Recommendations for Action

The key enabling recommendations, related to the 10 objectives, provide a catalyst that will stimulate activities throughout the CIS community. These activities are intended to accelerate the development of new and innovative processes and technologies.

The recommendations are:

• To request that the federal government create a National Round Table for Infrastructure (NRTI), bringing together all stakeholders to develop a National Infrastructure Action Plan. An expert advisory body of the NRTI will advise on technology issues.

• To develop a cost-effective mechanism by which data on infrastructure inventory and condition assessment are collected from municipalities and from other infrastructure owners as they apply for Infrastructure Canada and other funding.

• To include life-cycle analysis in the selection of CIS projects or technologies submitted by and to municipalities.

• To request that Infrastructure Canada establish a national innovative-technologies demonstration program.

• To establish a Network of Centres of Excellence, or an equivalent, for infrastructure.

• To request the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments and industry partners to dedicate funds to infrastructure research and development.

• To integrate infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance content into curricula and into continuing education programs.

• To establish an infrastructure technology transfer program to encourage the

• movement of technology from research facilities to the marketplace.

• That within five years, the progress and success of the TRM be measured in relation to its objectives and that the TRM be revised and updated as necessary.

• That the partnership of professional organizations that led the TRM and the members of the Expert Panel offer their expertise to organizations that adopt the recommendations, with the goal of helping them achieve the TRM objectives.

How old is our infrastructure? (years)

How much of our infrastructure's
life expectancy have we used? (%)