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PEOPLE & EVENTS
EVENTS
TORONTO
P3 2023
CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS was front and
centre during P3 2023, the Canadian Council
for Public-Private Partnerships’ (CCPPP)
annual conference in Toronto.
“We have an immediate challenge and
that is housing. That is going to be with us
for the next few years for sure,” said Peter
Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, “So,
tying housing to infrastructure… I think is
something you are going to continue to see
the government emphasize. We will continue
to work with the private sector to bring their
knowledge and their abilities to the fore to
get those results,” he added.
With Canada’s population hitting 40 million and rising, communities large and small
are experiencing a boom in growth—and in
their infrastructure needs, from energy to
housing, highways to community centres.
“The tie between housing and infrastructure has always been obvious but not
emphasized by governments of the past,”
said Fragiskatos. “One of the fundamental
objectives of minister Fraser has been to
ensure that there is much more of a tie that’s
not just emphasized but in our infrastructure
vision and is really brought to the fore.”
The MP for London North Centre also discussed the National Infrastructure Assessment
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP.
P3 Transaction – Gold Award Ontario
Line – RSSOM (Rolling Stock, System,
Operation & Maintenance)
Partners: Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario
and Connect 6ix General Partnership
P3 Transaction – Silver Award Ontario
Line – South Civil, Stations and Tunnel
Contract
Partners: Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario
and Ontario Transit Group
P3 Design & Construction – Gold Award
Highway 104 Sutherlands River to Antigonish Twinning Project
Partners: Nova Scotia Department of Public
Works and Dexter Nova Alliance GP
Environmental, Social and Governance
– Gold Award Gordie Howe International
Bridge
Partners: Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and Bridging North America General
Partnership
Environmental, Social and Governance
– Silver Award Forensic Services and Coroners Complex
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Ontario
Ministry of the Solicitor General and CSS
(FSCC) Partnership
Environmental, Social and Governance –
Silver Award Library and Archives Canada’s Gatineau 2 Project
Partners: Library and Archives Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada and
Plenary Properties Gatineau
CCPP’s CEO Lisa Mitchell speaks with Peter Fragiskatos,
Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Housing,
Infrastructure and Communities at P3 2023.
CCPPP
CCPP’s CEO Lisa Mitchell speaks with Peter
Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary for
the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and
Communities at P3 2023.
and how it can play a role in setting priorities.
“We need a council of experts to advise on
the way forward. Net-zero is fundamental
to every conversation that we are having,
including on the infrastructure side obviously,
but an advisory council or board would be
crucial because they would bring the expertise, the background. They would have the
necessary talents and abilities to give government insight on what exactly we can do.”
At the P3 National Awards Gala Luncheon,
six Canadian infrastructure projects were
awarded 2023 National Awards for Innovation
and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships.
“Our 2023 award winning teams are building much needed transit systems, creating safer roadways, bridging international borders,
protecting Canadian heritage, and enhancing
the work of the Canadian justice system. The
success of these projects is driven by strong
collaboration and teamwork between their
private and public sector partners,” said Lisa
Mitchell, CCPPP’s president and CEO.
This year, the Council retooled its project
award categories to better re昀氀ect the changing dynamics of Canada’s P3 infrastructure
pipeline and to highlight the need to create
better, more resilient, and longer lasting
infrastructure for our communities.
CCPPP also handed out the 2023 Emerging Leader award (new for 2023) to EY
infrastructure advisory vice-president Mike
Morgan and the 2023 Lifetime Champion
award went to Carol Pennycook, a partner at
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