Program directory · Transport Canada
Transportation Analysis
- Department
- Transport Canada
- Program code
- BTY02 (TC)
- Core responsibility
- Efficient Transportation System
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Excellent policy decisions can be made when the best possible information is available. Our Program exists to conduct research and analysis to gain a better understanding of the key indicators that affect an ever-changing and evolving transportation sector. We achieve this by: collecting and analyzing relevant transportation data; monitoring and reporting on the performance and capacity of the national transportation system; and studying economic and societal impacts on current and future transportation system requirements. By doing this, we are then able to: make informed policy decisions, with a view to improving the efficiency of the transportation system; and identify where we should invest within Canada’s transportation system for the benefit of domestic and foreign travellers and businesses.
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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Analysis | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $97.5M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of site visits and pages viewed from dissemination platform | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Number of files and quantity of information in bytes downloaded from dissemination platform | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Volume of freight (throughput) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $19.5M, against $11M in 2022-23 (+78%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned employees (FTEs) 34, against 63 in 2026-27 (−46%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $8.2M, against $19.4M in 2026-27 (−58%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
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.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | 2020 | 16,260 This number represents the actual number of site visits recorded during 2020-21; and, as expected, is below target due to the pandemic, which negatively impacted transport activities throughout the period. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 18,000 | 2022 | 22,110 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 18,000 | 2023 | 21,071 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 18,000 | 2024 | 17,386 An increase in the quantity of information downloaded demonstrates research and interest in the Canadian Transportation System. Which should lead to better comprehension and help transportation users make better decisions and get products reliably to the market. We have not met our target in terms of number of visits to the TDIH website and through partnerships, as we have been transitioning from… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 18,000 | 2025 | 23,138 An increase in the quantity of information downloaded demonstrates research and interest in the Canadian Transportation System. Which should lead to better comprehension and help transportation users make better decisions and get products reliably to the market. | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | — Metrics not developed, data not available to generate the volume of freight handled on the transportation system across all modes of transportation). For these reasons, this indicator will be removed as of FY 201-22 | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | Year over year improvements | 2021 | No result We do not have the Volume of Freight (throughput). We cannot calculate an aggregate measure for all modes. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 18,000 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $12.5M | $9M |
| 2019-20 | $8.6M | $11.7M |
| 2020-21 | $12.6M | $11.9M |
| 2021-22 | $12.6M | $12.3M |
| 2022-23 | $9.2M | $11M |
| 2023-24 | $159M | $19.5M |
| 2024-25 | $21.6M | $21.9M |
| 2025-26 | $21.2M | — |
| 2026-27 | $19.4M | — |
| 2027-28 | $8.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $4.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 62 | 46 |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 59 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 65 |
| 2021-22 | 55 | 60 |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 49 |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 72 |
| 2024-25 | 66 | 88 |
| 2025-26 | 85 | — |
| 2026-27 | 63 | — |
| 2027-28 | 34* | — |
| 2028-29 | 27* | — |
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
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $12,487,912 | $11,912,291 | $11,496,711 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $8,632,573 | $8,605,335 | $8,625,938 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $12,557,900 | $12,620,323 | $8,689,333 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $12,555,365 | $9,113,922 | $9,115,583 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $9,232,617 | $9,185,964 | $9,153,844 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $158,623,642 | $134,668,456 | $130,658,250 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $21,560,555 | $16,696,825 | $16,731,734 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $21,236,617 | $21,231,282 | $9,826,902 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $19,447,587 | $8,242,214 | $4,578,094 | ||||||||
| Actual | $9,049,578 | $11,729,403 | $11,941,823 | $12,330,213 | $10,955,889 | $19,524,810 | $21,922,181 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
