2014 New Building Canada Fund: Provincial-Territorial

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2014 New Building Canada Fund:

Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component, National / Regional Projects

PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 3

BUSINESS CASE GUIDE: REQUIRED INFORMATION .................................................................. 4

PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 4

MINIMUM FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................... 4

PROJECT OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS .................................................................................................... 5

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT(S) .......................................................................................................................... 5

PROJECT GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................................................ 5

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FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 6

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 7

PROJECT RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................................................... 8

ANNEX A – OVERVIEW OF PTIC CATEGORY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9

HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR ROADS...........................................................................................................10

PUBLIC TRANSIT ................................................................................................................................... 11

DISASTER MITIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE........................................................................................... 12

CONNECTIVITY AND BROADBAND ........................................................................................................ 13

INNOVATION .......................................................................................................................................... 14

WASTEWATER ...................................................................................................................................... 15

GREEN ENERGY ................................................................................................................................... 16

DRINKING WATER ................................................................................................................................ 17

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 18

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BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 19

LOCAL AND REGIONAL AIRPORTS ....................................................................................................... 20

SHORT LINE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................... 22

SHORT SEA SHIPPING .......................................................................................................................... 23

NORTHERN INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................. 24

PASSENGER FERRIES SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................................................... 25

CULTURE ................................................................................................................................................ 26

RECREATION ......................................................................................................................................... 27

TOURISM ............................................................................................................................................... 28

CIVIC ASSETS AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS .......................................................................................... 29

ANNEX B – ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS .................................................................................................. 30

ANNEX C - ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES ........................................................... 31

ANNEX D – FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION

REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 33

ANNEX E - EXAMPLE OF PROJECT FINANCIAL TABLES .......................................................... 49

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PURPOSE

The 2014 New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure

Component – National/Regional Projects (PTIC-NRP) provides funding for projects

of national and regional significance, with a focus on projects that support economic

growth, a clean environment and stronger communities. Under the PTIC, Provinces and

Territories are the Government of Canada’s key interlocutors. Projects under PTICNRP

will be jointly identified by provincial or territorial partners. Only projects identified by a

Province or Territory will be assessed under the terms of the PTIC-NRP. As such,

eligible recipients are encouraged to contact their respective Provincial or Territorial

government if interested in being considered for funding under the PTIC. Provinces and

territories are required to prioritize projects for all outstanding NBCF-PTIC funding

allocations by April 1, 2018.

In order to ensure these program objectives are achieved, all projects under the

PTICNRP must be deemed eligible under the PTIC-NRP program Terms and

Conditions, must be supported by a project business case demonstrating how the

project meets both the common project criteria, as well as category specific outcomes

and project criteria.

The project business case forms the basis of a detailed federal review that will inform a

departmental recommendation regarding approval-in-principle of the project. Should

your project be approved-in-principle, you will receive a letter from the Minister of

Infrastructure and Communities that outlines, among other details, the conditions of

federal funding. Notably, eligible project costs can be incurred as of the date of the

approval-in-principle letter. Reimbursement of eligible costs is subject to the signing of

a project contribution agreement.

This guide has been prepared to assist you in providing Infrastructure Canada with the

information required to complete and submit a project business case for departmental

officials to undertake the detailed federal review of your project. Once the business

case is submitted, Infrastructure Canada officials may seek clarification or additional

information.

Please note

that only those projects that have been deemed eligible, and for which

a provincial or

territorial partner has submitted a business case, will be reviewed and considered for funding

under the PTIC-NRP.

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BUSINESS CASE GUIDE: REQUIRED INFORMATION

Please provide detailed information about the project which includes the following:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

 The name of your project and the eligible category

and subcategory under which the proposed project

falls. Please refer to Annex A for a full list of eligible

investment categories and related subcategories;

 A detailed description of the project design, all

project components and the work to be carried out

(new construction, renewal, rehabilitation or material

enhancement), including maps and diagrams

showing the location, and phases (if the project is

part of a larger master plan or project);

 An indication if land has been or will be secured for

the project; and,

 A project timeline, including the estimated start date

and completion date, from design through to

substantial completion and commissioning, and

including timelines for contract tendering, where

possible.

Dedicated funding for First

Nations infrastructure on-

reserve in the provinces will

continue to be delivered

through Aboriginal Affairs and

Northern Development Canada.

However, a Province may

advance proposals under the

$10 billion 2014 New Building

Canada Fund-Provincial

Territorial Infrastructure

Component for projects located

partially or entirely on reserve

that are aligned with the

parameters of the program, and

with benefits extending beyond

the reserve community.

MINIMUM FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS

 A description of how the project meets the category-specific minimum federal

requirements as outlined in Annex A.

 If your project involves newly constructed or materially rehabilitated infrastructure

intended for use by the public, please confirm that the project provides appropriate

access for persons with disabilities, including meeting the requirements of the

Canadian Standards Association Technical Standard Accessible Design for the Built

Environment (CAN/CSA B651-12) in addition to applicable provincial or territorial

codes (please describe any variances to this requirement and plans to achieve

compliance).

 If your project involves a newly constructed or materially rehabilitated building,

please confirm that the building meets or exceeds the energy efficiency

requirements of the Model National Energy Code for Buildings, where applicable

(please describe any variances to this requirement and plans to achieve

compliance).

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PROJECT OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS

 A description to demonstrate, and quantified where possible, that the project meets

one or more of the category-specific outcomes and benefits as outlined in Annex A.

This description must propose one or two performance indicators for each of the

identified category-specific outcomes and benefits that will be used to report on

results.

Tips for selecting performance indicators:

- Ensure that the indicator(s) can measure meaningful progress towards

achieving the outcome(s) and benefit(s) of your project at substantial

completion, as recipients will be required to report on the results at that time.

- If possible, leverage from existing performance indicators currently being used

rather than create new ones.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT(S)

 Please provide information that clearly identifies the eligible recipient, including

evidence substantiating the incorporation of their legal entity, where appropriate,

and identify any partners involved in the project (such as a province, territory,

municipal or regional government, band council, or public sector body). Please also

confirm who will own, operate and maintain the infrastructure asset once completed.

