Transfer of a portion of the federal Gas Tax Fund revenues and the Government of Quebec's contribution
August 20, 2014 – Lachute, Quebec – Senator and Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Honourable Claude Carignan, on behalf of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, and Member for Argenteuil, Yves St-Denis, on behalf of Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that the 17 municipalities of the electoral district of Argenteuil will receive $21,315,831 over the next five years under the new federal-provincial Gas Tax Fund agreement and from the Government of Quebec's contribution for the completion of priority infrastructure projects.
Under the federal Gas Tax Fund and the contribution from the Government of Quebec, financial support for municipal infrastructure in Quebec will amount to $2.67 billion over the next five years.
The federal Gas Tax Fund provides long-term, stable and predictable funding to help Canadian municipalities build and revitalize their local infrastructure while creating jobs and promoting long-term prosperity. The funding has been extended and the amount allocated has doubled, increasing from $1 billion to $2 billion per year. It has been indexed at 2% per year and legislated as a permanent source of federal infrastructure funding for municipalities.
"The federal Gas Tax Fund supports economic growth from coast to coast by ensuring that Canadian communities continue to provide a quality of life that ranks among the best in the world. Our government is proud to provide municipalities with predictable, long-term funding to help them build and revitalize their public infrastructure while creating jobs and promoting long-term prosperity."
- The Honourable Claude Carignan, Senator and Leader of the Government in the Senate, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities, and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
613-943-1838
Catherine Poulin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2050
Mélanie Cayer
Press Secretary
Office of the Member of Parliament for Argenteuil
418-691-2050
514-296-5010
Melanie.cayer@assnat.qc.ca
Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2015, extension 3242
Infrastructure Canada
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