Section 29: Transfer payments

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Table 1:(in dollars)Links to footnote * in Table 1

Description Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Main Estimates Supplementary Estimates Adjustments, warrants and transfers Total available for use Used in the current year Variance Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous year
Department of Transport
Grants
Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program – 587,632,784 603,243,600 (negative 4,898,599) 1,185,977,785 1,184,973,562 1,004,223 – 692,802,870
Grant to the Province of British Columbia in respect of the provision of ferry and coastal freight and passenger services – 36,831,513 – 92,575 36,924,088 36,924,088 – – 35,637,652
Program to Advance Indigenous Reconciliation – 4,607,563 – (negative 386,154) 4,221,409 2,391,631 1,829,778 – 3,359,057
Grant for Innovative Solutions Canada – 1,466,046 – 1,200,000 2,666,046 2,593,340 72,706 – 1,950,000
Rail Safety Improvement Program – 1,183,000 1,239,998 (negative 2,352,998) 70,000 70,000 – – 355,000
Commemoration Fund for the Victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Tragedy – 1,000,000 – (negative 434,928) 565,072 565,072 – – 732,191
Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways – 550,000 – (negative 550,000) – – – – 1,375,362
Program to Address Disturbances from Vessel Traffic – 150,000 – – 150,000 150,000 – – –
Grant to the International Civil Aviation Organization for Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Program – 130,000 – – 130,000 129,562 438 – 129,539
Ports Asset Transfer Program – – 26,500,000 – 26,500,000 – 26,500,000 – –
Items not required for the current year – – – – – – – – 2,355,830
Total—Grants – 633,550,906 630,983,598 (negative 7,330,104) 1,257,204,400 1,227,797,255 29,407,145 – 738,697,501
Contributions
National Trade Corridors Fund – 874,570,473 – 12,240,346 886,810,819 541,745,542 345,065,277 – 467,380,049
Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass Project – 188,093,410 – 5,999,999 194,093,409 16,162,889 177,930,520 – 9,428,899
Airport Critical Infrastructure Program – 110,250,290 – (negative 11,143,715) 99,106,575 68,495,697 30,610,878 – 150,891,260
Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways – 81,854,057 – (negative 30,030) 81,824,027 34,212,554 47,611,473 – 19,615,976
Ferry Services Contribution Program – 54,438,352 7,761,924 3,698,599 65,898,875 65,898,875 – – 52,690,925
Rail Safety Improvement Contribution Program – 46,275,000 17,673,585 891,996 64,840,581 36,508,077 28,332,504 – 41,749,497
Airports Capital Assistance Program – 43,999,999 13,513,466 (negative 4,536,678) 52,976,787 48,484,856 4,491,931 – 43,400,354
Contribution for the Green Shipping Corridor Program – 36,800,000 – – 36,800,000 – 36,800,000 – –
Remote Passenger Rail Program – 19,562,960 22,900,000 (negative 2,235,535) 40,227,425 33,905,940 6,321,485 – 20,485,535
Road Safety Transfer Payment Program – 12,000,000 – (negative 400,000) 11,600,000 8,202,864 3,397,136 – 15,198,028
Program to Address Disturbances from Vessel Traffic – 2,800,500 – 967,324 3,767,824 2,218,577 1,549,247 – 3,274,271
Major Rehabilitation Work on the Victoria Bridge – 2,723,604 – 563,148 3,286,752 1,503,791 1,782,961 – 1,236,853
Contributions to provinces toward highway improvements to enhance overall efficiency and promote safety while encouraging industrial development and tourism from a regional economic perspective: Outaouais Road Development Agreement – 2,632,000 – (negative 547,565) 2,084,435 94,444 1,989,991 – 583,505
Airports Operations and Maintenance Subsidy Program – 1,600,000 – 1,218,427 2,818,427 2,818,427 – – 3,088,792
Program to Advance Indigenous Reconciliation – 1,300,000 – 200,000 1,500,000 1,397,912 102,088 – 210,051
Labrador Coastal Airstrips Restoration Program – 1,000,000 – (negative 490,000) 510,000 510,000 – – 1,260,000
Contribution in Support of Boating Safety – 958,000 – 39,812 997,812 997,811 1 – 1,548,358
Contribution to Support Clean Transportation Program – 700,000 1,291,378 300,000 2,291,378 843,529 1,447,849 – 166,017
Transportation Association of Canada – 425,310 – 400,000 825,310 410,640 414,670 – 350,755
Payments to other governments or international agencies for the operation and maintenance of airports, air navigation and airways facilities – 100,000 – – 100,000 82,379 17,621 – 63,858
Allowances to former employees of Newfoundland Railways, Steamships and Telecommunications Services transferred to Canadian National Railways – 70,294 – – 70,294 48,846 21,448 – 60,080
Canadian Transportation Research Forum's Scholarship program – 24,000 – – 24,000 24,000 – – 24,000
Ports Asset Transfer Program – – 14,000,000 – 14,000,000 175,000 13,825,000 – 50,000
Commemoration Fund for the Victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Tragedy – – – 693,976 693,976 693,976 – – 969,097
Links to footnote S in Table 1 Northumberland Strait Crossing Subsidy Payment under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act (S.C., 1993, c. 43) – 79,031,257 – 354,159 79,385,416 79,385,416 – – 77,178,962
Links to footnote S in Table 1 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 roadway portion of the Bridge (Vote 107, Appropriation Act No. 5, 1963) – 3,300,000 – 6,613,270 9,913,270 9,913,270 – – 3,300,000
Total—Contributions – 1,564,509,506 77,140,353 14,797,533 1,656,447,392 954,735,312 701,712,080 – 914,205,122
Total Ministry – 2,198,060,412 708,123,951 7,467,429 2,913,651,792 2,182,532,567 731,119,225 – 1,652,902,623

Table 1 notes

Table note *

The dash means that the amount is 0 or is rounded to 0.

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Table note S

Statutory transfer payment.

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