Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are legal agreements between government and private-sector entities for the purpose of providing public infrastructure, community facilities and related services. Typically, the partners share risks, responsibility and reward in a shared investment.

The P3 approach provides creative ways to build new facilities that may not be affordable by the City alone at the time. It also provides the private sector with an opportunity to introduce complementary services that often fall outside the City’s mandate. P3 projects strive to achieve maximum value for taxpayers by taking an innovative approach to the design, construction, financing, operation and/or maintenance of public facilities. It also provides an opportunity for risk sharing, whereby risks -- such as managing costs, controlling quality and staying on schedule -- are transferred to the party best suited to manage them.

Learn more about the benefits of P3s on our “About P3s” page.

To date, a number of P3 projects have been undertaken and are at various stages of maturity or completion, with additional potential P3 projects being assessed each year. You can find out more about each of the City’s many P3 projects, which now include:

• Superdome, an air-inflated indoor soccer/sports field in the east end of the city, completed in October 2004.
• Bell Sensplex, a facility with four indoor rinks, an indoor soccer/sports field and other innovative facilities in the west end, completed in December 2004.
• Garry J. Armstrong Home and Allan House Redevelopment, a seniors long-term care facility and a new ten-storey seniors residence, built in June 2005, both in the centre of the city.
• Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters, a consolidated emergency headquarters for staff and equipment in the south-east end of the city, completed in December 2005.
• West Carleton Community Complex, an enhanced community centre that includes a new rink, soccer field and upgraded Kinburn Client Service Centre with offices, food concessions and meeting rooms. Completed July 2007.
• Shenkman Arts Centre and Orléans Town Centre, a world-class, multidisciplinary arts facility in the heart of Orléans, on a 19-acre site that is planned to include parks, hotel, seniors residences and office space and a new residential subdivision. The Shenkman Arts Centre is currently under construction and is slated for a spring 2009 opening.

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