Transport Canada · Contribution program
Rail Safety and Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
The program funds projects that improve rail safety across Canada through public education and awareness activities and investment in infrastructure technology and research.
- Total value
- $48.4M
- Agreements
- 109
- Mar 2018 to Nov 2023
- Median agreement
- $217K
- Typical range
- $75K–$500K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Transport Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 7 agreements ($428K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $1.3M |
| 2019 | 8 | $6.1M |
| 2020 | 19 | $5.9M |
| 2021 | 41 | $15M |
| 2022 | 26 | $13.2M |
| 2023 | 12 | $6.9M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 17 | $12.6M |
| Quebec | 18 | $11.8M |
| Ontario | 26 | $11.5M |
| British Columbia | 22 | $6.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 12 | $2.9M |
| New Brunswick | 5 | $1.5M |
| Manitoba | 9 | $1.3M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 28 | $24.4M |
| Government | 70 | $20M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $2.9M |
| Academia | 4 | $772K |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $147K |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 5 | $141K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | Oyen Regional Rail Company Inc. | Agreement for climate change and adaptation to extreme weather infrastructure projectsContribution | $755,625 |
| Oct 2023 | Northern Lights Rail Ltd. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Project Northern Lights Rail Ltd.Contribution | $108,560 |
| Oct 2023 | Canadian National Railway Company | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $152,750 |
| Oct 2023 | Battle River Railway NGC Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $2,909,963 |
| Oct 2023 | Metropolitan Transportation System | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $161,149 |
| Oct 2023 | VIA Rail Canada Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $100,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectsContribution | $206,413 |
| Oct 2023 | Southern Rails Co-operative Ltd. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $76,559 |
| Oct 2023 | Great Sandhills Rail Ltd. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $1,187,200 |
| Oct 2023 | Boundary Trail Railway Company Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $164,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Agawa Canyon Railroad | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $680,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Government of Quebec | Contribution | $396,000 |
| Aug 2022 | City of Ottawa | Agreement for Mobile Measurement of Longitudinal Rail Stress Using Laser UtrasonicsContribution | $240,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Rural Municipality of Cartier | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $46,686 |
| Jun 2022 | Rural Municipality of Rosemount No. 378 | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $5,503 |
| Jun 2022 | Town of Blackfalds | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $363,266 |
| Jun 2022 | Rural Municipality of Whitehead | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $288,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 | Agreement for the Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $21,320 |
| Jun 2022 | The Corporation of the City of Vernon | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $624,854 |
| Jun 2022 | Invest Ottawa | Agreement for Rail Safety Improvement with Advanced Situational Awareness at Grade Crossings Using Cooperative Perception Trusted V2X CommunicationsContribution | $2,923,431 |
| Jun 2022 | Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $753,038 |
| Jun 2022 | City of Ottawa | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $187,130 |
| Jun 2022 | Central Maine Quebec Railway Canada Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $972,379 |
| Jun 2022 | Canadian National Railway Company | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectsContribution | $5,335,555 |
| Jun 2022 | University of Waterloo | Agreement for Development of GradeX Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Module for Evaluating Grade Crossing Safety Improvement ProjectsContribution | $90,915 |