Transport
How Transport spent its budget in fiscal year 2015-16, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2015-16,
$3.24B
was spent by Transport
In FY 2015-16,
1.1%
of federal spending was by Transport
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $1.42B in FY 2015-16 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Transport spend its budget in 2015-16?
Spending by entity, FY 2015-16
Transport
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
Marine Atlantic Inc.
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
Canadian Transportation Agency
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
Canada Post Corporation
$1.74B
$656.7M
$365.5M
$350.9M
$73.5M
$28.3M
$20.1M
$13M
Transport’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Gateways and Border Crossings Fund | $330,368,813 |
| Contributions | Northumberland strait crossing subsidy payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act | $62,334,630 |
| Contributions | Airports capital assistance program | $46,935,184 |
| Contributions | Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Transportation Infrastructure Fund | $43,867,173 |
| Contributions | Ferry services contribution program | $31,657,222 |
| Grants | Grant to the Province of British Columbia in respect of the provision of ferry and coastal freight and passenger services | $28,729,747 |
| Contributions | Regional and remote passenger rail service class contribution program | $11,355,924 |
| Contributions | Payments in support of crossing improvements approved under the Railway Safety Act | $8,929,862 |
| Contributions | Smart Oceans contribution program | $7,400,000 |
| Contributions | Payments to the Canadian National Railway Company in respect of the termination of the collection of tolls on the Victoria Bridge, Montreal and for rehabilitation work on the roadway portion of the bridge | $3,300,000 |
| Contributions | Road safety transfer payment program | $3,048,363 |
| Contributions | Contribution to support clean transportation initiatives | $2,720,615 |
| Contributions | Contribution for the Oshawa Harbour Port consolidation project | $2,497,315 |
| Contributions | Airports operations and maintenance subsidy program | $1,681,470 |
| Contributions | Contribution in support of boating safety | $1,167,388 |
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Transport figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
