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Federal
Funding
Coming to
Saskatchewan
SHANTEL LIPP, PRESIDENT, SHCA
Nearly $1 billion in federal money is coming our way and it is a welcomed invest-ment
to our industry.
Liberal federal infrastructure minister François-Philippe Champagne visit-ed
our province last week and made the announcement that an agreement between the gov-ernments
of Canada and Saskatchewan had been reached, one that will see $896 million
pumped into various infrastructure projects over the next 10 years.
This deal is part of the federal government’s massive $180-billion Investing in Canada plan.
This new agreement assures our members that there will be numerous contracts ahead
and for many years to follow, as government is a big buyer of our services.
It is early yet, so the money has not yet been specifically earmarked for any projects.
Municipalities can submit applications for the funding and we expect a flood of them ear-ly
in 2019.
No doubt, this agreement will be widely celebrated within our sector – it’s great news for
our members and the Saskatchewan economy. As well, we should applaud a shift in priorities
within the deal that will favour more traditional projects like roads and water infrastructure.
Our provincial government negotiated some flexibility on the types of projects that will
qualify for the funding, so not all project applications have to be for green infrastructure or
transit projects, which was initially thought to be the case.
Gord Wyant, Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds, suggested there will now be more op-portunities
to redirect the money, including for a greater emphasis on rural, remote and
northern communities.
Wyant told the media last week that the increased flexibility will likely mean ensuring re-mote
and rural communities have reliable ground and air infrastructure.
An earlier proposal reserved most of the money for public transit in cities like Saskatoon
and Regina and for green infrastructure, which together would eat up about 80 per cent of
the investment. Those separate funding streams will remain in place, with $307 million for
transit and $416 million for green infrastructure.
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