Results Highlights

In early spring 2016 the Department launched a broad engagement process on how a long-term agenda for transportation can be developed. The results of the engagement process, as well as the findings in the final report of the Canada Transportation Act Review, will be key inputs to shape a long-term agenda for transportation in Canada.

We collaborated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Natural Resources Canada in the Review of Environmental and Regulatory Processes that includes the review of the Navigation Protection Act. This will be a priority over the coming year.

For oversight, we inspected 294 foreign tankers under the Tanker Inspection Program, certified the loading and shipment of 1,676 cargo vessels carrying grain, timber or concentrates, hosted 9,796 examinations for Canadian seafarers, registered 1,946 new vessels and increased compliance inspection activities by 76%.

We completed changes to the Canadian Rail Operating Rules in response to the Transportation Safety Board recommendation related to requirements to have additional physical defences for train securements, including handbrake applications, testing requirements and additional physical defences.

We also made amendments to strengthen rail safety laws under the Railway Safety Act and acted upon recommendations in the 2013 Office of the Auditor General's report on Rail Safety.

These amendments will improve our ability to identify risks, allocate resources to high-risk areas, and ensure compliance with TC's regulatory framework.

The Transportation Marketplace Frameworks Program worked with Infrastructure Canada to develop an infrastructure ferry category under the New Building Canada Fund.