In 2020, many events, such as rail blockades, a pandemic and a labour dispute at one of Canada’s major ports, contributed to a challenging year for the transportation system. Despite these events, freight volumes remained relatively strong, recovering most of the beginning of year’s loss.
In response to the travel restrictions imposed nationally and internationally to control the spread of the COVID-19, the passenger sector did not recover significantly, with passenger counts remaining well below 2019 levels for the air sector
Canada continues to showcase one of the most safe and secure transportation systems in the world. The number of accidents remained lower or close to the ten-year average for all modes
Advancements in fuel efficiency for all modes transportations are showing promising results, despite an overall increase in greenhouse gas emissions of 4% from 2008-2017. This increase is largely attributed to a large increase in motor vehicles on the road
