Understanding Ottawa's Capital Spending Plan

Capital Spending Plan by Committee

2013 - 2016

Highlights:

  • Transportation projects account for the majority of spending ($1.2 billion)
    • Spending heavily weighted to 2016 - 42% of total ($505 million)
    • Light rail and bus rapid transit is the biggest single project at $306 million over the period
  • Transit projects are the next largest category, but are a quarter of the size of Transportation ($305 million)
    • Bus growth spending of $92 million
  • Community & Protective Services (CPS) is third, at 8.5% of the total ($174 million)
  • Top three categories account for 82% of total plan
 

Projected Capital Spending by Year

Highlights:

  • Plan is back-end weighted.
    • Project spending in 2016 is 37% of total plan spending vs. 14% in 2013.
  • 2014 and 2015 are balanced.
    • Each account for approximately one quarter of total planned spending.
  • Transportation accounts for over two-thirds of all 2016 spending.
    • $505 million out of $747 million.
    • Driven by Light Rail & Bus Rapid Transit spending of $246 million that year.

Differential Between 2013 and 2016 Spending

Transportation and Transit to Grow the Most


Exploring Individual Projects by Category and Committee

Rectangle size proportional to total cost

Colour representative of 2013 spending as a percent of total spending


Top 10 Most Expensive Projects

Over entire 2013 - 2016 Period


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