To provide funding for the construction and/or rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure.
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 construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
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 construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To transfer a port to a new owner
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To make marine operations in the North safer and protect Northern communities from marine pollution
To make capital improvements to railway lines or to purchase capital assets so that designated passenger rail services continue to operate
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To fund the operations of designated passenger rail services so that they continue to operate
To construct critical infrastructure to enhance airport safety
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
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
To construct and/or rehabilitate transportation infrastructure to support the movement of goods and people
Contribution to ensure the passengers rail services in remote communities related to operating expenditures for operating expenditures
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