Planned spending on infrastructure and housing will be slow to kick in
Roads, sewers and green projects to take up more than $6 billion; other projects include modernization of universities
$10 billion infrastructure investment could potentially create 110,000 jobs in Canada
Investments able generate stable long-term cash flow
Giffen and Maloney to lead combined team
Many Canadian infrastructure projects are too small to attract the interest of pension funds
Report calls on Canada to strengthen policies that encourage investment in new technologies, skills and training
Spending on infrastructure is expected to take off, making it a good medium- to long-term holding
But opportunities exist in the current market as companies sell the non-core real assets that Brookfield manages
But the sudden influx of investments in recent years has raised concerns that an oversupply of infrastructure investment funds could drive down returns