Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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| type = Department
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| logo = Infrastructure Canada logo.svg
| formed = 2002
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| employees = 701 (2020–2021)
| budget = CA$5.5 billion (2020–2021)
| minister1_name = Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
| minister1_pfo = Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
| deputyminister1_name = Paul Halucha
| deputyminister1_pfo = Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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| parent_agency = Government of Canada
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| website = {{url|http://infrastructure.gc.ca/}}
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Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) ({{langx|fr|Logement, Infrastructures et Collectivités Canada}}) (formerly Infrastructure Canada or INFC)Infrastructure Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Office of Infrastructure of Canada ({{langx|fr|Bureau de l'infrastructure du Canada}}). is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for the federal public infrastructure policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government.
The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities.
History
The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an Order in Council issued pursuant to the Financial Administration Act.{{Cite web| url = http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/infosource/infosource2014-eng.html| title = Infrastructure Canada - Info Source 2014 (in English)| last = Canada| first = Government of Canada, Infrastructure| website = www.infrastructure.gc.ca| access-date = 2016-02-25}} The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municipalities for the purpose of supporting strategic infrastructure projects across Canada.
There are two programs managed by the department that have their own federal legislation: the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, and the Canada Community-Building Fund (formerly the Gas Tax Fund).{{Cite web| url = https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html| title = The Canada Community-Building Fund| last = Canada| first = Government of Canada, Infrastructure| website = www.infrastructure.gc.ca| date = 6 September 2018| access-date = 2023-11-23}}
On June 20, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-59, Infrastructure Canada was renamed Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html|title=Infrastructure Canada|date=14 August 2023 |publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623045551/https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html|archive-date=June 23, 2024|url-status=live}}
= Programs =
Infrastructure Canada is the lead federal department responsible for infrastructure policy development and program delivery. The department makes investments for both local and regional infrastructure needs. In the first year after its creation, the department invested mostly in water and wastewater plants, highways, culture, recreation, and broadband projects.{{Cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=k1pyBgAAQBAJ| title = Canada in Cities: The Politics and Policy of Federal-Local Governance| last1 = Graham| first1 = Katherine A. H.| last2 = Andrew| first2 = Caroline| date = 2014-01-01| publisher = McGill-Queen's University Press| isbn = 9780773544031| language = en}}
During the Great Recession, the department was tasked with implementing the Harper government's economic stimulus package.
In January 2016 the Trudeau government announced a two-year, $10 billion plan to repair infrastructure across the country.{{Cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/amarjeet-sohi-toronto-1.3413383| title = City infrastructure projects must be 'shovel-worthy' of federal cash, minister says| website = CBC News| access-date = 2016-02-25}}
Branches and sub-agencies
The Department is made up of five branches:{{cite web|url=http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/about-apropos/hww-cnt-eng.html|title=Infrastructure Canada - Organizational Structure|work=infrastructure.gc.ca|date=18 June 2020}}
- The Policy and Results Branch
- The Program Operations Branch
- The Corporate Services Branch
- The Audit and Evaluation Branch
- The Communications Branch
Some of the sub-agencies of the Department include:
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/}}
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Category:Federal departments and agencies of Canada