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Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

Government department

Summary

Government department

Field	Value
agency_name	Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
type	Department
logo	Infrastructure Canada logo.svg
formed	2002
employees	701 (2020–2021)
budget	CA$5.5 billion (2020–2021)
minister1_name	Gregor Robertson
minister1_pfo	Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
deputyminister1_name	Paul Halucha
deputyminister1_pfo	Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
parent_agency	Government of Canada
website
footnotes
parent_agency_type	organization

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC; ; formerly known as Infrastructure Canada or INFC)Infrastructure Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (). is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for the federal public infrastructure policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government.

The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities.

History

The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an Order in Council issued pursuant to the Financial Administration Act. The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municipalities for the purpose of supporting strategic infrastructure projects across Canada.

There are two programs managed by the department that have their own federal legislation: the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, and the Canada Community-Building Fund (formerly the Gas Tax Fund).

On June 20, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-59, Infrastructure Canada was renamed Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.

Programs

Infrastructure Canada is the lead federal department responsible for infrastructure policy development and program delivery. The department makes investments for both local and regional infrastructure needs. In the first year after its creation, the department invested mostly in water and wastewater plants, highways, culture, recreation, and broadband projects.

During the Great Recession, the department was tasked with implementing the Harper government's economic stimulus package.

In January 2016 the Trudeau government announced a two-year, $10 billion plan to repair infrastructure across the country.

Branches and sub-agencies

The Department is made up of seven branches:

The Policy and Results Branch
The Communities and Infrastructure Programs Branch
The Housing and Homelessness Branch
The Corporate Services Branch
The Audit and Evaluation Branch
The Communications Branch
The Investment, Partnerships and Innovation Branch Some of the sub-agencies of the Department include:
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
Waterfront Toronto
Build Canada Homes
Jacques Cartier Bridges Incorporated
PPP Canada (from 2009 to 2018)

References

Notes

References

"GC InfoBase".
Canada, Government of Canada, Infrastructure. "Infrastructure Canada - Info Source 2014 (in English)".
Canada, Government of Canada, Infrastructure. (6 September 2018). "The Canada Community-Building Fund".
(14 August 2023). "Infrastructure Canada". [[Government of Canada]].
(2014-01-01). "Canada in Cities: The Politics and Policy of Federal-Local Governance". McGill-Queen's University Press.
"City infrastructure projects must be 'shovel-worthy' of federal cash, minister says".
(18 June 2020). "Infrastructure Canada - Organizational Structure". infrastructure.gc.ca.

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