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I am pleased to present the Infrastructure Canada Departmental Results Report for 2022-23. The following pages provide an overview of Infrastructure Canada's activities and accomplishments over the past fiscal year, including initiatives that further our effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, address homelessness, fuel economic growth, and improve Canadians' quality of life. This has been a year of significant productivity and achievement as the Department continued to support the delivery of essential housing and infrastructure projects and initiatives.

This past year, Infrastructure Canada collaborated closely with provinces to ensure remaining funding amounts under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program were fully committed. With a total of $33 billion in funding being delivered through the Program since 2016, our Department is continuing to support new investments in public transit; green infrastructure; community, culture and recreation infrastructure; and rural and northern communities. All while creating good middle-class jobs from coast to coast to coast, working towards making housing more affordable for all Canadians, and reducing homelessness.

Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy continued to support the most vulnerable people in society, helping individuals to obtain and maintain affordable housing and reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness, including chronic homelessness. In 2022-23, Reaching Home-funded projects helped approximately 12,000 people experiencing homelessness find housing. Infrastructure Canada is also playing a leadership role in setting national policy objectives and bringing together players to foster a collaborative approach in the effort to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This work is illustrated by such initiatives as the Veteran Homelessness Program, which our Department developed in collaboration with Veterans Affairs Canada.

Our support for reliable and accessible public transit provided Canadians with easier, faster, and cleaner ways to get where they needed to go. Through dedicated funding and the approval of approximately 500 projects, the Active Transportation Fund will support cleaner public transit systems and facilitate active and healthy lifestyles. Investments in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund will provide transit funding tailored to the needs of rural and remote communities, while the Zero Emission Transit Fund is helping to keep our air clean, connect communities, and contribute toward the creation of good, middle-class jobs across Canada.

We also supported communities to address the increasing need to build and maintain infrastructure that can withstand damage caused by climate change and extreme weather. In 2022-23, Infrastructure Canada approved 46 new projects under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, increasing the number of approved projects to 115 and resulting in a total federal funding commitment of $2.7 billion.

The Department furthered work to protect the environment by investing in green and inclusive community buildings, clean power, and sustainable water and wastewater solutions, as we continued to plan toward a net-zero, low-carbon, and resilient future. In addition, our investments through the Natural Infrastructure Fund are helping to protect the natural environment, increasing access to green spaces, and promoting healthy communities. By the end of 2022-23, the Natural Infrastructure Fund had approved a federal contribution totalling $65 million.

The retrofits completed through the COVID-19 Resilient Infrastructure Stream have supported upgrades to ventilation systems in public buildings and invested an additional $70 million into support for retrofits and projects in hospitals, libraries, and other community buildings. As well, the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative helped efforts to adapt local infrastructure to better connect Canadians and allow for increased access to public spaces.

Through its major bridge projects, Infrastructure Canada continued to support economic growth by ensuring the efficient flow of people and goods. The construction on all components of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, under the stewardship of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, is progressing well, with the bridge's towers approaching their completed height and work on the bridge deck advancing. The installation and complex engineering of the cables connecting towers to the bridge deck has begun, marking a major milestone.

The Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor, which opened to traffic in 2019 and continues to serve and bolster the Greater Montréal region's integration, economy, and international trade, is advancing toward its final stages. Infrastructure Canada also facilitated the integration of the Réseau Express Métropolitain light rail corridor crossing the Samuel De Champlain Bridge, which is now operational and provides users with new public transit options between the south shore and downtown Montréal.

In collaboration with other departments, provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders, we remain focused on our shared priorities and delivering results for Canadians. Our investments help to promote economic growth, support climate resilience, advance reconciliation, and reduce emissions. We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and the positive impact we can create together in the next chapter of our shared journey.

I invite you to read the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report for a better understanding of Infrastructure Canada's work and accomplishments over the past year, and how we are helping to create prosperous, accessible and environmentally healthy communities for generations to come, supporting resilient infrastructure that helps protect people from the effects of climate change, facilitating affordable housing, and reducing homelessness. Together, we are addressing the needs of Canadians and building a Canada that works for everyone.

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