Plan québécois des infrastructures 2018-2028 - Près de 2,3 milliards de dollars sont ajoutés dans les écoles du Québec : Les investissements sans précédent se poursuivent
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31 May 2018

Nearly $2.3 billion added for Québec schools: unprecedented investments continue

Plan québécois des infrastructures 2018-2028 - Près de 2,3 milliards de dollars sont ajoutés dans les écoles du Québec : Les investissements sans précédent se poursuivent

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2018-2028 Québec Infrastructure Plan

QUÉBEC CITY, May 31, 2018 – Continuing the unprecedented plan to renovate, build and expand schools in Québec, more than $2.3 billion will be invested over the 2018-2019 school year. These new investments will fund necessities such as real estate maintenance, as well as school expansion and construction projects throughout the province.

Sébastien Proulx, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region, made the announcement today during a visit to the Central Québec School Board’s St. Vincent School.

A sum of $608 million will fund the expansion and construction of new schools. These funds are part of the 2018-2019 investments in school infrastructure, which total over $1.6 billion. These investments include $965 million to continue the renovation of existing schools, starting next year.

$608 million for school construction and expansion projects

This financial assistance will enable the completion of 50 school construction and expansion projects beginning in the summer of 2018. These projects are aimed at general education and vocational training institutions as well as regional schooling services for disabled students and students with adjustment or learning difficulties. For children’s general education, the amounts include an increase of 15% for the cost of construction and for costs related to implementing architectural or engineering solutions that support students’ educational success as well as sustainable development. This could include projects to create open and flexible learning spaces that encourage creativity, collaboration and interaction, buildings that let in natural light or have good indoor air quality, the use of systems that minimize greenhouse gas emissions, etc. This financial aid is a concrete move to support educational success for Quebecers of all ages.

In terms of adding space, a total of $31.59 million was announced just for the Capitale-Nationale region.

  • Central Québec School Board: $12.35 million

    This money will fund the construction of a 14-class elementary school on the south shore of Québec City, with the aim of relocating St. Vincent School, a project that will cost a total of $10.35 million. $2 million will be reserved to study the construction of a regional high school on the grounds of St. Vincent School in Québec City. This project will be included in the Québec Infrastructure Plan (QIP) as a “project under study” to combine St. Patrick’s High School and Quebec High School into one ultramodern building.

  • Commission scolaire des Découvreurs: $670,000 to refurbish the Saint-Michel special school.
  • Commission scolaire de la Capitale: $18.57 million

More than $965 million for the maintenance and renovation of school facilities

A total of $965 million is available for Québec City school boards. With these funds, the school boards can now submit school infrastructure renovation projects to the Ministère to be carried out during the 2018-2019 school year or during the summer 2019 construction period. Moreover, the amounts available for each school board have been announced even earlier this year so that they can plan the construction work and begin preparations as quickly as possible.  See the annex for the list of amounts by school board.

For the Capitale-Nationale region, today’s announcement represents investments of almost $100 million towards adding educational spaces and maintaining the current ones.

Quote:

The state of our school infrastructure is extremely important to me, and that’s why I am announcing unprecedented investments to renovate, expand and build schools. We know that more attractive and stimulating schools directly promote students’ educational success and improve the daily lives of the staff who work there. That is why, in addition to these investments, we have set up the Lab École and supported Schola. We will also continue to speed up the process so that school boards can plan construction work and begin preparations as quickly as possible.

– Sébastien Proulx, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region

Key points:

  • Since 2016, nearly $5.9 billion has been invested in Québec’s school infrastructure to add space, maintain buildings and eliminate maintenance deficits.
  • In total, the school expansion and construction projects submitted by the school boards as part of the 2018-2028 QIP totalled nearly $2.1 billion.

Annex 1 – Amounts by school board for the call for maintenance projects for summer 2019

Commission scolaire des Monts-et-Marées
$15,897,135

Commission scolaire des Phares
$3,473,281

Commission scolaire du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs
$2,028,695

Commission scolaire de Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup
$3,952,418

Commission scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets
$3,848,080

Commission scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean
$4,369,478

Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay
$8,257,515

Commission scolaire De La Jonquière
$3,413,169

Commission scolaire de Charlevoix
$2,404,769

Commission scolaire de la Capitale
$30,293,405

Commission scolaire des Découvreurs
$14,292,469

Commission scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries
$10,959,801

Commission scolaire de Portneuf
$5,038,316

Commission scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy
$7,259,990

Commission scolaire de l’Énergie
$10,714,858

Commission scolaire des Hauts-Cantons
$3,891,462

Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke
$15,178,604

Commission scolaire des Sommets
$3,998,886

Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
$24,212,900

Commission scolaire de Montréal
$140,789,397

Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys
$42,287,710

Commission scolaire des Draveurs
$7,081,996

Commission scolaire des Portages-de-l’Outaouais
$4,945,156

Commission scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées
$2,313,107

Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais
$1,481,669

Commission scolaire du Lac-Témiscamingue
$1,406,312

Commission scolaire de Rouyn-Noranda
$6,168,284

Commission scolaire Harricana
$6,462,222

Commission scolaire de l’Or-et-des-Bois
$2,654,680

Commission scolaire du Lac-Abitibi
$4,653,830

Commission scolaire de l’Estuaire
$13,538,957

Commission scolaire du Fer
$18,649,382

Commission scolaire de la Moyenne-Côte-Nord
$1,913,971

Commission scolaire de la Baie-James
$1,539,353

Commission scolaire des Îles
$853,463

Commission scolaire des Chic-Chocs
$6,626,762

Commission scolaire René-Lévesque
$3,720,480

Commission scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud
$12,793,308

Commission scolaire des Appalaches
$2,123,045

Commission scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin
$10,325,837

Commission scolaire des Navigateurs
$6,024,642

Commission scolaire de Laval
$65,439,776

Commission scolaire des Affluents
$22,529,336

Commission scolaire des Samares
$31,334,164

Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles
$43,729,653

Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord
$20,321,537

Commission scolaire des Laurentides
$2,886,126

Commission scolaire Pierre-Neveu
$2,161,204

Commission scolaire de Sorel-Tracy
$8,343,942

Commission scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
$17,598,898

Commission scolaire des Hautes-Rivières
$11,755,155

Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin
$20,637,828

Commission scolaire des Patriotes
$21,377,880

Commission scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs
$8,214,737

Commission scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries
$20,617,031

Commission scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands
$8,426,628

Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs
$7,009,865

Commission scolaire de la Riveraine
$5,851,194

Commission scolaire des Bois-Francs
$4,724,727

Commission scolaire des Chênes
$5,880,190

Central Québec School Board
$5,474,962

Eastern Shores School Board
$951,580

Eastern Townships School Board
$13,125,411

Riverside School Board
$7,991,852

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
$8,940,432

Western Québec School Board
$8,466,573

English Montreal School Board
$40,863,553

Lester B. Pearson School Board
$25,715,792

New Frontiers School Board
$3,573,815

Total:

$915,782,635

+ $50,000,000 (heritage buildings – undivided budget)

$965,782,635