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CPWA Infrastructure Investment and Government Programs Survey 2020

As the ‘the voice of public works in Canada’, and to better represent member interests when engaging with the Government of Canada, the CPWA Board of Directors is soliciting information about infrastructure investments and member experience with federal programs (references to federal programs in this survey include hyperlinks to more information about those programs). This input will help inform the discussion when the CPWA Board of Directors meets with government officials and may also aid in development of CPWA’s public policy priorities.

Consultants may respond on behalf of municipal public works agencies for whom they work (complete a separate survey for each agency on whose behalf you are responding). Respondents from municipal public works agencies may respond for their division or department rather than the entire municipality.

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* 1. Please indicate which category describes where you work:

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* 2. Please provide the following:

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* 3. What is your agency's (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) typical annual capital projects budget for infrastructure and typical annual operating budget for infrastructure?

  annual budget
Capital Projects Budget for Infrastructure
Operating Budget for Infrastructure

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* 4. What percentage of your agency's (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) capital projects budget for infrastructure and operating budget for infrastructure is funded by other levels of government?

  percentage funded by other levels of government
Capital Projects Budget for Infrastructure
Operating Budget for Infrastructure

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* 5. If funding were available for currently unbudgeted capital projects and operating expenses, what would be the order of magnitude increase to your agency's (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) current annual capital projects budget for infrastructure and current annual operating budget for infrastructure?

  potential order of magnitude increase
Capital Projects Budget for Infrastructure
Operating Budget for Infrastructure

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* 6. If your agency (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) did not have access to federal funding, such as the Federal Gas Tax Fund, for capital projects and operating expenses, what would be the order of magnitude decrease to your agency's current annual capital projects budget for infrastructure and current annual operating budget for infrastructure?

  potential order of magnitude decrease
Capital Projects Budget for Infrastructure
Operating Budget for Infrastructure

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* 7. Infrastructure Canada launched the Investing in Canada Plan Project Map to illustrate the broad cross-section of projects that have been approved to receive funding under the Government’s $180 billion Investing in Canada Plan. Has your municipality (or that of the municipality on whose behalf you are responding) received funding for projects under the plan? If yes, please indicate stream (select all that apply).

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* 8. Has your agency (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) undertaken Infrastructure Canada’s required Climate Lens assessment of carbon pollution reduction and climate change risks when applying for federal infrastructure funding? If so, please indicate your level of ease in conducting this assessment.

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* 9. Are any of your agency’s (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) projects participating in Infrastructure Canada’s community employment benefits initiative?

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* 10. If your agency (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) has received (or if you are in the process of receiving) Investing in Canada Plan funding, has the process presented challenges?

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* 11. Infrastructure Canada is exploring a “progress billing” model, in which payments to provinces and territories would be based on construction progress information provided to the department. It is expected that progress billing would better align the flow of federal funds to construction activities taking place in real time. Would a progress billing model help your agency (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) better plan and implement public works and infrastructure projects?

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* 12. Has your agency (or that of the agency on whose behalf you are responding) applied for funding under the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP)?

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* 13. Lastly, on a scale of 1-5 (with 1 meaning having very limited knowledge and 5 being extremely knowledgeable), please indicate your awareness of each of the following (specify any additional comments below):

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Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC)
Statistics Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey (CCPI)
Infrastructure Canada’s Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF)
Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge
Public Safety Canada’s Regional Resilience Assessment Program (RRAP)
Public Safety Canada’s Critical Infrastructure Gateway
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