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Canada's Infrastructure Minister takes concrete action to make federal infrastructure plan more responsive to the needs of provinces and territories


OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - Canadians across the country will benefit from more renewed public infrastructure as a result of measures being taken to make the Government of Canada's infrastructure plan more responsive to the unique and evolving needs of the provinces and territories. Each of the 13 provincial and territorial governments now have in place integrated bilateral agreements with the Government. These are living agreements that provide predictable, long-term funding for infrastructure projects that reflect the local priorities of each jurisdiction. To ensure these agreements continue to work for hard-working Canadians, they must reflect the collective experience and priorities of Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, outlined some of the ways in which the Government is making the terms and conditions of these bilateral agreements more responsive to the needs of provinces and territories:

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"Building infrastructure is not just about assembling bricks and mortar. It's also about building bridges of common understanding among all levels of government so we can all deliver for Canadians. In responding to the needs expressed by other orders of government, the Government of Canada is adjusting the terms of its infrastructure plan to make them flexible enough to support the unique and evolving needs of our provincial and territorial partners, which collectively own more than 98 per cent of all public infrastructure in this country. Our infrastructure plan is ambitious and national and most of all, it is local.  It is about bridging the administration of infrastructure across all governments so that more Canadians can live, work and play in healthier, more resilient and innovative communities."

The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

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Investing in Canada: Canada's Long-Term Infrastructure Plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html

Investing in Canada plan project map: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html

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