Federal Gas Tax Program

The Federal Gas Tax Program provides approximately $147.7 million to Saskatchewan municipalities over 5 years (2005-06 to 2009-10) to help build communities in Saskatchewan.  Funding is allocated to municipalities on a per capita basis for environmentally sustainable municipal infrastructure projects and for projects that increase the capacities of communities in areas such as long term planning.  These federal funds support the environmental outcomes of cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.  The New Deal Secretariat was established by the province to administer the gas tax program on behalf of the federal government.

Infrastructure Investment Plan

• Infrastructure Investment Plan (word)

Municipal Annual Expenditure Report

The following is the required Municipal Annual Expenditure Report which is to be submitted for the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues under the New Deal for Cities and Communities (Funding Agreement). This request pertains only to those municipalities that had a signed Funding Agreement on or before December 31, 2007.  

Cities

• Amendment #1 Audit Report Exemption (pdf) (word) 
• Letter 
• Other Information 

Municipalities (not including Cities) with a 2001 Census population greater than 500

• Amendment #1 Audit Report Exemption (pdf) (word) 
• Letter 
• Other Information 

Municipalities with a 2001 Census Population of 500 or less

• Letter 
• Other Information
  • Attachment 1 
  • Attachment 2 

Program Information and Documents

• Implementation Status
  • Summary of Approved Projects as of May 5, 2008
    
• Program Information 
  • Shortline Railway - Basic Eligibility Criteria
  • Municipal Funding Agreement 
  • Gas Tax Funding for Municipalities - Letter, September 12, 2005 
    • Attachment A - Eligible Project Categories 
    • Attachment B - Outcome Indicators 
    • Attachment C - Regional Benefit 
    • Attachment D - Infrastructure Investment Plan (pdf) (word) 
    • Attachment E - Eligible Municipal Costs 
    • Attachment F - Ineligible Costs with Respect to Eligible Projects 
    • Attachment G - Payment Process 
    • Attachment H - Municipal Requirements 
      
  • Agreement - Canada-Saskatchewan (August 2005) 
    • Amendment #1 (January 2007)
    • Amendment #2 (September 3, 2008)
    • Amendment #3 (September 4, 2008)
• Estimated Gas Tax Per Capita Allocations  (November 2006)
  
• Examples - Infrastructure Investment Plans
  • Water Mains & Hydrants 
  • Road Reconstruction 
  • Bridge Installation 
  • Lagoon Expansion 
  • Municipal Building Energy Retrofit 
  • Regional Hospital 
  • Building Lighting Upgrade and attachment Recommendation Project Upgrade Report
    
• Annual Reports
  • 2005 - 06 Annual Report 
  • 2006 - 07 Annual Report   

Other Resources

• Energy Conservation Advice and Assistance Available to Municipalities

The Municipal Energy Efficiency initiative of the Office of Energy Conservation (OEC) is designed to assist Saskatchewan municipalities. Under the initiative, the OEC visits a municipality and provides a detailed report highlighting potential energy efficiency lighting options, estimates their capital costs, energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential as well as provides advice on additional energy saving equipment and practices. The Saskatchewan Property Management (SPM) is also participating in this initiative by providing the full benefits of its purchasing procedures and energy conservation expertise, enabling even the smallest municipal customer to enjoy the cost savings inherent in the tendering process.

The Municipal Energy Efficiency initiative may be of interest to municipalities considering energy conserving projects under the Community Energy infrastructure category of the Gas Tax program. Further information about OEC’s initiatives is available at http://municipalities.oec.ca. OEC's reports may be submitted by a municipality as supporting documentation for certain projects under the Community Energy infrastructure category of the Gas Tax Program.

For further information, contact:

New Deal Secretariat
410 - 1855 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK S4P 3T2

Phone: (306) 787-8912
Fax: (306) 787-3641
E-mail: gastaxprogram@gov.sk.ca