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. |
| 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. |