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TRANSPORT

Department
Canada Post Corporation
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
Marine Atlantic Inc.
National Capital Commission
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.
The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Ministry Summary


      These Supplementary Estimates    
     
 
    Authorities        Adjustments to Total Estimates  
Vote (dollars)   to date   Transfers   Appropriations   to date  

 
  Department          
1b   Operating expenditures, and          
  ( a ) authority to make expenditures on other than          
  federal property in the course of or arising out of the          
  exercise of jurisdiction in aeronautics;          
  ( b ) authority for the payment of commissions for          
  revenue collection pursuant to the Aeronautics Act ;          
  ( c ) authority to expend revenue received during the          
  fiscal year; and          
  ( d ) the payment to each member of the Queen's Privy          
  Council for Canada who is a Minister without          
  Portfolio or a Minister of State who does not preside          
  over a Ministry of State of a salary not to exceed the          
  salary paid to Ministers of State who preside over          
  Ministries of State under the Salaries Act , as adjusted          
  pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act and pro rata          
  for any period of less than a year – To authorize the          
  transfer of $35,000 from Transport Vote 55, $471,668          
  from National Defence Vote 5 and $96,100 from          
  National Defence Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2,          
  2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide          
  a further amount of   378,658,202   (1,078,285)   25,071,706   402,651,623  
5b   Capital expenditures including contributions to          
  provinces or municipalities or local or private          
  authorities towards construction done by those bodies   183,003,250   . . . . .   3,283,563   186,286,813  
10b   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   741,718,142   (6,000,000)   5,610,046   741,328,188  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   66,339,852   . . . . .   . . . . .   66,339,852  
(S)   Minister of Transport – Salary and motor car          
  allowance   78,422   . . . . .   . . . . .   78,422  
(S)   Northumberland Strait Crossing Subsidy Payment          
  under the Northumberland Strait Crossing Act          
  (S.C., 1993, c. 43)   57,771,301   . . . . .   . . . . .   57,771,301  
(S)   Payments in respect of St. Lawrence Seaway          
  agreements under the Canada Marine Act          
  (S.C., 1998, c. 10)   47,700,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   47,700,000  
(S)   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)   3,300,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,300,000  
(S)   Minister of State – Motor car allowance   . . . . .   . . . . .   2,000   2,000  
     

 
                  Total Department   1,478,569,169   (7,078,285)   33,967,315   1,505,458,199  
  Canada Post Corporation          
15   Payments to the Canada Post Corporation for special          
  purposes   72,210,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   72,210,000  
17b   In accordance with section 28 of the Canada Post          
  Corporation Act and section 101 and          
  subsection 127(3) of the Financial Administration          
  Act , to authorize the Canada Post Corporation to          
  borrow otherwise than from the Crown not exceeding          
  from time to time an aggregate outstanding amount of          
  $2,500,000,000 in accordance with terms and          
  conditions approved by the Minister of Finance   . . . . .   . . . . .   1   1  
     

 
                  Total Agency   72,210,000   . . . . .   1   72,210,001  
  Canadian Air Transport Security Authority          
20b   Payments to the Canadian Air Transport Security          
  Authority for operating and capital expenditures   418,179,000   . . . . .   197,605,000   615,784,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   418,179,000   . . . . .   197,605,000   615,784,000  
  Canadian Transportation Agency          
25   Program expenditures   24,072,998   . . . . .   . . . . .   24,072,998  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   3,219,094   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,219,094  
     

 
                  Total Agency   27,292,092   . . . . .   . . . . .   27,292,092  
  Federal Bridge Corporation Limited          
30   Payments to the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited   40,895,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   40,895,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   40,895,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   40,895,000  
  Marine Atlantic Inc.          
35b   Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc. in respect of          
  ( a ) the costs of the management of the Company,          
  payments for capital purposes and for transportation          
  activities including the following water transportation          
  services pursuant to contracts with Her Majesty:          
  Newfoundland ferries and terminals; and          
  ( b ) payments made by the Company of the costs          
  incurred for the provision of early retirement benefits,          
  severance and other benefits where such costs result          
  from employee cutbacks or the discontinuance or          
  reduction of a service   101,283,000   . . . . .   25,050,000   126,333,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   101,283,000   . . . . .   25,050,000   126,333,000  
  National Capital Commission          
40b   Payments to the National Capital Commission for          
  operating expenditures   79,678,767   (640,000)   1,961,167   80,999,934  
45b   Payments to the National Capital Commission for          
  capital expenditures – To authorize the transfer of          
  $640,000 from Transport Vote 40, Appropriation Act          
  No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote   31,893,000   640,000   1   32,533,001  
     

