Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
[''Infrastructure Canada'' is the applied title under the ]Federal Identity Program
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; the legal title is Office of Infrastructure of Canada (french: Bureau de l'infrastructure du Canada). is a
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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of the
Government of Canada
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responsible for the federal
public infrastructure
Public infrastructure is infrastructure owned or available for use by the public (represented by the government). It is distinguishable from generic or private infrastructure in terms of policy, financing, purpose, etc.
Public infrastructure is ...
policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government.
The department is
responsible to
Parliament
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through the
.
History
The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an
Order in Council
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issued pursuant to the ''
Financial Administration Act
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''.
The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municipalities for the purpose of supporting strategic infrastructure projects across Canada.
There are two programs managed by the department that have their own federal legislation: the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, and the Gas Tax Fund.
Programs
Infrastructure Canada is the lead federal department responsible for infrastructure policy development and program delivery. The department makes investments for both local and regional infrastructure needs. In the first year after its creation, the department invested mostly in water and wastewater plants, highways, culture, recreation, and broadband projects.
During the
Great Recession
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, the department was tasked with implementing the
Harper government
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's economic stimulus package.
In January 2016 the
Trudeau government announced a two-year, $10 billion plan to repair infrastructure across the country.
Branches and sub-agencies
The Department is made up of five branches:
* The Policy and Results Branch
* The Program Operations Branch
* The Corporate Services Branch
* The
Audit
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and Evaluation Branch
* The Communications Branch
Some of the sub-agencies of the Department include:
*
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
*
Waterfront Toronto
Waterfront Toronto (incorporated as the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation) is an organization that oversees revitalization projects along the Toronto waterfront. Established in 2001 as a public–public partnership between the Cit ...
*
Jacques Cartier Bridges Incorporated
*
PPP Canada
PPP Canada (Public-Private Partnerships Canada) (french: Partenariats Public-Privés Canada) was a Crown Corporation responsible for promoting and facilitating Public-private partnerships (PPP, P3), operating under Infrastructure Canada. It was ...
(from 2009 to 2018)
References
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