Northumberland Strait Crossing subsidy payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (Statutory)

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)

Type of transfer payment Forecast spending
2015–16
Planned spending
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 62,334,630 65,343,888 65,343,888 65,343,888
Total other types of transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 62,334,630 65,343,888 65,343,888 65,343,888