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Making the Most of Public-Private Partnerships: What the World can Learn from Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) may have originated in the United Kingdom and developed in a number of other countries such as Australia, but no country has come close to Canada in perfecting the model, and it is something from which the rest of the world can learn. That is the message from the latest white paper from Service Works Group (SWG), the leading PPP<\/a> operational performance management and integrated payment mechanism software provider, in collaboration with the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP).<\/p>\n The white paper identifies the key factors that have contributed to policy success in Canada, which has seen more than 200 infrastructure projects representing over C$70 billion of capital investment from projects which have reached financial close.<\/p>\n Against a backdrop of a global infrastructure challenges, the white paper covers the key determinants of PPP success in Canada including:<\/p>\n \u201cThe white paper provides essential insight into the growth of the PPP market in Canada. It explains how the extent of the trust between the public and private sector, combined with a strong legal framework and a competitive and efficient market have been some of the key drivers in successful infrastructure development,\u201d says Gary Watkins, CEO for the Service Works Group of Companies.\u00a0\u201cService Works is delighted to have collaborated with the CCPPP on this publication.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs this white paper demonstrates, Canada is an international leader in the successful use of PPPs to meet our infrastructure needs, and that has had a tremendously positive impact on job creation and economic growth in this country. Our evidence-based research aims to promote best practices in public-private partnerships so that innovative approaches to infrastructure development are achieved in Canada and abroad\u201d adds Mark Romoff, CCPPP President and CEO.<\/p>\n\n