Registrations for this event have now closed.
Last year, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 6, the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act which augments the province’s 10-year, $130 billion infrastructure plan by requiring successful bidders to commit to community benefits, i.e. community improvements such as local purchasing, neighbourhood improvements, jobs and apprenticeships for at-risk youth and other disadvantaged groups in the area affected by the project. While similar programs are a common feature of large US public works projects, the Ontario law is a first for Canada with many implementation challenges for policy makers, project developers, lenders, and contractors. This event will describe the community benefits approaches and its link to the Act, with reference to comparable US programs, and will explore how government ministries and agencies are working to implement these agreements on their upcoming infrastructure projects.
This event will be followed by a networking Summer drinks reception, please join us for a cocktail on the Deloitte LLP terrace.
The full agenda is outlined below.
4:30pm Registration
5:00pm Welcome & Introduction
Trevor Hudson, Partner, Tax, Deloitte LLP
5.05pm Keynote Speech
Dina Graser, Director, Graser & Co.
5:20pm Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Paul Boucher, VP, Development, Kiewit
Gianni Ciufo, Partner & Public Sector Market Leader, Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Deloitte LLP
Dina Graser, Director, Graser & Co.
Ken Hanna, VP, Kiewit
Judy Pfeifer, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Metrolinx
Question & Answer Session
6:05 Closing Remarks
Trevor Hudson, Partner, Tax, Deloitte LLP
6:10pm IPFA Update
Dominic Leadsom, Director, Turner & Townsend; IPFA Canada Branch Council Member
6:15pm Networking Summer Drinks Reception kindly hosted by Deloitte LLP and Kiewit
Please note all IPFA Events are held under Chatham House Rule.
