Like many other governments, the Government of Quebec decided to invest in infrastructure to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stimulate Quebec’s economy. A significant number of investments will be made in the transportation sector, and the government wants to accelerate the (…)
On September 18, 2019, the Minister Responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor introduced Bill 37, An Act mainly to establish the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales et Infrastructures technologiques Québec1 As its name suggests, this bill is intended to (…)
To download the Infrastructure Insider To download the Infrastructure Insider 1. Setting up the Autorité des marchés publics — Practical consequences on the call for tenders process in Quebec The Autorité des marchés financiers is now replaced by the AMP for the authorization to contract with a (…)
The Canadian infrastructure market has had a busy few weeks! The industry's latest news, from new funding policies to major transport and energy projects, is identified in this edition of the Infrastructure Insider. 1. The latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market New developers (…)
In Québec, both at the provincial and municipal levels, the awarding of contracts by government bodies for construction work and material supply seems, for the most part, to be governed by the lowest bidder rule. Nevertheless, the Charbonneau Commission highlighted the many drawbacks to this method: (…)
Summary A company participating in carrying out a large investment project in Québec (“LIP”) may, under certain conditions, benefit from a 15-year tax holiday on the income from its eligible activities related to the LIP, as well as a holiday from employer contributions to the Health Services Fund (…)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructures market British Columbia Throne Speech promises new public transportation and healthcare infrastructures InstarAGF completes the final close of InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund First Action Plan for Québec’s (…)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market Ontario introduces a balanced budget which includes $30 billion in infrastructure investments Nova Scotia introduces its second balanced budget and increases investments in highways New LNG production (…)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian market Fengate acquires a solar project portfolio from Canadian Solar TerraForm Power increases the financing of its Canadian solar power portfolio SaskPower launches a call for tenders for 200 MW of wind energy Boralex closes the (…)
The March 22, 2017 Budget of the Government of Canada, through its “Innovation and Skills Plan” (http://www.budget.gc.ca/2017/docs/plan/budget-2017-en.pdf) mentions that Canadian academic and research leadership in artificial intelligence will be translated into a more innovative economy and (…)
TABLE OF CONTENTS The latest news from the Canadian infrastructures market Defense Construction Canada issues Request for Expressions of Interest for an energy performance contract Boralex completes financing of the Yellow Falls hydro project in Ontario Boralex and AWEC announce a new (…)
Creation of a Canadian infrastructure bank On October 20, 2016, the Advisory Council on Economic Growth published its report entitled “Unleashing Productivity Through Infrastructure”. One of the report’s recommendations is to create a Canadian Infrastructure Development Bank whose objective (…)