Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants and Contributions to Support Clean Transportation Initiatives
Start date: 2011–12
End date: 2015–16
Fiscal Year for Terms & Conditions: 2011–12
Strategic Outcome 2: A Clean transportation system
Program 2.1: Clean Air from Transportation; Sub-program 2.1.2: Clean Air Initiatives
Description: Provide transfer payment funding through three initiatives: Clean Rail Academic Grant program, Clean Transportation Initiative on Port-Related Trucking and Shore Power Technology for Ports Program.
Expected Results: Clean Transportation technologies are available to users
| Forecast Spending
2013-14 |
Planned Spending
2014-15 |
Planned Spending
2015-16 |
Planned Spending
2016-17 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Total Contributions | 7.4 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Total Other Types of Transfer Payments | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Transfer Payments | 7.7 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: Not applicable
Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation: Not applicable
Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: Program evaluation is planned for 2015–16.
General Targeted Recipient Group:
- Clean Rail Academic Grant program: Non-profit organizations (e.g., support for ongoing research programs at Canadian universities).
- Clean Transportation Initiative on Port-Related Trucking: Industry-related (e.g., port authorities, terminal operators, trucking operators); and provinces.
- Shore Power Technology for Ports Program: Industry-related (e.g., Canadian Port Authorities and owners and/or operators of marine ports and terminals in Canada).
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients:
- Formal consultation sessions across Canada and meetings with port authorities, terminal operators, trucking operators, industry associations, other supply chain participants, and provinces.
- On-line application, guidance material and service standards have been posted on the department’s web site.
- Ongoing outreach and engagement with industry and provinces to explain program objectives and eligibility requirements.