431-00278 (Infrastructure)

The Government of Canada is pleased to respond to this petition.

Through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan, the Government of Canada is committed to advancing infrastructure across five streams: Public Transit; Green; Community, Culture and Recreation; Rural and Northern Communities; and Trade and Transportation.

As announced in November 2016 and detailed in Budget 2017, the Government of Canada will invest $10.1 billion over the next 11 years in trade and transportation projects.

The National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF) is a dedicated source of funding that will help infrastructure owners and users to invest in the critical assets that support economic activity and the physical movement of goods and people in Canada.

The NTCF is a long-term commitment by the federal government to fund strategic infrastructure projects and activities that strengthen the efficiency and resilience of national trade corridors, including those related to Northern infrastructure.

Since November 2015, the Government of Canada has invested over $1.1 billion in highway infrastructure in British Columbia, including the investment in high-occupancy lanes from 216 street to 264 street along Highway 1 in Langley.

The Government of Canada works closely with provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous partners to fund infrastructure projects. Going forward, the Government of Canada will continue to work with these partners to advance its infrastructure plans to ensure ours is a nation of liveable communities.