Public-Private Partnership Projects in Canada: A Case Study Approach

Public-private partnerships (PPP) arrangements have been extensively used in Canada, where the participation of private companies in financing and managing infrastructure projects has increased significantly in the last decade, particularly in the transportation sector. This paper analyses the evolution of the PPP market for transportation projects in Canada and examines the participation of Spanish developers in this market, which have been particularly successful in winning PPP contracts during the last decade.

Authors:

• Samuel Carpintero

Keywords:

• PPP
• concession
• infrastructure
• construction.

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