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January 15, 2021
Transport Canada uses the Travel Time Index (TTI) to measure urban mobility. This key indicator tracks the performance of urban trade corridors, helping to understand the impact of congestion on the economy.
Urban mobility refers to a person’s ability to move around the city where they live and work. Congestion on city roads reduces mobility, which is not only an individual inconvenience but also has an economic impact. While the amount of additional time spent in traffic, excess fuel consumed, and other costs of congestion may be large in Canada, the full impact is not known. Using key… more
November 15, 2020
The project report (available only in French) was published in August 2020. The project is an initiative of the Comité permanent sur la sécurité des bateaux de pêche du Québec.
The study follows up on the findings of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's review in 2012, and a 2017 Globe and Mail investigation that found that the fishing industry was the deadliest job sector in Canada.
The study was divided in three sections:
An analysis of accidents that involved fishing vessels in Quebec between 2005 and 2015;
A cost analysis of the job-related and most common injuries in Quebec'… more
July 24, 2020
Transport Canada has updated the Weekly Rail Performance Indicators to include chemicals or allied products as a distinct service type. This change will enhance transparency and align with the United States' reporting requirements.
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Transport Canada would like to announce a change to the Weekly Rail Performance Indicators, to include "Chemicals or allied products" as a distinct service type in the 'Cars that have not moved, 48 hours or greater' metrics. This service type will include all Standard Transportation Commodity Code (STCC) 28 commodities not otherwise… more
June 23, 2020
The 2019 Transportation in Canada Overview Report provides an overview of the transportation sector, highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and discusses the challenges and performance of the system in 2019.
The Transportation in Canada 2019 Overview Report is now available online on the Transport Canada Website. The report gives an overview of the Canadian transportation sector and includes information on
the importance of the transportation sector to the economy
the performance of the transportation system from a multimodal perspective
major industry and… more
May 01, 2020
On January 25, Canada confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Within two months, the COVID-19 pandemic had spread across the country, affecting the Canadian transportation industry, and many other parts of the economy. The Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19 dashboard from Statistics Canada presents specific indicators to monitor the impact of the pandemic on Canada's economic activity.
The dashboard includes 16 indicators, including air and railway transportation, and travel. It lets users track the impact of COVID-19 over time, and will be updated as new data and analysis… more
March 01, 2020
In January 2020 Statistics Canada was pleased to announce the availability of the new Freight Rail Services Price Index (FRSPI). This index is a series that provides monthly and quarterly estimates of price changes for the mainline freight rail industry in Canada.
The FRSPI measures the price changes for delivering a carload of a certain commodity and of a specific weight, on a specific distance (specific origin and destination) and under certain terms of shipment. For example, the cost of transporting forest products by rail in Canada increased by 2.3 % from January 2019 to January… more
February 01, 2020
There were 464 incidents involving dangerous goods—307 releases and 157 anticipated releases—that required a report to Transport Canada in 2018.
The information comes from the Dangerous Goods Accident Information System, which has been updated with 2018 data. The 13 tables show the annual number of dangerous goods incidents in Canada by province and territory as well as by mode of transportation, class of dangerous good, package type, initiating event and monthly distribution.
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Dangerous goods reportable incidents by month and mode in Canada, 2018
Most… more
January 01, 2020
Transport Canada's (TC) safety and security programs provide a broad range of activities including:
regulatory authorizations, by issuing certificates and licenses to people, organizations or for equipment
compliance inspections and audits
enforcement action in cases of non-compliance; and
education and outreach activities for key stakeholders and the general public
TC monitors these oversight activities on a quarterly basis across all programs and regions. Starting with the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the department is publishing data on regulatory authorizations, planned risk-based and… more
December 01, 2019
The Transportation Data and Information Hub now includes a New Motor Vehicle Registrations Data Visualization Tool. In response to the need for more information on the prevalence of electric vehicles in Canada, Statistics Canada has begun to release new motor vehicle registrations by type of fuel. The interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical data for motor vehicles in a dynamic and customizable format. It allows the user to compare and analyze new vehicle registration data from 2011 to 2018 by fuel type (gasoline, diesel and electric), geography (selected provinces) and… more
November 01, 2019
Transport Canada's safety and security programs provide a broad range of activities. These include regulatory authorizations, such as the issuance of certificates and licenses to people, organizations or for equipment; compliance verifications through inspections and audits; and enforcement actions in response to non-compliance. They also include education and outreach activities targeting key stakeholders, such as regulatory bodies, as well as the general public.
Transport Canada monitors these oversight activities on a quarterly basis across all of its programs and administrative regions.… more