The document discusses what an infrastructure bank is and its role in infrastructure funding in Canada. An infrastructure bank would provide a central source of loans and loan guarantees to help municipalities finance infrastructure projects like roads and bridges. It would use the federal government's strong credit rating to make financing these projects easier and more affordable. However, there are also risks like projects needing tolls or fees to cover costs, whether projects will pass stress tests and risk assessments, and whether taxpayers would be responsible for covering losses.

1. What is an infrastructure Bank and
its role with infrastructure funding –
Canada – April 2017
By: Paul Young CPA, CGA

2. Agenda
• What is infrastructure bank?
• How does an infrastructure bank work
• Bank Rules/Infrastructure Bank
• Issues/Risks facing infrastructure bank

3. What is an Infrastructure Bank?
• https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/canada-infrastructure-bank%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/
• The federal government can use its strong credit rating and lending authority to
make it easier and more affordable for municipalities to build the projects their
communities need.
• Where a lack of capital represents a barrier to projects, the Canada Infrastructure
Bank will provide loan guarantees and small capital contributions to provinces and
municipalities to ensure that the projects are built.

4. How does an Infrastructure Bank work?
Source - http://smallbusiness.chron.com/infrastructure-bank-work-39194.html
Revenue for infrastructure -- such as roads, highway projects and bridges -- is typically
supplied by state and municipal bonds or federal monies. Unlike Europe, the United
States does not have a central source of financing for large-scale construction projects.
An infrastructure bank would provide a central source of funds for these necessary
construction projects.

5. Infrastructure Bank / Funding
• https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/whose-canada-infrastructure-bank/ or http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-budget-to-show-how-infrastructure-bank-can-attract-free-up-investment-1.3332522
CTV News – March 20, 2017

6. Risk with Infrastructure Bank
• Cost of Capital vs- return on capital for projects
• Projects would then require tolls/users fees as part of supporting the requirement
• Pensions Funds have certain requirement in terms of investment
• How will the stress test be completed?
• Banks need to follow the Bank Act as well as Basel and Solvency Reporting
• Who sits on the board for the infrastructure bank
• Is the board independent?
• What happens when projects lose money?
• Are there guarantees? i.e. taxpayers flip the bill for the short-falls
• Municipalities asked for dedicated funding, not loans
• Interest expense would be cover through increase taxes and user fees