2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan / 2017-2018 Annual Management Plans for Public Infrastructure Investments
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QUÉBEC’S PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 2017·2027 QUÉBEC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2017·2018 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS QUÉBEC’S PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 2017·2027 QUÉBEC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2017·2018 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS Québec’s Public Infrastructure 2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan / 2017-2018 Annual Management Plans for Public Infrastructure Investments Legal Deposit − March 2017 Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ISBN 978-2-550-77951-3 (Print Version) ISBN 978-2-550-77952-0 (Online) ISSN 2371-0012 (Print Version) ISSN 2371-0020 (Online) © Gouvernement du Québec − 2017 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE CONSEIL DU TRÉSOR From the beginning of our mandate, the Premier has pledged to give back to Québec the means to fulfil its ambitions. With discipline and determination, we have cleaned up the public finances, rebalanced the budget and begun the review of our programs. The Government presented a balanced budget as of 2015, the first in six years. All Quebecers did their part and the Government was able to keep its promise to allow Québec to make the right decisions and respond to the needs and priorities of Quebecers. Major amounts have therefore been invested, on a priority basis, in education, healthcare and social services. Sound management has also made it possible to free up amounts that we can now use to deal with our public infrastructure needs. Infrastructure investments that are even greater than anticipated Under the 2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan, the Gouvernement du Québec will invest $91.1 billion over 10 years, $2.4 billion more than announced in the 2016-2026 Québec Infrastructure Plan, an increase of nearly 3%. The Plan sets aside major investments in education and healthcare to improve families’ quality of life, as confirmed by the Government in its budget orientations. Beginning in 2017 2018, more than $9.6 billion will be dedicated on a priority basis to maintaining the service offering and replacing dilapidated infrastructures, and to projects that will support Québec’s economic growth, in all sectors and regions. Smoothly flowing transportation for people and merchandise is the cornerstone of Québec’s economic development and productivity. In this regard, the Québec Infrastructure Plan calls for, on the one hand, substantial investments in maintaining and rehabilitating the road network and, on the other hand, for its share in two major Québec public transit development projects: the Bus Rapid Transit between Québec and Lévis and the extension of the Montréal metro’s blue line. If we include the Réseau électrique métropolitain project entrusted to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, more than $10 billion will be invested in public transit in Québec over the coming years for those 3 projects. Investments to foster economic development Also, the public investments included in the Québec Infrastructure Plan are a powerful driver for job creation in every region of Québec, an important lever for the Québec’s economy so that it can keep prospering in a North American context. By tabling this Plan, the Government is confirming its commitment to creating conditions that are favourable to innovation and economic growth in Québec, while maintaining a disciplined management of its public infrastructures. Now more than ever, Québec must strive to stand out and develop in a manner that lives up to its full potential and talent. The Minister responsible for Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review and Chair of the Conseil du trésor, Pierre Moreau Table of Contents Message from the Chair of the Conseil du trésor ....................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 9 PART I For a Modern and Prosperous Québec ..................................................................... 11 1. Investments that Will Allow Québec Society to Prosper ................................................. 13 1.1. Investments in Education and Higher Education to Foster Academic Success and Innovation .............................................................................................................................. 14 1.2. Investments that Will Improve Quality of Life for Families ............................................................ 15 1.3. Major Investments in Public Transit and the Road Network ......................................................... 16 2. Investments to Foster Economic Development ............................................................... 18 2.1. Investments to Create Conditions Favourable to Job Creation and Economic Growth ............... 18 2.2. Partnerships that Will Make it Possible to Carry Out More Priority Projects for Québec ............. 19 3. Investments that Require Responsible and Informed Choices ...................................... 21 3.1. Greater Knowledge of the Condition of the Public Infrastructure Inventory ................................. 21 3.2. A Plan that Prioritizes Asset Maintenance and Replacement ...................................................... 21 3.3. Disciplined Selection of Major Projects ........................................................................................ 22 3.4. Information Resources: A Strategic Transformation Lever .......................................................... 23 PART II 2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan ...................................................................... 25 1. An investment plan in support of public services ........................................................... 27 2. Québec Infrastructure Plan ................................................................................................ 30 2.1. The Québec Infrastructure Plan by Sector ................................................................................... 30 2.2. Other Information Outlined in the Québec Infrastructure Plan ..................................................... 46 2.3. Investments in Infrastructures by Administrative Region ............................................................. 48 2.4. Contribution of the Gouvernement du Québec and its Partners .................................................. 49 3. Still Catching up on the Level of Investment and its Impact on the State of Public Finances............................................................................................................................... 50 3.1. Maintaining a Balance Between Priority Public Infrastructure Needs and the Government’s Financial Capacity ........................................................................................................................ 51 3.2. Carefully Monitoring the Growth of Public Expenditures .............................................................. 52 4. Projects of $50 Million or More .......................................................................................... 53 4.1. Projects Whose Degree of Advancement Category Changed in 2016-2017 ............................... 54 4.2. Projects Removed from the List of Projects of $50 Million or More .............................................. 56 5. List of Projects of $50 Million or More in the 2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan .. 58 6. Projects removed from the list of projets of $50 million or more ................................... 73 7. Summary tables of investments under the 2017-2027 Québec Infrastructure Plan ..... 75 7.1. Table of Investments by Sector and Year .................................................................................... 75 7.2. Table of Investments by Type and Year ....................................................................................... 76 7.3. Table of Investments by Sector and Type .................................................................................... 77 8. Update of Probable Investments for 2016-2017 ............................................................... 78 9. Final Statement of Investments Made in 2015-2016 ........................................................ 79 PART III 2017-2018 Annual Management Plans for Public Infrastructure Investments ....... 85 1. Implementation context of the government asset maintenance strategy ................... 87 2. Highlights of the 2017-2018 Annual Management Plans for Public Infrastructure Investments .............................................................................................................. 88 3. Planned Development of the Government Asset Maintenance Strategy .................... 90 4. 2017-2018 Annual Management Plans for Public infrastructure Investments Affaires municipales et Occupation du territoire ............................................................................ 91 Conseil du trésor et Administration gouvernementale ................................................................. 105 Culture et Communications .......................................................................................................... 113 Développement durable, Environnement et Lutte contre les changements climatiques ............. 121 Éducation et Enseignement supérieur ......................................................................................... 129 Santé et Services sociaux ............................................................................................................ 155 Tourisme .....................................................................................................................................