Supporting communities across New Brunswick

FREDERICTON, NB, June 11, 2020 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is taking decisive action to support communities and stabilize the economy across Canada, while first and foremost ensuring that the health and safety of all Canadians are protected during this COVID-19 pandemic.  

Today, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna confirmed that New Brunswick has received more than $45 million through the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) for the 2020–21 fiscal year to fund its most pressing infrastructure needs.

The GTF provides communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. For example, the expansion of the electric vehicle charging stations network in five locations across New Brunswick helps enable travel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the extension of water and wastewater systems in Eel River Crossing will protect the local water supply and provide better quality drinking water for residents. The City of Campbellton upgraded Village Avenue near a new regional elementary school, including a new sidewalk that promotes active transportation while keeping students and residents safe.

By enabling communities to plan for their current and future needs, and build or improve the infrastructure that will help them thrive through any circumstance, the GTF is a critical tool that will help ensure that New Brunswick remains among the best places in the world to live for generations to come.

The Government of Canada will be announcing new measures in the coming weeks and months to help Canadian communities get back on their feet and make them even more resilient in the future.

Quotes

"Our Government is making immediate investments in infrastructure that will play a vital role in helping municipalities and First Nations communities revive their economies, and will improve the lives of Canadians. As a first step, we are accelerating this year's payment through the federal Gas Tax Fund. This will put more than $45 million in the hands of communities to improve local infrastructure like green initiatives, water service improvements, and road upgrades."

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"New Brunswick is pleased to facilitate getting the funds to our communities as quickly as possible. We look forward to future federal support and continued co-operation."

The Honourable Jeff Carr, Minister of Environment and Local Government, New Brunswick

Quick Facts

• The federal Gas Tax Fund is a long-term indexed source of funding for over 3,600 communities across the country. In recent years it has supported thousands of projects annually.
• The federal Gas Tax Fund has 18 project eligibility categories, including capacity building, sport infrastructure and roads. Communities can use the funds immediately for priority projects, bank them for later use, pool the dollars with other communities for shared infrastructure projects, or use them to finance major infrastructure expenditures.

Related product

2020–21 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations in New Brunswick by community:

Backgrounder

New Brunswick's 2020–21 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations

The Government of Canada is providing more than $45 million under the GTF to New Brunswick. This includes over $44.4 million for the following 104 incorporated local governments and the unincorporated areas across New Brunswick, and the remainder of the funds will go towards program administration.

Ultimate Recipient	Allocation 2020–21
Alma	$14,678
Aroostook	$21,086
Atholville	$246,009
Balmoral	$115,355
Bas-Caraquet	$89,928
Bath	$ 32,801
Bathurst	$819,823
Beaubassin-East	$ 439,369
Belledune	$97,646
Beresford	$295,486
Bertrand	$80,349
Blacks Harbour	$61,606
Blackville	$66,016
Bouctouche	$162,697
Cambridge-Narrows	$ 38,727
Campbellton	$474,308
Campobello Island	$60,090
Canterbury	$23,154
Cap-Pelé	$167,107
Caraquet	$292,730
Centreville	$38,383
Charlo	$90,272
Chipman	$ 76,077
Cocagne	$182,543
Dalhousie	$215,413
Dieppe	$1,749,213
Doaktown	$54,577
Dorchester	$75,525
Drummond	$50,787
Edmundston	$1,142,529
Eel River Crossing	$134,581
Florenceville-Bristol	$110,532
Fredericton	$4,040,610
Fredericton Junction	$48,513
Gagetown	$48,995
Grand Bay-Westfield	$342,069
Grand Falls	$367,015
Grand Manan	$162,628
Grande-Anse	$61,950
Hampton	$295,555
Hanwell	$323,877
Hartland	$65,947
Harvey	$24,670
Haut-Madawaska	$255,932
Hillsborough	$87,998
Kedgwick	$135,339
Lac-Baker	$47,548
Lamèque	$88,549
Le Goulet	$54,646
Maisonnette	$34,110
McAdam	$79,315
Meductic	$14,816
Memramcook	$329,252
Millville	$18,812
Minto	$158,838
Miramichi	$1,208,476
Moncton	$4,953,875
Nackawic	$64,844
Neguac	$116,045
New Maryland	$287,631
Nigadoo	$66,360
Norton	$95,234
Oromocto	$635,557
Paquetville	$49,615
Perth-Andover	$109,567
Petitcodiac	$95,303
Petit-Rocher	$130,722
Plaster Rock	$70,495
Pointe-Verte	$61,054
Port Elgin	$ 28,115
Quispamsis	$1,257,264
Rexton	$57,195
Richibucto	$87,240
Riverside-Albert	$24,118
Riverview	$1,355,254
Rivière-Verte	$49,891
Rogersville	$80,349
Rothesay	$803,422
Sackville	$367,359
Saint Andrews	$123,073
Saint John	$4,656,597
Saint-André	$130,998
Saint-Antoine	$119,421
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska	$ 65,947
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël	$60,572
Saint-Léolin	$44,585
Saint-Léonard	$89,583
Saint-Louis-de-Kent	$58,987
Saint-Quentin	$151,189
Salisbury	$157,391
Shediac	$459,217
Shippagan	$177,788
St. George	$104,537
St. Martins	$19,019
St. Stephen	$304,238
Stanley	$28,391
St-Isidore	$52,647
Sussex	$295,073
Sussex Corner	$100,678
Tide Head	$64,638
Tracadie-Sheila	$1,110,417
Tracy	$41,897
Upper Miramichi	$152,842
Woodstock	$360,262
Unincorporated areas	$8,897,838

Associated links

Prime Minister announces support to help communities create jobs and restart the economy: https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/06/01/prime-minister-announces-support-help-communities-create-jobs-and 

Government of Canada Resources - Coronavirus disease (COVID 19): www.canada.ca/coronavirus

Federal Gas Tax Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html

Federal Gas Tax Fund in New Brunswick: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/elg/local_government/content/financial_support/content/gas_tax_fund.html

Federal infrastructure investments in New Brunswick: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/nb-eng.html

Twitter: @INFC_eng 
Web: Infrastructure Canada

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Chantalle Aubertin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-949-1759, [email protected]; Anne Mooers, Director of Communications, Government of New Brunswick, 506-444-4088, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]

Related Links

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