Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
Transport Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The program supports projects that improve rail safety contribute to increasing safety at grade crossings and along rail lines address climate change resilience through the rehabilitation mitigation and/or prevention of the impacts of climate change/extreme weather along rail lines and rail property and increase public confidence in Canada's rail transportation system.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $360,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, Canadian National Railway Company, holds $11,353,065 (70% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2024-08-02.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National Railway Company | 1 | $11,353,065 | 2024-03-19 |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Company | 1 | $3,349,064 | 2024-03-19 |
| Southern Railway of British Columbia | 2 | $1,022,537 | 2024-03-28 |
| Town of New Glasgow | 1 | $360,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Grains Choquette Inc. | 1 | $10,000 | 2024-03-20 |
| Ferme Michel Vandermissen Inc. | 1 | $10,000 | 2024-04-07 |
| Ferme Marc-A Turcotte Inc. | 1 | $10,000 | 2024-03-20 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-02 | Town of New Glasgow | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement Project | NS | $360,000 |
| 2024-04-07 | Ferme Michel Vandermissen Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing Closure | QC | $10,000 |
| 2024-03-28 | Southern Railway of British Columbia | Agreement for the Investigation of False Activation of Grade Crossing Warning in Canada Caused by the Use of De-icing Compounds in Winter Weather Project | BC | $896,000 |
| 2024-03-20 | Ferme Marc-A Turcotte Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing Closure | QC | $10,000 |
| 2024-03-20 | Grains Choquette Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing Closure | QC | $10,000 |
| 2024-03-20 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Project | BC | $126,537 |
| 2024-03-19 | Canadian National Railway Company | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement Projects | QC | $11,353,065 |
| 2024-03-19 | Canadian Pacific Railway Company | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvements | AB | $3,349,064 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
Dataset on open.canada.ca · Search the official grants records