Delivering Programs in Partnership

Strategic infrastructure programs, like the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, Border Infrastructure Fund and Infrastructure Canada Program, are delivered in collaboration with many federal partners. As the coordinating and funding agent, Infrastructure Canada is responsible for project review, selection and approval, negotiation of the contribution agreement, and ongoing monitoring and oversight.

Each funded project has three key partners involved:

• Infrastructure Canada, as the funding agent for the project, negotiates agreements with each of the funding partners and project proponents.
  
  
• An implementing department has the project-specific knowledge related to each project. Infrastructure Canada's relationship with each implementing department varies with the capacity and responsibilities, which are negotiated for each strategic infrastructure project. Our federal partners are: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions , Industry Canada, Transport Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
  
  
• The funding partner may be a provincial, territorial or local government, First Nations community, private partner or a combination. Once the project has been selected, the funding partners enter into contribution negotiations with Infrastructure Canada.

Community based infrastructure programs, such as those under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, are implemented by the appropriate regional agency. Provinces and municipalities are the managers of the projects. Under these funds, Infrastructure Canada provides national coordination among partners in the implementation of the projects.

Other Partnerships

InfraGuide was created in 2001 when Infrastructure Canada, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the National Research Council Canada came together with the Canadian Public Works Association to build strong connections among Canadians who are knowledgeable and concerned about infrastructure. InfraGuide creates a network where engineers, technical staff, researchers, elected officials, planners and others share their Canadian experience and knowledge. Equally important, InfraGuide publishes their solutions as best practice reports that municipalities apply to solve local problems.