Transport Canada · Contribution program
Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure, Technology and Research Component
The purpose of this program is to provide federal funding, in the form of grants and contributions, for projects designed to improve rail safety through public education and awareness, investment in infrastructure, technologies, research and closure of unsafe rail crossings.
- Total value
- $48M
- Agreements
- 77
- Jul 2016 to Jul 2025
- Median agreement
- $226K
- Typical range
- $48K–$473K
- 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 ($1.4M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | $3.2M |
| 2018 | 12 | $12.9M |
| 2019 | 19 | $8.6M |
| 2020 | 11 | $915K |
| 2021 | 1 | $4.5M |
| 2022 | 4 | $3.8M |
| 2023 | 2 | $1.9M |
| 2024 | 24 | $9M |
| 2025 | 3 | $3.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 19 | $24.1M |
| British Columbia | 11 | $8.3M |
| Alberta | 8 | $7.9M |
| Ontario | 18 | $3.2M |
| Manitoba | 5 | $2.2M |
| Saskatchewan | 12 | $1.5M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $800K |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $31K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 18 | $28M |
| Government | 50 | $18.6M |
| Academia | 3 | $939K |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $480K |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 5 | $30K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | City of Saint-Lazarre | Agreement for Grade Crossings ImprovementContribution | $472,679 |
| Jul 2025 | City of Farnham | Agreement for Grade Crossings ImprovementContribution | $2,094,994 |
| Feb 2025 | VIA Rail Canada Inc. | Agreement for the Engineering and Design Work for the Replacement of the Delisle BridgeContribution | $500,000 |
| Aug 2024 | The Corporation of the Township of Langley | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $2,400,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Town of New Glasgow | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement ProjectContribution | $360,000 |
| May 2024 | Ville de Magog | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $242,338 |
| May 2024 | Municipalité de Vercheres | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $172,000 |
| May 2024 | MRC du Domaine-du-Roy | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementContribution | $76,791 |
| May 2024 | The City of Varennes | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementContribution | $260,875 |
| Apr 2024 | Ferme Michel Vandermissen Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing ClosureGrant | $10,000 |
| Mar 2024 | University of Victoria | Agreement for a High-Resolution Multi-Sensor Compact Smart Train Collision Avoidance SystemContribution | $480,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | Agreement for the Investigation of False Activation of Grade Crossing Warning in Canada Caused by the Use of De-icing Compounds in Winter Weather ProjectContribution | $896,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Municipality of St-Alexandre-of-Kamouraska | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $191,428 |
| Mar 2024 | Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $48,000 |
| Mar 2024 | City of Ottawa | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $326,482 |
| Mar 2024 | Rural Municipality of Cana Number 214 | Agreement for Grade Crossing ClosuresGrant | $105,000 |
| Mar 2024 | City of Ottawa | Agreement for Grade Crossing ClosureGrant | $35,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No 397 | Agreement for Grade Crossing ClosureGrant | $35,000 |
| Mar 2024 | University of Waterloo | Agreement for a Novel Autonomous Rail Defect Repair SystemContribution | $360,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $126,537 |
| Mar 2024 | Grains Choquette Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing ClosureGrant | $10,000 |
| Mar 2024 | City of Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $311,280 |
| Mar 2024 | City of Montmagny | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $95,098 |
| Mar 2024 | City of Blainville | Agreement for Grade Crossing ImprovementsContribution | $66,602 |
| Mar 2024 | Québec Gatineau Railway Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure ProjectContribution | $1,200,000 |