Location: National
Issue/Source: TRAN
Date: March 6, 2023
Suggested Responses
- Transport Canada’s priority remains keeping Canada’s transportation system safe and secure.
- Transport Canada is seeking an increase of $77.2 million in these Supplementary Estimates to assist the Department in providing a safe and secure, efficient, and environmentally responsible transportation system.
- The Supplementary Estimates allow Transport Canada to access funding within the current fiscal year that was not previously included in the Main Estimates, such as funding announced in the Federal Budget
If Pressed
- All of these resources will ensure that our transportation system remains safe and secure and that it continues to serve the needs of all Canadians.
Background Information
- Transport Canada has requested $77.2 million (M) through these Supplementary Estimates which is comprised of the following:
- $73.2M in voted appropriations:
- $25.6M for activities related to remotely piloted aircraft systems and automated vehicles
- $23.2M for Eastern Canada ferry services
- $10.9M for the maintenance of Crown owned airports and the Port of Cap-aux-Meules
- $7.3M to strengthen the resiliency and efficiency of Canada's supply chains
- $3.4M to accelerate the deployment of on-road zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the transportation sector
- $1.6M to continue strengthening environmental protections and addressing concerns raised by Indigenous groups regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
- $0.9M for advancing a circular economy for plastics in Canada
- $0.3M for the resettlement of Afghan refugees$4.4M in Statutory Appropriations for Employee Benefits Plan
- A reduction of $0.4M primarily due to internal transfers and transfers to other government departments including:
- Two internal transfers with a $0 impact overall to TC but including a $20M internal reallocation of resources to support Indigenous partnerships for the implementation of the Ocean Protection Plan
- A transfer of $0.4M to the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs for an out-of-court settlement