Canada’s transportation system
Economic footprint:
900,000 jobs @ $79 billion / $1.1 trillion of goods moved
Marine
- 550 port facilities
- 18 Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs)
- 335 million tonnes of goods handled by CPAs
- $218 billion in international trade handled across all modes
Rail
- Over 70 rail companies,
- 40 federally-regulated, holding a Certificate of Fitness from the Canada Transportation Agency
- 4 class 1 railways
- 41,711 kilometres of railway track
- Rail freight just over 313 million tonnes
Air
- 26 national airports
- 296 othercertified, land-based airports
- 6.4 million aircraft movements
- Over 152 million air passengers
per year
Road
- Over 23 million road motor vehicles
- 1.13 million kilometres of two-lane-equivalent public roads
- 295 billion tonne-kilometres in for-hire trucking traffic
Change is happening fast
We need to keep pace or risk falling behind
TC must consider:
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What today’s passengers, manufacturers, owners and operators expect -
Who the new industry players are -
Impacts to transportation safety and security, the environment and economy -
Emerging risks and how to manage them -
How to work with our partners to enable innovation -
The best rules and tools to monitor and ensure compliance
A new vision for how we work at Transport Canada
How do we adapt to these changing times?
We rethink how we design and deliver our programs
Digital by Design
GC Digital Standards:
- Design with users
- Iterate and improve frequently
- Work in the open by default
- Use open standards and solutions
- Address security and privacy risks
- Build in accessibility from the start
- Empower staff to deliver better services
- Be good data stewards
- Design ethical services
- Collaborate widely
From
Outdated and inconsistent legislation and regulatory approaches
To
Legislative authorities and policy instruments that are modern, clear and adaptable to an evolving transportation system
From
Inconsistent understanding of risk and how to manage it by using data
To
- Clear understanding of risks and tolerance levels
- Reliable, data-driven risk assessment for inter-modal and international comparisons
- Ability to assess economic impacts and conduct cost-benefit analyses
- Research with users to understand impacts and perceptions
From
Inflexible policy instruments, including non-regulatory approaches
To
- Ability to choose cost-effective, high-impact interventions
- Engagement with citizens and industry to design policies and explore voluntary compliance
From
Lack of focus on users; Traditional regulatory approach with limited consultation;
Outdated fee structure
To
- User-centric, digital-first design and delivery of programs and services
- Meaningful engagement
- New regulatory and non-regulatory approaches, including alternate service delivery models
- Modern fees to support high-quality service and enhance international competitiveness
From
Paper-based, in-person transactions with lack of user support across channels;
Inconsistent or no service standards;
Lack of effective ways to give feedback;
Inconsistent risk management
To
- Digital-first, multi-channel delivery
- Transparent, harmonized service standards
- Robust feedback mechanisms; reporting on how we use feedback to improve
- Common approach to risk management in compliance and enforcement
From
Inconsistent or unavailable data, making it hard to measure program success
To
- Open, timely data that informs decision-making
- Data that helps us improve programs, innovate and experiment
- Publicly shared performance reports
Our Transformation Plan
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Legislation -
Regulations -
Policies -
Interventions and instruments -
Outreach and awareness -
Monitoring
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Regulatory authorizations -
Internal services -
Grants and contributions -
Advisory services
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Engagement -
Relationship building -
Open by default – sharing data and information -
Accountability
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Big data -
Advanced analytics -
Environment and infrastructure -
Governance
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People -
Culture -
Tools -
Workplace