Please refer to Annex B for information about eligible recipients.

PROJECT GOVERNANCE

 A description of the governance and oversight structure for the project, including

roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for project implementation from planning

and design through to the construction phases of the project.

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Encouraging Asset Management Planning and Life-Cycle Cost

Assessments

Infrastructure Canada is interested in collecting information on whether projects

submitted for consideration under NBCF-PTIC (NRP) are subject to a formal

asset management planning process.

Please provide answers to the questions below as part of your Business Case.

This information will not affect project eligibility and is being requested for

information purposes only.

1) Has the proposed project been identified as a priority in a longer-term

plan such as a municipal/regional, transportation, or strategic master

plan? (Y/N, name of plan, year)

2) Will the ongoing management of the proposed project be subject to an

asset management planning process? (Y/N, name of plan/process)

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

Please provide project financial details including the following:

 An outline of all project components and their total estimated expenditures.

o This should include a financial breakdown, by component, of capital and soft costs (i.e.

planning and assessment costs), eligible and ineligible expenditures, and the contingency

amount that has been planned. Please refer to Annex C for a detailed list of eligible

and ineligible expenditures, and Annex E for an example of a financial table.

 An indication as to the level of confidence, degree of accuracy and appropriate level

of contingency of the proposed cost estimates.

o Project expenditure estimates should be current. Please specify when they were

prepared, and by whom.

 An identification of all proposed funding sources as well as an assurance that

funding to undertake and complete the project has been secured.

o Funding assurance may include, but is not limited to a letter from a Chief Financial

Officer/Chief Administrative Officer/Treasurer, a letter from a financial institution, or a

Council Resolution of budget allocations.

 An estimated expenditure profile reflecting total eligible expenditures, by fiscal year

and by funding source. An example of an expenditure profile has been provided in

Annex E.

 Assurance of capacity to operate and maintain the service or investment on a

sustainable, long-term basis when the recipient is a not-for-profit organization or

from the private sector.

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Cost-sharing, Stacking and Limits to Federal Contribution

For projects located in provinces, the maximum federal contribution from all federal sources will be one-

third (33.33%) of the total eligible costs of a project, with the following exceptions:

a. For the Highways and Roads and the Disaster Mitigation categories where the asset is

provincially-owned, and for those in the Public Transit category, the maximum federal

contribution from all federal sources will be up to fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible costs;

and

b. For all projects the recipient is from the for-profit private sector, the maximum federal

contribution from all federal sources will be up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total eligible

costs.

For projects located in the territories, the maximum federal contribution from all federal sources will be

up to three-quarters (75%) of the total eligible costs of a project, with the following exception:

c. For all projects where the recipient is from the for-profit private sector, the maximum federal

contribution from all federal sources will be up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total eligible

costs.

Contributions to for-profit, private sector bodies through the PTIC will be considered only when these

projects will be for public use or benefit. Recipients will be required to demonstrate the broader public

benefits of the project.

For projects advanced by a First Nations recipient, with regard to financial support that the First Nation

receives from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) only funding received from the First Nations

Infrastructure Fund would be counted towards the federal stacking limits for PTIC. All other sources of

funds the First Nation receives from INAC would not count towards the stacking limits.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

The recipient is required to confirm the following legal requirements:

 That the project will adhere to all applicable legislation and that all necessary permits

and authorizations required for the project will be obtained (please describe any

delays or variances to this requirement and plans to achieve compliance);

 The status of and plan to complete an environmental assessment or review and

Aboriginal consultation, where required. Please refer to Annex D for additional

information and for the Environmental, Aboriginal Consultation and Project Location

Questionnaire.

 Assurance that the contract award process for eligible expenditures to be funded

under the project is in accordance with the recipient’s policies and procedures and

will be transparent, competitive, fair, consistent with value for money principles, or in

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a manner otherwise acceptable to Canada, and if applicable, in accordance and

consistent with the Agreement on Internal Trade and international trade agreements

(please describe any variances to this requirement and plans to achieve

compliance).

PROJECT RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

 Please describe any key challenges or risks that you have identified associated with

implementing the project, and describe any mitigating measures that you have

considered or are implementing, including but not limited to:

• Expenditure increases (e.g. the price of steel rises sharply);

• Project delays;

• Risk of scope change (due to, for example, results of environmental

assessment);

• Public sensitivity; and,

• Risks related to natural hazards and/or climate change that could have an impact

on the project during construction or once completed.

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ANNEX A – OVERVIEW OF PTIC CATEGORY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR ROADS

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity, rehabilitation, or safety-related improvements on

highways and roads, including bridges and tunnels that are:

• Part of the National Highway System (including core, feeder and northern

categories);

• Highways and roads that:

o For the National and Regional Projects component – carry, or, are projected to

carry annual average daily traffic of at least 1,000 in freight and/or passenger

traffic; For the Small Communities Fund component – carry freight and/or

passenger traffic of any traffic volume;

• Road/rail grade separations on one of the above highways or roads;

• Intelligent transportation systems that are compliant with the National Intelligent

Transportation Systems Architecture and the Border Information Flow Architecture,

in support of highways and roads infrastructure.

Note:

a. Rehabilitation projects must meet the definition of ‘rehabilitation’ as agreed upon by

the Council of Ministers.

b. Projects under this category could include active transportation infrastructure (e.g.

sidewalks, bicycle lanes, pedestrian/bike/multi-use pathways) components as part

of the overall project.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increasing efficiency and mobility by supporting efforts to reduce congestion,

effectively manage traffic volume, and reduce travel time;

• Improving safety;

• Improving usability and accessibility of roads for all users and promoting livability;

• Improving access for remote areas affected by resource development-related

activity, and/or improved social and economic outcomes in affected communities;

• Extending the life of the existing asset.

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III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP

• Proponents must demonstrate that their proposal is based on current demand

(e.g., significant volumes of traffic and/or trucks), and if projects are intended to

expand existing assets or build new assets, the intended results must be

substantiated.

