Transfer of a portion of the federal Gas Tax Fund revenues and the Government of Quebec's contribution
October 17, 2014 – Magog, Quebec – Infrastructure Canada
The Honourable Senator, Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, 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 Member of the National Assembly for Laporte and Quebec Caucus Chair, Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that 20 Estrie communities will receive $21,621,492 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-Québec Gas Tax Fund Agreement, Orford's twenty municipalities now have a reliable, flexible, predictable source of funding for their water and wastewater projects, roads and public transit, as well as for infrastructure projects in the newly added categories of community, culture, and sports and recreation."
- Pierre Reid, Member of the National Assembly for Orford, on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy for the Government of Quebec
Funding distribution 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
Pierre Reid
Political attaché
Office of the MNA for Orford
819-847-3911
Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2015, extension 3242
Infrastructure Canada
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