General information
| Name of transfer payment program | Northumberland Strait Crossing subsidy payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (Statutory) |
| Start date | May 31, 1997 |
| End date | April 1, 2032 |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Northumberland Strait Crossing Subsidy Payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (S.C., 1993, c. 43) |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions | 2016–17 |
| Strategic Outcome | An efficient transportation system |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.3: Transportation Infrastructure
Sub-program 1.3.3: Surface and Multimodal Infrastructure Sub-Sub-program 1.3.3.2: Bridge Stewardship |
| Description | The Northumberland Strait Crossing subsidy payments are made to the bridge operator to honour a constitutional obligation to provide a transportation link between Prince Edward Island and the mainland. |
| Expected results | Federal funding is provided for continuous and efficient year-round transportation of people and goods between Prince Edward Island and the mainland to support an efficient, integrated and accessible transportation system. |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | The program has not been evaluated given the exclusion of statutory payments from evaluation coverage requirement. |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation | Not applicable |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation | There is no intention to conduct an evaluation given the exclusion of statutory payments from evaluation coverage requirement. |
| General targeted recipient groups | Industry-related (The contractual agreement is between the Government of Canada and Strait Crossing Development Inc., a private company). |
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients | Not applicable. |
Planning Information (dollars)
| Planned spending | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of transfer payment | Forecast spending 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 63,588,278 | 65,845,012 | 67,148,940 | 68,603,289 |
| Total program | 63,588,278 | 65,845,012 | 67,148,940 | 68,603,289 |