EXPENDITURE BUDGET 2020 • 2021 VOL. 7 QUÉBEC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2020 • 2030 EXPENDITURE BUDGET 2020 • 2021 VOL. 7 QUÉBEC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2020 • 2030 This document does not satisfy the Québec government’s Web accessibility standards. However, an assistance service will nonetheless be available upon request to anyone wishing to consult the contents of the document. Please call 418-643-1529 or submit the request by email ([email protected]). The masculine gender is used throughout this document solely to make the text easier to read and therefore applies to both men and women. 2020-2030 Québec Infrastructure Plan Legal Deposit − March 2020 Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ISBN: 978-2-550-86171-3 (Print Version) ISBN: 978-2-550-86172-0 (Online) ISSN 2563-1225 (Print Version) ISSN 2563-1233 (Online) © Gouvernement du Québec − 2020 Message from the Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor The second version of the Québec Infrastructure Plan (QIP) presented by our Government is the response to the colossal challenges that Québec must face in order to maintain and enhance its infrastructure portfolio. QIP investments have reached a historic high, i.e. $130.5 billion over the next 10 years, up $15.1 billion from the last fiscal year. This means a total increase of over $30.1 billion that our Government is dedicating to the QIP for two years, an unprecedented but essential initiative to keep the infrastructure portfolio in good condition and support its growth based on emerging needs. Four priorities have been put forward in the development of the 2020-2030 QIP: education, with an additional $5.9 billion, mainly to expand and build primary and secondary schools; public transit, with an additional $3.3 billion and several new projects under study; health, which will benefit from an additional $2.9 billion, in part to build seniors' residences; and culture, with the deployment of the cultural itinerary of various cultural infrastructure in different regions of Québec. In light of the Government's resolution to reduce Greenhouse gas (GHGs) and adapt to climate change, more funds have been earmarked for new public transit projects ($10.4 billion) compared with road transportation ($4.5 billion). This trend will continue over the course of the coming years. Based on the Government's forecasts, projected investments in public transit will ultimately amount to almost $43.8 billion, including the eventual participation of financial partners. No other government in history has gone so far to address traffic congestion problems while reducing GHG emissions associated with public mobility in the medium and long term. For the first time since its implementation, the government intends to balance total investments in public transit with investments allocated to the road network, which could total $42.5 billion. Not only are we granting record amounts to modernize our network and guarantee the road transportation service offer, but we are also investing huge amounts to acquire hybrid and electric buses and to carry out structuring electric public transit projects with rapid bus service and reserved lanes. This QIP is proof that the Government is listening to the needs and priorities of the people. It reflects Québec's ambitions for educational success, environmental protection, improved healthcare and cultural development. And to achieve better public accountability, the Government has committed to expanding its public communications by publishing information related to every infrastructure project of $20.0 million or more in this document and in its Tableau de bord des projets d'infrastructure publique, which is available online. The courage and transparency we have demonstrated since last year to fulfil the expectations of Quebecers are generating the desired outcome. While the economic context is favourable, it is time to step up our efforts to go ahead with projects that are essential to our social and economic prosperity by addressing the obsolescence of our long-neglected assets and spearheading our vision of a greener and prouder Québec. Christian Dubé 2020-2030 Québec Infrastructure Plan Terms Acronyms Introduction Highlights Section A A strong plan for the future Section B Investments planned by sector Section C Report on the condition of public infrastructure Terms ADDITION Acquisition or construction of new infrastructure. IMPROVEMENT Increase in the service potential of existing infrastructure. ENHANCEMENT Increase in the government service offer through the addition of a new infrastructure or the improvement of an existing infrastructure. ASSET MAINTENANCE DEFICIT Value of the work required to restore the physical condition of a specific structure to a satisfactory or better condition (government condition indicator of A, B or C) with the aim of protecting the health and safety of individuals, ensuring its continued use for its intended purposes, and reducing the likelihood of breakdown or counteracting physical wear and tear. DISPOSITION Alienation of a building, civil engineering structure or equipment by sale, transfer or disposal. MAINTENANCE Work of limited scope normally performed as part of an infrastructure's daily use. Asset maintenance does not include maintenance work. SECTOR ENVELOPE Envelope, under the responsibility of a government department or body, providing the required government financial contribution to implement prioritized and authorized projects CENTRAL ENVELOPE Envelope providing funding that will be required to implement the projects that have been selected and prioritized by the government among those studied. Transfer to the sectors requires a Cabinet decision. SURPLUS BUILDING Building owned by a public body for which no use, for the purpose of providing a government service, is planned. INFRASTRUCTURE Building, equipment or civil engineering structure that is part of the Government's service supply. PLANNED INVESTMENT Value of the financial contribution from the Gouvernement du Québec for a public infrastructure investment listed in the Québec Infrastructure Plan (QIP). 7 PROBABLE INVESTMENT Probable cost of an investment from the Gouvernement du Québec for the government fiscal year that is ending. ACTUAL INVESTMENT Real cost of an investment from the Gouvernement du Québec for a government fiscal year that is closed. ASSET MAINTENANCE Value of the work required to keep an infrastructure in satisfactory or better condition with the aim of protecting the health and safety of individuals, ensuring its continued use for its intended purposes, and reducing the likelihood of breakdown or counteracting physical wear and tear. ADDRESSING THE ASSET MAINTENANCE DEFICIT Investments (maintenance projects and envelopes) planned in the Québec Infrastructure Plan and specifically dedicated to reducing the asset maintenance deficit accounted for infrastructures included in an annual investment management plan. MAJOR PROJECT Public infrastructure project subject to the Directive sur la gestion des projets majeurs d'infrastructure publique since its estimated cost is $50.0 million or more, or $100.0 million for a roadway project or a public transit infrastructure project. In addition, the Conseil du trésor may decide to consider any infrastructure project as a major project, if deemed appropriate. REPLACEMENT Acquisition, construction or reconstruction of an infrastructure to replace an existing infrastructure that is usually at the end of its useful life, so as to ensure continuity in service delivery. REPLACEMENT VALUE Total investment required to build or acquire an infrastructure of the same dimensions and utility, with equivalent technical features, based on the construction techniques, building codes and materials or technical specifications in effect at the time of the estimate. USEFUL LIFE Time period during which an infrastructure or component should serve its intended purposes. 8 Acronyms ARQ Agence du revenu Québec ARTM Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain CIB Canada Infrastructure Bank CDPQ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec CERIU Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines CHSLD Residential and long-term care centre CLSC Local community service centre Directive Directive sur la gestion des investissements en infrastructure publique AMD Asset maintenance deficit IBA Integrated Bilateral Agreement DMAF Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund BCFQ Building Canada Fund – Québec FEPTEU Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Fund FIMEAU Fonds pour l'infrastructure municipale d'eau NTCF National Trade Corridors Fund Fonds des ressources informationnelles du secteur de la santé et des FRISSSS services sociaux GHG Greenhouse gas GCI Government condition indicator IRI International Roughness Index ITHQ Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Act respecting the governance and management of the information LGGRI resources of public bodies and government enterprises PIA Public Infrastructure Act MADA Senior-friendly municipality MAMH Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation MEES Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements MELCC climatiques DB Departments and bodies MSP Ministère de la Sécurité publique MSSS Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux MTESS Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale MTQ Ministère des Transports NBCFQ New Building