P3

Ontario unveils its P3 Market Update

Hundreds of infrastructure industry stakeholders packed Toronto’s Arcadian Court for the announcement of Infrastructure Ontario’s new project pipeline. Unveiled by Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott,…

Evolving the P3 model

The public-private partnership model has been, for the most part, a success story for infrastructure development in Canada. It has produced complex infrastructure projects on…

Canada’s Next Top Model?

Since the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was first launched in 1992 by the United Kingdom’s Conservative government, the use of private-sector capacity and public resource…

Unlocking the Ring of Fire

In 2007, Noront Resources Ltd. announced the discovery of a massive deposit of chromite, nickel, copper, and other minerals in the James Bay Lowlands of…

Balancing Act

Properly maintained water and wastewater systems underpin our quality of life. Most Canadians are unaware of the poor condition of these systems and the risks…

Your P3 Policy Framework

The next decade will be a period of significant public-policy and program-delivery transformation as governments—particularly municipal governments—balance the public’s expectation for high-quality, responsive, and affordable…

Beyond the Money

Public-private partnerships (P3) are often viewed as a way for cash-strapped municipalities to meet increasing fiscal challenges. It is true that P3s—or alternative finance and…

The New Brain Drain

Over the past decade, the Canadian public-private partnership (P3) market has been one of the most active in the world. With more than 200 projects…