Canada’s municipalities own and operate the majority of Canada’s public infrastructure, including roads and bridges, public transit, and water and wastewater systems.
With aging infrastructure, growing populations, and the need to balance operating budgets and manage debt levels in a post-pandemic world, Canadian municipalities are faced with complex, difficult decisions. Inflation, increasing commodity prices, labour shortages and other more local issues are only adding to this strain to deliver the infrastructure and services Canadians need.
A 2023 Statistics Canada report[1] found core public infrastructure in Canada, excluding hospitals, schools, courthouses and affordable housing, had a total replacement value of $2.1 trillion at the end of 2020.
Public-private partnerships (P3s) can and have been an effective tool to deliver projects and manage life cycle costs and risk by building on the expertise of both the public and private partners. With more than 50 municipal P3s conducted to date, there is a proven track record in delivering successful municipal assets and services across the country.
[1] Source: Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Replacement values, 2020, released on March 20, 2023 by Statistics Canada
The Municipal Engagement Advisory Group, created in spring 2023, meets virtually, bi-monthly.
The purpose of the Municipal Engagement Advisory Group is to provide advice, insights, and opinions to management to support the development of the Municipal Engagement Strategy for consideration by the Communications Committee of the Board of Directors. The goal of the strategy is to raise awareness of P3s to support municipal infrastructure development, asset management and to build a pipeline of projects.
The Municipal Engagement Advisory Group consists of one representative from membership organizations that choose to participate, on a first-come, first-serve basis with up to 20 members who represent municipalities or are actively engaged in the development and delivery of municipal infrastructure, such as public transit, water and wastewater treatment, roads and bridges. Interested members can contact Lisa Mitchell @ [email protected]
