Canada's first major foray into P3 schools began in Nova Scotia in 1997 when the government issued a Request for Proposals for 39 schools under a net lease model (6) and turn-key model (33). The program was cancelled in 1999 following a change in government and two of the three proponents subsequently contracted back the school operations to school boards.

Around the same time, the Government of New Brunswick procured two schools under the P3 model, the Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton and the Evergreen Park School in Moncton. They began operation in 1999 under a 25-year contract.

A more recent wave of P3 schools are being developed in Alberta and New Brunswick. The ASAP 1 and ASAP 2 school bundles in Alberta are procuring 28 elementary and middle schools under a 30-year design-build-finance-maintain (DBFM) agreement. A middle and elementary school in Rexton and Moncton, New Brunswick, are being constructed under a design-build-finance-maintain-operate (DBFMO) model.

The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships has assembled several resources to assist members and those interested in P3 schools projects..

Current Projects

For a list of current P3 schools projects, please refer to the Canadian PPP Project Database.

Case Studies

• Schools: The Case for a Canadian PPP Application   ORDER NOW
  AA comprehensive 160-page resource on this emerging PPP sector. Includes an analytical framework of life cycle costing, building blocks for School PPP projects, alternative PPP structures, and risk management & allocation. Considerations and action steps for Canadian PPP Schools is included as well as a synopsis of Alberta’s existing program. Case studies from New South Wales (Australia), England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, and Canada (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). Research support from Alberta Treasury Board. Published: 11/2007; 160 pages.

• Canadian PPP Project Directory: Selected Public-Private Partnerships Across Canada   ORDER NOW
  Includes 2-page write-ups on the Connecting Small Schools project in Newfoundland & Labrador, the Leo Hayes High School in New Brunswick and the Nova Scotia Schools program. Published: 11/2006; 148 pages.