The Official Website of SOFIAC
SOFIAC was created to eliminate all financial, technical, and operational barriers that private companies encounter when developing and implementing energy efficiency and decarbonization projects.
The North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI), Toronto, Canada
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) was struggling to fulfill its mandate due to limited funds and land availability. One immediate priority was rehabilitating the NTCI, a public high school founded in 1912 with aging and deteriorating facilities.
Regent Park Affordable Housing Project, Toronto, Canada
Regent Park, a 100 percent government-owned and subsidized neighborhood built more than 50 years ago, was in dire need of renovation.
Ricoh Coliseum at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
In 2002, the City of Toronto decided to refurbish the Coliseum using a PPP, with the aim of converting it into an 11,000-seat ice hockey arena that could attract a professional ice hockey team to the area.
Elizabeth Metis Settlement Forest Carbon Project
Asset Description
- The Government of Canada has mandated minimum standards for carbon pricing across Canada and implemented a federal program applied to greenhouse gas-emitting industrial facilities in several provinces, including Alberta.
- Reforestation and the conservation of the boreal forest through improved forest management practices are creating carbon offsets through the combination of trees not being logged and their subsequent absorption of atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis and sequestration of CO2 into their biomass.
Key Performance Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships
US. 2011. Key Performance Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships: A State-of-the-Practice Report. Washington, DC: United States Government, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. [#2280]
Québec: Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction.
Charbonneau, France, and Renaud Lachance. 2015. Rapport final. Québec: Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction. [#4420]
Innovative Mechanisms for Fiscal Transfers to Municipalities: The Canadian Experience in Municipal Financing
FCM. 2008. Innovative Mechanisms for Fiscal Transfers to Municipalities: The Canadian Experience in Municipal Financing. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ottawa, Canada. [#4561]
Joint‐Use Schools Projects (Projects 1 & 2) Public‐Private Partnership: Value for Money Assessment Report
Saskatchewan is growing – both its economy and population size have experienced an unprecedented increase over the past several years. This continued growth has placed pressure on enrolment in some existing schools.
The Saskatchewan Government is responding by building 18 new publicly owned and operated elementary schools on nine joint‐use sites in four of the province’s fastest growing communities: Martensville, Regina, Saskatoon, and Warman.
Value for Money Assessment: Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit
The Eglinton Crosstown is a light rail transit line that will run across Eglinton Avenue in Toronto between Mount Dennis (Weston Road) and Kennedy Station. The 19-kilometre corridor will include a 10-kilometre underground portion between Keele Street and Laird Drive. The LRT will have 25 stations and stops, linking to
bus routes, three subway stations and various GO Transit lines. The LRT is a significant provincial investment in support of Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan for the