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

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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

  • 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

  • End-to-end transit time of containerized freight arriving from ports in Asia

    Target: — · Actual: 33.6

  • Availability of Transport Canada owned and managed transportation assets (ferries)

    Target: Certain types of events are excluded from the calculation. · Actual: 90.0

  • 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...

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Airports Operations and Maintenance Subsidy Program
FY 2016-2017
Canada

To make sure needed operations and maintenance are completed at designated airports so that air transportation is available all year round

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Green Shipping Corridor Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Clean Ports Stream - To acquire commercially available electrified or zero emission port equipment (e.g. electrified gantry cranes cargo handling equipment).

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National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

To provide funding for the construction and/or rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure.

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Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure, Technology and Research Component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

To improve rail infrastructure at road rail grade crossings.

NAV CANADA $5,886,619.01
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National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

To acquire install and deploy technologies for managing traffic and transportation

NAV CANADA $5,886,619.01
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National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

To acquire, install and deploy technologies for managing traffic and transportation

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Building Canada Plan / Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
FY 2015-2016
Canada

To purchase and/or install intelligent transportation systems along strategic corridors or border crossings.

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Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (PPCCW) / Marine Training Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

To develop and deliver training on marine safety To improve access to training and job opportunities related to marine safety

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Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To improve rail infrastructure at road/rail grade crossings

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Road Safety Transfer Payment Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

To support the enforcement of regulations related to interprovincial trucking activities.

Town of High Level $5,714,821.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Contribution to the Town of High Level for the rehabilitation of runway 13-31 and taxiways A and B at Town of High Level Airport

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Contributions to Support the Recovery of Canada's Airport System / Airport Relief Fund
FY 2021-2022
Canada

To provide financial assistance for airport operations

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FY 2018-2019
Canada

Contribution to alleviate capacity constraints and bottlenecks through increased track speed to facilitate exchange of goods, and through improvements to service reliability along this corridor

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National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people

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Airports Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

To undertake construction to maintain safety at the airport