Publications
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Infrastructure Insider: What essential news and transactions occurred in the infrastructure market?
To download the Infrastructure Insider To download the Infrastructure Insider 1. Setting up the Autorité des marchés publics — Practical consequences on the call for tenders process in Quebec The Autorité des marchés financiers is now replaced by the AMP for the authorization to contract with a (…)
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Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market
The Canadian infrastructure market has had a busy few weeks! The industry's latest news, from new funding policies to major transport and energy projects, is identified in this edition of the Infrastructure Insider. 1. The latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market New developers (…)
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Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructures market
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructures market British Columbia Throne Speech promises new public transportation and healthcare infrastructures InstarAGF completes the final close of InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund First Action Plan for Québec’s (…)
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The public tendering process: are there alternatives to the lowest bidder rule?
In Québec, both at the provincial and municipal levels, the awarding of contracts by government bodies for construction work and material supply seems, for the most part, to be governed by the lowest bidder rule. Nevertheless, the Charbonneau Commission highlighted the many drawbacks to this method: (…)
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Improvements to the tax holiday for large investment projects
Summary A company participating in carrying out a large investment project in Québec (“LIP”) may, under certain conditions, benefit from a 15-year tax holiday on the income from its eligible activities related to the LIP, as well as a holiday from employer contributions to the Health Services Fund (…)
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Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market / The privatization of Canadian airports: Why, how and what is at stake? / Canada Infrastructure Bank Act: highlights
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market Ontario introduces a balanced budget which includes $30 billion in infrastructure investments Nova Scotia introduces its second balanced budget and increases investments in highways New LNG production (…)
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Latest developments in the Canadian infrastructure market / The Canada-Europe Free Trade Agreement: impacts on the infrastructure industry / Biomethanization: a fast-growing market in Québec
TABLE OF CONTENTS Latest developments in the Canadian market Fengate acquires a solar project portfolio from Canadian Solar TerraForm Power increases the financing of its Canadian solar power portfolio SaskPower launches a call for tenders for 200 MW of wind energy Boralex closes the (…)
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The latest news from the Canadian infrastructures market / Major trends in the infrastructures market for 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS The latest news from the Canadian infrastructures market Defense Construction Canada issues Request for Expressions of Interest for an energy performance contract Boralex completes financing of the Yellow Falls hydro project in Ontario Boralex and AWEC announce a new (…)
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October news on the Canadian infrastructure market
Creation of a Canadian infrastructure bank On October 20, 2016, the Advisory Council on Economic Growth published its report entitled “Unleashing Productivity Through Infrastructure”. One of the report’s recommendations is to create a Canadian Infrastructure Development Bank whose objective (…)
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Overview of the Canadian Public-Private Partnerships market
The Public-Private Partnership delivery model (“PPP” or “P3”) is now well established in Canada, where more than 177 of such projects were closed between 1993 and 2015 (source: InfraAmericas). The great majority thereof (166) have been closed since 2004, and the current trend indicates the number (…)
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Renewable energies: the trend is toward hybrid financing
For about two years now, most renewable energy projects, particularly wind farm projects, have been financed using a so-called “hybrid” model, i.e. a combination of medium-term bank debt and long-term financing or private placements. The term “hybrid” is derived from the vocabulary of the (…)