Evaluation of the Green Infrastructure Fund
- Annexes

Annexes

Annex A: GIF Logic Model Footnote14

Activity Areas Outputs Target Audience Immediate Outcomes Intermediate Outcomes Long Term Outcome

Set expectations and plans

  • Program design

INFC/P&C

Green Infrastructure project agreements between the federal government, provinces, territories, municipalities and private sector

Increased funding for green infrastructure projects

Increased amount of modern and greener infrastructure in Canada

Positive contribution to the Government of Canada's national priorities

  • Improved environment quality
  • Sustainable economy over the long-term

Promote and market program

  • Branding Strategy
  • Communication protocols

INFC/Comms
General Public

Establish relationship and negotiate agreements

  • Agreements with recipients and other funding parties

INFC/POB
PTs
Municipalities
Private Sector

Review, assess and select projects

  • Projects assessed and approved
  • Projects reviewed

INFC/P&C
INFC/PRP

Evaluate reports and funding claims

  • Project components completed
  • Eligible costs reimbursed

Proponents
INFC/POB

Monitor and assess results

  • Performance reports
  • Evaluation review reports
  • Lessons learned
  • Recipient audit reports

Proponents
INFC/POB

Annex B: List of GIF Projects and Related Funding Commitments

ID Name of the Project Prov/Territory Federal Funding Commitments

1

Northumberland Strait Power Cable Project

PEI

$50,000,000

2

Biomethanation and composting project in the Couronne Sud de Montréal

Quebec

$27,717,507

3

Biomethanation and composting project in Longueuil

Quebec

$21,539,458

4

Biomethanation and composting project in Laval

Quebec

$30,550,000

5

Biomethanation and composting project in Montreal

Quebec

$67,068,916

6

Biomethanation project in Quebec City

Quebec

$16,577,504

7

Biomethanation project in the region of Rivière-du-Loup

Quebec

$4,061,318

8

Biomethanation and composting project in Saint-Hyacinthe

Quebec

$11,387,011

9

Cornwall Wastewater Treatment

Ontario

$18,500,000

10

Mattagami Wastewater Treatment Plant - City of Timmins

Ontario

$19,833,333

11

Owen Sound Secondary Sewage Upgrade

Ontario

$14,955,000

12

Red Rock Wastewater Treatment

Ontario

$4,500,000

13

Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Ontario

$51,500,000

14

Iroquois Wastewater Treatment Plant (South Dundas)

Ontario

$9,000,000

15

Kirkland Lake Wastewater Improvement Project

Ontario

$16,000,000

16

Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant

Ontario

$100,000,000

17

Winnipeg SEWPCC Wet Weather Treatment

Manitoba

$11,000,000

18

Northwest Transmission Line Project

BC

$130,000,000

19

Yukon Green Energy Legacy Project

Yukon

$71,000,000

20

Wastewater Treatment for the Capital Regional District

BC

$50,000,000

Total:

$725,190,047

Annex C: List of Transfers to Other Federal Priorities

Name of the Organization

Reasons

Amount Transferred

1. Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

For temporary Initiative for Strengthening of Quebec's Forest Initiatives

$30 million

2. Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

For the Gaz Métro Natural Gas Pipeline Project

$18 million

3. Natural Resources Canada

For the Investment in Forest Industry Transformation program

$100 million

4. Indigenous and Northern  Affairs Canada

For the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment

$22 million

Sub-Total:

$170 million

5. Treasury Board Secretariat

2010 INFC Strategic Review

$45 million

6. Infrastructure Canada

Funds transferred  to Vote 1 - Operating budget

$60 million

Total:

 $275 million

Annex D: Results Evaluation Matrix

TB Core Issue Evaluation Questions Key Performance Indicators Data Sources

RELEVANCE (Issues 1 to 3)

Continued need for the program

  1. Is there a continued need for a program dedicated to large scale green infrastructure of regional or national significance?
  • Demand for infrastructure in green categories
  • Document Review
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management, Proponents

