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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