Municipalities Not Spending Enough to Maintain Infrastructure

Nearly a quarter of municipal buildings in Canada are more than 50 years old and cities aren’t spending enough to maintain their assets, according to a sweeping review of the state of local infrastructure. Read more

Infrastructure Spending: Let’s Do It Right

The new Liberal government wants to increase growth with a significant public infrastructure program – a doubling of federal investment for public transit, green and social infrastructure over the next 10 years. Read more

Ottawa Eyes Faster Infrastructure Spending to Revive Economy

The Liberal cabinet is looking at fast-tracking infrastructure projects and enacting measures to spur energy-efficiency retrofits of buildings and homes to kick-start an economy beset by collapsing oil prices and a tumbling Canadian dollar. Read more

CCA Applauds the Release of the 2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card Assessing the Health of Canadian Municipal Infrastructure

CCA believes yesterday’s release of Informing the Future: The 2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card demonstrates the urgent need for sustained strategic infrastructure investment across Canadian municipalities. The 2016 report card found that almost 60% of Canada’s core public infrastructure, including bridges, roads, transit lines and water infrastructure, is owned and maintained by municipal governments and […]

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