Canada
The attitude in Canada towards public service contracting using the PPP (P3) model is broadly favourable, at both the federal and regional levels. The regions of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in particular have embraced PPPs.
A range of resources and useful web links are available covering the Canadian market. Some key material is collated here.
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Dispelling the Myths: A Pan Canadian Assessment of Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Investments (PDF) The Conference Board of Canada, 2010 This report addresses counter-arguments used in the PPP debate and assesses the benefits and drawbacks o based on recent Canadian evidence. It finds that infrastructure projects deliver savings in costs and time compared to conventional procurement approaches. Canada
Value for Money? Cautionary Lessons about PPPs from British Columbia (PDF) Murray, Stuart, 2006 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Canada
Case Studies for the 2005 National Award for Innovation and Excellence The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2006 Canada
Managing Service Transformation Relationships Between Government and Industry: Developing Best Practices (PDF)
Dutil, Patrice; Langford, John and Roy, Jeff, 2005
Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
A Fine Balance - The Buying and Selling of Canada (PDF) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2005 Canada
Case Studies of the 2004 Award Winners for Innovation and Excellence in PPP The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2005 Case studies include: DriveTest - The Ontario Ministry of transportation Driver Examination Services, run by Serco, Sierra Yoyo Desan Resource Road, British Columbia; and SHOAL Centre, Sidney, British Columbia Canada
Responsible PPP Procurement for British Columbia The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships , 2005 Analysis of a survey of PPP stakeholders in British Columbia (BC). Workshop participants provided feedback on best practice and future avenues to improve sustainability of PPP markets in BC. The report outlines the priority issues raised and provides a general overview of the current status of how these issues are being addressed. Canada
Notes de recherché sur les partenariats public-privé: myths, réalités et enjeu (PDF) Danis,Gabriel , 2004 University of Montreal Canada
Les PPP: un terrain miné (PDF)
Projet de loi 61, 2004
Reinventing Service: Processes and Prospects for Municipal Alternative Service Delivery (PDF)
Fyfe, Toby; McConkey, Michael and Dutil, Patrice, 2004
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada and the Governance Network, 2004
Hospitals: The Canadian Case for Hospital PPP Projects (PDF) The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2003 Canada
Delivering Better Education (PDF)
Tooley, James, Dixon, Pauline and Stansfield, James, 2003
Adam Smith Institute
This report formed part of the Adam Smith Institute's 'Better Education Project'. It shows the practical benefits that education choice has brought in other countries, demonstrating how the same choice and competition that are already improving school standards in disadvantaged communities are applicable to the UK. Nations studied include the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the United States and Canada.
Public Goals, Private Means: Why the Public Sector is Uniquely Capable of Providing Water and Wastewater Services to Ontario's Municipalities Brubaker, Elizabeth, 2003 Environment Probe Canada
Revisiting Water and Wasterwater Utility Privatization Bruabaker, Elizabeth, 2003 Environment Probe Canada
The Public Sector Comparator: A Canadian Best Practices Guide (PDF)
Industry Canada, 2003
The What and Why of Public-Private Partnerships Finlayson, Jock and Peacock, Ken, 2002 Business Council of British Columbia, Policy Perspectives Vol 9, No. 1 Canada
Case Studies for the 2003 National Award for Innovation and Excellence The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2004 Canada
Case Studies for the 2002 National Award for Innovation and Excellence The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2003 Canada
The Health of Canadians - The Federal Role (PDF)
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, 2002
Volume Six: Recommendations for Reform
Case Studies for the 2001 National Award for Innovation and Excellence The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 2002 Canada
Long-Run Costs and Performance Effects of Competitive Sourcing Centre for Naval Analysis, 2001 CNA set out to assess long-term costs associated with some 50 outsourcing decisions but was unable to find the data it needed. However, it found that work which is contracted out is generating ongoing savings of more than 30 per cent, a finding consistent with those of GAO and others. CNA concludes that accountability is a two-way process, belying the common misconception that it is one-sided. Canada
Transferring Risk in Public/Private Partnerships Nova Scottia Department of Finance , 1997 ISBN 0 88871 463 7 Canada
The Economics of Privatization (PDF) McFetridge, D.G., 1997 C.D. Howe Institute An overview on the possible consequences on organizational efficiency of the privatisation of conventional government enterprises and various forms of public sector contracting . Canada
Useful links:
Infrastructure Canada Government of Canada website, Last updated, 2006 The federal government agency responsible for PPP policy in Canada.
Industry Canada - Public-Private Partnership (P3) Office Government of Canada website, Last updated, 2006 Includes a Resource Centre with useful links, research and analysis
Institut pour le Partenariat Public-Privé IPPP website, Last updated, 2006 Non-profit organisation promoting PPPs in public services in Quebec.
Partnerships British Columbia Partnerships BC website, Last updated, 2006 Organisation dedicated to implementing public private partnerships to improve infrastructure in British Columbia.
Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal Ontario PIR website, Last updated, 2006 Includes a section on financing and procurement, including research reports.