 
                  Total Agency   111,571,767   . . . . .   1,961,168   113,532,935  
  Office of Infrastructure of Canada          
50b   Operating expenditures – To authorize the transfer of          
  $6,805,267 from Transport Vote 55, Appropriation          
  Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and          
  to provide a further amount of   55,404,931   6,805,267   2,584,173   64,794,371  
55b   Contributions – To authorize the transfer of          
  $6,000,000 from Transport Vote 10, Appropriation          
  Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and          
  to provide a further amount of   4,147,244,414   (840,267)   548,161,172   4,694,565,319  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   3,357,469   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,357,469  
(S)   Infrastructure Stimulus Fund   1,980,655,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,980,655,000  
(S)   Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding          
  Program   495,000,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   495,000,000  
(S)   Communities Component of the Building Canada          
  Fund   250,000,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   250,000,000  
(S)   Green Infrastructure Fund   200,000,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   200,000,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   7,131,661,814   5,965,000   550,745,345   7,688,372,159  
  Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.          
60b   Payments to the Old Port of Montreal Corporation          
  Inc. for operating and capital expenditures – To          
  authorize the transfer of $803,334 from Public Works          
  and Government Services Vote 1, and $2,791,665          
  from Public Works and Government Services Vote 5,          
  Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of          
  this Vote   19,800,000   3,594,999   1   23,395,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   19,800,000   3,594,999   1   23,395,000  
  The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges          
        Incorporated          
65b   Payments to the Jacques Cartier and Champlain          
  Bridges Inc. to be applied in payment of the excess of          
  the expenditures over the revenues of the Corporation          
  (exclusive of depreciation on capital structures and          
  reserves) in the operation of the Jacques Cartier,          
  Champlain and Honoré Mercier Bridges, a portion of          
  the Bonaventure Autoroute, the Pont-Champlain          
  Jetty, and Melocheville Tunnel, Montreal   88,517,416   . . . . .   18,902,522   107,419,938  
     

 
                  Total Agency   88,517,416   . . . . .   18,902,522   107,419,938  
  Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada          
70a   Program expenditures   1,648,977   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,648,977  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   118,192   . . . . .   . . . . .   118,192  
     

 
                  Total Agency   1,767,169   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,767,169  
  VIA Rail Canada Inc.          
75   Payments to VIA Rail Canada Inc. in respect of the          
  costs of the management of the Company, payments          
  for capital purposes and payments for the provision of          
  rail passenger services in Canada in accordance with          
  contracts entered into pursuant to subparagraph ( c )(i)          
  of Transport Vote 52d, Appropriation Act No. 1, 1977   476,917,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   476,917,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   476,917,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   476,917,000  

                  Total Ministry   9,968,663,427   2,481,714   828,231,352   10,799,376,493  


Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Transport requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations   Vote 1   Vote 5   Vote 10   Total  
 



Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of          
      federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )   11,280   . . . . .   . . . . .   11,280  
Funding to strengthen Canadian air cargo security ( horizontal item )          
      ( Budget 2009 )   10,326   . . . . .   . . . . .   10,326  
Funding to support the Outaouais Roads Development Agreement          
      for projects related to improving the highway system in the          
      Outaouais region   118   . . . . .   6,454   6,572  
Funding to support the modernization of federal laboratories          
      ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )   . . . . .   4,534   . . . . .   4,534  
Funding under the Gateways and Border Crossing Fund for the Blue          
      Water and Peace Bridges ( Budget 2009 )   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,300   3,300  
Funding to promote energy development in Canada's North through          
      investments in the Mackenzie Gas Project ( horizontal item )          
      ( Budget 2009 )   2,501   . . . . .   . . . . .   2,501  
Funding in support of regulatory activities under the Clean Air          
      Regulatory Agenda, which form part of the Clean Air Agenda          
      ( horizontal item )   942   . . . . .   . . . . .   942  
Funding to develop a regime for regulated Airport Security Plans in          
      support of the Government's objectives for enhanced aviation          
      security ( Budget 2009 )   759   . . . . .   . . . . .   759  
Funding for the ecoTRANSPORT Strategy related to the Freight          
      Technology Incentives Program for the purchase and installation          
      of cost-effective emission-reducing technologies and equipment   . . . . .   . . . . .   358   358  
Funding for the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund relating to          
      investments in public infrastructure projects designed to improve          
      the quality of life in both urban and rural communities          
      ( horizontal item )   273   . . . . .   . . . . .   273  
Funding to support Phase II of the widening of Highway 73 /          
      Route 175 connecting Quebec City with the Saguenay - Lac          
      Saint-Jean region   259   . . . . .   . . . . .   259  
Funding to support incremental operating requirements under the          
      Building Canada Fund for the maintenance and improvement of          
      passenger flow and capacity related to the Union Station          
      Revitalization project in Toronto   162   . . . . .   . . . . .   162  
Funding for the ecoTRANSPORT Strategy related to the          
      ecoMOBILITY Program to assist municipalities in building their          
      capacity to implement transportation demand management          
      projects with the aim to increase the use of sustainable          
      transportation options such as transit, carpools, cycling and          
      walking   . . . . .   . . . . .   75   75  
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment          
      ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )   24   . . . . .   . . . . .   24  
 
