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Section III: Supplementary Information

3.1 Financial Highlights

The Agency's financial statements can be found on the Agency's Web site at www.cta.gc.ca/eng/financial-statement-08-09.

Condensed Statement of Financial Position at End of Year (March 31, 2009)
($ thousands)

	% Change	2009	2008
ASSETS   Total Assets	-3.6%	3,125	3,242
TOTAL	-3.6%	3,125	3,242
LIABILITIES   Total Liabilities	+22.3%	7,435	6,077
EQUITY   Total Equity	-52.0%	(4,310)	(2,835)
TOTAL	-3.6%	3,125	3,242

Condensed Statement of Operations at End of Year (March 31, 2009)
($ thousands)

	% Change	2009	2008
Expenses	+11.7%	31,226	27,962
Revenues	+135.5%	73	31
Net Cost of Operations	+11.5%	31,153	27,931

Total assets were $3.1 million at the end of 2008–2009, a decrease of $0.1 million (3.6%) over the previous year's total assets of $3.2 million. Tangible capital assets represented $2.5 million (81%), accounts receivable represented $0.4 million (11%), while prepaid expenses and inventory represented 5% and 3% respectively of total assets.

The Agency's total revenues amounted to $73,469 for 2008–2009. There was a large increase of $42,286 (135.5%) from the previous year's revenue due to an increase in penalties. Almost all of the Agency's revenue is derived from two sources: penalties (fines) imposed on air carriers and transportation facilities ($58,115), and determining the net salvage value of railway assets during the discontinuance of a railway line ($15,030). All other levels of revenue were marginal for 2008–2009.

Total liabilities were $7.4 million at the end of 2008–2009, an increase of $1.3 million (22.3%) over the previous year's total liabilities of $6.1 million. Employee severance benefits and accounts payable represented the largest portion of total liabilities at $3.7 million and $2.7 million respectively.

The Agency's total expenses were $31.2 million in 2008–2009. The majority of funds, $24 million or 77%, were spent on salaries and employee benefits, 8% on professional services, 6% on accommodation and the remaining 9% going towards repair and maintenance, rentals, materials and supplies, machinery and equipment.

3.2 List of Supplementary Information Tables

All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2008–2009 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's website at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2008-2009/index-eng.asp.

Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue

User Fees/External Fees

Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits

Internal Audits and Evaluations

3.3 Other Items of Interest

Annual Reports

Annual Reports for 1997 to 2009 are available on the Agency's Web site at http://www.cta.gc.ca/eng/annual-reports.

Contacts for Further Information

Postal address:
Canadian Transportation Agency
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0N9

Web site:
http://www.cta.gc.ca

Area of Responsibility	Contact Name	Title	Telephone Number and E-mail Address
Legal	Claude Jacques	General Counsel	819-997-9323 claude.jacques@otc-cta.gc.ca
Dispute Resolution (Air, Rail, Marine and Accessible Transportation)	Joan MacDonald	Director General	819-953-5074 joan.macdonald@otc-cta.gc.ca
Industry Regulation and Determinations (Air, Rail and Marine Transportation)	Ghislain Blanchard	Director General	819-953-4657 ghislain.blanchard@otc-cta.gc.ca
Corporate Management	Arun Thangaraj	Director General	819-997-6764 arun.thangaraj@otc-cta.gc.ca
Finance, Administration and Planning	Michel LeBlanc	Director	819-953-2829 michel.leblanc@otc-cta.gc.ca
Communications	Jacqueline Bannister	Director	819-953-7666 jacqueline.bannister@otc-cta.gc.ca

Legislation and Regulations

The Agency is responsible for the following Act:

Canada Transportation Act

S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended

The Agency shares responsibility for the following Acts:

Access to Information Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. A-1
Canada Marine Act	S.C., 1998, c. 10
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act	S.C., 1992, c. 37
Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act	S.C., 1996, c. 20
Coasting Trade Act	S.C., 1992, c. 31
Energy Supplies Emergency Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. E-9
Financial Administration Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. F-11
Official Languages Act	R.S.C, 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.)
Pilotage Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. P-14
Privacy Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. P-21
Public Service Modernization Act	S.C., 2003, c. 22
Railway Relocation and Crossing Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. R-4
Railway Safety Act	R.S.C., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.)
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987	R.S.C., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.)

The Agency has sole responsibility for the following regulations and other statutory instruments:

The Agency shares responsibility for the following regulations:

These Acts and Regulations are available in the “Legislation” section of the Agency's Web site at http://www.cta.gc.ca/eng/laws-regulations

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[1] In order to set a normalized initial benchmark for the measurement of Agency performance, a number of backlogged cases, primarily related to a major accessibility decision on access to medical oxygen when travelling by air, were not included in this calculation.

[2] The Governance Framework consists of three standing committees that report to the Agency's Executive Sub-Committee on People Strategic Priority: the Human Resources Management Committee, the Business Process Steering Committee and the Internal Communications and External Relations Committee.

[3] The Agency's Strategic Plan 2008–2011 can be found on the Agency's Web site: http://www.cta.gc.ca/eng/stratplan.

[4] To view this decision, refer to the Agency's Web site: http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/decision-ruling/drv.php?id=28092&lang=eng.

[5] For more information regarding specific air disputes, refer to the Agency's 2008–2009 Annual Report. http://www.cta.gc.ca/eng/annual-reports.

[6] The decisions can be found on the Agency's Web site: http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/decision-ruling/listes-lists.php?type=d&mm=6&aaaa_yyyy=2008&cat=AT&lang=eng.

[7] The decision can be found on the Agency's Web site: http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/decision-ruling/drv.php?id=26872&lang=eng.

[8] In order to set a normalized initial benchmark for the measurement of Agency performance, a number of backlogged cases, primarily related to a major accessibility decision on access to medical oxygen when travelling by air, were not included in this calculation. For information on these cases, please refer to the 2008–2009 Annual Report at http://www.cta.gc.ca/eng/annual-reports

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