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28/10/2021 by

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Canada

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 50 661 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 130.5% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 38 million (2020)
  • General Government Investment: 15.1% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 87.5% of general government (2019)
  • Infrastructure quality: 80.8/100 (2020)
  • Internet access: 94.2% of all households (2020)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 13.8t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)
  • Energy Transition Index: 67/100 (2021)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

Canada data

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Transparent, systematic and effective stakeholder participation

Coherent, predictable, and efficient regulatory framework

Whole-of-government approach to manage threats to integrity

Evidence-informed decision making

Strengthen critical infrastructure resilience

Ensuring asset performance throughout its life

Environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure

Consistency of country performance in each pillar

Good infrastructure governance requires improvements across different dimensions. Preferably, countries should make progress in all dimensions involved in each of the pillars. Consistency is measured using the coefficient of variation; pay particular attention to pillars with low consistency as they may require more nuanced analysis.

  • Low
  • High

Case studies

  • Climate-Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure Initiative
  • Climate Lens
  • Investing in Canada Plan
  • Gender-based Analysis Plus
  • Women in Construction Fund
  • Canada Infrastructure Bank
  • John Hart Generating Station (GIH, 2019)
  • Pan Am Games Athletes’ Village (GIH, 2019)
  • Milton District Hospital Expansion (GIH, 2019)
  • Samuel De Champlain Bridge (GIH, 2021)
  • Infrastructure Economic Account (GIH, 2021)

Related publications

  • Budget 2022
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • National Infrastructure Assessment (2021)
  • Northern and Arctic Air Connectivity in Canada (2021)
  • Developing Transit-Oriented Communities for better Accessibility and Affordability: The case of the Metro Vancouver Region (2020)
  • Integrity Review of Public Procurement in Quebec, Canada (2020)
  • Budgeting and Public Expenditures in OECD Countries (2019)

Links to useful data

  • 2022 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2020 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • Canada – Country Overview, InfraCompass, Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Country profile of Canada, OECD

Relevant public institutions

  • Infrastructure Canada
  • Canada Infrastructure Bank
  • Department of Finance Canada

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