |
Waste water treatment, drinking water filtration plant and patches to the network |
$275,000 |
$181,500 |
September 13, 2016 |
Deux-Montagnes |
Renewal of water pipes |
$2,779,532 |
$1,834,493 |
June 27, 2016 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Lac-des-Sables booster station (to supply water to the Belvoir area) |
$267,772 |
$176,730 |
May 1, 2017 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Renewal of water pipes |
$1,053,276 |
$695,164 |
May 1, 2017 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Renewal of water pipes |
$337,771 |
$222,929 |
May 1, 2017 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Renewal of water pipes |
$86,973 |
$57,402 |
May 1, 2017 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Renewal of water pipes |
$294,578 |
$194,422 |
May 1, 2017 |
Saint-Sauveur |
Renewal of water pipes |
$3,156,542 |
$2,083,318 |
March 1, 2017 |
Val-Morin |
Re-directing the collector sewer of Val-Morin to the Val-David treatment plant |
$702,498 |
$463,649 |
May 29, 2017 |
Val-Morin |
Wastewater treatment in Domaine Val-Morin |
$1,503,160 |
$992,085 |
October 17, 2017 |
Val-Morin |
Construction of a sewer main connecting the Belle Neige sector to Val-Morin |
$2,300,164 |
$1,518,108 |
June 1, 2017 |
New Building Canada Fund: Small Communities Fund
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
Sainte-Adèle |
Rehabilitation of the wastewater collection system in Sainte-Adèle |
$919,075 |
$919,075 |
August 8, 2016 |