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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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Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
The terms and conditions have not been reviewed since the commencement of the program, as there is a contractual agreement between the Government of Canada and Strait Crossing Development Inc. |
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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: Federal 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 the 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 the evaluation coverage requirement. |
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General targeted recipient groups |
Industry-related entities (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. |
| Forecast Spending 2014–15 ($) |
Planned Spending ($) 2015–16 |
Planned Spending ($) 2016–17 |
Planned Spending ($) 2017–18 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 62,836,173 | 63,789,074 | 64,792,047 | 65,744,871 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total transfer payments | 62,836,173 | 63,789,074 | 64,792,047 | 65,744,871 |