Prime Minister announces support to help communities create jobs and restart the economy

June 1, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario   Prime Minister’s Office - As we continue to focus on the health and safety of all Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also taking immediate action to support small towns and big cities across the country to restart the economy, and create good, well-paying jobs.

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that funding delivered through the federal Gas Tax Fund will be accelerated this year to help communities as quickly as possible while respecting public health guidelines.

This means that $2.2 billion in annual federal infrastructure funding for communities will be delivered in one payment in June. Early delivery of the full funding for 2020-21 will help communities quickly move forward with infrastructure projects that will improve our quality of life and help restart local economies.

Communities have flexibility to use the funding to meet their local needs. Projects could include access to high-speed broadband, improvements to water and road systems, and the building of cycling and walking paths. These projects create jobs, and improve how Canadians live, work, and play.

Since the start of the crisis, Prime Minister Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland have worked closely with premiers. The Government of Canada is working with the provinces and territories to look at ways to further support municipalities as part of this ongoing collaboration.

Quotes

“From coast to coast to coast, Canadians are feeling the economic impacts of COVID-19, while they do what they can to protect the health and safety of their families and communities. That is why we are taking action to restart the economy, get Canadians back to work, and come out of this stronger. This funding will help communities address their immediate needs, while also planning the infrastructure they need for the future.”

—The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

“As we continue to face the greatest public health and economic crisis of our time, immediate investments in infrastructure will play a vital role in addressing the needs of municipalities and First Nations communities, reviving local economies, and improving the lives of Canadians. The Government of Canada is taking quick action to support communities across Canada by accelerating this year’s payment through the federal Gas Tax Fund. This will put $2.2 billion in the hands of communities now to fund local infrastructure projects like public transit, high-speed broadband, and recreation centres, and get Canadians to work.” 

—The Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Quick Facts

• In past years, payments to communities through the federal Gas Tax Fund have typically been made in two instalments, in summer and later in the year.
• 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 includes 18 different project categories, including capacity building, sport infrastructure, and roads. Communities can also 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.

總理宣布為各地社區提供支持，幫助創造就業重啟經濟

2020 年6 月1 日安大略省渥太華總理辦公室- 在我們繼續專註於所有加拿大人民在COVID-19 疫情大流行期間的健康和安全的同時，我們也正採取立即行動，支持全國的小城鎮和大城市重啟經濟，並創造良好的、高薪的工作。

總理賈斯廷·杜魯多（Justin Trudeau）今天宣布，將加快今年通過聯邦汽油稅基金(Federal Gas Tax Fund)下發的資金，以盡最快速度幫助各地社區，同時尊重公共衛生準則。

這意味着每年22 億加元的聯邦年度社區基礎設施資金將在6 月份一次性支付。儘早提供2020-21 年的全部資金，將幫助社區快速推進基礎設施項目，這些項目將改善我們的生活質量並幫助重啟當地經濟。

各地社區可以靈活使用資金來滿足當地需求。相關項目可能包括高速寬帶、改善供排水和道路系統，以及建設自行車道和步行道。這些項目創造了就業機會，並改善了加拿大人的生活，工作和娛樂方式。

自危機開始以來，杜魯多總理和副總理方慧蘭（Chrystia Freeland）與全國省長進行了密切合作。加拿大政府正在與各省和地區合作，以尋找進一步支持市政當局的方法，這是我們正在進行之合作的一部分。

 引述

“在全國各地，加拿大人正在感受到COVID-19 的經濟影響，而他們竭盡所能來保護家人和社區的健康與安全。這就是為什麼我們正在採取行動來重啟經濟，讓加拿大人重返工作崗位，並從難關中以更強姿態脫穎而出。這筆資金將幫助社區解決他們的迫切需求，同時計劃未來的基礎設施。” —加拿大總理賈斯廷·特魯多閣下

“在我們繼續面對我們時代最嚴峻的公共衛生和經濟危機的同時，迅速投資基礎設施建設將發揮至關重要的作用，此舉將應對市鎮政府和原住民社區的需求，復興當地經濟，並改善加拿大人的生活。加拿大政府正在採取迅速行動，通過加快今年聯邦汽油稅基金的付款，以支持加拿大各地的社區。這將使22 億加元現在交到社區手中，以資助諸如公共交通、高速寬帶和康樂中心之類的當地基礎設施項目，並使加拿大人返回工作崗位。” —基礎建設與社區部長凱瑟琳·麥肯納（Catherine McKenna）閣下

事實簡要

• 在過去的幾年中，通過聯邦汽油稅基金通常以兩次分期支付給各地社區，每年在夏季以及晚些時候。

• 聯邦汽油稅基金是全國3,600 多個社區的長期隨通貨膨脹上調的資金來源。近年來，它每年支持數千個項目。

• 聯邦汽油稅基金包括18 個不同的項目類別，包括能力建設，體育基礎設施和道路。社區還可以立即將這些資金用於優先項目，將其存入銀行以備後用，與其他社區共同籌集資金用於共享基礎設施項目，或用於為主要基礎設施支出提供資金。