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PUBLIC TRANSIT

I. Subcategories:

• Transit infrastructure and rolling stock, including but not limited to bus rapid transit

(BRT), light rail transit (LRT), subways, buses, urban passenger ferries and

regional commuter rail.

• Transit facilities and supporting infrastructure including but not limited to transit

queue-jump lanes, reserved bus lanes, turning lanes or other related

enhancements in support of public transit, streetcar/trolley infrastructure, storage

and maintenance facilities, security enhancements, and transit passenger

terminals.

• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in support of public transit services that is

compliant with the ITS Architecture for Canada.

• Active transportation infrastructure (e.g. sidewalks, bicycle lanes,

pedestrian/bike/multi-use pathways).

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Supporting efforts to reduce urban congestion;

• Increasing transit ridership;

• Improving safety;

• Improving mobility (e.g., improved access, reduced travel times).

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Projects must be part of an official, integrated land-use and transportation

development plan or strategy. Where applicable, projects must be consistent with

the approved plans of regional transportation bodies.

• Proponents must demonstrate that their proposal is based on current or projected

demand and the intended results must be substantiated.

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DISASTER MITIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subcategories:

Construction, modification, reinforcement or relocation of public infrastructure that

protects from, prevents, reduces the impact and/or likelihood of, or mitigates the

potential damage resulting from natural hazards, including impacts or events related to

climate change.

Note:

Construction, modification or reinforcement of public infrastructure excludes normal

routine, maintenance and operational work (e.g., dredging of sediment, gravel removal,

debris traps, etc.). The relocation of entire communities is also excluded.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Reducing the social, physical and/or economic risks associated with natural

hazards and/or adverse effects related to climate change;

• Improving the resiliency of public infrastructure to natural hazards and/or adverse

effects related to climate change;

• Supporting an all-hazard risk assessment and related mitigation plan to address

disaster risks.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• The project proponent must have conducted a risk assessment that supports the

proposed mitigation project. The risk assessment shall include: the likelihood of a

natural hazard occurring and the potential impacts of such an event (including

social, economic and environmental impacts).

• The proponent must demonstrate that project design has taken into consideration

the increasing magnitude of natural hazards and any “downstream” negative

consequences of the structural mitigation project.

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CONNECTIVITY AND BROADBAND

I. Subcategories:

• High-speed backbone

• Point of presence and towers

• Local distribution within communities

• Microwave towers; and

• Satellite capacity

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increasing in geographical area with access to broadband speeds of 1.5MBPS or

higher, contributing to improved economic development in remote areas; or

• Increasing in number of Canadians with access to broadband speeds of 1.5MBPS

or higher, contributing to improving the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of

public services.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• The proponent must promote competitiveness by conducting a commercially and

technologically neutral Request for Proposal.

• The project must provide for third party open access.

o Needs assessment and is scalable to realistically meet future needs.

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INNOVATION

I. Subcategories

• Post-secondary research and development laboratories and centres, and related

teaching facilities.

• Office space for the purpose of conducting research and development.

• Research libraries associated with the research laboratories and centres.

Note:

Eligible investments under each sub-category could include installation of underlying

connective infrastructure as necessary (e.g. water/sewer connections, electricity

connections, new technologies and implementation of approaches for improved energy

efficiency in laboratories, telecommunications infrastructure).

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Enhancing capacity of post-secondary institutions to develop and transfer new

knowledge through leading-edge basic and applied research and teaching;

• Increasing opportunities for collaboration between public institutions and the

private sector supporting the transfer of innovative technologies and research to

market;,

• Developing a highly-skilled workforce driving innovation in sectors that support

increased diversification or competitiveness of the national, regional, or local

economy and contribute to sustained long-term growth.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Proponent must demonstrate that there is an existing or new research or teaching

program and committed funding associated with it.

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WASTEWATER

I. Subcategories:

• Wastewater treatment facilities or systems.

• Wastewater collection systems.

• Separation of combined sewers and/or combined sewer overflow control, including

real-time control and system optimization.

• Separate storm water collection systems and/or storm water treatment facilities or

systems.

• Wastewater sludge treatment and management systems.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Measurably and quantifiably reducing the volume and/or improvement in the level

of treatment of wastewater effluent;

• Increasing the number of households, industries, commercial establishments, and

institutions with untreated wastewater connected to sanitary wastewater systems;

• Reducing the volume and incidents of discharge of untreated wastewater effluent

as a result of sanitary sewer and combined sewer overflow events;

• Improving quality of treated stormwater effluent;

• Improving the reliability or performance of the wastewater collection and/or

treatment system;

• Supports economic growth and development;

• Improving wastewater sludge treatment and management.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Projects for the construction of new or material rehabilitation or expansion of existing

wastewater treatment facilities must result in wastewater effluent that meets the

Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER), where applicable.

o In jurisdictions where the WSER does not yet apply, the afore-mentioned

projects must meet provincial/territorial equivalency.

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GREEN ENERGY

I. Subcategories:

• Reinforcement, expansion of existing and construction of new transmission grids to

transmit clean electricity, including smart grid technologies.

• Renewable Electricity Generation facilities.

• Thermal heat/cooling delivery system using renewable or combined heat/power

plants.

• Projects for new or material rehabilitation or expansion of carbon transmission and

storage infrastructure;

• Electric vehicle infrastructure.

• Clean coal facilities.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increasing the security of Canada’s clean electricity supply;

• Increasing installation of clean energy technologies that improve air quality

and/or reduce greenhouse gases;

• Increasing the number of private sector and public sector installations and/or

use of clean-energy technologies;

• Providing open-access to a large number of carbon capture facilities; or

• Increasing electricity trade connections between provinces/territories, and/or

between Canada and the United States that facilitate the transfer of clean

electricity.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• For carbon transmission and storage project, the project must address:

o Pipeline networks, or parts thereof, for transporting CO

that has been

captured from large industrial emitters; or

o Centralized hubs for injecting, monitoring, and permanently storing CO

in a

geological formation.

