Atlantic Region

Overview: 

Atlantic Canada includes the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Transport Canada's Atlantic Region works with provinces and regional stakeholders to facilitate the safe, secure, efficient, and sustainable transportation of people and goods. 

It is home to seven National Airport System airports: Charlottetown, PE, Fredericton, NB, Gander, NL, Halifax, NS, Moncton, NB, Saint John, NB and St. John’s, NL. It is also home to seven regional airports with scheduled passenger service, including the St. Anthony and Wabush Airports which are owned and operated by Transport Canada. 

The Atlantic Region is home to Canada’s largest fishing fleet with approximately 13,000 registered fishing vessels. It is home to four of the 17 Canada Port Authorities, namely, Belledune, NB, Halifax, NS, Saint John, NB, and St. John’s, NL. The Port of Halifax is Canada’s fourth busiest port in terms of container cargo, while the Port of Saint John is Canada’s third largest port by volume with the majority being liquid bulk. There are also several other independent commercial ports that handle significant volumes of bulk and breakbulk cargo. 

The Region has one Class 1 railway, Canadian National, and two passenger rail operations, VIA Rail and Tshiuetin Rail. There are 2,200 kilometres of federal and provincial tracks. There is no rail service on Prince Edward Island. A stand-alone freight rail corridor connects the iron mines in Labrador to the Port of Sept-Iles, Québec. 

There are several interprovincial ferries in the region such as the service between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland which is operated by Marine Atlantic, a Crown Corporation; three federally-subsidized services including the service between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, operated by Bay Ferries Ltd.; the service connecting Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, operated by Northumberland Ferries Ltd.; and, the service to the Magdalen Islands, operated by the C.T.M.A.. The Region also has several intra-provincial ferry services. 

The Confederation Bridge provides a constitutional link between Prince Edward Island and the mainland. 

Profile: 

Daniel Kumpf

Daniel Kumpf

Regional Director General, Atlantic Region

Bio

Daniel Kumpf - Regional Director General, Atlantic Region

Daniel Kumpf

Daniel Kumpf started as the Regional Director General of Transport Canada, Atlantic Region in November 2022.

Daniel has been with the public service for over 20 years. In 2020, he was appointed Regional Director General, Atlantic Region at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) where he led the region through the Covid-19 pandemic. He gained broad experience through several executive positions at ISC, Indian Oil and Gas Canada, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Daniel has overseen the development of strategies to implement national initiatives and strategic frameworks to deliver a full range of services to First Nations in support of social development, child and family services, education, capital management, land and environmental management, and economic development. He has also worked closely with First Nations as they pursue oil and gas development on their lands.

Prior to joining the public service, Daniel worked in urban planning for 10 years. Born and raised in Alberta, he is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta and resides in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Regional Director General: Daniel Kumpf 

Number of Employees: 375

Offices: 14 

The regional office is located in Moncton, New Brunswick. 

13 offices throughout the Region: 

  • Bathurst, New Brunswick 
  • Saint John, New Brunswick
  • Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador  
  • Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador 
  • St. Anthony Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Wabush Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador 
  • Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • Halifax Airport, Nova Scotia
  • Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia 
  • Sydney, Nova Scotia
  • Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
  • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 

Transport Canada owned assets: 

  • The Wabush and St. Anthony Airports;
  • The Confederation Bridge, operated by Strait Crossing Bridge Limited;
  • Three ferry vessels, the MV Confederation, the MV Madeleine II and the MV Fundy Rose. TC also owns six ferry terminals used by the ferries, five of which are managed in the Atlantic Region: Caribou, NS, Digby, NS, Souris, PE, Saint John, NB and Wood Islands, NS; and Marystown, NL and Charlottetown, PE marine facilities and several harbour beds in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.