Contribution: Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
University of Victoria|Université de Victoria
$480,000.00
Agreement for a High-Resolution Multi-Sensor Compact Smart Train Collision Avoidance System
FY 2023-24 · 2024-03-28
Summary
To support research testing and development of technology to improve rail safety.
Department
Program
Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
Location
VICTORIA |VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2024-03-28 | 2023-24 | $480,000.00 |
| 1 | 2024-03-28 | 2023-24 | $480,000.00 |
As published
Additional Information
The projected agreement end date was modified.
Additional Information (French)
La date de fin prévue de l'entente a été modifiée.
Agreement End Date
2028-09-30
Agreement Number
164969
Agreement Start Date
2024-03-28
Agreement Title
Agreement for a High-Resolution Multi-Sensor Compact Smart Train Collision Avoidance System
Agreement Title (French)
Entente pour un système intelligent compact multi-capteurs a haute résolution destiné à éviter les collisions ferroviaires.
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$480,000.00
Amendment Date
2025-11-20
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
National |National
Description
To support research testing and development of technology to improve rail safety.
Description (French)
Appuyer la recherche les essais et le développement de technologies pour améliorer la sécurité ferroviaire.
Expected Results
Piloting of new technologies at grade crossings and on rail lines.
Expected Results (French)
Nouvelles technologies faisant l'objet d'un projet pilote aux passages à niveau et sur les voies ferrées.
Federal Riding
Victoria (2023)
Federal Riding (French)
Victoria (2023)
Federal Riding Number
59042
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Organization Code
tc
Organization
Transport Canada | Transports Canada
Program Name
Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
Program Name (French)
Programme d'amélioration de la sécurité ferroviaire: Volet d'infrastructure de technologie et de recherche
Program Purpose
The program supports projects that improve rail safety contribute to increasing safety at grade crossings and along rail lines address climate change resilience through the rehabilitation mitigation and/or prevention of the impacts of climate change/extreme weather along rail lines and rail property and increase public confidence in Canada's rail transportation system.
Program Purpose (French)
Le programme appuie des projets qui améliorent la sécurité ferroviaire contribuent à accroître la sécurité aux passages à niveau et le long des voies ferrées favorisent la résilience aux changements climatiques par la réhabilitation l'atténuation et/ou la prévention des effets des changements climatiques et des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes le long des voies ferrées et des propriétés ferroviaires et accroît la confiance du public dans le système de transport ferroviaire du Canada.
Recipient City
VICTORIA |VICTORIA
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
University of Victoria|Université de Victoria
Recipient Postal Code
V8P5C2
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
217-2024-2025-Q1-10115
