Program directory · Transport Canada
Transportation Infrastructure
- Department
- Transport Canada
- Program code
- BTY03 (TC)
- Core responsibility
- Efficient Transportation System
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Our Program contributes to an efficient transportation system. We provide efficient and effective delivery of programs in the domains of transportation infrastructure and services in the air, marine and rail modes to ensure that transportation assets and services are available for use. The Program supports the operation of legacy transportation assets and services and the management of related capital requirements, the management of TC-owned real property, the stewardship of TC-owned assets managed by arms’ length third parties and the delivery of grant and contribution programs.
Our Program plays an important role in terms of supporting local economic development, including tourism and recreation sectors; the general public; private sectors; provincial, territorial and municipal governments; as well as responding to social needs and serving local populations.
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 Infrastructure | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $4.17B |
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 | Spending $503M, against $354M in 2018-19 (+42%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: Percentage of signed Contribution Agreements before end of spring to allow for longer construction season | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Availability of Transport Canada owned and managed airports; Signed Active Contribution Agreements; number signed in past year.; The percentage of "CPA transactions" (e.g., real estate, borrowing, etc.) respecting all applicable Acts, regulations and Letters Patent | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: Total funding spent as a percentage (%) of total available funding | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of signed Contribution Agreements before end of spring to allow for longer construction season | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $800M, against $626M in 2024-25 (+28%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 70% | 2023 | 92% Program measures taken to start larger multiyear projects in 21-22 to ensure full utilization of increased funding level in 21-22 and 22-23 were effective. Large projects were completed and smaller mobile equipment projects filled the utilization gap nicely. | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 70% | 2024 | 70% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 70% | 2025 | 94% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 94% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 100% This target excludes events (e.g., weather) that are beyond our control. Methodology: Simple accounting of number of site visits and number of page views from the Canadian Center on Transportation Data. Baseline established based on 2019/20 data of first time visits and page views on the Transportation Data Information Hub. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | The target and the date to achieve the target are currently under development | 2019 | — No actual result available | No result reported |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 1 | 2020 | 29 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 10 | 2021 | 33 Many agreements signed due to the funding of several smaller projects (mobile equipment). | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 70% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $486M | $354M |
| 2019-20 | $506M | $503M |
| 2020-21 | $397M | $622M |
| 2021-22 | $454M | $717M |
| 2022-23 | $731M | $743M |
| 2023-24 | $668M | $604M |
| 2024-25 | $810M | $626M |
| 2025-26 | $800M | — |
| 2026-27 | $861M | — |
| 2027-28 | $760M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $691M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 201 | 210 |
| 2019-20 | 199 | 210 |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 210 |
| 2021-22 | 208 | 214 |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 214 |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 248 |
| 2024-25 | 292 | 252 |
| 2025-26 | 257 | — |
| 2026-27 | 251 | — |
| 2027-28 | 202* | — |
| 2028-29 | 197* | — |
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 | $485,836,061 | $390,232,910 | $337,157,895 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $506,430,987 | $300,336,050 | $309,552,727 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $396,533,869 | $354,540,719 | $274,289,310 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $454,488,156 | $303,980,391 | $307,384,430 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $731,051,060 | $466,580,555 | $404,269,031 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $668,254,130 | $537,626,667 | $458,040,872 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $809,577,481 | $681,925,682 | $714,444,536 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $800,326,798 | $1,085,902,929 | $445,592,113 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $860,971,815 | $760,467,283 | $690,891,400 | ||||||||
| Actual | $353,604,600 | $503,464,344 | $622,155,684 | $716,514,163 | $743,254,565 | $604,468,517 | $626,020,705 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
