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
  • 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...

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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...

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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

Metrolinx $46,500,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
FY 2014-2015
Canada
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (PPCCW) / Safety Equipment and Basic Marine Infrastructure in Northern Communities
FY 2021-2022
Canada

To make marine operations in the North safer and protect Northern communities from marine pollution

City of Brampton $42,000,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
FY 2013-2014
Canada
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Remote Passenger Rail Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

To make capital improvements to railway lines or to purchase capital assets so that designated passenger rail services continue to operate

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2022-2023
Canada

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

NAV Canada $39,200,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2022-2023
Canada

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

Tshiuetin S.E.C. $38,700,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Remote Passenger Rail Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

To fund the operations of designated passenger rail services so that they continue to operate

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Contributions to Support the Recovery of Canada's Airport System / Airport Critical Infrastructure Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

To construct critical infrastructure to enhance airport safety

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2021-2022
Canada

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

Government of Quebec $38,000,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
FY 2007-2008
Canada

To support highway or rail infrastructure. sewage treatment infrastructure and infrastructure prescribed by regulation To support local transportation infrastructure

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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

Transport Canada | Transports Canada
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Contribution to ensure the passengers rail services in remote communities related to operating expenditures for operating expenditures

NAV Canada $36,000,000.00
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
National Trade Corridors Fund
FY 2022-2023
Canada

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