Time to leave dark ages behind: exploring innovative urban infrastructure finance options in Canada Save article Remove saved article

When it comes to how we finance urban infrastructure in Canada, we are in the dark ages. The infrastructure needs of Canada’s cities – both for new construction and the rehabilitation of existing infrastructure – are significant and growing. The current methods of financing, funding, delivering and maintaining urban infrastructure are insufficient and inadequate, as is evidenced by Canada’s mounting urban infrastructure debt. For this reason, municipal, provincial and federal governments must begin using innovative