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The quality of Canada’s transportation infrastructure and the efficiency of the country’s trade corridors are key to the success of Canadian companies in the global marketplace. The Government of Canada invests in infrastructure projects that create quality, middle-class jobs and support economic growth.
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister of Health and member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe and Dominic LeBlanc, minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade and member of Parliament for Beauséjour, on behalf of Marc Garneau, minister of Transport, announced a major investment of $8.34 million to increase cargo operational infrastructure at the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, and move Canadian goods to international markets more efficiently.
The project includes:
- Expanding Apron 8 to accommodate more cargo flights without affecting passenger aircraft traffic;
- Expanding the de-icing pad to allow for de-icing of cargo aircraft and passenger aircraft;
- A new de-icing fluid management system to comply with environmental regulations; and
- Overhauling and reconstructing the road connecting the airport apron to cold storage and cargo staging facilities.
These investments will have important economic and employment benefits for the region by creating an estimated 140 jobs in the region during construction and supporting increased exports of Canadian products such as live and fresh seafood.
The Government of Canada is supporting infrastructure projects that contribute most to Canada’s success in international trade. Trade diversification is a key component of the National Trade Corridors Fund, through projects that:
- improve the performance of the transportation system to increase the value and volume of goods exported from Canada to overseas markets; and
- generate new overseas trade as a result of the investment.
