Program directory · Transport Canada

Emergency Management

Department

Transport Canada

Program code

BTW25 (TC)

Core responsibility

Safe and Secure Transportation System

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The safety and security of Canada and Canadians is one of the Government of Canada’s key functions. Our Program is responsible for administering Transport Canada’s responsibilities under the Emergency Management Act as they relate to: prevention/mitigation strategies; emergency preparedness; and response to and recovery from transportation-related emergencies. Our Program’s role in emergency preparedness is to ensure that we are prepared for, and able to respond to, emerging threats and situations that may impact the national transportation system. We collaborate closely with internal and external partners, such as modal subject matter experts, other Government Departments and levels of Government, first responders and industry stakeholders.

We are responsible for maintaining departmental policies and procedures related to emergency management. The Program is also responsible for administering Transport Canada’s responsibilities under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation as they relate to reporting release and anticipated release of dangerous goods to the Minister, through the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC). CANUTEC operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide scientific expertise following a transportation of dangerous goods incident, and to develop guidance materials on emergency response, such as the Emergency Response Guidebook.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.