• For clean coal facilities, the proponent must deploy technology to reduce air

pollutants and GHG emissions at least as low as natural gas combined cycle

technology such that it will satisfy the Canadian regulations for the coal-fired

electricity sector, set to come into force on July 1, 2015.

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DRINKING WATER

I. Subcategories:

• Drinking water treatment infrastructure.

• Drinking water distribution systems (may include metering as part of a larger

project).

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Improving the quality of drinking water;

• Increasing the number of households, industries, commercial establishments, and

institutions provided with access to safe drinking water;

• Improving the efficiency and service reliability of water treatment facilities and/or

distribution systems, as demonstrated by outcomes such as: a reduction in water

leakage or loss, use of treatment chemicals, energy use and/or number of boil

water advisories; replacement of assets which have reached the end of

serviceable life, etc.;

• Improving water conservation (i.e. increased number of households equipped with

residential metering, and decreased daily per capita water use);

• Supports economic growth and development;

• Improving the protection and/or management of drinking water sources.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Where the project involves the new construction of or material rehabilitation of a

drinking water treatment plant, the drinking water quality following completion of

the project must meet or exceed the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water

Quality or provincial/territorial standards, whichever are higher.

• A multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water including, where possible, source

water protection.

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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

I. Subcategories:

• Waste diversion infrastructure (e.g., recycling, composting, anaerobic

digestion, eco-centers).

• Waste disposal infrastructure (e.g., thermal processes, landfill gas recovery).

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increasing the quantity (kg/capita) of solid waste diverted from disposal;

• Reducing environmental impacts from landfills (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions,

leaching of liquid waste, soil contamination);

• Increasing energy recovery from solid waste management activities.

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BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT

I. Subcategories:

Remediation or decontamination and redevelopment of a brownfield site within

municipal boundaries, where the redevelopment includes:

• The construction of public infrastructure as identified in the context of any

category under the PTIC;

• The construction of affordable housing.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Removing or neutralizing the negative effects of brownfields on communities and

the environment by remediating and redeveloping these properties in a sustainable

manner;

• Reducing the environmental and health risks posed by contaminated sites within

municipal boundaries;

• Increasing local or regional economic development and competitiveness;

• Increasing the supply of affordable housing;

• Increasing the sustainability of municipal development and encouragement of more

efficient and the intensification of land use.

III. Minimum Federal Requirements for NRP

• The eligible costs in respect of the remediation/decontamination shall be prorated

based on the land use share of the eligible public infrastructure component (as

described in the subcategories).

• Project must be undertaken on properties that are contaminated, as determined

using remediation criteria as established by the relevant jurisdiction for the

proposed redeveloped land uses, as confirmed by a Phase II Environmental Site

Assessment (ESA).

• Project must have a Remediation Action Plan, that describes how the cleanup of a

contaminated site will occur.

• Proponent must identify potential regulatory or civil liability risks and provide a risk

management plan (including confirmation of pollution legal liability insurance).

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL AIRPORTS

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity, rehabilitation, or safety-related improvements to

aeronautical and/or non-aeronautical infrastructure:

• Aeronautical infrastructure includes, but is not limited to: runways, taxiways,

aprons, hangars, lighting, aids to navigation (Navaids), maintenance sheds, airside

mobile equipment and associated shelters, air terminal buildings, and airside

safety-related infrastructure;

• Non-aeronautical infrastructure such as groundside access, and parking facilities;

• Intelligent transportation systems in support of local and regional airports.

Notes:

a. Local and regional airports are defined as those sites having scheduled passenger

traffic, not located in the national capital or a provincial/territorial capital t, and

b. Not federally-owned airports or federal assets.

c. Safety and security projects that are eligible for funding under Transport Canada's

Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) are not eligible for funding unless

they are part of a larger project.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Improving efficiency and capacity;

• Increasing regional or local economic development (e.g., number of new carriers,

new businesses operating at the airport, increased volume of

interprovincial/territorial and international trade such as in the resource sector);

• Improving safety;

• Extending the life of the existing asset;

• Increasing accessibility of local and regional airports (e.g., to remote and northern

communities, to larger population centres).

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III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Proponents must demonstrate that projects do not negatively impact other airports in

their vicinity and the overall provision of airport and air transportation services in

the region.

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SHORT LINE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity or rehabilitation of rail infrastructure that services

freight, including:

• Tracks, structures and grade separations;

• Facilities to improve the interchange of goods between modes;

• Safety-related improvements;

• Intelligent Transportation Systems in support of short line rail; or

• Capitalized equipment for loading/unloading required for expansion of short line

rail.

Notes:

a. Short line rail is typically defined as a railway that provides regional service to a

small number of towns or industries and/or serves as a feeder line for one or more

larger railroads.

b. Class I railways and their subsidiaries are not eligible recipients

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Improving efficiency (e.g., increased traffic volumes, new shippers, increased

speed, etc.);

• Increasing freight capacity;

• Improving integration between transportation modes;

• Extending the life of the existing asset;

• Improving safety.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP

• Proponents must demonstrate that their proposal is based on current demand

(e.g., significant volumes of rail traffic), and if projects are intended to expand

existing assets or build new assets, the intended results must be substantiated.

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SHORT SEA SHIPPING

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity, and rehabilitation of the following capitalized and

fixed port infrastructure built on or adjacent to port lands that increases short sea

shipping capacity, including:

• Wharves and associated infrastructure;

• Intermodal facilities, multi-modal, or transfer facilities;

• Intelligent Transportation Systems in support of short sea shipping;

• Access road infrastructure that provides the main vehicular land access to one of

the above wharves, facilities, or associated infrastructure; or

• Capitalized and fixed equipment for loading/unloading required for expansion of

short sea shipping.

Notes:

a. Short sea shipping is defined as the movement of cargo by water, excluding

transoceanic voyages.

b. Projects under this category could include capital dredging as a part of the overall

project.

c. The purchase of vessels, maintenance of existing facilities, as well as maintenance

activities including dredging, are not eligible for funding.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one or

more of the following outcomes:

• Improving efficiency and capacity ;

• Improving safety;

• Providing environmental benefits such as air quality improvement;

• Extending the life of the existing asset;

• Improving integration between transportation modes.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP

Demonstration that project justification is based on current demand, and if the

project is intended to expand facilities/capacity or build new assets, the intended

results must be substantiated.