Alignment with federal government and departmental priorities

  1. Do the GIF objectives continue to align with government and departmental priorities?
  • Alignment between government priorities and GIF objectives
  • Document Review

Alignment  with responsibilities of Government and the Department

  1. Is Infrastructure Canada's role in administering the GIF still appropriate?
  • Appropriateness of INFC's role in administering the GIF
  • Degree to which provinces and territories were involved in the GIF
  • Document Review

PERFORMANCE - EFFECTIVENESS (Issue 4)

Design and delivery

  1. Is the GIF the most effective way to support the funding of large- scale green infrastructure projects of national or regional significance?
    • Is there duplication or overlap with other INFC programs?
    • Are there alternative ways to achieve the program objectives?
  • Extent of overlap with other government departments
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management, Proponents
  • Comparison to Other Programs
  1. To what extent was the GIF design and implementation effective, particularly with regards to:
    • Project Identification and approval?
    • Governance?
    • Monitoring and Reporting?
  • Quantity and reasons for application rejections
  • Extent to which merit was used in project selection
  • Extent of overlap with other INFC programs
  • Document Review
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management, Proponents
  • Comparison to Other Programs

Progress made towards achieving expected outcomes

  1. To what extent has GIF resulted in increased funding for green infrastructure projects in Canada?
  • Comparison of funding allocated to green infrastructure at INFC before and after the launch of the GIF
  • Extent of contribution of the GIF to green infrastructure at INFC
  • INFC and Program Data
  1. To what extent has GIF increased the amount of green infrastructure in Canada?
  • Progress toward project completion compared to comparable projects in other INFC programs
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management, Proponents
  1. How plausible are links between short and medium terms outcomes and anticipated long -term outcomes related to:
    • Improvements in the quality of the environment (cleaner air, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and cleaner water)?
    • A more sustainable economy

Question excluded from the evaluation

  • Literature Review (e.g. Theory-based approach)

Use of performance data

  1. Are appropriate performance data collected and used to inform decision-making?
  • Extent to which indicators in GIF PM Strategy are reliable
  • Extent of project benefits to date
  • Document Review
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management

PERFORMANCE - EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY (Issue 5)

Demonstration of Efficiency and Economy

  1. Are there factors impacting the efficient and economical delivery of the program?
    • Allocation and reallocation of funds
    • duplication of effort
    • overlapping with other programs
    • etc.
  • Extent of overlap with other INFC programs
  • Extent of efficiency of delivery of the GIF, based on FTEs and administrative costs, with a comparison project
  • Document Review
  • INFC and Program Data
  • Interviews: Program Management, Proponents

Annex E: GIF Performance Measurement Strategy

GIF performance measurement indicators from the Performance Measurement Strategy (outcomes only)
Note: red rows represent problematic indicators.

Performance measurement indicators from the Performance Measurement Strategy (outcomes only) Assessment by INFC Evaluators
Type of outcome Outcome Indicator Data source Environmental or economic indicator Results attributable to GIF?

Immediate outcomes

Infrastructure projects between the federal government, provinces, municipalities and private sector.

Total  number of projects under the program

  • By category
  • New versus rehabilitation projects

SIMSI Database

-No

yes

# of strategic partners (provinces, municipality, NGO) and reach of partnerships

SIMSI Database

-No

yes

The extent to which GIF funded projects have resulted in increased funding for green infrastructure initiatives.

Total amount of funding from INFC

  • By category

SIMSI Database

-No

yes

Total amount of funding  from INFC partners

  • By category

SIMSI Database

-No

yes

Intermediate outcomes

Increased amount of modern and greener infrastructure in Canada

Total number and value of infrastructure projects by category

SIMSI Database / Master List

-No

yes

Final outcomes

Improved environment quality - Air quality

Decreased volume of emissions and pollutants

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Improved environment quality - Water quality

# of communities and households with untreated wastewater connected to sanitary sewer systems.

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Increased capacity of communities to treat waste water (volume per year).

