Transport Canada
What Transport Canada spent in fiscal year 2023-24: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.
Reports through Transport; the overview shows it in that ministry.
What Transport Canada does
The Department of Transport (Transport Canada) is the federal department responsible for developing and enforcing transportation policies, regulations, and infrastructure projects to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across Canada. It oversees aviation, rail, marine, and road transportation systems, working to enhance national connectivity and economic growth.
Spending, 2023-24
Net spending, 2023-24
$3.02B
spent by Transport Canada, less revenues it kept
Share, 2023-24
0.6%
of the net spending of every federal organization
How did Transport Canada spend its budget in 2023-24?
By standard object. Revenues it kept are negative and netted against its spending. Transfer payments are broken into their largest named programs.
Spending by standard object, 2023-24
Transfer payments
Personnel
Professional and special services
Acquisition of land, buildings and works
Acquisition of machinery and equipment
Transportation and communications
Other subsidies and payments
Rentals
Repair and maintenance
Utilities, materials and supplies
Information
External revenues
Internal revenues
$1.65B
$873M
$274M
$116M
$69.8M
$29.1M
$27.4M
$23.3M
$22.1M
$17.9M
$11.4M
-$46.9M
-$51.3M
Total: $3.02B.
Spending by program, 2023-24
The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $3.02B in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.
$723M
$604M
$484M
$152M
$141M
$85.8M
$79.3M
$53.4M
$51.9M
$47.1M
$42M
$39.5M
$39.3M
$39.3M
$37.3M
$35.9M
$34.3M
$34.3M
$30.9M
$28.9M
$26.5M
$21M
$20.7M
$19.5M
$19.4M
$18.1M
$16.2M
$12.1M
$10.8M
$10.6M
$10.3M
$8.9M
$8.6M
$7M
$4.9M
$4.7M
$4.6M
$4.4M
$3M
$2.1M
$1.5M
Workforce, 2023-24
Full-time equivalents
6,819
the actual FTEs of its programs, as GC InfoBase reports them
Personnel spending
$873M
salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)
Personnel spending per FTE
$128K
personnel spending divided by full-time equivalents
A full-time equivalent is a measure of employment, not a headcount: two half-time employees are one FTE. Personnel spending includes benefits and pension contributions, so per FTE it is not an average salary.
Transfer payment programs, 2023-24
The grants, contributions and other transfers Transport Canada paid, program by program: $1.65B in all, against $1.65B for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).
| Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles ProgramPayments | Grant | $692,802,870 |
| National Trade Corridors FundPayments | Contribution | $467,380,049 |
| Airport Critical Infrastructure ProgramPayments | Contribution | $150,891,260 |
| Northumberland Strait Crossing Subsidy Payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (S.C., 1993, c. 43)Payments | Contribution | $77,178,962 |
| Ferry Services Contribution ProgramPayments | Contribution | $52,690,925 |
| Airports Capital Assistance ProgramPayments | Contribution | $43,400,354 |
| Rail Safety Improvement Contribution ProgramPayments | Contribution | $41,749,497 |
| Grant to the Province of British Columbia in respect of the provision of ferry and coastal freight and passenger servicesPayments | Grant | $35,637,652 |
| Remote Passenger Rail ProgramPayments | Contribution | $20,485,535 |
| Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and WaterwaysPayments | Contribution | $19,615,976 |
| Road Safety Transfer Payment ProgramPayments | Contribution | $15,198,028 |
| Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass ProjectPayments | Contribution | $9,428,899 |
| Program to Advance Indigenous ReconciliationPayments | Grant | $3,359,057 |
| 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 (Vote 107, Appropriation Act No. 5, 1963, S.C., 1963, c. 42)Payments | Contribution | $3,300,000 |
| Program to Address Disturbances from Vessel TrafficPayments | Contribution | $3,274,271 |
| 35 programs | $1,652,902,623 | |
Contracts of $10,000 and under
Contracts this small are not published one by one: Treasury Board publishes each organization's totals, by calendar year, for contracts of $10,000 and under (their original value and their amendments) and for acquisition card purchases. They are the value of contracts entered into, not what was paid in a fiscal year, so they are not part of the net expenditure above, and the years are calendar years.
| Calendar year | Goods | Services | Construction | Acquisition cards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,577,925 | $2,461,969 | $0 | $11,522,784 | $18,562,677 |
| 2024 | $4,048,384 | $4,217,960 | $0 | $12,368,659 | $20,635,003 |
| 2023 | $6,390,700 | $2,405,373 | $0 | $13,030,657 | $21,826,731 |
| 2022 | $4,132,073 | $3,908,583 | $0 | $10,842,568 | $18,883,225 |
| 2021 | $3,785,255 | $4,007,193 | $0 | $11,355,334 | $19,147,782 |
| 2020 | $6,714,675 | $2,462,442 | $29,717 | $10,180,807 | $19,387,642 |
| 2019 | $6,840,126 | $3,050,633 | $243,144 | $14,601,434 | $24,735,336 |
| 2018 | $7,091,533 | $3,644,945 | $22,604 | $16,044,464 | $26,803,546 |
| 2017 | $5,776,172 | $2,685,827 | $0 | $14,255,111 | $22,717,109 |
Transport Canada’s share of federal net spending
Other organizations in Transport
Sources
- Public Accounts of Canada 2024, Volume II: Ministerial expenditures by standard object (Table 3)
- Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II: Transfer payments (multi-year open data)
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Spending (programs_spending.csv)
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Employees (programs_ftes.csv)
- Proactive Publication - Contracts: Aggregated Total - Contracts $10K and under
Department figures are net expenditure (Public Accounts, Volume II), which doesn’t add up to the accrual expenses of the overview’s headline. See the methodology.
