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Glen BrownMinistry of Community Services
FMI – Victoria Chapter LuncheonJanuary 16, 2008
Building Public Building Public InfrastructureInfrastructure
What is Public What is Public Infrastructure?Infrastructure?
• Transportation• Water Infrastructure• Wastewater systems• Transit Systems• Other Public Infrastructure
Historic Breakdown of Public Historic Breakdown of Public Infrastructure StockInfrastructure Stock
• 1960s– Federal – 24%– Provincial/Territorial 45%– Local Government – 31%
• 2002– Federal 7%– Provincial/Territorial – 41%– Local Government – 52%
Age of Canada's Infrastructure
28%
31%
41%
80 to 100 years
40 to 80 years
0 to 40 yearsMirza, 2007
COMBINDED Municipal and Regional District Total Expenditures
year operationsinterest / foreign
exchange on debtcapital works
total municipal expenditure
2000 $ 144,344,860 $ 54,685,245 $ 93,929,144 $ 292,959,249
2001 $ 151,542,523 $ 36,025,603 $ 99,280,482 $ 286,848,608
2002 $ 313,302,642 $ 66,612,436 $ 174,897,209 $ 554,812,287
2003 $ 320,695,193 $ 61,738,913 $ 181,597,060 $ 564,031,166
2004 $ 330,232,358 $ 58,729,533 $ 232,708,516 $ 621,670,407
2005 $ 343,575,853 $ 61,102,806 $ 256,459,634 $ 661,138,293
AVERAGE $ 267,282,238 $ 56,482,423 $ 173,145,341 $ 496,910,002
Local Government Infrastructure Deficit Estimates
$12$20
$45
$68
$123
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
1985 1992 1996 2003 2007Mirza 2007
Building Public InfrastructureBuilding Public InfrastructureDo we do a good job?Do we do a good job?
• Plan• Build• Operate• Maintain• Replace• Decommission
Consider ‘Why’ the Project is Consider ‘Why’ the Project is RequiredRequired
• Existing Infrastructure Stock Replacement
• Growth/Development• Meeting New Standards
PLANNING: Infrastructure Planning Grants
CONSTRUCTION: Capital Grant Programs
RECOGNITION: Green City Awards
Towns for Tomorrow Gas Tax Agreement Building Canada Fund
Examples of Current Examples of Current ProgramsPrograms
Program Goals & ObjectivesProgram Goals & Objectives
• Sustainability Principles– Environmental– Economic– Social
• Protection of Public Health• Protection of Environmental Health
Leveraging ChangeLeveraging Change
TODAY: Program guides “provide direction” and ranking criteria supports sustainability
TOMORROW: Grant conditions used to bring some recipients up to a certain “sustainable” standard
DOWN THE ROAD: Meeting a “sustainable” standard will be a requirement for grant eligibility
• Ultimately, programs have to be structured to meet provincial priorities such as public & environmental health issues, but must be able to support and reward sound and sustainable management practices.
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of
thinking we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein
Glen BrownA/Director, Infrastructure and
EngineeringMinistry of Community Services
