Info Source

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Introduction to Info Source

Info Source describes the programs and activities, and the information holdings related to programs and activities, of government institutions subject to the Access to Information Act to facilitate the right of access. It also provides individuals, including current and former employees of the Government of Canada, with relevant information to access personal information about themselves held by government institutions subject to the Privacy Act and to exercise their rights under the Privacy Act.

An index of institutions that are subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act is available centrally.

The Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act assign overall responsibility to the President of Treasury Board (as the designated Minister) for the government-wide administration of the legislation.

Background

Infrastructure Canada (INFC) was created in 2002 under Schedule 1.1 of the Financial Administration Act to lead the Government of Canada's effort to address infrastructure challenges.

There is no Department of Infrastructure enabling legislation; however, Order in Council 2004‑325 authorizes the Minister to enter into transfer payment agreements and contracts related to infrastructure initiatives in Canada. Specific program funding is enabled by the instruments listed in the organizational profile of the Departmental Plan.

The Department reports to Parliament through the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Canada’s mandate and program responsibilities are posted on its publicly available website.

As a funding organization, Infrastructure Canada’s major policies are those of the Treasury Board Secretariat.

Institutional Programs and Activities

Institution-Specific Content

Public Infrastructure, Communities, Affordable Housing and Homelessness Policy

Infrastructure Canada (INFC) sets policies for both public infrastructure and approaches for the development of affordable housing, address homelessness that target the needs of Canadians and stakeholders (public/private partners) while considering finite resources. Policies are set through strategies, plans, consideration of alternative financing models and funding programs, and eligibility requirements among other tools and their outcomes are monitored to inform future decision making. Policy solutions determine how the federal government supports public infrastructure development, bridges, public transit, clean water and wastewater, disaster mitigation, and approaches to address homelessness, among other areas, which have impacts on the quality of life of Canadians.

Public Infrastructure and Communities Policy

Public Infrastructure and Communities Policy provides decision-makers with timely policy recommendations for infrastructure and community issues.

Public Infrastructure and Communities Policy

Note: This class of records was previously called Infrastructure Policy.

Description: Records relate to the identification and assessment of broad infrastructure issues, priorities, strategic investments and needs for potential federal action. Records relate to the development of policy proposals, advice and recommendations pertaining to public infrastructure, monitoring and support of the federal/provincial issues and discussion, and coordination with federal stakeholders. Records also relate to research, independently and in conjunction with partners, which contributes to federal policy development.

Document Types: Correspondence, memoranda of understanding, briefing notes, memoranda, contracts, studies, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, press releases, presentations, key messages, speeches, newsletters, meeting agendas and minutes, policies and guidelines, agreements, publications, question period notes.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC PRB 010

Alternative Financing Policy

Alternative Financing Policy provides stakeholders with timely policy recommendations supporting alternative financing of infrastructure.

Alternative Financing Policy

Description: Records relate to alternative financing policy (e.g. capital markets, Public–Private Partnership (P3)) used to not only provide national and international leadership on best practices but also focus on the economic rationale for, and results and outcomes of major investments in alignment with, broader federal government objectives.

Document Types: Agreements, analytical reports, application forms, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, evaluation reports, guidelines, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, lessons learned reports, letters, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, newsletters, news releases, one-pagers, orders-in-council, placemats, plans, policies, presentations, procedures and guidelines, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project reviews and evaluations, project risk analyses, projects submissions, project summaries, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 010

Major Bridges Policy

Major Bridges Policy provides stakeholders with timely policy recommendations supporting infrastructure project delivery.

Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project – Policy

Description: Records relate to the planning, procurement and management of a Public Private Partnership agreement for the construction of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project.

Document Types: Accountability, agreement management records, agreements, analytical reports, annual expenditure reports, application forms, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, capital plans and/or expenditure reports, contracts and scopes of work, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, delegations of authority, engineering and survey drawings, environmental assessments and reports, evaluation reports, financial claims and payments, financial management reports, funding agreements, funding proposals, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, invoices, issues notes, key messages, lease agreements, legal advice, lessons learned reports, licensing agreements, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, news releases, orders in council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, plans, policies, presentations, procedures and guidelines, program control frameworks, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project reviews and evaluations, project risk analyses, projects submissions, project summaries, project vignettes, proposal submissions from communities and not-for-profit, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, receipts and vouchers, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, result based management and accountability framework, risk and audit frameworks, risk assessments, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, sound recordings, speaking notes, species at risk incident reports, speeches, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates, terms of reference, transfer payment/administrative agreements, Treasury Board submissions, videos.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 020

Gordie Howe International Bridge Project – Policy

Description: Records relate to the design of the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project and the creation of the Windsor‑Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). This includes records related to the transfer of funds to WDBA and other federal departments. It also includes records submitted by WDBA, local or regional governments, Walpole Island First Nation, public sector bodies, as well as private companies sub-contracted to work on the project. Records include project summaries, technical and financial proposals that describe potential models of public–private partnership, project components, its cost and revenue estimates, as well as expected economic and social benefits of the project. Records submitted by WDBA include reporting requirements as stipulated in the Financial Administration Act (e.g., corporate plans, annual reports, access to information reports, privacy reports). This includes records related to briefings and consultations with various groups or in relation to meetings. It includes documents related to property acquisition in Canada and Michigan, First Nations consultations, and requirements relating to the Bridge to Strengthen Trade Act. Additionally, it includes reviews of various reports, environmental assessment contracts and contract management records.

