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New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project

Program code
BTK08 (OICC)
Core responsibility
Public Infrastructure
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2020-21 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

This program ensures the overall delivery of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor project in Montréal, Quebec. Infrastructure Canada is the project authority charged with overseeing the delivery of this project which will provide a safe, secure and efficient crossing for local residents, commuters and commercial traffic. The new bridge and its corridor will contribute to the increased capacity and efficiency of gateway and corridor infrastructure regionally and nationally.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project 2018-19: $118MNew Champlain Bridge Corridor Project 2019-20: $1.23BNew Champlain Bridge Corridor Project 2020-21: $87.7MNew Champlain Bridge Corridor Project 2021-22: $68.8MNew Champlain Bridge Corridor Project 2022-23: $69.7MNew Champlain Bridge Corridor Project
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
New Champlain Bridge Corridor ProjectThis program2018-19 – 2022-23$1.44B

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Spending $1.23B, against $118M in 2018-19 (+946%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Indicators dropped: Annual average daily traffic; Certification from Independent EngineerDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Spending $87.7M, against $1.23B in 2019-20 (−93%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2021-22Planned employees (FTEs) 0, against 45 in 2020-21 (−100%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

Number of accidents in the corridor
Expected result: Maintain the safety and efficiency of the Corridor
722020-21✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2020-21≥ 0202172
TBD
Met
Percentage of assets that meet the required engineering standards
Expected result: Maintain the safety and efficiency of the Corridor
100%2018-19– no result100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19100% – 100%2019—
Data not available because the project completion date was delayed.
No result reported
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21≥ 100%2021100%Met
Certification from Independent Engineer
Expected result: New Champlain Bridge Corridor project has 125 years life expectancy and meets engineering standards
Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19Certification received.2018Certification received.Met
2019-20Certification received2019Certification received.Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $737M2018-19: $118M2018-192019-20: $1.1B2019-20: $1.23B2019-202020-21: $80.9M2020-21: $87.7M2020-212021-22: $68.8M2021-222022-23: $69.7M2022-23
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$737M$118M
2019-20$1.1B$1.23B
2020-21$80.9M$87.7M
2021-22$68.8M*—
2022-23$69.7M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 562018-19: 512018-192019-20: 422019-20: 472019-202020-21: 452020-21: 452020-212021-22: 02021-222022-23: 02022-23
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-195651
2019-204247
2020-214545
2021-220*—
2022-230*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.