Disclosure of Transfer Payment Programs Under $5 Million

Name of transfer payment program Program to Advance Transportation Innovation (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Climate Change and Clean Air Program
Main objective This Program’s primary objective is to contribute to the competitiveness and productivity of Canada and its transportation system by making investments in activities that promote and enable innovation in the transportation sector.
Planned spending in 2018-19 $725,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable.
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

This includes:

  • The provinces, territories, municipalities and local governments;
  • Indigenous governmentsFootnote 1, groups, communities and organizations;
  • Public sector organizationsFootnote 2;
  • Not-for-profit organizations and for-profit private sector organizations;
  • Universities and other academic institutions;
  • Foreign entities, including not-for-profit organizations, governments and academia; and
  • Individuals.
Name of transfer payment program Grant to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Program (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grant
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework Program
Main objective

To provide funding to projects that improve the safety of air transport operations in parts of the world that require assistance.

The projects under this Program involve cooperative agreements between defined groups of states, with the goal of establishing a self-sustaining safety oversight system within those states.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $130,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups International organizations (e.g., the International Civil Aviation Organization) and foreign countries
Name of transfer payment program Road Safety Transfer Payment Program (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Motor Vehicle Safety Oversight Program
Main objective

To provide federal co-funding in the form of contributions to the Provinces, Territories and the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to help establish a national regulatory framework for motor carrier safety.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $4,442,681
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Provinces and Territories

Non-profit organizations (e.g., the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators)

Name of transfer payment program Airports Operations and Maintenance Subsidy Program (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

To assist designated airports in financing eligible operating deficits to ensure essential operations and maintenance are completed at those airports.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,600,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Municipalities and local organizations

Provinces and Territories

Name of transfer payment program Labrador Coastal Airstrips Restoration Program (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

To fulfill the Government of Canada’s commitments under the 1982 Labrador Air/Marine Services Agreement with the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador to support the restoration of airstrips along the Labrador coast.

This transfer payment ensures the operational capability of the airstrips are maintained at the level necessary to meet Transport Canada airport certification requirements.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,000,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2007-08
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Name of transfer payment program Contribution in Support of Boating Safety (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Marine Safety Oversight Program
Main objective

The goal of the Boating Safety Contribution Program is to promote boating safety awareness and advance boating safety practices through education and outreach to recreational and commercial fishing boaters.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,225,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

These include:

  • Provinces and territories;
  • Municipalities and local organizations (e.g., public safety organizations and enforcement services);
  • Non-profit organizations (e.g., educational and healthcare institutions); and
  • Other: Entities with facilities specializing in safety and medical research.
Name of transfer payment program Allowances to Former Employees of Newfoundland Railways, Steamships and Telecommunications Services Transferred to Canadian National Railways (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

To make supplemental pension payments to former employees of Newfoundland Railways, Steamships and Telecommunications Services who transferred to Canadian National Railway following the union of Newfoundland with Canada. Transport Canada assumed responsibility for the portion of pension costs not payable by Canadian National Railway or the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the transferred employees.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $259,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Former employees of Newfoundland Railways, Steamships and Telecommunications Services who transferred to Canadian National Railway

Name of transfer payment program Transportation Association of Canada (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

To contribute to improved roads, safety, environmental protection and a more efficient transportation system by:

  • Identifying common interests;
  • Developing and harmonizing best practices among jurisdictions; and
  • Improving the knowledge base to produce better decisions and policies.
Planned spending in 2018-19 $419,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2012-13
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Non-profit organizations (i.e., the Transportation Association of Canada)

Name of transfer payment program Payments to Other Governments or International Agencies for the Operation and Maintenance of Airports, Air Navigation and Airways Facilities (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework Program
Main objective

To increase the safety of air transport operations by ensuring that funds are available to cover the operation and financing of facilities and services for the safety of international air traffic provided by Denmark and Iceland for civil aircraft flying across the North Atlantic.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $100,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

International organizations and foreign countries (e.g., the International Civil Aviation Organization)

Name of transfer payment program Canadian Transportation Research Forum’s Scholarship Program (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Analysis Program
Main objective

The purpose of this Contribution Program is to provide funding assistance for scholarships awarded by the Canadian Transportation Research Forum in an effort to:

  • Promote and encourage transportation research in Canada; and
  • Support capacity building within the transportation sector.
Planned spending in 2018-19 $24,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Non-profit organizations (e.g., the Canadian Transportation Research Forum)

Name of transfer payment program Community Participation Funding Program (Voted)
End date March 31, 2020
Type of transfer payment Grant
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Protecting Oceans and Waterways Program
Main objective

