General information
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Name of transfer payment program |
Northumberland Strait Crossing subsidy payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (Statutory) |
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Start date |
May 31, 1997 |
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End date |
April 1, 2032 |
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Type of transfer payment |
Contribution |
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Type of appropriation |
Northumberland Strait Crossing Subsidy Payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (S.C., 1993, c. 43) |
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Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2016–17 |
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Strategic Outcome |
An efficient transportation system |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
The program has not been evaluated given the exclusion of statutory payments from evaluation coverage requirement. |
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Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Not applicable |
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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. |
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General targeted recipient groups |
Industry-related (The contractual agreement is between the Government of Canada and Strait Crossing Development Inc., a private company). |
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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 |