LOCATION: National
Issue/Source: N\A
Date: June 5, 2025
Suggested Responses
- Over the years, the Canadian Transportation Agency's mandate and workload has expanded substantially while its permanent budget has not been increased since 2001 and remains at roughly $35M.
- In 2023, the CTA received temporary funding of approximately $22.5M per year for three years.
- These resources sunset at the end of March 2026 and represent 42% of the CTA's overall budget. It funds 182 staff, primarily for air passenger complaints resolution and enforcement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
|
CTA Reference Levels |
|||||
|
in millions of dollars including EBP |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
|
Total Permanent Funding* |
32 |
35.1 |
34.6 |
32.7 |
35 |
|
Total Temporary Funding |
10.5 |
20.6 |
24.7 |
24.4 |
0.3 |
|
Total Available Funds |
42.5 |
55.7 |
59.3 |
57.1 |
35.3 |
CANADIAN Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency keeps the national transportation system running efficiently and smoothly in the interests of all Canadians.
To implement this mandate, CTA:
- administer regulations and issues determinations;
- help resolve disputes using a range of approaches from relatively informal facilitation and mediation to more formal arbitration and adjudication;
- provide information and guidance about the rights and responsibilities of transportation providers and users, and the Agency's legislation and services.
The Agency is an independent regulator and quasi-judicial tribunal which contributes to a competitive, economic, efficient and accessible national transportation system.
Mains over Mains:
|
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2024-25 |
2025-26 |
|
|
Expenditures |
Mains |
Estimates to Date |
Mains |
|
|
Voted |
49,211,579 |
50,218,650 |
50,218,650 |
50,365,239 |
|
Statutory |
6,064,145 |
6,040,737 |
6,040,737 |
6,723,379 |
|
Total Budgetary |
55,275,724 |
56,259,387 |
56,259,387 |
57,088,618 |
The main difference between 2024-25 and 2025-26 relates to planned statutory funding related to employee benefits.