Document Types: Accountability, agreement management records, agreements, agreements of purchase and sale, analytical reports, annual expenditure reports, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, capital plans and/or expenditure reports, contracts and scopes of work, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, delegations of authority, engineering and survey drawings, environmental assessments and reports, evaluation reports, financial claims and payments, financial management reports, funding agreements, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, invoices, issues notes, key messages, lease agreements, legal advice, lessons learned reports, licensing agreements, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, news releases, orders-in-council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, plans, policies, presentations, project reports, project reviews, project risk analyses, questions and answers, question period cards, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, result-based management and accountability framework, risk and audit frameworks, risk assessments, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, species at risk incident reports, speeches, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 030

Homelessness Policy

Homelessness Policy provides decision-makers with timely policy recommendations for homelessness issues.

Homelessness Policy

Description: Records relate to supporting the prevention and reduction of homelessness; homelessness service providers and improving program operations; data on homelessness at the community, regional and national levels; program development; program implementation at the community-level; partnering committees; and services and tools for service providers and funding recipients.

Document Types: Agreements, analytical reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, Cabinet documents, contracts and scopes of work, correspondence, presentations, funding proposals, Indigenous consultations, issues notes, key messages, lessons learned reports, media lines, memoranda, meeting agenda and minutes, ministerial recommendations, newsletters, plans, policies, news releases, procedures and guidelines, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project reviews, project risk analyses, projects submissions, project summaries, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, parliamentary questions, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, sound recordings, speaking notes, speeches, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates and terms of reference.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 010

Public Infrastructure, Communities, and Homelessness Investments

Infrastructure Canada uses a range of funding mechanisms to maximize value-for-money in direct (leveraging infrastructure investments) government investment in infrastructure and to address affordable housing and homelessness.

  • Allocation-based programs offer stable funding for projects that balance both national priorities with local needs of Provinces and Territories;
  • Direct-funding programs award funding to projects that are selected through an application process; and,
  • Alternative financing arrangements identify projects that are delivered in partnership with either private sector or non-government organizations and Infrastructure Canada or Crown Corporations under the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

Public Infrastructure and Communities Investment

Public Infrastructure and Communities Investment recommends projects related to public infrastructure and communities to which funds can be committed.

Public Infrastructure and Communities Investments

Description: Records relate to investment opportunities across a range of funding mechanisms including allocation-based programs, merit-based programs and alternative financing which aim to maximize value-for-money as the federal government directs investment into infrastructure.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 010

Alternative Financing Investment

Alternative Financing Investment develops and influences alternative financing approaches.

Alternative Financing Investment

Description: Records relate to attracting and leveraging private sector and institutional investment to new infrastructure projects that are in the public interest.

Document Types: Agreements, analytical reports, application forms, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, evaluation reports, funding agreements, funding proposals, grant and contribution agreements, guidelines, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, lessons learned reports, letters, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, newsletters, news releases, one-pagers, orders-in-council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, placemats, plans, policies, presentations, news releases, procedures and guidelines, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project reviews and evaluations, project risk analyses, projects submissions, project summaries, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates, terms of reference, transfer payment/administrative agreements, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 040

Major Bridges Investment

Funding for Major Bridges Investment is disbursed as per the Project Agreements.

Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project – Investment

Note: This class of records was previously called the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project.

Description: Records relate to consultations and the design and implementation of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project. Records include information on the transfer of funds to the Private Partner and other federal departments, records submitted by the Private Partner and provincial, local or regional governments, public sector bodies, First Nations, and other not‑for‑profit organizations and private sector companies, as well as federal–provincial discussions on the project. This includes records related to proposals, evaluations and plans for the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project. Records include project summaries, technical and financial proposals that describe potential engineering of the projects, its cost and revenue estimates, expected results and benefits. Records relate to consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations. Records also relate to property acquisition and First Nations consultations, reviews of various reports, environmental assessment contracts, and contract management.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegation of authority, funding proposals, project reviews, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 050

Gordie Howe International Bridge Project – Investment

Note: This class of records was previously called the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project.

Description: Records relate to the design of the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project and the creation of the Windsor‑Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). This includes records related to the transfer of funds to the WDBA and other federal departments. It also includes records submitted by WDBA, local or regional governments, Walpole Island First Nation, public sector bodies, as well as private companies sub-contracted to work on the project. Records also include project summaries, early technical and financial proposals that describe potential models of public–private partnership, project components, its cost and revenue estimates, as well as expected economic and social benefits of the project. Records submitted by WDBA include information contained within proposals submitted through the Request for Proposals, expected results from the project and reporting requirements as stipulated in the Financial Administration Act (e.g. corporate plans, annual reports, access to information reports, privacy reports). As well, it includes records related to briefings and consultations or meetings with various groups, property acquisition in Canada and Michigan, First Nations consultations, requirements relating to the Bridge to Strengthen Trade Act, reviews of various reports, environmental assessment contracts, and contract management records.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, ministerial correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, funding proposals, business cases, studies, environmental assessments and reports, plans (e.g. environmental, species at risk, fisheries, navigation), species at risk incident reports, Indigenous consultations, contracts and scopes of work, engineering and survey drawings, agreements of purchase and sale, lease agreements, licensing agreements, corporate plans, Crown corporation annual reports, orders-in-council, ministerial recommendations, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 060

Homelessness Investment

Funding for Homelessness Investment is disbursed as per agreements.

Homelessness Investment

Description: Records relate to agreements entered into as part of federal homelessness initiatives and programming.

