Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the Canada Infrastructure Bank since January 1, 2018: (a) what is the total number of project applications received by the Canada Infrastructure Bank, broken down by year; (b) for each application referenced in (a), what was the (i) project name and description, (ii) province or territory, (iii) sector, (iv) estimated project value at the time of the application, (v) date of the initial application submission, (vi) date of the final funding decision, (vii) current status of the project; (c) what is the average and median length of time, in days, between (i) application submission and initial review, (ii) initial review and conditional approval, (iii) conditional approval and final financial close, broken down by year; (d) how many applications experienced delays exceeding (i) six months, (ii) one year, (iii) two years, beyond the timelines originally communicated to applicants, broken down by year and sector; (e) what were the primary reasons for the delays identified in (d), including, but not limited to, internal review processes, changes in project requirements, financing negotiations, regulatory issues, or federal policy changes; (f) for projects that experienced delays, what was the cumulative increase in estimated project costs attributable to inflation, supply chain disruptions, labour cost increases, or other economic factors occurring after the original project cost estimates were submitted; (g) what mechanisms, if any, does the Bank have in place to compensate or adjust funding arrangements for applicants facing increased project costs resulting from Canada Infrastructure Bank-related delays; (h) how many applicants have formally requested compensation, funding adjustments, or renegotiation of financial terms due to cost increases associated with delays, and, for each request, what was the outcome, broken down by year; (i) what is the total additional funding approved by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to account for cost increases stemming from delayed approvals, broken down by type of funding, year and project sector; and (j) if no adjustment mechanisms exist, why not, and what steps, if any, is the government taking to address the financial impacts of Canada Infrastructure Bank delays on project proponents?

With regard to the Canada Infrastructure Bank: (a) since its establishment in 2017, what proportion of the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s total lending portfolio has gone to projects that involve foreign contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers or shipyards; (b) what are the projects in (a) and with which foreign entities did each project engage; (c) what criteria are used by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to determine the “Value to Canada” score for project eligibility; (d) for how many and which projects in (a) did the Canada Infrastructure Bank know, prior to signing the loan agreement, that foreign contractors were involved; (e) since 2020, (i) how many Canada Infrastructure Bank-funded or financed projects have undergone review for national security or supply-chain vulnerabilities at any stage of the project, including pre-financial close or post-financial close, (ii) what are those projects, (iii) what were the outcomes of those reviews; and (f) what due-diligence processes does the government use to verify that foreign-built infrastructure financed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank complies with Canadian labour, environmental and human rights standards?

With regard to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program: (a) how much of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program has been distributed to First Nations to date; (b) which First Nations received funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program in (a), how much did each First Nation receive, and for what specific projects was that funding issued; and (c) which First Nations applied for funding as part of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program but did not receive any, and, for each instance, why was their funding request denied?

With regard to the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure’s statutory responsibility to ensure it operates in the public interest, since January 2025: (a) what formal clarification, guidance, or instructions has the minister issued to the Canada Infrastructure Bank regarding transparency and disclosure of loan terms, including interest rates, repayment structures, and risk-sharing provisions, and on what dates were such directions issued or communicated; (b) what mechanisms exist within the minister’s office or the department to review, assess, or monitor individual Canada Infrastructure Bank investments, and how are those mechanisms applied in practice, including the timing and scope of any review process; (c) what information is provided to the minister or his office regarding individual Canada Infrastructure Bank investments prior to approval, including briefings, summaries, risk assessments, or investment memos, and at what stage in the approval process is such information typically received; (d) does the minister receive information on whether Canada Infrastructure Bank loans are at, above, or below market rate, and, if so, what level of detail is provided and when; (e) what mechanisms are in place to ensure ministerial oversight in identifying and addressing potential real or perceived conflicts of interest involving individuals connected to Canada Infrastructure Bank-financed projects, including when such assessments are conducted and how the results are recorded and communicated to the minister; (f) what are the details of all communications between the minister or his office and the Canada Infrastructure Bank regarding specific investments prior to public announcements, including the nature, timing, and purpose of such communications; (g) how many times, since his appointment as minister in May 2025, has the minister communicated with the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, including in-person meetings, virtual meetings, telephone calls, emails, text messages, or any other form of direct or indirect communication, and for each instance, what is the date, mode of communication, list of participants, and the subject matter discussed; (h) what direction, if any, has the minister provided to the Canada Infrastructure Bank regarding the assessment of domestic economic benefits, including the use of Canadian suppliers and supply chains, and when were such directions issued; (i) what requirements exist for the Canada Infrastructure Bank to demonstrate that private sector financing was actively sought prior to federal participation, and how is this verified, including what information is provided to the minister on this point; (j) what oversight does the minister exercise to ensure that Canada Infrastructure Bank financing does not displace private capital, and what analysis, if any, is provided to the minister on this issue, including timing and conclusions; (k) what systems are in place to track lobbying activity related to Canada Infrastructure Bank investments and report such activity to the minister or his office, and what information is routinely provided, including timing and format; and (l) how does the minister define his statutory responsibility under the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act to ensure that the Bank operates in the public interest, and what specific direction, guidance, or criteria have been issued by the minister or the department to clarify how that responsibility is exercised in practice, particularly in relation to individual investment decisions and the application of confidentiality provisions?

