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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

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

  • 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

  • Integrity Review of Public Procurement in Quebec, Canada (2020)
  • 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)
  • Budgeting and Public Expenditures in OECD Countries (2019)
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • Budget 2022
  • National Infrastructure Assessment (2021)

Links to useful data

  • 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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