New National Infrastructure Assessment Consultation
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On March 26, 2021, the Minister of infrastructure and communities, Catherine McKenna, launched an engagement paper on Canada’s first national infrastructure assessment: "Building the Canada We Want in 2050.” The paper seeks input on the following three main priorities of the assessment:
- assessing canada’s infrastructure needs and establishing a long-term vision;
- improving coordination among infrastructure owners and funders; and
- determining the best ways to fund and finance infrastructure.
Comment deadline: June 30, 2021. access the discussion paper at:
https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nia-eni/index-eng.html
In a related initiative on March 19, 2021, the Canada infrastructure Bank (CIB) launched the indigenous community infrastructure initiative (ICII), which aims to invest $1 billion to encourage infrastructure investment in indigenous communities. The initiative plans include channeling more investments into indigenous communities to support their economic growth and address the existing infrastructure gap.