With regard to the commitment in the 2025 budget related to $5 billion in funding over three years for a Health Infrastructure Fund: (a) what is the administrative structure of the fund, and is this fund to be managed independently from ministerial intervention; (b) how are the funds to be allocated and to whom; (c) is the fund to be allocated by direct application to the federal government or to a management or administrative agency; (d) is there provincial input, oversight, or decision-making on the fund, and, if so, how; (e) will municipalities, regional governments, health or hospital corporations or authorities be able to apply to the fund, and what will the parameters for funding include; (f) will there be a requirement for matching or independently allocated funds to qualify for funding, and, if so, what will those requirements be; and (g) when will the fund be officially launched to enable applications for access to funds?

With regard to the electoral district of Courtenay—Alberni, since fiscal year 2022-23: what are all the federal infrastructure investments (including direct transfers to municipalities, regional district associations or First Nations, national parks, highways, etc.), broken down by fiscal year, total expenditure, and project?

With regard to Budget 2025’s expansion of federal support for digital and artificial intelligence infrastructure, including the broadened mandate and increased capitalization of the Canada Infrastructure Bank for artificial intelligence and related digital investments: (a) what analysis has been conducted by the government regarding this policy shift, including (i) the rationale for redefining “infrastructure” in Budget 2025 to include artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital systems within the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s mandate, (ii) the justification for advancing this shift through budgetary and administrative measures rather than explicit legislative amendment and parliamentary debate, (iii) the basis on which artificial intelligence systems, cloud platforms, and digital assets are being treated as “infrastructure” for federal financing purposes, (iv) the expected long-term fiscal exposure, contingent liabilities, and risk transfer to taxpayers arising from this expansion; (b) what governance, oversight, and accountability frameworks currently apply to artificial intelligence-related investments made or facilitated through the Canada Infrastructure Bank and associated federal digital governance bodies, and, if no dedicated framework exists, why such investments are proceeding without a tailored governance regime comparable to other high-risk or system-critical domains; (c) what measures are in place to ensure transparency, parliamentary oversight, and auditability of contracts, systems, data infrastructure, and public-private partnerships funded or enabled under this expanded mandate; (d) which private sector entities, institutional investors, infrastructure funds, cloud providers, artificial intelligence firms, data centre operators, technology vendors, provincial entities, Crown corporations, foreign state-owned enterprises, or other partners have been engaged or are under consideration for participation in projects under this expanded mandate and, for each, (i) what is the entity name, (ii) what is the nature and stage of engagement, (iii) have any agreements, procurement processes, investments, or approvals been executed or are under consideration, (iv) what is the estimated value of any proposed federal support, financing, guarantees, or risk-sharing arrangements, (v) a summary of due diligence conducted or planned, including with respect to national security, competition, privacy, data sovereignty, and conflicts of interest; and (e) what measures are in place to ensure that compute capacity, training data, model access, and associated digital infrastructure financed through federal mechanisms remain subject to Canadian legal, audit, and sovereignty requirements?

