Transport Canada programs support our commitment to a safe and secure transportation system that’s environmentally responsible and innovative.
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| Type | Mode | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding | Marine | Abandoned Boats Program | Funds projects that remove abandoned and wrecked small boats or that promote boat recycling and environmental awareness. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Air Cargo Security Program | A system for keeping cargo secure during its journey, preventing tampering and reducing airport delays. Air carriers, agents, consignors and cargo administrators may join the program. |
| Funding | Aviation | Airport Critical Infrastructure Program | Funding to help Canada’s large airports make critical investments in safety, security or transit infrastructure. |
| Funding | Aviation | Airport Relief Fund | Fund provides contribution funding to assist targeted airport authorities manage the financial impact of reduced air travel as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Funding | Aviation | Airports Capital Assistance Program | Funds regional airports' projects to improve safety, protect airport assets and reduce operating costs. |
| Funding | Aviation | Airports Operations and Maintenance Subsidy Program | Helps fund remote airports, ensuring year-round, safe transportation links to isolated communities. |
| Funding | Surface | Arctic Infrastructure Fund | Expanding dual-use transportation infrastructure in the Arctic, helping strengthen sovereignty, defence readiness, economic growth and community safety. |
| Funding | Marine | Ballast Water Innovation Program | The Ballast Water Innovation Program (BWIP) helps industry address technical and operational challenges with a Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River (GLSLR) region, whose waters are cold, fresh, and mixed with sediment. |
| Funding | Marine | Boating Safety Contribution Program | Funds projects that promote safer boating or that study ways to change boating behaviours. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Canada’s State Safety Program - International Civil Aviation Organization | A program for organizing a country’s aviation system to encourage safety. |
| Funding | Corporate | Clean Rail Academic Grant Program | Funding for academic research in rail emissions. |
| Funding | Protecting the environment | Clean Transportation System – Research and Development Program | This program funds projects to help reduce air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation, marine and rail sectors. |
| Funding | Aviation | Commemoration Fund for the Victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Tragedy | Funding for student scholarships and commemorative projects in memory of the Canadian Victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Tragedy. |
| Funding | Marine | Community Participation Funding Program | Funds Indigenous groups and members of local communities who wish to participate in planning changes to marine transportation in Canada. |
| Funding | Marine | Ferry Services Contribution Program | Helps fund inter-provincial ferry services in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec. |
| Funding | Marine | Green Shipping Corridor Program | Funding for projects that contribute the establishment of green shipping corridors to support the decarbonization of the marine sector. |
| Funding | Marine | Indigenous Participant Funding Program | The Indigenous Participant Funding Program (IPFP) funds projects and initiatives designed to support the capacity of Indigenous communities and organizations to participate in Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA), the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act (WAHVA) and the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan. |
| Funding | Marine | Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program | Supports long-term, ongoing involvement of local and regional groups in activities under the Oceans Protection Plan. |
| Funding | Marine | Marine Training Program | Funding to provide marine training to Indigenous people and adapt training to include Traditional Knowledge and culturally appropriate materials. |
| Non-funding | Marine | Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program (MTSCP) | This program reduces the risk of security threats by conducting background checks on marine workers who perform certain duties or who have access to certain restricted areas. |
| Funding | Marine | Marine safety equipment and training initiative | The initiative provided funding for equipment and training to eligible Indigenous communities to improve vessel safety and build an understanding of safety on the water. |
| Non-funding | Marine | National Aerial Surveillance Program | Air patrol program that helps prevent marine oil spills and provides surveillance of the north. |
| Funding | Supporting multiple modes of transportation | National Trade Corridors Fund | Funding for infrastructure projects that increase the flow of people and goods, or help adapt transportation systems to climate change and new technology. |
| Non-funding | Marine | Navigation Protection Program | Program that assesses whether there are risks to navigation in waterways, and whether boats may be removed as wrecks or abandoned boats. |
| Funding | Protecting the environment | Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative Program | Funding for research and development, testing of technologies and training to help adapt northern transportation systems to the changing climate. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Passenger Protect Program | Screening of commercial passenger flights to, from and within Canada to prevent security threats. A joint program with Public Safety Canada. |
| Funding | Marine | Ports Asset Transfer Program | Coordinates the transfer of port facilities from Transport Canada to new owners. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Pre-load Air Cargo Targeting (PACT) | An initiative to identify and mitigate risks to aviation security, and assess pre-load air cargo information ( PLACI ) submitted by air carriers prior to loading onto inbound international aircraft. |
| Funding | Road | Program to Advance Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System | Funds projects that help advance new technology for transportation such as self-driving or data-sharing vehicles. |
| Funding | Rail | Program to Enhance Rail Safety Engagement | Funding to increase capacity for Indigenous and local communities, organizations, and entities to engage with Transport Canada regarding the rail transportation system. |
| Funding | Marine | Quiet Vessel Initiative | The Initiative is looking at ways to help researchers and designers improve their knowledge so that they can reduce vessel noise. |
| Funding | Rail | Rail Climate Change Adaptation Program | Funding to help Canada's rail sector research, develop, and implement innovative technologies, tools, and approaches to reduce complex risks climate change and extreme weather. |
| Funding | Rail | Rail Safety Improvement Program | Transport Canada’s Rail Safety Improvement Program provides funding to projects that increase safety at high-risk grade crossings and along rail lines. |
| Funding | Road | Road Safety Transfer Payment Program | Funding for Canadian projects that support Canada’s Road Safety Strategy 2025. |
| Funding | Marine | Safety Equipment and Basic Marine Infrastructure in Northern Communities Initiative | Funding for projects that improve the safety, efficiency and environmental responsibility of sealift and/or resupply operations in Arctic and Northern coastal communities. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Secure Supply Chain Programs | A suite of programs administered by Transport Canada’s Aviation Security branch, designed to enhance the security of air cargo and inflight supplies throughout the supply chain. |
| Funding | Protecting the environment | Shore Power Technology for Ports Program | Funding for marine shore power technology, local electrical grids, and Canadian ports. |
| Non-funding | Marine | Small Vessel Compliance Program | Voluntary program for owners of small commercial vessels to help them comply with safety and environmental standards. |
| Funding | Surface | Trade Diversification Corridors Fund | The $5 billion Trade Diversification Corridors Fund (TDCF) is a federal program designed to build and improve trade infrastructure that connects Canada. This will unlock access to new global markets and help double non-U.S. exports. |
| Funding | Protecting the environment | Transportation Assets Risk Assessment (TARA) Program | Funding for projects that assess risks and vulnerabilities for federal transportation assets, such as airports, due to climate change. |
| Non-funding | Aviation | Transportation Security Clearance Program - Aviation (Policy) | Enhances transportation security and border integrity while ensuring only eligible and suitable candidates are granted unescorted access to restricted airport areas. |
| Funding | Road | Zero-Emission Trucking Program - Call for Proposals | The ZETP will contribute to the safe and secure deployment of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (MHZEV) on Canadian roads, and associated charging and refuelling infrastructure. |
| Non-funding | Protecting the environment, Road | ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program | Testing of new vehicle technology safety, environmental impact and driving performance (passenger cars, heavy-duty trucks). |