Federal spending by Transport Canada
47,374 records totalling $19,400,409,028.44 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $4,543,305,431 | $3,621,009,429 | 79.7% |
| 2023-2024 | $4,269,630,584 | $3,019,243,973 | 70.7% |
| 2022-2023 | $3,525,499,486 | $2,279,650,484 | 64.7% |
| 2021-2022 | $2,811,507,373 | $2,183,206,682 | 77.7% |
| 2020-2021 | $2,640,135,680 | $1,897,164,688 | 71.9% |
| 2019-2020 | $2,175,678,779 | $1,705,220,748 | 78.4% |
| 2018-2019 | $1,648,897,268 | $1,228,931,304 | 74.5% |
| 2017-2018 | $1,484,701,120 | $1,205,720,765 | 81.2% |
| 2016-2017 | $1,451,727,063 | $1,191,158,784 | 82.1% |
| 2015-2016 | $1,804,500,222 | $1,569,127,062 | 87.0% |
Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)
Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.
50
of 67 targets met
14
targets not met
3
not yet measurable or unavailable
See missed targets
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End-to-end, rail transit time of containers along the trade corridor from Canadian west coast ports to Chicago, including border crossing time
Target: 3-year average · Actual: 7.0
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Percentage of Transport Canada safety regulations aligned with international transportation standards (air)
Target: Target was revised to reflect changes to protocol questions used in ICAO USOAP Audit to assess effective implementation (EI) of the critical... · Actual: 65.1
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End-to-end transit time of containerized freight arriving from ports in Asia
Target: — · Actual: 33.6
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Availability of Transport Canada owned and managed transportation assets (ferries)
Target: Certain types of events are excluded from the calculation. · Actual: 90.0
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Rate of fatalities in reportable road traffic collisions in Canada
Target: 1% reduction compared to the average of the previous 5 years. · Actual: 0.3% increase in the rate for current year as compared to th...
To support Public Transit Infrastructure
To provide funding to infrastructure projects with fixed capital assets that are used or operated for the benefit of the public: for highway or rail infrastructure, local transportation infrastrcuture...
To support the Core National Highway System Infrastructure
To support Public Transit Infrastructure
To provide funding to support Public Transit Infrastructure.
To support advanced telecommunications and high-speed broadband and northern infrastructure To support highway or rail infrastructure. sewage treatment infrastructure and infrastructure prescribed by...
The program funds projects that support Canadian trade by making the transportation system more efficient and resilient including addressing the transportation needs of communities in the Northern te...
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To support highway or rail infrastructure. sewage treatment infrastructure and infrastructure prescribed by regulation To support local transportation infrastructure
The program funds projects that support Canadian trade by making the transportation system more efficient and resilient including addressing the transportation needs of communities in the Northern te...
To acquire install and deploy technologies for managing traffic and transportation To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To support Local Road Infrastructure To support Public Transit Infrastructure To support the Core National Highway System Infrastructure
Grant for the transfer of 4 ports (Gros-Cacouna, Rimouski, Matane, Gaspé)
To provide funding to support Public Transit Infrastructure.
To ensure continued operations at the Wood Islands PEI - Caribou NS ferry service
To fund the operations of designated passenger rail services so that they continue to operate / To make capital improvements to railway lines or to purchase capital assets so that designated passeng...
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
Contribution to fund the initial phases of the Mackenzie Valley Highway
The program provides financing for incentives offered to consumers who buy or lease an eligible ZEV.