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August 01, 2019
North American Transportation Statistics (NATS) is a trilateral initiative of American, Canadian and Mexican agencies responsible for transport policy (i.e., the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transport Canada and the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) and statistics (i.e., the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics Canada and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Transport regulatory reform was part of a larger effort to usher in new trade agreements. NATS was created with the North American Free Trade Agreement in the early 1990s to ensure the production of… more
July 01, 2019
The report Transportation in Canada 2018 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 regulatory developments related to freight, passengers, safety, security and the environment for all modes of transportation.
Key report highlights
In 2018, the Canadian transportation system was generally able to adjust to favourable economic conditions, which translated into increased traffic.
However,… more
June 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
May 01, 2019
The Canadian Freight Analysis Framework (CFAF) provides a picture of freight flows across the country by geography, commodity and mode of transportation. Estimates are available by tonnage, value and tonne-kilometres. The database can be used to analyze a number of transportation-related matters, such as highway capacity, traffic forecasting, investments in infrastructure and trade flows.
In March 2019, Statistics Canada released the second iteration of the CFAF, covering the period from 2011 to 2016 for the airline, for-hire trucking and railway industries. Subsequent versions of the… more
April 01, 2019
Addition of household transportation to the 2014 Canadian Transportation Economic Account
Transportation is a major driver of the Canadian economy. Most of our goods are moved between markets by one or several modes of transportation (air, rail, water, pipeline and trucks). Passenger movements across Canada and internationally are also critical for the nation’s economic health.
In 2018, the Canadian Transportation Economic Account (CTEA) expanded the supply and use tables to include own-account (i.e., private) transportation activities as distinct industries. As a result, the contribution… more
March 01, 2019
The Pre-load Air Cargo Targeting (PACT) pilot is an exciting project led by Transport Canada’s Aviation Security Directorate. The project uses air cargo data sent from freight forwarders and air carriers to identify high-risk shipments before they are loaded onto an aircraft coming to Canada. Since 2012, the Aviation Security Directorate has been working hard to develop the concepts to make this pilot successful.
Internationally, this concept is known as pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI). Canada’s PACT was the second pilot to test this concept and stands out among a handful of… more
February 01, 2019
Transport Canada co-funded initiatives to monitor trucking activity at port terminals within three of Canada’s busiest container ports in Vancouver, Montréal and Halifax as part of its Transportation 2030 policy goals to promote more efficient use of transportation networks across Canada.
The initiatives leverage radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning system (GPS) technologies to track truck movements on port land in and around the ports’ container terminals. They provide insights on average truck queuing times at terminal gates and time spent picking up and dropping… more
January 01, 2019
As part of its Transportation 2030 policy goals to create safer, greener and more efficient transportation networks across Canada, Transport Canada is focusing on building and maintaining safe, efficient and connected cycling networks. As a result, the Department developed a bikeability model using multiple urban mobility indicators with an increased focus on safety. This model measures infrastructure readiness for enabling cycling as a safe and efficient commuting option. It is intended to inform infrastructure investments and active mobility policies in order to maximize the efficiency of… more
December 01, 2018
From October 29 to October 31, five teams participated in a hackathon to examine new ways of using Canadian Freight Analysis Framework (CFAF) data.
A hackathon is a sprint-like event that brings people from diverse backgrounds together to solve a problem or develop a product. This was one of several hackathons that took place this year at Statistics Canada with a variety of partners. For example, Statistics Canada worked with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in a previous event that focused on how to better understand and predict disruptions of the grain transportation and handling… more
November 10, 2018
In October 2018, The International Air Cargo Association hosted the biennial Air Cargo Forum in Toronto. This forum brought together over 500 experts in the field of air cargo from all over the world, representing shippers, freight forwarders, air carriers, regulators, suppliers and academia.
The forum was an opportunity to discuss the latest topics regarding air cargo, such as digitalization, the use of blockchains, the introduction of artificial intelligence and the potential of unmanned air freight. More importantly, it was an opportunity to review the value of air cargo and its benefits… more