The federal government tabled legislation as part of Budget 2017 to create the Canada Infrastructure Bank. The legislation sets the bank's purpose as attracting private investment in Canadian infrastructure projects that generate revenue and are in the public interest.If done right, delivering...

This paper documents the potential employment and other value-added benefits of infrastructure investments in Ontario. In particular, it details the impact of infrastructure investment as a counter-cyclical fiscal policy tool. A review of the recent literature reveals that infrastructure...