Transport Canada · Contribution program
Road Safety Transfer Payment Program / Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program
The purpose of the program is to provide federal contributions to the province and territories as well as to the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to help establish of a national regulatory framework for motor carrier safety.
- Total value
- $43.8M
- Agreements
- 96
- Sep 2020 to Jun 2025
- Median agreement
- $297K
- Typical range
- $147K–$512K
- 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.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | $3.1M |
| 2021 | 39 | $14.1M |
| 2022 | 19 | $12.4M |
| 2024 | 25 | $10.8M |
| 2025 | 9 | $3.5M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 60 | $25M |
| British Columbia | 10 | $8.8M |
| Alberta | 5 | $4.3M |
| Quebec | 8 | $2.7M |
| Manitoba | 8 | $1.8M |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | $721K |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 1 | $369K |
| Yukon | 1 | $307K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 33 | $16.3M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 31 | $13M |
| For-profit organizations | 16 | $7.4M |
| Academia | 16 | $7.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Ontario Ministry of Transportation | Agreement for Novel Distracted Driving Resources to Address Habitual Cellphone UseContribution | $125,400 |
| Jun 2025 | Ontario Ministry of Transportation | Agreement for the Experience Surveys of Novice Drivers Senior Drivers and New CanadiansContribution | $120,000 |
| May 2025 | Manitoba Ministry Transportation Infrastructure | Agreement for Prolaser 4 Lidar Speed Timing Devices (formerly named Lasercam Lidar Speed Timing Devices)Contribution | $77,218 |
| Mar 2025 | MANAC Inc. | Agreement For Training Testing and Enhancement of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Technologies for Articulated Heavy Vehicles with Driver-Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulator.Contribution | $494,000 |
| Mar 2025 | City of Whitehorse | Agreement for 2024-25 City Of Whitehorse Road Safety InitiativesContribution | $306,750 |
| Mar 2025 | Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators | Agreement For National Road Safety Data Roadmap ReportContribution | $161,633 |
| Feb 2025 | Province of British Columbia | Agreement for BC Road Safety Strategy 2030: A Collaborative Approach To ActionContribution | $335,322 |
| Jan 2025 | Kanata North Business Association | Agreement For Smart Mobility Solution: Testing and Deployment of a Medium-Speed Autonomous Shuttle in Canada's Largest Tech ParkContribution | $1,427,337 |
| Jan 2025 | Fédération Motocycliste du Québec Inc. | Agreement for Motorcycle Pleasure in all Sobriety!Contribution | $451,693 |
| Dec 2024 | The Corporation of the City of Markham | Agreement for the Development of a Comprehensive Road Safety Plan ProjectContribution | $263,467 |
| Dec 2024 | Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc. | Agreement For Update and Implementation of Winter Road Condition GuidanceContribution | $109,650 |
| Dec 2024 | Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation | Agreement for Manitoba Speed Display Sign ProgramContribution | $228,979 |
| Dec 2024 | The Corporation of the City of Kelowna | Agreement for The Safe Mobility Action PlanContribution | $137,680 |
| Dec 2024 | City of Vancouver | Agreement for Vancouver's Vision Zero Action Plan Update (2026 - 2030)Contribution | $410,000 |
| Dec 2024 | York University | Agreement for Enhancing Road Safety and Equity Through Strategic Deployment of Mobile Automated Speed Enforcement CamerasContribution | $528,348 |
| Dec 2024 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Agreement For The Impaired Driving Offenders in a Remedial Program: A Qualitative Study of Women and Men's ExperiencesContribution | $360,449 |
| Dec 2024 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Agreement for the Impaired Driving Offenders in a Remedial Program: Analyzing Gender Differences and their Significance for Road SafetyContribution | $303,757 |
| Dec 2024 | University of Waterloo | Agreement for Improving Road Safety in Canadian MunicipalitiesContribution | $235,138 |
| Dec 2024 | University of Waterloo | Agreement For Enhancing Driving Automation Safety in Canada (EDASCAN): A Traffic Data-Driven Approach for Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Test ScenariosContribution | $238,577 |
| Dec 2024 | Invest Ottawa | Agreement For Enhancing Road Safety Using ADAS In-Cabin Sensing Technologies and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications to Deliver Real-Time Actionable Safety MessagesContribution | $1,662,164 |
| Dec 2024 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Agreement for The Detection of Driving Impairment 'The Morning After' Last Cannabis Use in Frequent Smokers of Cannabis ProjectContribution | $476,695 |
| Dec 2024 | Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals | Agreement for Technology and Road Safety - The Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) Conference 2025Contribution | $151,450 |
| Nov 2024 | The University of British Columbia | Agreement for Monitoring Impaired Driving in CanadaContribution | $1,385,130 |
| Nov 2024 | Destrier Electric | Agreement For Electric Mobility and V2X (Vehicle to everything) Technology to Prevent Accident RisksContribution | $300,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Traffic Injury Research Foundation | Agreement for Preventative and Proactive National Safe Roads Challenge Program to Improve Driver Behaviours and Target Safety InterventionsContribution | $719,743 |