NATIONAL BENEFITS. ⢠For every dollar municipalities invest in local infrastructure, federal, provincial and territori
The State of Municipal Infrastructure REGIONAL SNAPSHOTS NATIONAL BENEFITS For every dollar municipalities invest in local infrastructure, federal, provincial and territorial governments receive a combined 35 cents, mainly through new income and sales taxes (18 cents federal, 17 cents provincial and territorial). Continued underinvestment in public infrastructure will slow economic growth, costing new workers an average of $50,000 in lost income over their careers, and the average business 20% of its profits. Research conducted for FCM suggests that an additional $1 billion in new federal infrastructure investments, sustained over five years, would create: o more than 40,000 new jobs; o a 2.5% increase in construction sector employment; and o increased revenues to provincial/territorial and federal orders of government in the range of $1.2 to $2.7 billion. ONTARIO The Association of Municipalities of Ontario estimates an infrastructure gap of at least $60 billion that will take 10 years to close, leaving municipal governments with a bill of $6 billion each year. Almost half of this gap exists within road and bridge infrastructure, with the remaining amounts occurring in other core infrastructure categories such as drinking water, wastewater, storm water, public transit and solid waste. Toronto o 70% of Toronto’s road network is over 30 years old. o 50% of Toronto’s sanitary sewer system is over 50 years old. o 50% of Toronto’s watermains are over 55 years old. o Accumulated state of good repair backlog in 2012 is $1.7 billion.
Ottawa o Ottawa’s municipal infrastructure assets are valued at $32 billion. o 20% of Ottawa's roads are between 20 to 40 years old, and 15% are more than 40 years old. o 30% of City facilities are over 40 years old, and 40% are between 20 and 40 years old. o 27% of Ottawa’s piped infrastructure is over 40 years of age; 50% is between 20 and 40 years old.
QUEBEC FQM (Fédération québécoise des municipalités) estimates the municipalities of Quebec have large needs regarding water infrastructure, for which the necessary investments are evaluated at $7 billion to 2020. In addition to the large sums needed to reduce the deficit for the maintenance and modernization of municipal infrastructure, major investments of approximately $9 billion will be needed over the next 30 years to comply with the pan-Canadian strategy to manage municipal wastewater effluent. Montreal o About $3.1 billion will be directed to playing catch-up to rehabilitate Montreal’s aging water and transportation infrastructure, as well as touching up other existing projects. Federation of Canadian Municipalities 24 Clarence Street, Ottawa K1N 5P3 613-907-6395 www.fcm.ca
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The city is asking provincial and federal governments for an additional $700 million per year to fill that gap.
WESTERN CANADA The infrastructure deficit for the seven biggest western Canadian cities - Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg - represents a $4.2 billion shortfall annually. Edmonton Edmonton has estimated that its infrastructure deficit is $19 billion from 2009 to 2018. Winnipeg and rest of Manitoba The City of Winnipeg produced a report in 2009 estimating the cost of fixing and maintaining the city’s infrastructure at $7.4 billion over a 10-year period. Manitoba’s total municipal infrastructure deficit is $11 billion, and is projected to hit $13.4 Billion within a decade. Regina Over the next 10 years, the City of Regina’s infrastructure gap is $2.1 billion, of which $1.3 billion, or 61%, is currently unfunded. Due to provincial and federal regulatory changes in wastewater standards, Regina’s wastewater treatment plant is facing upgrades costing upwards of $150 million. The City of Regina estimates that 12% of its sewer infrastructure is in excess of its 90-year life, and 28% is more than 70 years old. Metro Vancouver Metro Vancouver requires funding support for secondary upgrades at two of its regional wastewater treatment plants, totaling approximately $1.4 billion in design and construction costs.
ATLANTIC CANADA On July 18, 2012, the federal government released new regulations for wastewater system effluent. The estimated cost for municipalities to adhere to the new regulations exceeds $20 billion. Municipalities have said that the federal government's new long-term infrastructure plan - now in development - must include funding programs to pay for the wastewater system upgrades necessitated by the new regulations. These new regulations will have a major impact on Atlantic Canada, with preliminary cost estimates at: o Halifax, NS: $710 million o Cape Breton, NS: $423 million o Greater Moncton, NB: $105 million o Newfoundland and Labrador have 186 systems affected; total cost: $410 million THE NORTH In the North, climate change is challenging the conditions of the roads system, seriously limiting the transportation of goods and delaying economic development The costs of adapting roads, bridges, and public buildings to rising arctic temperatures could more than double the North’s estimated $400 million infrastructure deficit.
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