      Gross Voted Appropriations   26,644   4,534   10,187   41,365  
 
Funds Available          
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   1,573   1,250   4,577   7,400  
 
      Total Voted Appropriations   25,071   3,284   5,610   33,965  
 
Statutory Appropriations          
Funding for the motor car allowance for the Minister of State         2  
       
Total Adjustments to Appropriations         33,967  
 
Transfers          
Transfer from National Defence – For investments in search and          
      rescue coordination initiatives across Canada   372   . . . . .   . . . . .   372  
Transfer from National Defence – For public security initiatives          
      related to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear          
      Research and Technology Initiative   100   . . . . .   . . . . .   100  
Transfer from National Defence – For public security initiatives          
      related to funding for Marine Security Operations Centres   96   . . . . .   . . . . .   96  
Transfer from Office of Infrastructure Canada – To support the          
      expansion of the Whitehorse International Airport Terminal          
      Building under the Canadian Strategic Infrastructure Fund   35   . . . . .   . . . . .   35  
Transfer to Treasury Board Secretariat – To support the operational          
      activities of the three national employment equity councils:          
      National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities,          
      National Council of Aboriginal Federal Employees, and National          
      Council of Visible Minorities   (23)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (23)  
Transfer to Indian Affairs and Northern Development – For First          
      Nations participation in negotiations regarding the development          
      of the Prince Rupert Port located on their asserted traditional          
      territories   (205)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (205)  
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans ($731), Canada Border Services          
      Agency ($500) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ($223) –          
      For Marine Security Coordination Fund   (1,454)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (1,454)  
Transfer to Office of Infrastructure of Canada – For planned capital          
      expansion projects outlined in the Belledune Port Authority's          
      2009–11 Capital Investment Plan and announced under the          
      Infrastructure Stimulus Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   (6,000)   (6,000)  
 
      Total Transfers   (1,079)   . . . . .   (6,000)   (7,079)  

These Supplementary Estimates   23,992   3,284   (390)   26,888  

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $1,572,834 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.

Vote 5 : $1,250,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.

Vote 10 : $4,577,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.

Transfer Payments (dollars) 

Voted   Statutory  
 

Contributions      
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 Roads Development Agreement   6,453,841   . . . . .  
Gateways and Border Crossings Fund   3,300,000   . . . . .  
ecoTRANSPORT Strategy - Freight Technology Incentives   357,838   . . . . .  
ecoTRANSPORT Strategy - ecoMOBILITY Program   75,367   . . . . .  

Total Gross Transfer Payments   10,187,046   . . . . .  
Less: Funds available within the Vote   4,577,000   . . . . .  
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote   6,000,000   . . . . .  

Total Transfer Payments   (389,954)   . . . . .  

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding. 

Canada Post Corporation

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canada Post Corporation – No additional funding being requested

Voted Appropriations   Vote 17  
 
Pursuant to Section 28 of the Canada Post Corporation Act and Sections 101 and 127(3) of the Financial    
      Administration Act , to authorize the Canada Post Corporation to increase their borrowing limit from $300,000,000    
      to $2,500,000,000 in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Minister of Finance  

. . . . .  


Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations  

Vote 20  

 
Funding in support of development of aviation security plans and passenger assessment system ( Budget 2009 )   190,703  
Funding related to the Restricted Area Identification Card (RAIC), a new biometric identification system used by    
      non-passengers aimed to improve access to restricted areas within Canada's major airports   2,259  
Funding related to the Calgary Airport Expansion Project for trans-border hold baggage screening, including    
      construction and installation of a baggage conveyor system   2,200  
Funding in support of Explosives Detection System projects related to the purchase of specialized equipment used to    
      screen passengers' checked baggage   2,142  
Funding in support of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games for the purchase of Portable Screening Units   221  
Funding in support of Non-Explosives Detection System projects, including the Threat Image Projection System   80  

These Supplementary Estimates   197,605  

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

Marine Atlantic Inc.