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NORTHERN INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subcategories:

• Fixed capital assets of public benefit in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and

Nunavut.

Notes:

a. Investments in health infrastructure (hospitals, nursing stations, convalescent and

senior centers) are not eligible.

b. Projects which would be considered eligible for funding under another category of

investment will be required to meet the overview requirements for that category.

II. Outcomes and Benefits:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Improving accessibility to and from remote, communities in the North;

• Improving access for Canadians in the north to basic public services, including

emergency services;

• Improving the quality of life of Northern Canadians; or

• Supporting competitiveness, and sustainable economic and resource development

in the North.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• For non-territorial assets, a local council resolution in support of the project must be

submitted, or demonstrate compatibility with medium/long term development plans

or other strategies.

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PASSENGER FERRIES SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity, and rehabilitation of the following capitalized and

fixed passenger ferry infrastructure, including:

• Wharves and associated infrastructure;

• Passenger terminals;

• Access road infrastructure that provides the main vehicular access to the

passenger ferry terminal;

• Vessel purchase and/or conversion, including retrofitting vessels to other

alternative fuels (e.g. vessel retrofit to dual-fuel propulsion systems); or

• Intelligent transportation systems in support of ferry services.

Notes:

a. Maintenance and operating costs for regular fleet, and existing passenger ferry

terminals, as well as maintenance activities including dredging, are not eligible for

funding.

b. Projects under this category could include capital dredging as a part of the overall

project.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Improving efficiency and mobility (e.g., reduces congestion, effectively manages

traffic volumes, reduces travel time);

• Improving safety;

• Extending the life of the existing asset;

• Supports economic growth and development;

• Providing environmental benefits such as air quality improvement.

III. Additional Federal Requirements for NRP:

• Proponents must demonstrate that projects do not negatively impact other ferry

operators that provide a competitive service in the same region, or community.

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CULTURE

I. Subcategories:

• New construction, expansion, or rehabilitation of museums

, libraries or archives.

• New construction, expansion, or rehabilitation of facilities for the creation,

production and/or presentation of the arts.

• The preservation or rehabilitation of designated heritage sites that are recognized

o UNESCO;

o The Canadian government as per the national federal register of historic

places; or

o A provincial, territorial or local government.

• Provincial, territorial or local government-owned infrastructure that supports the

creation of a cultural precinct within a community.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians

The proponent must demonstrate how the project provides benefits to Canadians in

support of one or more of the following outcomes:

• Increasing users of facilities or giving the facilities a multipurpose dimension.

• Enhancing the ability of communities to express, preserve, develop and promote

their cultural heritage within Canada.

• Enhancing the vitality, recognition and development of French or English in official

language minority communities.

• Extends the life of an existing asset.

A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development,

and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of

study, education and enjoyment, artifacts related to people, their ideas and achievements, or the natural

environment.

Excludes private residences and religious sites.

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RECREATION

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity or rehabilitation of publicly-owned, multi-use:

• Amateur sport or recreational facilities (including training facilities for high

performance amateur athletes);

• Parks, recreational trails, and paths;

• Community centres.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increases public access to, and participation in, physical activity or sports;

• Supports programs for the development of Canadian amateur athletes, including

hosting opportunities for regional, national or international amateur sporting events;

• Supports community vitality by providing spaces for community activities, such as

clubs, volunteer activities, social support, physical activity, and public meetings; or

• Extends the life of an existing asset.

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TOURISM

I. Subcategories:

New construction, additional capacity or rehabilitation of:

• Zoos and aquaria.

• Visitor centres, tourism bureaus, and interpretive centres.

• Scenic parkways.

• Marinas and cruise ship terminals.

• Other public use facilities

Note:

For-profit private sector assets, private residences and religious sites are not eligible for

funding.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The project must demonstrate how it provides benefits to Canadians in support of one

or more of the following outcomes:

• Increases the number of visitors, their length of stay, or their quality of stay;

• Promotes Canada or the region as a leading destination for Canadian or

international tourists;

• Supports economic growth and development; or

• Extends the life of an existing asset.

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CIVIC ASSETS AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

I. Subcategory:

Rehabilitation, expansion, or preservation of existing municipally or provincially owned

buildings or public spaces

in order to repurpose these facilities for public use or

benefit.

II. Outcomes and Benefits for Canadians:

The proponent must demonstrate how the project provides benefits to Canadians in

support of one or more of the following outcomes:

• Giving facilities a multipurpose dimension;

• Improving the efficiency or functionality of facilities; or

• Improving the environmental sustainability of facilities.

Public spaces are defined as any public gathering area that has the primary objective of promoting social

interaction or a sense of community.

Excluding medical facilities and schools and scholastic facilities).

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ANNEX B – ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

Under the PTIC-NRP component the eligible recipients of funding are:

a) A province or territory, or a municipal or regional government established by or

under provincial or territorial statute;

b) A band council within the meaning of section 2 of the Indian Act; or a government

or authority established pursuant to a Self-Government Agreement or a

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in right

of Canada and an aboriginal people of Canada, that has been approved, given

effect and declared valid by federal legislation;

c) A public sector body that is established by or under provincial or territorial statute

or by regulation or is wholly owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional

government;

d) A public or not-for-profit institution that is directly or indirectly authorized, under

the terms of provincial, territorial or federal statute, or Royal Charter, to deliver

post-secondary courses or programs that lead to recognized and transferable

post-secondary credentials, or a public or not-for-profit Aboriginal-controlled

postsecondary institution; and

e) A private sector body, including for-profit organizations and not-for-profit

organizations. In the case of for-profit organizations, they will need to be in

partnership with one or more of the entities referred to above.

Please note:

• Federal entities, including federal Crown Corporations are not eligible recipients.