With regard to any actual, planned, proposed or exploratory involvement of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates in projects financed, co-financed, guaranteed, supported or otherwise facilitated by the Canada Infrastructure Bank or the Government of Canada, since 2017: (a) what past, current or pending Canada Infrastructure Bank investments have involved Brookfield or any Brookfield-controlled entity, including, for each investment, (i) the name and location of the project, (ii) the total project cost, (iii) the amount of Canada Infrastructure Bank financing, (iv) the form of financing (for example, loan, equity, guarantee, revenue agreement, or other), (v) the role played by Brookfield or its subsidiaries, (vi) the contractual or ownership structure of the project, (vii) all due-diligence steps undertaken prior to approval, (viii) the date on which the project was approved; (b) has the government or the Canada Infrastructure Bank had any discussions, meetings, correspondence, memoranda or briefings since January 1, 2022, relating to potential collaboration with Brookfield on digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence infrastructure, cloud or compute infrastructure or any other project category added to the Canada Infrastructure Bank mandate in budget 2025, and, if so, what are the details of each communication, including (i) the date, (ii) the participating officials, (iii) the subject matter discussed, (iv) a summary of the briefing materials or decks exchanged, (v) any recorded outcomes or next steps; (c) has the government or the Canada Infrastructure Bank evaluated Brookfield as a potential delivery partner for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, sovereign cloud capacity, national analytics systems or any other digital infrastructure projects referenced in budget 2025, and, if so, what were the findings; (d) has the government ever considered or evaluated a structure similar to the “Maple Fund” proposal reported publicly in September 2024, and, if so, (i) which departments or Crown corporations were involved, (ii) which pension funds were consulted, (iii) what due diligence or policy analysis was conducted, (iv) were any aspects of that model incorporated into the strategic financing framework announced in budget 2025; and (e) what safeguards, if any, has the government implemented to ensure that the expanded Canada Infrastructure Bank mandate for digital and artificial intelligence infrastructure does not result in undue influence, concentration of control or preferential positioning for any single private entity or asset manager, including Brookfield?

With regard to the federal government’s purchase of the Quebec Bridge: (a) did the federal government carry out one or more expert assessments on the lifespan of the Quebec Bridge; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, how long ago were they performed; and (c) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what was the assessed remaining lifespan of the Quebec Bridge, in years?

With regard to Canada's participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: (a) what are the details of the current legal status of Canada's membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, including (i) the date on which Canada formally notified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank of its intent to suspend activities with the bank, (ii) the effective date of Canada's suspension, (iii) if Canada intends to withdraw fully from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (iv) the total financial obligations that remain outstanding following Canada's suspension, including capital liabilities and current total value of Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (v) any continuing legal obligations Canada has to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (vi) whether any Canadian nationals remain employed at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and, if so, how many, (vii) the total amount of funds transferred from the Government of Canada or its agencies since June 14, 2023, (viii) whether Canada designated alternate representatives following the suspension of activities, and, if so, the nationality of are those representatives; (b) what are the details of any assessments, analyses, briefings, or intelligence reports any government department or agency has received since January 1, 2017, regarding connections between the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Chinese Communist Party including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) title, (iii) author, (iv) recipients, (v) type of document, (vi) summary of the contents; (c) have any Canadian ministers or senior officials been informed of any allegations or findings related to undue influence, direction or control exercised by the Chinese Communist Party over the governance, staffing, or operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since January 1, 2017, and, if so, what are the details, including which ministers and officials were informed and on what dates; (d) has the government conducted or commissioned any internal or external reviews, audits, or investigations into allegations that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank operates as, or in coordination with, a Chinese Communist Party front organization, and, if so, what are the details of each, including (i) the titles and dates, (ii) who conducted them, (iii) whether national security agencies were involved, (iv) the key findings and recommendations, (v) any security, governance, or foreign interference concerns identified, (vi) if the government will table the full findings, and if not, why, (vii) which of the recommendations will be implemented; (e) what due diligence was conducted prior to Canada becoming a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank regarding risks of political influence or financial benefit to the Chinese Communist Party or its members; (f) since January 1, 2017, what information does the government have regarding any funds, contracts, loans, or procurement issued by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that directly or indirectly benefited (i) the Chinese Communist Party, (ii) entities owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, (iii) individuals identified as members of the Chinese Communist Party; (g) what monitoring mechanisms are in place to (i) monitor Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank activities, even through partner countries, (ii) ensure Canadian taxpayer funds associated with Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are not used in ways that benefit the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliates, (iii) monitor whether Canadian funding provided through other multilateral institutions has been co-financed with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank projects; (h) what measurable economic benefits, including job creation numbers, contracts awarded to Canadian firms, or investment returns, has Canada received since March 1, 2018, as a result of its participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and (i) what considerations, analyses, or recommendations has the government made regarding maintaining, divesting, or withdrawing from Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

With regard to federal funding for housing and infrastructure projects in the constituency of Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan (formerly the constituency of Manicouagan): (a) what are the details of all housing projects currently underway and awaiting government approval, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) number of units, (iii) value of the project, (iv) date of the application, (v) projected approval date; and (b) what are the details of all infrastructure projects currently underway and awaiting government approval, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) value of the project, (iii) date of the application, (iv) projected approval date?

With regard to the government’s responsibility in regulating interprovincial infrastructure projects, for each year between June 21, 2019 and June 2026: how many proponents have filed applications to the Canadian Energy Regulator for (i) crude oil pipelines, (ii) natural gas pipelines, (iii) electricity transmission lines?