Document Types: Agreement management records, agreements, annual expenditure reports, application forms, briefing notes, Cabinet documents, contracts and scopes of work, contribution agreements and amendments, contribution agreement management records, presentations, financial claims and payments, funding agreements, funding proposals, grant and contribution agreements, guidelines, invoices, memoranda of understanding, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, procedures and guidelines, records of decision, statistical analyses and templates.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 020

Public Infrastructure and Communities Investment Stewardship and Delivery

Infrastructure Canada oversees programs and projects as well as major bridges, Crown Corporations and alternative financing arrangements. While Crown Corporations operate at arm’s length, the Department plays a secretariat role in supporting them. Across all programming, numerous monitoring activities are used to oversee projects and ensure they are delivered as expected for Canadians.

Allocation-Based and Direct Funding Stewardship

Allocation-based and direct funding projects comply with agreements.

Canada Community-Building Fund

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Canada Community-Building Fund (formerly known as the Federal Gas Tax Fund) and its transfers of funding for use by municipalities to support municipal infrastructure. As this fund is not application-based, details of individual projects are not submitted to the Department before projects are undertaken. Records include those related to the transfer of funding to provinces, territories or other co-signatories to agreements. Records also include information about management committee meetings, annual expenditures, the location, investment category, amount and identity of all sources of funding, nature and expected outcomes of investment, and reporting on outcomes of funding by province or territory.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, memoranda of understanding, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, reports, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, transfer payment/administrative agreements, annual expenditure reports, audit statements, financial management reports, payment requisitions and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, project listings for communications, media analyses, media lines, news releases, program control frameworks, risk assessments, speaking notes, statistical analyses, terms of reference, media lines.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 020

Canada Healthy Communities Initiative

Description: Records relate to design, approval and implementation of the Initiative. Specifically, they relate to the development and approval of funding authorities; the design and implementation of the funding program; the development, negotiation, approval and monitoring of contribution agreements; and establishing and convening contribution agreement oversight committees. Records may also include issue notes, briefings and consultations with various stakeholders, federal departments, and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Agreement management records, analytical reports, annual expenditure reports, application forms, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, contribution agreements, contribution agreement management records, correspondence, presentations, evaluation reports, financial claims and payments, funding agreements, applications for funding, guidelines, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, lessons learned reports, media analyses, media lines, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, newsletters, news releases, payment documentation, payment requisitions, payment requests and payments, photographs, plans, policies, presentations, press releases, procedures and guidelines, management control frameworks, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project report reviews and assessments, proposal risk analyses, project summaries, application reviews, application submissions, application summaries, application submissions from communities and not-for-profit organizations, publications, questions and answers, records of decision, reports, risk assessments, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, statements, policy analyses, progress reports, templates, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions, videos.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 050

Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund

Description: Records relate to the design, approval and implementation of the Fund. Specifically, they relate to the development, negotiation, approval and amendment of funding agreements, and establishing and convening funding agreement oversight committees. Records also relate to project submissions, assessments, recommendations, approvals and funding. Records contain information on project requirements, conditions and progress, including recipient audits, program evaluations, final reconciliation of payments and release of funding holdbacks. Records may also include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, Indigenous organizations and communities, federal departments, not-for-profit organizations, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, terms of reference, meeting agendas and minutes, plans, procedures and guidelines, templates, delegation of authority, contribution agreements and amendments, project submissions, project reviews, risk assessments, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, payment documentation, project and reporting data, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases, audit reports, evaluation reports, application forms, contracts and scopes of work, financial claims and payments, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, memoranda of understanding, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, program control frameworks, question period cards, risk and audit frameworks, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Format: Geospatial locations identification and mapping

Record Number: INFC CIP 040

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Green and Inclusive Community Buildings

Description: Records relate to the design, approval and implementation of the program. Specifically, they relate to the development, negotiation, approval and amendment of funding agreements, as well as establishing and convening funding agreement monitoring committees. Records also relate to project submissions, assessments, recommendations, approvals and funding. Records contain information on project requirements, conditions and progress, including recipient audits, program evaluations, final reconciliation of payments and release of funding holdbacks. Records may also include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, Indigenous organizations and communities, federal departments, not-for-profit organizations, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, terms of reference, meeting agendas and minutes, plans, procedures and guidelines, templates, delegation of authority, funding agreements and amendments, project submissions, project reviews, risk assessments, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, payment documentation, financial management reports, project and reporting data, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases, audit reports, evaluation reports, application forms, contracts and scopes of work, financial claims and payments, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, memoranda of understanding, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, press releases, program control frameworks, question period cards, risk and audit frameworks, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 050

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, including four original funding streams (Public Transit; Green Infrastructure; Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure; Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure, including Arctic Energy Fund), as well as the newer, time-limited COVID‑19 Resilience stream. This includes development, negotiation, approval and amendment of Integrated Bilateral Agreements, and establishment and convening of Oversight Committees meetings. Records include administrative expense business, Provincial/Territorial Infrastructure Plans, project submissions and assessments, and funding recommendations and announcements. Records also relate to monitoring project requirements, payment conditions, progress reports, payments, recipient audits, program evaluations, and final reconciliation of payments and release of funds. Records may include briefings and consultations with various federal departments, provincial/territorial/municipal governments, not-for-profit and for‑profit organizations, Indigenous organizations, advisory groups and other stakeholders.