• A proposal for an on-reserve* project in a province under PTIC would be required

to demonstrate project benefits extending beyond the reserve community.

o *On-reserve means on-reserve lands, or on any Crown lands or lands set aside

by the Crown that are designated to become reserve lands.

• All projects under PTIC would be considered for funding only if they are

prioritized by a province or territory. Project proponents would accordingly be

encouraged to communicate with provincial or territorial representatives to have

their project considered for prioritization.

• Provinces and territories are required to prioritize projects for all outstanding

NBCF-PTIC funding allocations by April 1, 2018.

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ANNEX C - ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES

Eligible expenditures will include only the following:

Eligible expenditures will be all direct and necessary expenditures incurred and paid by

an eligible recipient or ultimate recipient towards an eligible project, associated with

acquiring, planning, designing, constructing or renovating a tangible capital asset, as

defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This also specifically

includes the following:

a) Expenditures directly associated with joint federal communication activities and

with federal project signage.

b) The incremental costs of the eligible or ultimate recipient’s employees or leasing

of equipment may be included as eligible expenditures under the following

conditions:

• The recipient is able to demonstrate that it is not economically feasible to tender

a contract;

• The employee or equipment is engaged directly in respect of the work that would

have been the subject of the contract; and

• The arrangement is approved in advance and in writing by Canada.

For P3 projects specifically, the capital costs of acquiring, constructing or renovating a

tangible capital asset, determined on the basis of cost data contained in the financial

model supporting the project agreement. The following are also considered eligible

costs:

a) Bid costs, defined as costs incurred by an applicant for a project to compensate a

private sector bidder for the development of a bid proposal; and

b) Construction finance costs of the Project Consortium.

Note: while eligible expenditures become eligible as of the date of approval- in-

principle, eligible expenditures can only be reimbursed to a recipient following the

signing of a contribution agreement.

The following are deemed Ineligible expenditures:

a) Expenditures incurred prior to the date of approval-in-principle as indicated in a

letter to the recipient, as well as any and all expenditures related to contracts signed

prior to the approval-in-principle date;

b) Expenditures incurred after the project completion date with the exception of

expenditures related to audit and evaluation requirements pursuant to the

agreement;

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c) The expenditures related to developing a business case or proposal for funding;

d) The expenditures related to purchasing land, buildings and associated real estate

and other fees;

e) Financing charges and interest payments on loans, except in accordance with the

list of eligible expenditures above;

f) Leasing land, buildings, equipment and other facilities except for equipment directly

relating to the construction of the project;

g) Furnishings and non-fixed assets which are not essential for the operation of the

asset/project.

h) General repairs and maintenance of a project and related structures, unless they

are part of a larger capital expansion project;

i) Services or works normally provided by the recipient, incurred in the course of

implementation of the project, except those specified as eligible expenditures;

j) The expenditures related to any goods and services which are received through

donations or in kind;

k) Any overhead costs, including salaries and other employment benefits of any

employees of the recipient, its direct or indirect operating or administrative costs of

ultimate recipients, and more specifically its costs related to planning, engineering,

architecture, supervision, management and other activities normally carried out by

its staff, except in accordance with the list of eligible expenditures above;

l) Taxes for which the ultimate recipient is eligible for a tax rebate and all other costs

eligible for rebates; and

m) Legal fees.

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Annex D - Environmental and Aboriginal Consultation Information Requirements

As part of the application process for funding, applicants are required to complete the following

questionnaire, found in Annex D of the Business Case Guide, in order for Infrastructure

Canada (INFC) to determine if the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA,

2012) and/or environmental assessment process in Northern Canada apply to the project. In

addition, the information provided will also be used by INFC to determine if there is a

requirement to consult with Aboriginal Groups.

All yellow highlighted text is instructional and is provided to explain in more detail the type of

information requested by INFC. This instructional text can be deleted once information is

provided in the appropriate boxes. Please provide your response in the spaces provided in the

boxes, and use as much space as necessary.

Note that if you have any questions filling out the questionnaire; please submit your

questions to the following email address:

[email protected].

General information

Project Name:

Project Proponent:

Contact person for any question Infrastructure Canada could have regarding the

environmental assessment and aboriginal consultation:

Name:

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Note (scope change): If you are completing this questionnaire due to a proposed project

amendment for a project already submitted to Infrastructure Canada (INFC), please only

include the amended project information.

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Project and existing environment description

Project Description:

Description of the existing environment:

Project Location Part

PL.1.1: Would any part of the project or activities be located on:

Yes No

Federal land. If yes, provide details regarding the federal land

administrator:

Yes No

Provincial land. If yes, provide details:

Yes No

Indian Reserve land. If yes, provide details:

If you

answered

“yes” to any of

the above.

Is the entire project footprint located on that land?

If not, please indicate the portions that will take

place on that land (provide a map).

Yes No

PL.1.2: Would any part of the project or activities be located in:

Yes No

Internal waters of Canada, in any area of the sea not within a

province.

Internal waters refers to: the internal waters of Canada as

determined under the Oceans Act, including the seabed and

subsoil below and the airspace above those waters.

Yes No

The territorial sea of Canada, in any area of the sea not within a

province.

Territorial sea refers to:

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The territorial sea of Canada as determined under the Oceans

Act, including the seabed and its subsoil below and the airspace

above that sea.

Yes No

The exclusive economic zone of Canada

Exclusive economic zone refers to:

The exclusive economic zone of Canada as determined under the

Oceans Act, including the seabed and its subsoil.

Yes No

The continental shelf of Canada

Continental shelf refers to: the continental shelf of Canada as

determined under the Oceans Act.

If you

answered

“yes” to any of

the above:

Please provide the information regarding the land administrator.

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Option 2: Project with no fixed address or multiple components

Please indicate, for each project component, any points of interest, intersections,

major highways or streets, or other physical characteristics located in the vicinity

of the project (e.g. near airport, adjacent to Lions Gate Bridge, 3 km east from

Centennial Park, at intersection of Fifth and Queen, etc.)

Component A:

Component B:

Component C:

PL.3 Project Location Documents

A project location map, as a minimum, has been included with this

questionnaire.

