2018-19
Departmental Plan - Supplementary information

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Corporate information

Organizational profile

Appropriate minister: The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, P.C., M.P.

Institutional head: Kelly Gillis

Ministerial portfolio: Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

The Office of Infrastructure of Canada is part of the Infrastructure and Communities portfolio. The portfolio includes the following:

  • The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated,Endnote iv a Crown corporation whose mandate is to ensure users' safe passage on its structures located in the Greater Montréal Area by their proper management, maintenance and repair, while respecting the environment and optimizing traffic flow.
  • The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA),Endnote v a Crown corporationFootnote33 with the responsibility to design, finance, build, operate and maintain a new, publicly owned international crossing between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan that will be delivered through a public-private partnership. Responsibility for the WDBA was transferred from the Minister of Transport to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities on November 4, 2015.
  • The Canada Infrastructure Bank,Endnote vi a Crown corporation,Footnote33b uses federal support to attract private sector and institutional investment to new revenue-generating infrastructure projects that are in the public interest. The CIB leverages the capital and expertise of the private sector and help government partners build new infrastructure across Canada. The Canada Infrastructure Bank Act received Royal Assent on June 22, 2017, and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities was designated the responsible Minister on July 4, 2017.
  • The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities was designated as the Minister responsible for federal matters relating to the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization InitiativeEndnote vii effective November 4, 2015. In 2000, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto each announced a commitment of $500 million to fund the Initiative. The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, which is a not-for-profit corporation publicly known as Waterfront Toronto, was established in 2001.

Enabling instruments:

Year of incorporation/commencement: The Office of Infrastructure of Canada was established in 2002.

Other: Infrastructure Canada works in collaboration with Transport Canada to deliver some of its sunsetting transfer payment programs. Infrastructure Canada also works with Public Services and Procurement Canada for the New Champlain Bridge Corridor project as the contract authority.

In its role as lead department in the Government of Canada's Investing in Canada plan, Infrastructure Canada works with 12 other federal departments: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Heritage, Employment and Social Development Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Transport Canada.

Raison d’être, mandate and role:

"Raison d'être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do" is available on Infrastructure Canada's website.Endnote xxii

Operating context and key risks:

Information on operating context and key risks is available on Infrastructure Canada's website.Endnote xxiii

Reporting framework

Infrastructure Canada's Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record for 2018–19 are shown below:

Departmental Results Framework

Core Responsibility: Public Infrastructure

Internal Services

Departmental Result 1:
Infrastructure projects are
funded and supported by Infrastructure Canada

Indicator 1.1: INFC funding committed to projects

Indicator 1.2: Value of INFC's funding contribution in the fiscal year

Indicator 1.3: Implementation status and oversight of major bridge projects

Departmental Result 2:
Public infrastructure is
managed in a more
sustainable way

Indicator 2.1: Total annual investments from all levels of government in infrastructure projects supported by INFC

Indicator 2.2: Percentage of municipalities that strengthened their asset management practices as a result of federal funding

Indicator 2.3: Change in remaining useful life of infrastructure assets

Departmental Result 3:
Rate of economic growth is increased in an inclusive
and sustainable way

Indicator 3.1: Change in real GDP attributable to federal investments in infrastructure

Departmental Result 4:
Improved urban mobility in Canadian communities

Indicator 4.1: Percentage of Canadians living within 400 metres of a transit station or stop

Indicator 4.2: Modal share of public transit and active
transportation

Departmental Result 5:
Environmental quality is
improved, GHG emissions
are reduced and resilience
of communities is increased

Indicator 5.1: Percentage of municipalities that built or enhanced their capacity to reduce GHG emissions and adapt to climate change as a result of federal funding

Indicator 5.2: Percentage of municipalities that built or enhanced their drinking water system as a result of federal funding

Indicator 5.3: Percentage of municipalities that built or enhanced their wastewater treatment system as a result of federal funding

Departmental Result 6:
Canadian communities are
inclusive and accessible

Indicator 6.1: Number of community, cultural and recreational facilities that were enhanced or built as a result of federal funding, and that are accessible

Indicator 6.2: Number of public transit systems that were enhanced or built as a result of federal funding, and that are accessible

Program Inventory

Investing in Canada Phase 1 – Funding Allocations for Provinces and Territories

Investing in Canada Phase 1 – Funding for Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

Gas Tax Fund – Permanent Funding for Municipalities

New Building Canada Fund – National Infrastructure Component

New Building Canada Fund – Funding Allocations for Provinces and Territories

Historical Programs

New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project

Gordie Howe International Bridge Team

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative

Smart Cities Challenge

Concordance between Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory, 2018–19, and Program Alignment Architecture, 2017–18

On October 30, 2017, the Treasury Board of Canada approved a new reporting structure for Infrastructure Canada: the Departmental Results Framework. This framework replaces the Program Alignment Architecture and will provide the basis for the information in Infrastructure Canada's Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report. The table below shows the correspondence between the old and new reporting structures.Footnote34 Infrastructure Canada's new Departmental Results Framework will tell a better results story, centered on the benefits achieved through its investments.

2018–19 Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record

2017–18 Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture of record

Percentage of Program Alignment Architecture program (dollars) corresponding to new program in the Program Inventory

Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure for a More Prosperous Canada

 N/A

Investing in Canada Phase 1–Funding Allocations for Provinces and Territories

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

57%

Investing in Canada Phase 1–Funding for Federation of Canadian Municipalities

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

0.77%

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (new)

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

32%

Gas Tax Fund–Permanent Funding for Municipalities

1.2: Permanent and Flexible Infrastructure Funding

100%

New Building Canada Fund–National Infrastructure Component

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

6%

New Building Canada Fund–Funding Allocations for Provinces and Territories

1.4: Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments

86%

1.5: Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas

78%

New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project

1.6: New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project

100%

Gordie Howe International Bridge Team (new)Footnote35

1.4: Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments

0.24%

Historical programs

1.1: Funding for Provincial-Territorial Priorities

100%

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

1%

1.4: Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments

13.76%

1.5: Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas

22%

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative (new)

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

3%

Smart Cities Challenge

1.3: Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities

0.23%

Supporting information on the Program Inventory

Supporting information on planned expenditures, human resources, and results related to Infrastructure Canada's Program Inventory is available in the GC InfoBase.Endnote xxiv

Supplementary information tables

The following supplementary information tables are available on the Infrastructure Canada website.Endnote xxv

Federal tax expenditures

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax ExpendituresEndnote xxvi.This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Organizational contact information

For more information on the Department and its infrastructure programs, please visit www.infrastructure.gc.caEndnote xxvii or contact:

Infrastructure Canada
180 Kent Street, Suite 1100
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0B6
National information line on infrastructure: 613-948-1148
Telephone toll free: 1-877-250-7154
TTY: 1-800-465-7735
Email: infc.info.infc@canada.ca

Footnotes

Footnote 33

Crown corporations are public institutions or entities that operate at arm's length from the Government of Canada. As public institutions, they are ultimately accountable to the Government. Crown corporations follow a different planning cycle than the government planning cycle and report to Parliament through two key documents: the corporate plan summary including budget summaries, and the annual report.

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Footnote 34

Each one of the old programs (under the Program Alignment Architecture, center column) is redistributed into one or many new programs (to the left, under the Departmental Results Framework). The right-hand-side column shows what proportion of the old programs goes into each new program.

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Footnote 35

This program includes dedicated project staff at Infrastructure Canada and capital costs related to stewardship of Canadian lands purchased for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. Project costs related to the P3 contract including bridge construction are within the purview of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, and reported through their Corporate Plan.

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