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ered in an effective manner on time, on budget, and is maintained throughout its useful life in an appropriate man- ner." P3s are not new to Canada. They Canada, municipalities are increasing- ly relying on P3s to build new infra- structure, and these agreements come with multiple layers of legal work that keep in-house legal departments and their external counsel busy. The City of Ottawa, for example, has had about 10 such P3 projects in the past decade. Carey Thomson, deputy city solicitor, says the munici- pal government sees P3s as benefi- cial because they allow the city to speed up timelines for development and construction of needed facilities. "With one exception in nine or 10 projects over the past eight years, the P3 projects the city has participated in have performed well and have been well-received by the residents," he says. "It has also permitted the city to act as a catalyst of sorts for economic devel- opment and help to revitalize certain areas of the city." If what's happening in places like Ottawa is any indication, there will be more P3 relationships forged with Canadian municipalities in the future because the country currently has a $125-billion infrastructure gap. Plugging it requires major investment — six to 10 times the level of current annual government infrastructure spending, according to a recent report by the international professional serv- ices firm Deloitte. "Canada's local governments alone face a $60-bil- lion annual infrastructure deficit — a number growing at a rate of $2 billion a year," the report notes. Kasim Salim, a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP who works with the City of Ottawa on its P3 projects, says a lot of the infrastructure needs have to be filled by municipal gov- ernments. "The P3 model is gaining greater acceptance at the municipal level," he says. That's because it helps ensure needed infrastructure is deliv- 36 • APRIL 2011 INHOUSE have been a force for building infra- structure in this country for more than a decade. The trend started strong in British Columbia, where 20 per cent of all infrastructure was done through P3s as of 2007, according to the Deloitte report. And then it moved to the rest of the country. Ontario is currently building 30 new hospitals through P3 models. That's another key reason many pub- lic entities might choose P3s beyond funding and meeting deadlines, says Judy Wilson, a partner at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP who specializes in P3s. In many cases, public entities need the P3s to do work they simply don't have Subscribe today to Canadian Lawyer Canadian Lawyer is the ultimate source for today's legal professional. Keep up to date and informed by subscribing today for only $65 a year! 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