In addition to the terms defined in the preamble and elsewhere in this Agreement, a capitalized term has the meaning given to it in this section:
"Agreement" means this framework agreement and all of its schedules;
"Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) project" means a project managed by Ontario Infrastructure Projects Corporation involving a transfer of risk to the private sector;
"Approved Project" means Public Infrastructure projects falling within the BCF Eligible Categories, and in the case of the Major Infrastructure Component, approved in accordance with subsection 3.3.5, and in the case of the Communities Component, approved in accordance with subsection 3.4.6;
"Base Funding" means the $25 million amount to be provided to Ontario over seven years for Public Infrastructure initiatives in accordance with the Base Funding Agreement;
"Base Funding Agreement" means the funding agreement to be negotiated between Canada and Ontario in respect of Base Funding;
"Base Funding Eligible Initiatives" means those Public Infrastructure initiatives falling within a category identified in subsection 2.2 of Schedule A;
"BCF" means the Building Canada Fund, which includes the Major Infrastructure Component and the Communities Component;
"BCF Eligible Categories" means those categories identified in Subsection 1.3 of Schedule A and, for the purposes of subsection 3.5 of the Agreement, the categories described in subsection 3.5.2 and 3.5.3;
"Building Canada Plan" means the Government of Canada's new $33-billion Building Canada plan established under Budget 2007;
"Community" means an entity with a population of less than 100,000 that has the legal status of a local government pursuant to provincial legislation in Ontario, including public sector bodies that are established by or under provincial statute or by regulation for unincorporated areas;
"Communities Component" means the infrastructure funding component under the BCF dedicated to funding projects located in Communities, described in subsection 3.4 of this Agreement;
"Communities Component Contribution Agreement" means the contribution agreement for the Communities Component to be negotiated between Canada, and Ontario;
"Eligible Costs" means project costs eligible for funding pursuant to Treasury Board approvals;
"Eligible Recipients" means, in the case of the Major Infrastructure Component, the Communities Component and the Base Funding, the recipients identified in subsections 1.1, 1.2 and 2.1, respectively, in Schedule A;
"Federal Minister" means the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, in his capacity as minister responsible for infrastructure;
"Fiscal Year" means the period beginning April 1 of a year and ending March 31 of the following year;
"IFC" means the Infrastructure Framework Committee created pursuant to section 7 hereof;
"Local and Community Priority Categories" means the project categories described in Subsection 1.3.2 of Schedule A hereto;
"Local Government" means a single-tier, lower-tier or upper-tier municipality, established by or under Ontario provincial statute;
"Major Infrastructure Component" means the infrastructure funding component further described in subsection 3.3 of this Agreement;
"Ministers" means the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister and any successor ministers vested with jurisdiction over the matters contemplated herein;
"National Priority Categories" means the project categories described in subsection 1.3.1 of Schedule A hereto;
"Ontario Infrastructure Plan" means a plan, as may be amended from time to time, that outlines the province's long-term vision and approach to managing Public Infrastructure, an overview of which is attached as Schedule B;
"Party" means Canada or Ontario and "Parties" means both Canada and Ontario;
"Project Agreements" means contribution agreements, containing such terms and conditions that Canada may require, made between Canada and the applicable Eligible Recipient, and such other parties, as the case may be, in respect of projects to which Canada will contribute under the Major Infrastructure Component;
"Provincial Minister" means the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure;
"Public Infrastructure" means publicly or privately-owned fixed capital assets in Canada for public use or benefit;
"P3" means a cooperative venture between the public and private sectors for the provision of Public Infrastructure.