Document Types: Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, terms and conditions, Integrated Bilateral Agreements and amendments, plans, program policies, guidelines, procedures, templates, delegation of authority, business cases, project submissions, project reviews and approvals, risk assessments, environmental assessments, duty-to-consult determinations, reports, terms of reference, meeting agendas and records of decision/minutes, briefing notes, presentations, correspondence, monitoring reports, financial management reports, payment documentation, project and reporting data, statistical reports, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, backgrounders, media lines, news releases, audit reports, evaluation reports and training materials.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 060

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Municipal Asset Management Program

Note: This class of records was previously called the Asset Management Fund.

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the program for use by municipalities for services that residents use every day―such as drinking water, sewage treatment systems and roads―and on infrastructure that is near or past its intended lifecycle and was never designed to withstand rapid changes in climate patterns. Records may include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegation of authority, contribution agreements, funding proposals, project reviews, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 060

Natural Infrastructure Fund

Description: Records relate to the design, approval and implementation of the Fund. Specifically, they relate to the development, negotiation, approval and amendment of funding agreements, and establishing and convening funding agreement monitoring committees. Records also relate to project submissions, assessments, recommendations, approvals and funding. Records contain information on project requirements, conditions and progress, including recipient audits, program evaluations, final reconciliation of payments and release of funding holdbacks. Records may also include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, Indigenous organizations and communities, federal departments, not-for-profit organizations, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, terms of reference, meeting agendas and minutes, plans, procedures and guidelines, templates, delegations of authority, funding agreements and amendments, project submissions, project reviews, risk assessments, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, payment documentation, project and reporting data, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases, audit reports, evaluation reports, application forms, contracts and scopes of work, financial claims and payments, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, memoranda of understanding, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, program control frameworks, question period cards, risk and audit frameworks, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Format: Geospatial locations identification and mapping.

Record Number: INFC CIP 090

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Permanent Public Transit Program

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Permanent Public Transit Program and its transfer of funding. The program includes three direct-application funds: Zero Emission Transit Fund, Active Transportation Fund, and Rural Transit Solutions Fund. Funding is also being made available to accelerate future major projects and supporting the expansion of large urban transit systems that many Canadians depend on every day. These funds are in place to support economic, environmental and social benefits through grants and contribution funding of public transit systems and active transportation networks. Records include business cases along with funding requests, project submissions, assessments, funding recommendations, and announcements. Records relate to monitoring project requirements, conditions, progress, payments, including recipient audits, program evaluations, and final reconciliation of payments and release of funds. Records may include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, federal departments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Planning application forms, capital application forms, applicant guides, standard responses, correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, terms of reference, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, process flow diagram, Terms and Conditions, standard procedures, guidelines, documentation related to Indigenous consultations, operational templates, grant agreements, contribution agreements and amendments, contribution agreement management records, business cases, project submissions, issue notes, notes to file, project reviews and evaluations, progress reports, risk assessments, risk and audit frameworks, environmental assessments, management control frameworks, site visit reports, financial management reports, financial claims, payment documentation, legal advice, statement of work, memorandum of understanding, questions and answers, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, news releases, reports, scenario notes, procurement tracker, legislation tracker, milestone tracker, media tracker, audit reports, environmental and parliamentary petitions dashboards, performance measurement framework, question period cards.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 100

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Research and Knowledge Initiative

Description: Records relate to the design, implementation and monitoring of the Research and Knowledge Initiative, the solicitation and assessment of project proposals, as well as funding agreements and documents relating to financial claims and payments.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, memoranda, presentations, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, calls for application documents, application assessment and recommendation documents, contribution agreements, agreement management committee terms of reference, records of decision, funding proposals, studies, financial claims and payments, claims related invoices and backup documentation, audited financial statements, legal advice, questions and answers, external communications documents, web content, news releases, communications strategies, audit reports, progress reports, final reports, policies, procedures, guidelines, delegation of authority, contracts, translation requests, and workplans.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC PRB 020

Research and Knowledge Initiative Personal Information Bank

Smart Cities Challenge

Description: Records relate to the operations of the Smart Cities Challenge, which funds communities, and the Community Support Program, which funds not-for-profit organizations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, funding proposals, project reviews, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 070

Historical Programs

Some of the historical programs are still active but are no longer accepting project applications. Other historical programs, listed below, have closed – meaning that there is no project activity and no contributions/transfers that remain to be made – but records continue to be retained by Infrastructure Canada.

Border Infrastructure Fund

Note: Transport Canada is the federal delivery partner for this program. The program is set to close in 2023-24.

Description: Records relate to investments in physical infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) infrastructure, and improved analytical capacity at the largest surface border crossings between Canada and the United States, as well as several other crossing points in Canada. Records include proposals, evaluations and plans for projects such as improvements to core National Highway System routes impacted by international trade volumes, inter-modal connectors and facilities, international bridges and tunnels, rail/road grade separations and ITS. Records may include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 120

Building Canada Fund – Communities Component

Note: Records related to the implementation of the Fund may also be found with federal delivery partners: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Western Economic Diversification; Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The program is set to close in 2027-28.

Description: Records relate to proposals for projects in short-sea shipping, short-line railways, local and regional airports, connectivity and broadband, tourism, wastewater infrastructure, public transit, green energy, solid waste management, drinking water, disaster mitigation, brownfield redevelopment, roads and bridges, sports infrastructure for community use, amateur training, events and culture. Records also include umbrella agreements between Canada and the provinces/territories for funding municipalities’ projects, applications for funding with project descriptions, business case, project costing, ongoing operation and maintenance, engineering, technology, project management and governance. Records relate to project review, advice and selection, eligible and ineligible costs, disposal of assets, environmental management, audit and evaluation, performance management, risk management, financial claims and payments, and communications management. Records also relate to the federal–provincial/territorial oversight committees that administer the funding.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 130

Building Canada Fund – Major Infrastructure Component

Note: Records related to the implementation of transportation projects may also be found with Transport Canada. The program is set to close in 2027-28.