The overall objective of this Program is to encourage the effective participation of Indigenous and local communities (as well as increase the capacity of those communities) to engage and share their knowledge and expertise in the development and improvement of Canada’s marine transportation system, including area response planning activities.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $3,400,252
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Under consideration for inclusion in our five-year evaluation plan
General targeted recipient groups

Non-profit organizations, individuals representing local communities, Indigenous groups and/or their representatives

Name of transfer payment program Contribution Program for the Centre of Excellence for the Marine Transportation of Oil and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) (Voted)
End date March 31, 2019
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Protecting Oceans and Waterways Program
Main objective

The objective of this program is to provide funding to the Centre of Excellence to:

  • Support its position as a leading, independent source of information and best practices for the marine transportation of oil and LNG commodities; and
  • Promote and facilitate research that deliver the highest standards for the safe and sustainable shipping of Canada’s oil and LNG.
Planned spending in 2018-19 $909,686
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Non-profit organization (Clear Seas Centre For Responsible Marine Shipping Society)

Name of transfer payment program Payments to the Canadian National (CN) Railway Company Following the Termination of the Collection of Tolls on the Victoria Bridge, Montreal and for Rehabilitation Work on the Roadway Portion of the Bridge (Statutory)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

In 1963, an agreement was put in place with CN once tolls were no longer collected from owners or operators of vehicles using the bridge. The agreement has not affected, in any way, CN’s:

  • Right of ownership of the bridge and the roadway facilities; nor
  • Power to regulate and control the vehicular traffic allowed to use the bridge.

Since the effective date of the agreement, CN has continued to make the roadway facilities on the bridge available for public use in return for compensation received from Transport Canada towards the operation, maintenance and repairs of the roadway portion of the bridge and the approaches.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $3,300,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

Canadian National Railway Company (CN)

Name of transfer payment program Contributions to provinces toward highway improvements to enhance overall efficiency and promote safety while encouraging industrial development and tourism from a regional economic perspective: Outaouais Road Development Agreement
End date Ongoing (until all planned projects are completed)
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Transportation Infrastructure Program
Main objective

The Outaouais Road Development Agreement makes contributions to the Government of Quebec for highway efficiency and safety improvements in the Outaouais region, while encouraging regional and industrial development and tourism in the National Capital Region.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $4,307,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

The Government of Quebec is the sole eligible recipient under the Outaouais Road Agreement.

Name of transfer payment program Grants and Contributions to Support Clean Transportation Initiatives (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Climate Change and Clean Air Program
Main objective

The overall objective of this program is to promote a clean transportation system by reducing air pollutants and/or greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. This includes by:

  • Measuring or improving the intensity of these emissions; and
  • Encouraging the transportation sector to innovate, develop and/or adopt technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and/or the emissions intensity of air pollutants.
Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,004,903
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2014-15
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

This includes:

  • Provinces and territories, including provincially- and territorially-owned transportation entities;
  • Municipalities, including municipally-owned entities, and local and regional governments;
  • Indigenous governmentsFootnote 1, tribal councils and other forms of regional government, nationally or regionally representative Indigenous organizations, and/or Indigenous development corporations;
  • Public sector organizationsFootnote 2;
  • Not-for-profit private sector organizations;
  • For-profit private sector;
  • Canada airport, portFootnote 3 and transit authorities;
  • Universities and other academic institutions;
  • International organizations and foreign states; and
  • Individuals.
Name of transfer payment program Grants and Contributions to Support the Transportation Assets Risk Assessment Initiative (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grant and contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Climate Change and Clean Air Program
Main objective

This Initiative provides funding for a series of measures that are designed to improve our understanding of climate-related vulnerabilities affecting federally-owned transportation assets, so that we can improve the resilience of Canada’s transportation infrastructure and systems.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,000,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not Applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

This includes:

Name of transfer payment program Grants and Contributions to Support the Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative (Voted)
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grant and contribution
Type of appropriation Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Climate Change and Clean Air Program
Main objective

The purpose of the Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative is to provide federal support for a series of measures designed to increase the capacity among Northerners to adapt transportation infrastructure to a changing climate, thereby promoting the safety and efficiency of that infrastructure.

Planned spending in 2018-19 $1,245,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2014-15
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable) Not Applicable
General targeted recipient groups

These include:

  • Provinces and territories, including provincially- and territorially-owned entities;
  • Municipalities, including municipally owned entities;
  • Indigenous governmentsFootnote 1, tribal councils and other forms of indigenous government; and nationally or regionally representative Indigenous Organizations, including Indigenous development corporations;
  • Public sector organizationsFootnote 2;
  • Not-for-profit private sector organizations;
  • Universities and other academic institutions; and,
  • Individuals.