Transfer of a portion of the federal Gas Tax Fund revenues and the Government of Quebec's contribution
September 2, 2014 – Terrebonne, Quebec – Infrastructure Canada
The Honourable Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais, 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 the Quebec Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister responsible for the Northern Plan and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region and the Laurentides region, Pierre Arcand on behalf of Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that the Lanaudière region will receive $153,368,809 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 also been indexed at 2% per year and legislated as a permanent source of federal infrastructure funding for municipalities.
"Thanks to the new Canada-Quebec Gas Tax Fund Agreement, municipalities across the Lanaudière region will now have access to a flexible, reliable and predictable source of funding for upgrades to drinking water and wastewater facilities, local roads and public transit, in addition to community, cultural, and sports and leisure infrastructure projects."
- Pierre Arcand, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister responsible for the Northern Plan and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region and the Laurentides region, on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy for the Government of Quebec
Funding distribution for the Laurentides region by municipality:
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
Véronique Normandin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister responsible for the Northern Plan and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region and the Laurentides region
418-643-7295
Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2015, extension 3242
Infrastructure Canada
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