Building Canada : Chantiers Canada : une infrastructure moderne pour un Canada fort

Prime Minister Harper February 6, 2007 Lawrence Cannon Minister of transport, Infrastructure and Communities BuIldIng Canada: Modern InfraStruCture for a Strong Canada 3 Modern infrastructure for a Strong Canada Building Canada is the blueprint for building a modern and prosperous Canada — a Canada Total Investments by All Orders of Government equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century. [...] BuIldIng Canada: Modern InfraStruCture for a Strong Canada 7 infrastructure and the Environment Maintaining a healthy and sustainable environment is directly related to the health and prosperity of Canadians, and the federal government has set the protection and promotion of a clean environment as a paramount national objective. [...] In 2004, the cultural sector was estimated to comprise 3.1 percent of the total labour force in Canada.19 Moreover, the contribution of cultural industries to provincial gdPs and employment is signifi cant in ontario and Quebec, and it is growing rapidly in British Columbia and alberta.20 Building Canada offers support for sports and culture infrastructure projects providing signifi cant regional [...] BuIldIng Canada: Modern InfraStruCture for a Strong Canada 25 gateways and Border Crossings fund the National Policy Framework for Strategic Gateways and Trade Corridors will guide the development of a limited number of new gateway and corridor strategies and will help determine the projects to be funded by the Gateways and Border Crossings Fund.