Backgrounder: Canada and Alberta Reach Agreement under New Federal Infrastructure Funding Programs

Backgrounder

Canada and Alberta have approved an initial list of transit and water infrastructure projects under two new federal infrastructure programs introduced as part of Phase 1 of the 10-year Investing in Canada plan. The Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) and the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) will address key infrastructure priorities with a focus on repairing and upgrading existing facilities and assets.

Public Transit Infrastructure Fund

The Government of Canada is providing the Government of Alberta with $347,190,000 under the new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, and will fund up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs. The Government of Alberta and municipalities will each fund 25 per cent of eligible project costs.

As part of the bilateral agreement with Alberta, the following projects have been approved to date for federal funding amounting to more than $212 million and provincial funding amounting to approximately $106.2 million. Additional projects will be announced in the coming weeks.

Location Project Name Federal Funding Anticipated Start Date

Calgary

17 Ave SE BRT - Phase 2

$42,500,000

2016-04-01

Calgary

Light Rail Transit (LRT) station refurbishment

$13,485,000

2016-04-01

Calgary

Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs)

$12,500,000

2016-04-01

Edmonton

LRT Design: Valley Line, Downtown to Lewis Farms

$9,501,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT Design: Metro Line, NAIT to Blatchford

$13,001,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT Preliminary Design: Capital Line, Century Park to Ellerslie

$4,101,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT Concept Planning:  Downtown Circulator, University to Bonnie Doon

$1,250,000

2017-01-01

Edmonton

LRT Preliminary Design: Metro Line Blatchford to Campbell Road

$19,501,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

D.L. MacDonald LRT Transit Yard Traction Power Substation Upgrade

$2,500,000

2016-07-15

Edmonton

LRT NE Crossings - Safety Improvements

$3,700,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT NE Traction Power Distribution System Upgrade (Feeders)

$1,250,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Design: Refurbishment of Stadium LRT Station

$500,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Design: Refurbishment of Coliseum LRT Station

$500,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT Surface Stations Warning Tile Replacement

$1,455,451

2016-09-01

Edmonton

LRT D.L.MacDonald Garage Diesel Generator Tank and Waste Oil Tank Replacement

$485,150

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Bay and Corona LRT Station Floor Tiles - Lifecycle Replacement

$485,150

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Central LRT Station Platform Ceiling - Lifecycle Replacement

$485,150

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Corona LRT Station Concourse Ceiling - Lifecycle Replacement

$363,863

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Clareview LRT Station East Parking Lot Paving

$485,150

2017-05-01

Edmonton

Upgrade LRT Station lighting to LED

$970,300

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Upgrade Tunnel lighting to LED

$194,060

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Churchill LRT Station 99 Street Entrance Structure Replacement

$727,726

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Churchill LRT Station Interior Renewal

$2,350,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Heritage Valley Transit Centre and Park & Ride

$13,494,000

2016-04-01

Edmonton

Bus Renewal - Sixty Foot Articulated buses

$1,487,429

2016-07-18

Edmonton

Bus Renewal - Forty Foot Low Floor Buses

$8,007,325

2016-07-18

Edmonton

Bus Renewal - Community Service Buses

$6,135,644

2016-07-01

Edmonton

Bus  Renewal - Disabled Adult Transit Service (DATS) Buses

$495,810

2016-07-01

Edmonton

Bus Seating - Reupholster seats on 50 buses with superior fabric without padding

$99,162

2016-07-01

Edmonton

Replacement Buses

$7,734,630

2016-07-01

Edmonton

Bus Camera Systems

$2,800,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Transit Priority Measures

$970,000

2017-01-01

Edmonton

LRV Vehicle Seating - Replace with Plastic/Fibreglass

$1,000,000

2016-07-31

Edmonton

Bus Fleet Growth

$15,283,000

2017-07-01

Edmonton

Belvedere Transit Centre Terminal  Renewal

$2,426,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Castledowns Transit Centre Terminal Renewal

$2,426,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Jasper Place Transit Centre Terminal Renewal

$2,426,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Northgate Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$2,426,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Castledowns Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$2,426,000

2016-09-01

Edmonton

West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$1,697,652

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Jasper Place Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$1,212,609

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Meadowlark Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$727,565

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Capilano Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$970,087

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Westmount Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$1,455,130

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Stadium Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$1,455,130

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Coliseum Transit Centre Busway Renewal

$1,455,130

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Upgrade Transit Centre Buildings lighting to LED

$363,783

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Upgrade Transit Centre  Platform lighting to LED

$363,784

2016-09-01

Edmonton

Design: Replace Ferrier Garage Bus Storage Tents with a Permanent Structure

$729,000

2016-09-01

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund

The Government of Canada is providing Alberta with $196,714,129 under the new Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, and will fund up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs. The Government of Alberta will fund up to 40 per cent of eligible project costs through the Water for Life grant program.

As part of the bilateral agreement with Alberta, the following 17 projects have been approved to date for federal funding amounting to more than $132.2 million. Combined with provincial contributions of $106.6 million and municipal contributions of $37.5 million, more than $264.5 million will be going toward providing Alberta families with clean reliable water sources.

Additional projects will be prioritized by the province for funding in the coming months.

Location Project Name Federal Funding Anticipated Start Date

Alcomdale

Sturgeon County Water Line Alcomdale

$1,566,900

2017-05-01

Bashaw

Regional Water Pipeline - Mirror to Bashaw

$3,500,000

2016-11-01

Beaver Mines

MD of Pincher Creek - Beaver Mines Regional Water Supply

$2,288,403

2017-03-01

Bonnyville

Cold Lake Regional Utility Services Commission Regional Water Supply System Extension

$32,443,200

2016-11-01

Fawcett

Westlock Regional Water Services Commission - Phase 3 - Westlock to Fawcett Water Transmission Line

$3,195,000

2017-04-01

Foremost

County of Forty Mile/Foremost Manyberries Regional Pipeline

$3,111,570

2017-04-01

Kitscoty

County of Vermilion River - Stage 4 Regional Waterline Lloydminster to Kitscoty

$9,540,051

2016-11-01

Lacombe

North Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission -Wastewater Transmission Line - Lacombe/Blackfalds to Red Deer WWTP

$29,881,672

2016-11-01

Ma-Me-O Beach

County of Wetaskiwin - Pigeon Lake Regional Wastewater System- Phase 2

$3,470,548

2016-11-01

Marwayne

County of Vermilion River - Stage 5 Regional Waterline Kitscoty to Marwayne

$4,869,671

2016-11-01

Nampa

Regional Water Phase 3 - Stage 2 - St. Isidore to Nampa

$3,545,000

2016-11-01

Onoway

West Inter-Lake District Regional Water Commission Regional Waterline Phase 2 to Onoway  and Gunn

$6,850,000

2017-03-01

St Michael

Lamont County Regional Water Supply - St Michael

$3,388,500

2017-04-01

Wembley

West Corridor Water Transmission Line Phase 1 - Wembley

$9,045,000

2016-11-01

Mallaig

Mallaig Regional Water Supply

$4,750,000

2016-11-01

Taber

Industrial Wastewater Lagoon Upgrade

$1,865,000

2017-04-01

Rockyford

Village of Rockyford - Wheatland Regional - Phase 2 - WTP Upgrade/Waterline to Rockyford

$8,970,000

2016-11-01


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