Programs

Transport Canada programs support our commitment to a safe and secure transportation system that’s environmentally responsible and innovative.

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Funding Marine Abandoned Boats Program

Funds projects that remove abandoned and wrecked small boats or that promote boat recycling and environmental awareness.

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.

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.

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 Marine Ports Asset Transfer Program

Coordinates the transfer of port facilities from Transport Canada to new owners.

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 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 Marine Small Vessel Compliance Program

Voluntary program for owners of small commercial vessels to help them comply with safety and environmental standards.

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