NL Goverment: Municipalities and Inuit Community Governments Allocated $16.4 Million Installment of Federal Gas Tax Fund
Press Release
August 23, 2018
This month, the Federal Government delivered the first of two $16.4 million annual installments of the federal Gas Tax Fund to Newfoundland and Labrador. In total, the province has been allocated over $32.8 million for 275 communities this year through the fund, which include drinking water and waste water systems, culture and tourism infrastructure, and disaster mitigation projects.
The Gas Tax Fund is a long-term, indexed source of funding that supports local infrastructure projects across the province each year. Some examples of these projects include:
- Burnt Islands will replace old water culverts as part of an emergency preparedness project to prevent future flooding and protect the local environment;
- Heart’s Content will upgrade parking facilities at the heritage lighthouse to better accommodate a growing tourism industry;
- Mount Moriah will enlarge Corner Brook’s water system to provide clean drinking water to residents and businesses; and
- Cartwright is upgrading its wastewater lift station to keep the local environment and waterways clean.
A full list of projects are enclosed in the backgrounder.
Since the program was introduced in 2005, Newfoundland and Labrador has been allocated in excess of $358.9 million from the federal Gas Tax Fund. More than $250 million has been allocated to municipalities and Inuit Community Governments for municipal infrastructure priorities. Another $106.7 million has been allocated to the Provincial Waste Management Strategy and in excess of $2.2 million has been allocated to regional water and wastewater projects. This funding flows to municipalities, Inuit Community Governments and Regional Service Boards through the provincial government.
Quotes
“Through Federal-Provincial cooperation we are continuing to enhance infrastructure, and ensure safe and sustainable communities across Newfoundland and Labrador. We are pleased to see residents of municipalities and Inuit Community Governments continue to benefit from this fund. We look forward to accessing further federal support in future to advance even more projects in communities in our province.”
Honourable Andrew Parsons
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment
“Local governments know best what their communities need, and the Government of Canada is proud to deliver stable, long-term funding that they count on to develop and maintain their public infrastructure. By investing in our communities, the Government of Canada is promoting economic growth and environmental sustainability, strengthening the middle class and helping ensure all Canadians have access to the opportunities they need to succeed.”
Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
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Learn More
The federal Gas Tax Fund in Newfoundland and Labrador: www.mae.gov.nl.ca/for/gta.html
Investing in Canada, Canada’s long-term infrastructure plan: www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html 
Federal infrastructure investments in Newfoundland and Labrador:
The federal Gas Tax Fund: www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html
The Way Forward
Budget 2018: Building for Our Future – Safe and Sustainable Communities 
Media contacts
Lynn Robinson
Municipal Affairs and Environment
709-729-2575, 725-4321
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca
Brook Simpson
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
613-219-0149
brook.simpson@canada.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2018-19 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations
This Government of Canada has delivered the first of two annual $16.4 million federal Gas Tax Fund installments to Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding will flow through the provincial government to 270 municipalities and five Inuit Community Governments on a per capita basis. In total, the fund will provide over $32.8 million this year for local infrastructure projects.
Since the fund’s launch, Newfoundland and Labrador communities have been allocated over $358.9 million.
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