Description: Records relate to federal, provincial or territorial negotiations on major projects with national and regional strategic importance. Project categories include core national highway system routes, drinking water, wastewater, public transit and green energy, solid waste management, short-line rail and short-sea shipping, broadband, tourism and regional and local airports, disaster mitigation infrastructure, culture, sports infrastructure for community use, amateur training, events, local roads and bridges, and brownfield redevelopment. Records relate to proposals, evaluations and plans for approved projects, assessments of basic eligibility, financial and legal requirements, benefits, risk mitigation and minimum federal requirements, as well as advice relating to the possible funding of proposed projects under the component.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 140

Building Canada Fund – Research and Planning Component

Note: This program closed in 2017-18.

Description: Records relate to the development of long-term plans, joint knowledge and research projects, feasibility studies and municipal-capacity building endeavors in support of projects under the Communities Component, Large Urban Communities Component and Major Infrastructure Component under the Building Canada Fund in Quebec.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 150

Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund

Note: Records related to this fund may also be found with federal delivery partners: Transport Canada; Indigenous Services Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Western Economic Diversification; Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The program is set to close in 2025-26.

Description: Records relate to federal–provincial/territorial negotiation on major projects with national and regional strategic importance in the categories of highways and railways, local transportation (including public transit), tourism or urban development, water and sewage, and broadband. These include records related to proposals, evaluations and plans for announced projects, reviews of business cases, advice relating to the possible funding of proposed projects under the fund, environmental assessments, contribution agreements, and contribution agreement management records.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 160

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund

Note: The program is set to close in 2024-25.

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Fund and include proposed, approved, modified, cancelled and withdrawn projects that support the rehabilitation of water treatment and distribution infrastructure, wastewater and storm water treatment systems, and collection and conveyance infrastructure. Records may also encompass initiatives that improve asset management, system optimization, and planning for future upgrades to water and wastewater systems. In addition, records may include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 170

Green Infrastructure Fund

Note: The program is set to close in 2029-30.

Description: Records relate to the transfer of funds to other federal departments for high priority initiatives that promote cleaner air, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and cleaner water. This includes information on project proposals submitted by provinces, territories, local or regional governments, public sector bodies, eligible not-for‑profit organizations and private sector companies, as well as federal–provincial/territorial discussions on large-scale infrastructure projects. Project categories include wastewater infrastructure, green energy generation infrastructure, green energy transmission infrastructure, solid waste infrastructure, and carbon transmission and storage infrastructure. Records include information on announced projects, project summaries, proposals that describe potential projects and their components, cost estimates, expected results and benefits, reviews of proposed projects under the Fund, and contribution agreement management.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 180

Infrastructure Stimulus Fund

Note: The program closed in 2011-12.

Description: Records relate to the implementation and monitoring of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which provided a short-term boost to the Canadian economy during a period of global recession. Records also relate to the implementation and monitoring of projects. Project categories include water, wastewater, transit, roads, culture, parks and trails, and community services.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 190

Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Fund

Note: The program closed in 2021-22.

Description: Records relate to funding to construct a 137-kilometer all-season road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, as well as new embankment construction and related structures with final surface topping and additional work to return the land to its original state. This includes records related to proposals, evaluations and plans for projects such as routes, connectors and facilities, grade separations and transportation systems. Records also relate to briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 200

Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program

Note: This class of records was previously called the Capacity Building for Climate Change Challenges. This program closed in 2021-22.

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the program and to funding for working collaboratively with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to report on project progress and outcome-based performance measures.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, funding proposals, project reviews, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 080

Municipal-Rural Infrastructure Fund

Note: The program closed in 2014-15.

Description: Records relate to the implementation and monitoring of the Municipal-Rural Infrastructure Fund, which provided funding for smaller-scale municipal infrastructure projects such as water and wastewater treatment, and cultural and recreation projects, mainly for smaller and First Nations communities. Records also relate to the implementation and monitoring of projects.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 210

National Recreational Trails Program

Note: The program closed in 2015-16.

Description: Records relate to the implementation and monitoring of the National Recreational Trails Program, which contributed funding to the National Trails Coalition to improve recreational trails across Canada. The federal government’s contribution was matched by the Coalition and its partners and helped build and renew multi-purpose trails for walking, running, cross-country skiing, biking, all-terrain-vehicles and snowmobiles.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 220

New Building Canada Fund – National Infrastructure Component

Note: The program is set to close in 2030-31.

Description: Records include project proposals submitted by provinces, territories, local or regional governments, public sector bodies, eligible not-for‑profit organizations and private sector companies, as well as federal–provincial/territorial discussions on large-scale infrastructure projects in the categories of highways and major roads, public transit, rail infrastructure, local and regional airports, port infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems, and disaster mitigation infrastructure.

Document types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record number: INFC CIP 230

New Building Canada Fund – Provincial–Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects

Note: This program is set to close in 2032-33.

Description: Records relate to federal–provincial/territorial negotiations on major projects with national and regional strategic importance in the categories of highways and major roads, public transit, connectivity and broadband, drinking water, wastewater, solid waste management, green energy, innovation, brownfield redevelopment, disaster mitigation infrastructure, local and regional airports, short-line rail, short-sea shipping and northern infrastructure. (Northern infrastructure applies to Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories only.)

