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Transport committee The Canada Infrastructure Bank is an independent bank. I could ask the bank to provide information on the language distribution. I don't currently have that information.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee At this point in time, there is the $1.75 billion that we've talked about, the $2 billion from the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Our rural and northern fund is eligible for broadband; the gas tax for broadband; and the CRTC has a $750 million fund, also eligible for broadband. That
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Yes, CUTRIC and transit authorities are speaking with us about what are the components and what are the needs to be able to successfully implement a transition to ZEVs.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee The main estimate on how we base our funding is based on forecasts from provinces and territories, based on projects that are approved and moving forward. For each of them, we look program by program, project by project, and work with provinces and territories to estimate what th
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Thank you very much.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Thank you for the question. In all components, we've approved almost 1,300 projects.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Among the announcements that have been made recently is a new Ronald McDonald House in Halifax. It was a $4 million investment in the community to build a facility to care for families with sick children. It's an important investment in taking care of Canadians in their community
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee The data available to me doesn't exactly relate to charging station projects, but I can look for the information. However, you'll find on our website a map showing all investment projects, which are listed by infrastructure. You'll find a description of all our Quebec projects i
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Yes.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Thank you for the question. We don't have funding for the major airports that are part of Canada's National Airports System. That is really the responsibility of Transport Canada. However, we can have funding for rural airports in Canada, in our rural and northern communities co
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Thank you for your question. This is a major $2 billion program. We've announced 59 projects totalling about $1.7 billion, and two-thirds of those projects are flood-related. These are major events that affect communities. This type of program is designed to make investments up
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee I don't know that reference offhand by the Canada Infrastructure Bank. I can get back to you. I do know that when we are looking at GDP or job numbers, we use the macroeconomic accounts from Statistics Canada. I would have to look at that particular reference regarding the PBO an
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee I'll re-reference these, but in looking at the infrastructure hub on Statistics Canada, public sector infrastructure increased 19.5%. from $51.9 billion to $62.04 billion in 2009, while private sector infrastructure investments stayed relatively steady at 4.5%. Public sector infr
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee Correct. It's $100 million right now until the end of 2021, but previously it was $50 million. After the end of 2021, we will go back down to $50 million, where a Treasury Board submission will be required.
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis
Transport committee The COVID stream was created to be able to adjust our programming to be relevant to living in the times we are right now with COVID. Provinces and territories have the option, but do not have to avail themselves of this opportunity, to transfer up to 10% of their original allocat
November 19th, 2020Committee meeting
Kelly Gillis