Backgrounder: Canada and Quebec invest in 176 infrastructure projects to improve facilities at post- secondary institutions in the province
Backgrounder
Joint funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec has been allocated to 176 infrastructure projects in Quebec’s higher education institutions.
The Government of Canada is investing $144.3 million through the new COVID-19 Resilience stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. This is a temporary stream, exceptionally allowing the financing of new categories of projects. The Government of Quebec is contributing $75.7 million to these 176 projects.
Administrative Region |
Number of Projects |
Canada’s Contribution |
Québec’s Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
3 |
$1,880,700 |
$1,489,275 |
Bas-Saint-Laurent |
6 |
$5,927,800 |
$4,149,620 |
Capitale-Nationale |
24 |
$20,959,454 |
$9,769,868 |
Centre-du-Québec |
4 |
$1,688,500 |
$537,571 |
Chaudière-Appalaches |
6 |
$2,620,600 |
$1,380,316 |
Côte-Nord |
6 |
$891,800 |
$871,715 |
Estrie |
11 |
$9,459,498 |
$5,890,759 |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
2 |
$1,091,900 |
$2,460,302 |
Lanaudière |
5 |
$2,017,336 |
$799,421 |
Laurentides |
6 |
$2,951,700 |
$ 1,063,251 |
Laval |
1 |
$2,035,774 |
$6,249,369 |
Mauricie |
7 |
$5,789,900 |
$1,504,906 |
Montérégie |
11 |
$7,182,377 |
$5,482,221 |
Montréal |
68 |
$71,266,735 |
$29,999,977 |
Outaouais |
8 |
$2,980,060 |
$744,959 |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
8 |
$5,555,866 |
$3,264,994 |