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 240

New Building Canada Fund – Provincial–Territorial Infrastructure Component – Small Communities Fund

Note: This program is set to close in 2029-30.

Description: Records relate to proposals for projects in the categories of public transit, drinking water, wastewater, solid waste management, green energy, innovation, connectivity and broadband, brownfield redevelopment, disaster mitigation infrastructure, local and regional airports, short-line rail, short-sea shipping, highways and major roads and northern infrastructure. (Northern infrastructure applies to Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories only.)

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 250

Provincial–Territorial Base Funding Program

Note: The program closed in 2021-22.

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Provincial–Territorial Infrastructure Base Fund. Project categories include water, wastewater, public transit, highways, green energy, disaster mitigation, solid waste management, brownfield redevelopment, culture, sports, broadband, local roads, short-line rail, short-sea shipping, regional and local airports, and tourism. This fund is not application-based, and details of individual initiatives are not submitted to the Department. Records encompass capital plan submissions from provinces and territories, including a summary of individual infrastructure initiatives, the eligible category of investment for each, the total eligible cost of each initiative, an aggregate cost-sharing breakdown of the entire capital plan submission, and annual expenditure reports and audit reports from provinces and territories. Records may also include advice related to the funding of proposed annual capital submissions.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 260

Public Transit Infrastructure Fund

Note: The program is set to close in 2025-26.

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of the Fund and include proposed, approved, modified, cancelled and withdrawn projects that support the: rehabilitation of public transit systems; planning of future system improvements and expansions; enhanced asset management; and system optimization and modernization. Records may also encompass evaluations and plans for projects such as routes, connectors and facilities, grade separations and transportation systems. In addition, records may include briefings and consultations with various private groups, municipal and provincial governments, advisory groups and other concerned organizations.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 270

Public Transit Fund

Note: The program closed in 2009-10.

Description: Records relate to the implementation and monitoring of the Public Transit Fund, which invested in public transit infrastructure in large cities and small communities. Funding was allocated to provinces and territories on a per capita basis.

Document Types: Terms and conditions, business cases, Cabinet documents, correspondence, briefing notes, issues notes, decks, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, records of discussion, meeting agendas and minutes, audit reports, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, project reviews, project risk analyses, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, program control frameworks, invoices, statements, receipts and vouchers, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, payment requisitions, legal advice, question period cards, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 280

P3 Canada Fund

Note: PPP Canada dissolved in 2018. Research papers were transferred to Library and Archives Canada.

Description: Records relate to the research, design, implementation and monitoring of the P3 Canada Fund, as well as governance of PPP Canada. Governance-related records include corporate plans, annual reports, access to information reports, privacy reports as stipulated in the Financial Administration Act. Project-related records include process documents, investment reports, summary of project components, financial estimates, as well as expected economic and social benefits of the project, and investment recommendations.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, project reports, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, ministerial correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, funding proposals, business cases, studies, environmental assessments and reports, Indigenous consultations, contracts and scopes of work, agreements of purchase and sale, lease agreements, licensing agreements, corporate plans, Crown corporation annual reports, orders-in-council, ministerial recommendations, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases, videos, photographs, sound recordings, audit reports, policies, procedures, guidelines, delegation of authority.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 080

Rural Economic Development Policy

Note: Rural Economic Development Policy responsibilities and the program records have been transferred to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) in fiscal year 2021-2022. INFC will continue to hold records prior to the transfer.

Description: Records relate to the development of the Strategy, released in June 2019, including outreach with provincial and territorial governments, rural communities and their associations, academia, the private sector and Indigenous groups. Records include correspondence and input compiled for the preparation of the strategy, content validation and briefing materials, as well as products to support a national launch media event.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, strategies and progress reports, backgrounders, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, analytical reports, media lines, questions and answers, speaking notes, presentations, question period cards, news release, videos, project vignettes, social media postings, media analyses.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CIP 290

Alternative Financing Oversight

Oversight and monitoring are conducted on alternative financing.

Alternative Financing Oversight

Description: Records relate to conducting oversight and monitoring activities on alternative financing.

Document Types: Agreements, analytical reports, application forms, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, evaluation reports, guidelines, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, lessons learned reports, letters, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, newsletters, news releases, one-pagers, orders-in-council, placemats, plans, policies, presentations, press releases, procedures and guidelines, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, project reports, project reviews and evaluations, project risk analyses, projects submissions, project summaries, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 090

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative

Description: Records relate to the governance of the initiative, including the design and implementation of the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Project and the Cherry Street Stormwater and Lakefilling Project, proposals for projects that support brownfield remediation, the creation of public parks and green spaces, and upgrades to municipal infrastructure including roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems.

Document Types: Correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, Cabinet documents, Treasury Board submissions, records of decision, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, plans, procedures and guidelines, delegations of authority, contribution agreements, funding proposals, project reviews, environmental assessments and reports, monitoring reports, financial management reports, financial claims and payments, legal advice, questions and answers, media analyses, media lines, news releases.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 070

Major Bridges Oversight

Major Bridges Oversight ensures that Major Bridges programs/projects comply with policies applicable to Crown corporation and authorities obtained by specific Crown corporations.

Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project – Oversight

Description: Records relate to the oversight of construction, long-term operations and maintenance of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project in collaboration with private partners under a Public Private Partnership agreement.

