Transfer of a portion of the federal Gas Tax Fund revenues and the Government of Quebec's contribution
January 22, 2015 – Kuujjuaq, Quebec – Infrastructure Canada
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 Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, joined by Member of the National Assembly for Ungava, Jean Boucher, are pleased to announce that the Kativik Regional Government will receive $8,868,610 over the next five years under the new federal-provincial Gas Tax Fund agreement and from the Government of Quebec's contribution for priority infrastructure projects, for villages in Northern Quebec.
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.
Funding distribution by northern village:
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
Marie-Ève Dion
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister for Mines,
Minister responsible for the Abitibi Témiscamingue region,
Minister responsible for the Nord-du-Québec region and
Member for Rouyn Noranda–Témiscamingue
418-643-7295
Geneviève Gosselin
Political Attaché of the Office of the Member for Ungava and
Parliamentary assistant to the Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
(Northern communities component)
418-748-6046
Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
418-691-2015, extension 3242
Infrastructure Canada
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