If available, include also any other additional project map (e.g. site plan,

etc.) that may be useful in locating the project.

Yes

PL.2 In order to facilitate and accelerate INFC’s assessment of your application for

funding, please provide an accurate project location in order for INFC to

geographically locate your project.

Option 1: Project with a fixed address

Address of the project

Civic Number:

Unit/Suite/Apt:

Street Name:

Municipality:

County:

Province:

Postal Code:

Location 1

Location 2

Project Longitude:

Project Latitude:

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Environmental Requirement Part

ER.1.1: Does any part of your project involve the construction, operation,

decommissioning or abandonment of the following infrastructure?

Yes No

Electrical transmission lines

Yes No

Electrical generating facility

Yes No

Structure for the diversion of water including dam, dyke or

reservoir

Yes No

Canal, lock or structure to control water level

Yes No

Oil and gas pipeline

Yes No

Marine terminal

Yes No

Railway line and / or Railway yard

Yes No

All season public highway

Yes No

Aerodrome or airport runway

Yes No

Hazardous waste facility

Yes No

Waste management facility

Yes No

Industrial facility

ER.1.2: Are any part of the project or activities proposed within:

Yes No

A wildlife area

A wildlife area means: (according to the wildlife areas listed in

Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Area Regulations).

To use this list, find the section corresponding to the province in

which the project is located and then determine if the project is

located in one of the wildlife areas listed. If necessary, the

cadastral lot numbers can be used.

Yes No

A migratory bird sanctuary

A migratory bird sanctuary means: (according to the migratory bird

sanctuaries listed in the schedule of the Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Regulations).

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To use this list, find the section corresponding to the province in

which the project is located and then determine if the project is

located in one of the bird sanctuaries listed. If necessary, the

geographical coordinates expressed in latitude and longitude can

be used.

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ER.1.3: Is the project a designated project according to the Regulations

Designating Physical Activities*?

*http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2012-147/index.html

If a project appears on the list, it will likely be considered a designated

project and has to be referred to the Canadian Environmental Assessment

Agency. Should this be the case, it is recommended you contact them as

soon as possible to confirm their requirement and process.

Yes

Please elaborate:

Unknown

It is possible that the project’s status in the Regulations Designating

Physical Activities is unknown at the time of the application.

ER.1.4: If you have answer yes to previous question ER1.3 (i.e. the project is

a designated project), have you provided the Canadian Environmental

Assessment Agency with a project description as per Section 8(1) of the

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012?

Yes No

To learn more about the information required by the Canadian Environmental

Assessment Agency (Agency), please refer to the Prescribed Information for the

Description of a Designated Project Regulations

ER.2: Does the project (either in full or in part) require an environmental

assessment under a northern regime or other regime?

Yes

Please elaborate:

ER.3: Are public concerns expected as a result of this project?

The project may have potential to cause significant public concern. Here is

a non-exhaustive list of examples:

•Water and/or land use disputes and the possible cumulative effects of an

unequal distribution of access rights to the land or water in question;

•Health and safety risks from potential accidents (e.g. potential spills in water

bodies, etc.);

•Breaches of the cultural values of local communities;

•Etc.

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If the public is concerned about the project, information on the nature of the

concern and any other relevant information must be provided to INFC.

Yes

Please elaborate:

ER.4.1: Are environmental issues expected as a result of this project?

Yes

Please elaborate:

ER.4.2: Is any part of the project located in whole or in part on land

potentially contaminated by previous activities:

Yes

Please elaborate:

ER.4.3: Is an environmental site assessment available for this project

regarding contaminated site(s):

Yes

Phase I

Yes

Phase II

Yes

Phase III

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, please provide copies of all reports

related to the project, if not already provided. If the report(s) is/are at the

development stage, please indicate the phase, and when a copy will be provided

to INFC.

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ER.4.4: Does the project (either in full or in part) require a provincial

environmental assessment?

Yes

If not already provided, please provide copies of all reports related to

the project. If the report(s) is/are at the development stage, please

indicate when it/they will be completed and when a copy will be

provided to INFC.

Aboriginal Consultation Part

This section contains a number of questions aimed at developing a better overview of the types

of activities and/or work that will be carried out to determine the potential impact it could have

on the Aboriginal or treaty rights of Aboriginal peoples. To determine whether the Crown

conduct could have an adverse impact on established or potential Aboriginal or treaty rights,

information must be compiled on those rights, which could include the right to hunt, fish, trap,

gather and trade, and may either be established by a court or in a treaty, or may be asserted

by an Aboriginal group, for example, in litigation or for the purpose of negotiating a treaty.

This step must be taken into consideration very early on in the process otherwise project delays

can be expected if consultation is not completed satisfactorily or in a timely manner.

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AC.1: Activities Related to the Project that could potentially impact Aboriginal

rights.

Examples of traditional Aboriginal activities can vary, and include gathering

wild mushrooms and medicinal herbs on a river bank, fishing in a salmon

river, hunting moose in the forest, and may involve ceremonial sites and

former burial grounds.

If one or more of the questions in this part are answered in the affirmative,

please provide a description of the activity or activities in the last line of the

table.

Yes

Does the project involve works or activities on, under, over,

through or across a water body such as a wetland, stream, river or

lake?

Check all that apply.

Fresh water: Stream Lake Wetland River

Pond Reservoir Active Floodplain

Fish Bearing Watercourse

Coastal and Marine: Beach Cove Mud Flat

Salt Marsh Bay

Exposed Coastline Estuary

Fish Bearing Watercourse

Other: Please describe:

Yes

Can the work proposed have upstream or downstream impacts (e.g.

change in water or temperature level upstream that could result in

positive or negative impacts downstream, change in the turbidity,

etc.)?

Yes

Are there activities proposed that may affect aboriginal traditional

activities. Check all activities that apply.

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Fishing (e.g., preventing access to a fishing area or work in a

waterbody such as river, lake, stream, culverts )

Hunting (e.g., preventing access to a hunting area or clearing of

forest or other vegetation etc.)