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

# of communities and households where Waste water is treated to a higher quality

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Improved environment quality - Greenhouse gases (GHG)

GHG emitted per unit of economic activity in Canada.  (Tons of GHG / GDP)

Statcan

Environmental

No

GHG emissions by the following Canadian activity sectors:

  • Electricity and heat production
  • Waste
  • Oil, coal and gas industries

Statcan

Environmental

No

% of Canadian energy generated by clean sources

Statcan

Environmental

No

Improved environment quality - Land quality

Quantity (kg/capita) of solid waste diverted from disposal

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Square Meters of landfill sites managed, reclaimed and/or remediated to certificate of conformity requirements

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Decreased volume of landfill gas emissions

SIMSI

Environmental

Yes (potentially)

Sustainable economy over the long-term.

GDP growth, nationally and by province and in key sectors (utilities, etc)

Statcan

Economic

No

Productivity by key industrial sectors

Statcan

Economic

No

Growth in employment in key industrial sectors

Statcan

Economic

No

Annex F: Acronyms

Acronym Definition
AMC Agreement Management Committee
BCF-CC Building Canada Fund - Communities Component
BCF-LUCC Building Canada Fund - Large Urban Centers Component
BCF-MIC Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component
BIF Border Infrastructure Fund
CEF Clean Energy Fund
CSIF Canadian Strategic Infrastructure Fund
EAP Economic Action Plan
ECCC Environment and Climate Change Canada
ED Evaluation Directorate
EI Environmental Initiatives
FCM Federation of Canadian Municipalities
FTE Full-time Equivalent
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GHG Greenhouse gas
GIF Green Infrastructure Fund
GMF Green Municipal Fund
GoC Government of Canada
GTF Gas Tax Fund
INFC Infrastructure Canada
ISF Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
MRIF Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
MSW Municipal Solid Waste
NBCF-NIC New Building Canada Fund - National Infrastructure Component
NBCP New Building Canada Plan
NRCAN Natural Resources Canada
OGD Other Government Department
OPI Office of Primary Interest
P&C Branch Policy and Communications Branch
PIMS Project Management Information System
PM Strategy Performance Measurement Strategy
POB Program Operations Branch
PRP Project Review Panel
PT Base Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Fund
SEWPCC South End Water Pollution Control Centre
SIMSI Shared Information Management System for Infrastructure
TC Transport Canada
WSER Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations

Annex G: List of Tables, Figures and Graphs

Tables

Table 1: Project Announcement and Funding Allocations and Annual Expenditures (in millions of dollars)
Table 2: Distribution of interviewees by position
Table 3: GIF project categories and related funding by category
Table 4: Applications accepted, rejected and acceptance rate of a selection of INFC programs
Table 5: Information available to potential applicants for the GIF, NBCF-NIC, and GMF
Table 6: Green infrastructure categories in other INFC programs (2009-2012)
Table 7: Funding Leveraged from Partners for GIF versus Other INFC Programs (based on eligible costs)
Table 8: Projects funded by INFC since 2009 in the categories eligible for the GIF - projects with program contributions of $4M to $130M
Table 9: Greenhouse gas emission reductions for the two completed GIF projects - recipient input - based on ECCC's measure of the Canadian Social Cost of Carbon (updated 2016)
Table 10: Comparison of ongoing projects and FTEs for the GIF and BCF-MIC
Table 11: Time elapsed between Approval in Principle and start of construction

Figures

Figure 1: Reasons for which GIF applications were rejected
Figure 2: Funding allocations at INFC before and after the launch of the GIF (2002-2008 and 2009-2015)
Figure 3: Percentage of funding for Green Infrastructure Categories, GIF & other INFC Programs, from 2009-2015

Footnotes

Footnote 14

This logic model corresponds to the February 2010 program revision version, with the exception of the Target Audience column, which is more detailed for clarity.

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