Transfer of a portion of the federal Gas Tax Fund revenues and the Government of Quebec's contribution
October 3, 2014 – Drummondville, Quebec – Infrastructure Canada
The 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 Quebec's Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region, and Member of the National Assembly for Lotbinière-Frontenac, Laurent Lessard, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that the municipalities of Centre-du-Québec will receive $107,236,478 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, the municipalities of Arthabaska, Drummond-Bois-Franc, Johnson and Nicolet Bécancour 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, as well as community, cultural, and sports and leisure infrastructure projects."
- Laurent Lessard, Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region, and Member of the National Assembly for Lotbinière-Frontenac, on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy for the Government of Quebec
Funding distribution by municipality for the Centre-du-Québec Region:
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
Pierre-Luc Daigle
Press Secretary
Office of the MNA for Lotbinière-Frontenac
418-888-1672
Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2015, extension 3242
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll-free 1-877-250-7154
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