Gathering (e.g., preventing access to a gathering area or clearing

of forest or other vegetation etc.)

Other (e.g. work close to or preventing access to sites of

cultural/historical/archeological/ceremonial significance near the

project etc.)

Yes

Is the project (in full or in part) occurring on undisturbed or

undeveloped land?

If yes, please provide information about how much land will be

affected by the project in the appropriate space. Disturbed and/or

developed land may include land that has undergone

deforestation, land previously used for agricultural purposes, or

land that has been built up (e.g. buildings were previously

constructed upon, etc.).

Yes

Is any component of the proposed project located outside the

existing infrastructure footprint (build up footprint)?

Yes

Are there any relevant project activities that might affect other

aspects of the environment (e.g. increases sound and/or noise

levels, creates barriers to or limits access to harvesting areas, adds

runoff to a watercourse, involves excavation)?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, please provide details.

AC.2: Has another federal, provincial or territorial government entity indicated that

Aboriginal consultation is required for this project?

Yes

Please specify.

Unknown

AC.3.1: Has the province (or territory) been in contact with any Aboriginal groups

regarding this project?

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Yes

Please provide a summary of the consultation activities completed to date. If

available, please provide details such as if any concerns were raised by

Aboriginal groups, the nature of the concerns raised, and include in an

attachment any information that may be useful (e.g. consultation plan,

consultation summary, contact information, letters, emails, public notices,

and any other types of communications).

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AC.3.2: Have you been in contact or plan to contact any Aboriginal groups regarding

this project?

Yes

Please provide a summary of the consultation activities completed to date. If

available, please provide details such as if any concerns were raised by

Aboriginal groups, the nature of the concerns raised, and include in an

attachment any information that may be useful (e.g. consultation plan,

consultation summary, contact information, letters, emails, public notices,

and any other types of communications).

AC.4: Involvement of the Crown -

Other Federal or Provincial Departments or Agencies may be involved in the project

(e.g., if a permit, authorization, land transfer agreement, lease, etc. is required ), such

as, but not limited to:

The purpose of this section is to identify if other federal or provincial

departments or agencies may be undertaking Aboriginal consultation

activities as a result of their involvement in the project (e.g., issuing a permit

and/or authorization).

If other authorities are involved, it is important to identify them, and to

describe their role, particularly if they have to issue or have issued a permit

and/or authorization. This is necessary for a number of reasons: to avoid

procedural duplication, to enable the coordinated actions of the various

authorities involved and to avoid submitting unnecessary repetitive

requests to the Aboriginal groups concerned.

The information provided about the authorities and their actual or potential

involvement in the project will help INFC to confirm their collaboration as

early on in the process as possible.

Yes

Unknown

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (e.g. Fisheries Act)

Yes

Unknown

Transport Canada (e.g. Navigation Protection Act)

Yes

Unknown

Natural Resources Canada (e.g. Explosives Act)

Yes

Unknown

Environment Canada (e.g. Species at Risk Act,

Migratory Birds Convention Act, Canadian

Environmental Protection Act)

Yes

Unknown

Parks Canada Agency

Yes

Unknown

Other departments (e.g. federal department, provincial

department, funding department, …)

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If applicable, please identify the federal department or

agency and approval required.

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, please describe the involvement of the identified

department(s)/agency(s) in detail.

Please provide contact information for each department identified so INFC can coordinate

with them to avoid delays and duplication.

AC.5: Provincial (or territorial) permits

Please list all provincial (or territorial) permits that will be required for the project.

Please provide contact information for each department already contacted so INFC can

coordinate with them to avoid delays and duplication.

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Declaration of Information

Please check boxes to acknowledge you understand and/or agree to the

following statements:

INFC may have a duty to consult and, where appropriate, accommodate

aboriginal groups, when the Crown contemplates conduct (such as providing

funding) that might adversely impact potential or established Aboriginal or Treaty

rights. INFC will rely to the extent possible on other processes that included

Aboriginal consultation (e.g., a provincial environmental assessment process).

However, it is understood that INFC may delegate certain procedural

responsibilities to the proponent and the proponent will assist or carry out various

aspects of consultation (e.g., the gathering of information). Note that a Proponent

Guide and Toolkit for Aboriginal Consultation Process will be provided at the

appropriate time.

It is understood that INFC may not enter into a contribution agreement until such

time as INFC has determined that its Aboriginal consultation obligations have been

met.

I hereby certify that the information provided is accurate to the best of my

knowledge and I understand that inaccurate information may result in the

requirement for additional environmental and/or aboriginal consultation review.

Questionnaire completed by:

________________________________________________________________

Signature:

________________________________________________________________

Date:

________________________________________________________________

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Additional Links

Complete versions of the various acts outlined in this document please copy and paste

these links into your browser.

 Oceans Act-http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/O-2.4.pdf

 Wild Life Regulation-http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/O-2.4.pdf

 Migratory Bird Sanctuary-http://laws-

lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/C.R.C.,_c._1036.pdf

 Regulations Designating Physical Activities-http://laws-

lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/C.R.C.,_c._1036.pdf

 Prescribed Information for the Description of a Designated Project

Regulations- http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-2012-148.pdf

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ANNEX E - EXAMPLE OF PROJECT FINANCIAL TABLES

Note: All figures should be rounded to the dollar (no decimals).

Example – Detailed Project Cost Table (in dollars)

Description of Activities

Eligible Costs

Ineligible Costs

Total Project

Costs

Component 1

$XXX

Component 2

Component 3

Subtotals

$XXX

Contingency Amount

(X%)

$XXX

Total Estimated Costs

$XXX

*add more columns as necessary

Example - Sources of Funding (in dollars)

Funding Source

Funding Request

Government of Canada

$XXX

Proponent X

Province/Territory

Municipality

Other – Please specify

Total Eligible Project Costs

$XXX

Total Project Costs

$XXX

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Example – Estimated Project Cash Flow (Based on Total Eligible Costs, in dollars)

Funding Source

20XX-20XX

Total

Government of Canada

$XXX

Proponent X

Other – Please Specify

TOTALS