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)rs)

Marine Atlantic Inc. requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations  

Vote 35  

 
Funding for urgent health, safety and capital rust-out issues and to address additional operating pressures related to    
      the aging ferry infrastructure   22,200  
Funding to support the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund to address critical capital projects and operating pressures    
      ( Budget 2009 )   2,800  
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )   50  

These Supplementary Estimates   25,050  

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

National Capital Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

National Capital Commission requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations   Vote 40   Vote 45   Total  
 


Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal        
      contaminated sites ( horizontal item )   1,961   . . . . .   1,961  
Transfers        
Internal reallocation of resources – For the remediation of federal contaminated sites   (640)   640   . . . . .  

These Supplementary Estimates   1,321   640   1,961  

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

Office of Infrastructure of Canada

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Office of Infrastructure of Canada requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations   Vote 50   Vote 55   Total  
 


Funding for the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding Program to        
      provide long-term, predictable and flexible funding to provinces and territories for        
      infrastructure   . . . . .   263,885   263,885  
Funding for the Building Canada Fund relating to investments in public infrastructure        
      projects designed to improve the quality of life in both urban and rural        
      communities   2,492   158,299   160,791  
Funding for the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund relating to investments in public        
      infrastructure projects designed to improve the quality of life in both urban and        
      rural communities ( horizontal item )   92   122,706   122,798  
Funding for the Border Infrastructure Fund relating to investments in infrastructure to        
      reduce border congestion   . . . . .   83,272   83,272  
Funding for the National Trails Coalition for an initiative to create, upgrade and        
      sustain non-motorized, snowmobile and all-terrain-vehicle trails throughout the        
      country ( Budget 2009 )   . . . . .   2,500   2,500  
 
      Gross Voted Appropriations   2,584   630,662   633,246  
 
Funds Available        
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   . . . . .   82,500   82,500  
 
      Total Voted Appropriations   2,584   548,162   550,746  
 
Transfers        
Transfer from Transport – For planned capital expansion projects outlined in the        
      Belledune Port Authority's 2009-11 Capital Investment Plan and announced        
      under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund   . . . . .   6,000   6,000  
Internal reallocation of resources – To support the Major Infrastructure Component        
      under the Building Canada Fund for costs associated with office relocation and        
      consolidation   5,400   (5,400)   . . . . .  
Internal reallocation of resources – To support research with other government        
      organizations with the intent to gather information on both the state and asset        
      management aspects of infrastructure   405   (405)   . . . . .  
Internal reallocation of resources – To support research contracts for projects,        
      including the development and implementation of a national survey to capture        
      information on Canada's core public infrastructure   1,000   (1,000)   . . . . .  
Transfer to Transport – To support the expansion of the Whitehorse International        
      Airport Terminal Building under the Canadian Strategic Infrastructure Fund   . . . . .   (35)   (35)  
 
      Total Transfers   6,805   (840)   5,965  

These Supplementary Estimates   9,389   547,322   556,711  

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 55 : $82,500,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the reallocation of funds from the Major Infrastructure Component of Canada – British Columbia Infrastructure Framework Agreement to the Canada-British Columbia 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Security Agreement.

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

Transfer Payments (dollars)

Contributions   Voted   Statutory  
 

Contributions under the Building Canada Fund   158,299,342   . . . . .  
Contributions under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund   122,705,455   . . . . .  
Contributions under the Border Infrastructure Fund   83,271,875   . . . . .  
National Trails Coalition   2,500,000   . . . . .  
Contribution under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund   6,000,000   . . . . .  

Total Gross Contributions   372,776,672   . . . . .  
Other Transfer Payments      
Provincial - Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding Program   263,884,500   . . . . .  

Total Gross Other Transfer Payments   263,884,500   . . . . .  

Total Gross Transfer Payments   636,661,172   . . . . .  
Less: Funds available within the Vote   82,500,000   . . . . .  
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote   6,840,267   . . . . .  

Net Transfer Payments   547,320,905   . . . . .  

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. nc.

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. requests funds for the following items:

Transfers  

Vote 60  

 
Transfer from Public Works and Government Services – For Payments in Lieu of Taxes and to carry out capital,    
      health and safety projects  

3,595  


Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.

The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations  

Vote 65  

 
Funding for the re-decking of the Honoré Mercier Bridge   18,775  
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )   128  

These Supplementary Estimates   18,903  

Note: Figures in the "Explanation of Requirements" may not agree with the "Ministry Summary" due to rounding.