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New $30 Billion Transit Fund: Legal Perspectives on Canada's Evolving Public Transit and Capital Projects Landscape

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On July 17, 2024, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the official establishment of the Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF). This initiative will provide $30 billion over the next 10 years and up to $3 billion annually on a...more

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Government of Canada Trying to Focus Policies to Make Electric Vehicles Go

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Budget 2022 Introduces: new "Super Flow-Through" Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit; funds to Support Critical Infrastructure; and further Support for Indigenous Partnerships....more

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New Data Commissioner Proposed in the 2021 Federal Budget

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On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada released the 2021 Federal Budget, which, among other things, proposes to allocate $17.6 million over the next five years (and $3.5 million per year afterwards) to the establishment...more

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Soutien à la reprise économique : Investissements en infrastructure prévus au budget de 2021 de l’Ontario

Le 24 mars 2021, le ministre des Finances de l’Ontario, Peter Bethlenfalvy, a rendu public le budget de 2021 de l’Ontario, intitulé « Plan d’action de l’Ontario : Protéger la santé de la population et notre économie » (le «...more

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Underpinning a Recovery - Infrastructure Elements of the 2021 Ontario Budget

On March 24, 2021, Ontario’s Finance Minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy, released Ontario’s 2021 budget entitled, “Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy” (Budget). The Budget forms part of Ontario’s...more

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The Government of Canada Announces $10-Billion Infrastructure Growth Plan

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On October 1, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB) $10-billion plan to invest in major infrastructure initiatives (the Growth Plan), as a part of the $35 billion allocated to the CIB under...more

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Infrastructure Spending, Blueprints Pending: 2017 Federal Budget

On March 22, 2017, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the 2017 federal budget, titled “Building a Strong Middle Class” (Budget 2017). While Budget 2017 did not introduce significant new infrastructure spending measures, it...more

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2017 B.C. Budget: Infrastructure Spending to Get 19 Per Cent Boost Year-Over-Year

The Province of British Columbia released its 2017 budget (Budget) on February 21, 2017. Although the Budget mainly focuses on the reduction of Medical Services Plan premiums and increased investment in education and social...more

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2016 Federal Fiscal Update: Banking on Infrastructure

On November 1, 2016, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau released his Fall Economic Statement outlining changes to the federal government’s fiscal priorities in advance of the 2017 budget process. While reaffirming Canada’s...more

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Climate Change Related Pieces in Federal Budget

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Finance Minister Bill Morneau's first federal budget includes many of the environmental initiatives the Liberals raised in their election platform. The federal government's approach is to infuse environmental concepts into a...more

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Change Orders: Analyzing Proposed New Infrastructure Spending in 2016 Budget

Shortly after the election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, we summarized the infrastructure promises made on the Liberal campaign trail in our October 2015 Blakes Bulletin: Under Construction: Infrastructure Plans and...more

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Under Construction: Infrastructure Plans and Promises of the New Canadian Government

During the longest election campaign in Canadian history, Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada (Liberals) made significant promises for increased federal infrastructure spending over the...more

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