Document Types: Agreements, agreements of purchase and sale, analytical reports, annual expenditure reports, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, contracts and scopes of work, correspondence, presentations, delegations of authority, engineering and survey drawings, environmental assessments and reports, financial claims and payments, financial management reports, Indigenous consultations, invoices, issues notes, key messages, lease agreements, legal advice, lessons learned reports, letters, licensing agreements, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, news releases, orders-in-council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, placemats, plans, policies, presentations, , procedures and guidelines, project and reporting data, project reports, project risk analyses, questions and answers, question period cards, receipts and vouchers, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, risk assessments, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, sound recordings, speaking notes, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, strategies and progress reports, studies, templates, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions, videos.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 100

Gordie Howe International Bridge Project – Oversight

Description: Records relate to the design of the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project and the creation of the Windsor‑Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). This includes records related to the transfer of funds to WDBA and other federal departments. It also includes records submitted by WDBA, local or regional governments, Walpole Island First Nation, public sector bodies, as well as private companies sub-contracted to work on the project. Records include project summaries, technical and financial proposals that describe potential models of public–private partnership, project components, its cost and revenue estimates, as well as expected economic and social benefits of the project. Records submitted by WDBA include reporting requirements as stipulated in the Financial Administration Act (e.g. corporate plans, annual reports, access to information reports, privacy reports). This also includes records related to briefings and consultations with various groups or in relation to meetings. As well, it includes documents related to property acquisition in Canada and Michigan, First Nations consultations, and requirements relating to the Bridge to Strengthen Trade Act. Additionally, it includes reviews of various reports, environmental assessment contracts and contract management records.

Document Types: Accountability, agreement management records, agreements, agreements of purchase and sale, analytical reports, annual expenditure reports, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, capital plans and/or expenditure reports, contracts and scopes of work, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, delegations of authority, engineering and survey drawings, environmental assessments and reports, evaluation reports, financial claims and payments, financial management reports, funding agreements, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, invoices, issues notes, key messages, lease agreements, legal advice, lessons learned reports, letters, licensing agreements, media analyses, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, monitoring reports, newsletters, news releases, orders-in-council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, placemats, plans, policies, presentations, , project reports, project reviews, project risk analyses, questions and answers, question period cards, records of decision, records of discussion, reports, result-based management and accountability framework, risk and audit frameworks, risk assessments, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media postings, speaking notes, species at risk incident reports, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: Personal information for the Governor in Council candidate selection process was shared under the contract with Odgers Berndtson. 

Record Number: INFC IPI 110

Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) Oversight

Description: Records relate to the oversight of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, a federal parent Crown corporation which manages bridges and related assets in the Montreal area. Assets managed by JCCBI include the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the original Champlain Bridge, including its deconstruction, the federal portions of the Bonaventure Expressway and of the Honoré Mercier Bridge, the Melocheville Tunnel and the Estacade.

Document Types: Accountability, agreements, annual expenditure reports, audit reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, business cases, Cabinet documents, capital plans and/or expenditure reports, corporate plans, correspondence, Crown corporation annual reports, presentations, financial claims and payments, financial management reports, invoices, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, letters, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agendas and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, news releases, orders-in-council, payment documentation, payment requisitions and payments, photographs, placemats, plans, presentations, , procedures, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, speaking notes, speeches, spreadsheets, statements, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC IPI 120

Homelessness Funding Oversight

Infrastructure Canada (INFC) is accountable for the overall financial management of Reaching Home―Canada's Homelessness Strategy ―and for its policy design, development and results. The responsibilities related to service delivery and oversight of the Reaching Home program, including the roles and responsibilities of INFC, the Programs Operations Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Service Canada (SC) regional offices, are further defined through a Memorandum of Understanding between INFC and ESDC. Oversight of the program including planning, coordinating regional service delivery and providing business expertise to regional staff is led through the Program Operations Branch. This includes providing operational perspectives into all policy elements, providing SC regions with business expertise to support program implementation; ensuring service delivery is meeting program objectives; participating in governance, maintaining regular dialogue, and providing advice, guidance and tools in support of the program’s delivery; undertaking functions related to performance, risk management as well as audit and evaluation; and supporting and coordinating communications requirements.

Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy

Description: Records relate to supporting the prevention and reduction of homelessness; homelessness service providers and improving program operations; data on homelessness at the community, regional and national levels; program development; program implementation at the community-level; partnering committees; and services and tools for service providers and funding recipients.

Document Types: Agreements, analytical reports, backgrounders, briefing notes, Cabinet documents, contracts and scopes of work, contribution agreements and amendments, correspondence, presentations, funding agreements, funding proposals, grant and contribution agreements, guidelines, Indigenous consultations, invoices, issues notes, key messages, media lines, memoranda, meeting agenda and minutes, ministerial recommendations, newsletters, plans, policies, project and reporting data, project reports, project reviews and evaluations, projects submissions, project summaries, publications, questions and answers, question period cards, records of discussion, reports, scenario notes, speaking notes, speeches, statements, statistical analyses, strategies and progress reports, studies, surveys, templates, videos.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 030

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

BC120 Operating Lease for Homelessness

Description: Records relate to the provision of a one-time payment from the Government of Canada to the Government of British Columbia to support the costs of providing temporary accommodations and housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Document Types: Cabinet documents, briefing notes, correspondence, grant agreements, payment documents, reporting data.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 040

Veteran Homelessness Program

Description: Records relate to the design and implementation of a program to fund organizations who deliver rent supplements and wrap-around supports to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, and support Veteran-centered research and capacity building in the homelessness-serving sector.

