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Accelerating Approval Processes for Building Canada Fund Major Projects
The Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund targets larger, strategic projects of national and regional significance.
Investments in federal infrastructure create employment opportunities in communities across Canada and contribute to economic growth. Federal infrastructure plays a critical role in the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. It also supports government operations and the delivery of services to Canadians.
Click through the individual initiatives listed below to learn more about what is in the Economic Action Plan for you.
The Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund targets larger, strategic projects of national and regional significance.
Under the Beyond the Border Action Plan, announced in Fall 2011, the Government committed to modernizing and expanding capacity at priority border facilities in Western and Central Canada.
The Government has made progress towards the construction of a new bridge to facilitate the efficient movement of goods and people between Windsor and Detroit.
Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government is providing $101 million on a cash basis to restore and modernize the Esquimalt Graving Dock.
Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013, the federal government is investing $19 million in 2013-14 for improvements to highways and associated bridges that pass through our national parks.
Budget 2011 allocated $21 million (in accrual) over five years and increased Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s (CATSA) ongoing annual reference levels to upgrade CATSA’s checked baggage equipment.
The 140-kilometre all-season highway linking the Town of Inuvik with the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk has been identified as a priority by the governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories.
Canada’s Gateways offer an integrated and efficient transportation network that spans from coast to coast, reaching deep into North America’s economic heartland.
Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, the federal government began a comprehensive repair program in the summer of 2009 for the Champlain Bridge in Montreal.
Through Economic Action Plan 2012, the federal government is investing $38.9 million over three years for new satellite data reception facilities and the development of a data management system.
Under Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Government plans to build a new bridge to replace the Champlain Bridge connecting the Island of Montreal and the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River.
A preliminary engineering study, funded by the government of Canada and the province of Ontario, for the re-establishment of commuter service between Peterborough and Toronto.
Economic Action Plan 2013 proposes to provide further support for the rehabilitation of the Parliamentary Precinct.
Canada's Economic Action Plan accelerated payments for "ready-to-go" infrastructure projects. It also made Provincial-Territorial Base funding more flexible.
The federal government is contributing $17.5 million towards the major refurbishing of the Saint John Harbour Bridge.
Economic Action Plan 2013 proposes to provide up to $5 million in 2013-14 to support the rehabilitation of the Port Weller Dry Docks.
Economic Action Plan 2013 proposes to provide $248 million over five years on a cash basis to Environment Canada to revitalize Canada’s weather services.
Through Canada's Economic Action Plan, the federal government aims, over the next five years, to complete upgrading the Trans-Canada Highway from two to four lanes in Banff National Park.
Economic Action Plan 2013 proposes to provide $54.7 million in 2013–14 to support via Rail’s operations and $58.2 million over five years to maintain passenger rail services for remote communities.