Transport Canada · Contribution program
Transportation Assets Risk Assessment Initiative
The purpose of this progarm is to provide federal support, in the form of grants or contributions, for a series of measures designed to increase awareness and understanding of climate risks and vulnerabilities to transportation asset; research, develop and test innovative technologies; advance knowledge and support capacity-building; and enhance the resilience of existing and futur transportation infrastructure to climate change.
- Total value
- $4M
- Agreements
- 19
- Jan 2019 to Aug 2021
- Median agreement
- $125K
- Typical range
- $50K–$273K
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Airport Authority | 1 | $815K |
| University of Montreal | 1 | $600K |
| Halifax International Airport Authority | 1 | $462K |
| Prince Rupert Port Authority | 1 | $400K |
| Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | 2 | $303K |
| The Calgary Airport Authority | 1 | $291K |
| Quebec Port Authority | 4 | $198K |
| Saint John Airport Inc. | 1 | $190K |
| Nanaimo Port Authority | 1 | $160K |
| Windsor Port Authority | 1 | $141K |
| Saint John Port Authority | 1 | $125K |
| Trois-Rivières Port Authority | 1 | $92K |
| St. John's Port Authority | 1 | $87K |
| Belledune Port Authority | 1 | $72K |
| Sept-Îles Port Authority | 1 | $50K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | 8 | $1M |
| 2021 | 5 | $1.6M |
By province
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 5 | $1.7M |
| Quebec | 7 | $940K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $462K |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $387K |
| Alberta | 1 | $291K |
| Ontario | 1 | $141K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $87K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 13 | $2.7M |
| Academia | 1 | $600K |
| Government | 4 | $482K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $160K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | Trois-Rivières Port Authority | Agreement for evaluating the vulnerability of the Port of Trois-Rivières to the risk of hydrosedimentary changes in the St. Laurent RiverContribution | $91,560 |
| Jun 2021 | Vancouver Airport Authority | Agreement for the YVR Storm Drainage Risk AssessmentContribution | $814,791 |
| Jun 2021 | Nanaimo Port Authority | Agreement for the Climate Change Resiliency PlanContribution | $160,000 |
| Jun 2021 | Halifax International Airport Authority | Agreement for the Airfield Asset Drainage System Protection StudyContribution | $461,700 |
| Jun 2021 | St. John's Port Authority | Agreement for the St. John's Port Authority Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability AssessmentContribution | $87,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Saint John Port Authority | Agreement for Risk Assessment to Climate Change and Extreme WeatherContribution | $125,000 |
| Feb 2020 | Sept-Îles Port Authority | Agreement for the Three-dimensional modelling of marine currents in the Bay of Sept-ÎlesGrant | $50,000 |
| Feb 2020 | Quebec Port Authority | Agreement for the Acquisition of a Permanent Current Meter and DataGrant | $50,000 |
| Feb 2020 | Quebec Port Authority | Agreement for Climate change vulnerability study for port infrastructureContribution | $48,300 |
| Feb 2020 | Quebec Port Authority | Agreement for the Risk Assessment of Port Infrastructure FloodingGrant | $50,000 |
| Feb 2020 | Quebec Port Authority | Agreement for the Study on the evolution and monitoring of shoreline erosion in the Beauport sectorGrant | $49,880 |
| Jan 2020 | University of Montreal | Agreement for the Resilience of the Port of Montreal's transportation and logistics infrastructure componentsContribution | $600,000 |
| Jan 2020 | Belledune Port Authority | Agreement for Climate Change and Risk Assessment for the Belledune Port AuthorityContribution | $71,768 |
| Dec 2019 | Prince Rupert Port Authority | Agreement for Climate Change and Risk Assessment for the Prince Rupert Port AuthorityContribution | $399,816 |
| Nov 2019 | Windsor Port Authority | Agreement for Climate Change, Risk Assessment and Adaptation PlanContribution | $140,630 |
| Oct 2019 | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | Agreement For Fraser River Climate Risks ProjectContribution | $254,430 |
| Aug 2019 | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | Climate Risk Assessment Criteria and Methodology for Assessment of Risk due to Sea Level Rise and FloodingGrant | $49,000 |
| Mar 2019 | The Calgary Airport Authority | Agreement for Screening Level Climate Change Risk Assessment for Calgary International Airport and Springbank AirportContribution | $291,086 |
| Jan 2019 | Saint John Airport Inc. | Agreement for Saint John Airport Climate Change Risk Assessment and Environmental Management Resiliency StrategyContribution | $189,869 |