Document Types: Application forms, backgrounders, briefing notes, Cabinet documents, contribution agreements and amendments, correspondence, decks and presentations, evaluation reports, financial claims and payments, funding proposals, guidelines, issues notes, key messages, legal advice, media analysis, media lines, memoranda, memoranda of understanding, meeting agenda and minutes, ministerial correspondence, ministerial recommendations, news releases, plans, policies, procedures and guidelines, program control frameworks, project and reporting data, project listing for communications, questions and answers, question period cards, records of discussion, scenario notes, scenario notes for meetings and meeting summaries, social media posting, speaking notes, speeches, terms of reference, Treasury Board submissions.

Disclosure Summaries: No third-party disclosure has occurred.

Record Number: INFC CPPB 090

INFC Grants and Contributions Personal Information Bank

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Acquisitions; Communications Services; Financial Management; Human Resources Management; Information Management; Information Technology; Legal-Services; Management and Oversight Services; Material; Real Property; Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Acquisitions
Acquisition Services involve activities undertaken to acquire a good or service to fulfill a properly completed request (including a complete and accurate definition of requirements and certification that funds are available) until entering into or amending a contract.

Communications Services
Communications Services involve activities undertaken to ensure that Government of Canada communications are effectively managed, well-coordinated and responsive to the diverse information needs of the public. The communications management function ensures that the public—internal or external—receives government information, and that the views and concerns of the public are taken into account in the planning, management and evaluation of policies, programs, services and initiatives.

Financial Management
Financial Management Services involve activities undertaken to ensure the prudent use of public resources, including planning, budgeting, accounting, reporting, control and oversight, analysis, decision support and advice, and financial systems.

Human Resources Management Services
Human Resources Management Services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction, allocating resources among services and processes, as well as activities relating to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies and plans.

Information Management
Information Management Services involve activities undertaken to achieve efficient and effective information management to support program and service delivery; foster informed decision making; facilitate accountability, transparency and collaboration; and preserve and ensure access to information and records for the benefit of present and future generations.

Information Technology
Information Technology Services involve activities undertaken to achieve efficient and effective use of information technology to support government priorities and program delivery, to increase productivity, and to enhance services to the public.

Management and Oversight Services
Management and Oversight Services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction and allocating resources among services and processes, as well as those activities related to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies or plans.

Materiel
Materiel Services involve activities undertaken to ensure that materiel can be managed by departments in a sustainable and financially responsible manner that supports the cost-effective and efficient delivery of government programs.

Real Property
Real Property Services involve activities undertaken to ensure that real property is managed in a sustainable and financially responsible manner, throughout its life cycle, to support the cost-effective and efficient delivery of government programs.

Travel and Other Administrative Services
Travel and Other Administrative Services include Government of Canada travel services, as well as those other internal services that do not smoothly fit with any of the internal services categories.

Classes of Personal Information

Classes of personal information describe personal information which is not used for administrative purposes (a decision-making process that directly affects the individual to whom the personal information pertains) nor is it intended to be retrievable by personal identifiers. To access this type of information, specifics must be provided concerning the subject matter, related program activity or project, date on which the information was received by the Department, and official to whom it was addressed.

Grant and Contribution Programs

This class includes personal information used in support of INFC grant and contribution programs collected from organizations, municipalities, provinces, territories, Indigenous groups, the private sector and advisory groups. Personal information under this class is not used for administrative purposes (a decision-making process that directly affects the individual to whom the personal information pertains). This personal information may be shared within INFC and with other federal institutions and provincial and municipal governments in order to administer and audit the programs. Program information, including personal information under this class, is usually organized and retrievable by project name. The length of time that this personal information must be retained by INFC and the manner in which it can be disposed of is the same as other records related to the program and is set out in INFC’s retention and disposition schedules.

Manuals

For the purpose of Info Source, manuals are defined as instructions, handbooks or procedures used by employees to carry out institutional programs or activities that affect the general public. Manuals that meet this definition at Infrastructure Canada include:

Additional Information

For general information about making a request for access to information or personal information, see Make an access to information or personal information request.

To make a request for information online, access the Access to Information and Personal Information Online Request Service.

To make a request for information under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act by mail, mail your letter or completed Access to Information Request Form (Access to Information Act) or Personal Information Request Form (Privacy Act), along with any necessary documents (such as consent or the $5 application fee for a request under the Access to Information Act), to the following address:

Director, ATIP and Executive Correspondence
180 Kent Street, 11th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0B6

In accordance with the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, an area on the premises will be made available to review original materials on site if that is the applicant’s preference (and it is practical to do so), or if it is not practical to create copies of the material.

Please note: Each request made to Infrastructure Canada under the Access to Information Act must be accompanied by an application fee of $5. For requests made online, this is paid at the time of application via credit card. For requests made by mail, this should be paid by enclosing cheque or money order made payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

The Government of Canada encourages the release of information through requests outside of the formal request processes. To make an informal request, contact:

Infrastructure Canada
General Inquiries
180 Kent Street
Suite 1100
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0B6

Email: info@infc.gc.ca
Telephone Infrastructure Canada: 613-948-1148
Toll Free Number: 1-877-250-7154
TTY: 1-800-465-7735

You may also wish to search summaries of completed access to information requests for which Infrastructure Canada has already provided responses, as this information may be more easily obtained. You may also wish to review available open data regarding Infrastructure Canada.

Infrastructure Canada conducts privacy impact assessments (PIAs) to ensure that privacy implications will be appropriately identified, assessed and resolved before a new or substantially modified program or activity involving personal information is implemented. Summaries of completed PIAs are available.