Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component
Transport Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The program funds projects that improve rail safety across Canada through public education and awareness activities and investment in infrastructure technology and research.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $630,400 or less.
- The largest recipient, St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Québec) Inc., holds $1,648,868 (18% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2024-11-04.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Québec) Inc. | 1 | $1,648,868 | 2024-02-01 |
| Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | 2 | $1,581,689 | 2024-08-30 |
| Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Company Inc. | 1 | $1,317,200 | 2024-07-24 |
| Québec Gatineau Railway Inc. | 1 | $1,200,000 | 2024-03-01 |
| Ottawa Valley Railway | 1 | $1,200,000 | 2024-02-01 |
| Hudson Bay Railway Company | 1 | $630,400 | 2024-03-25 |
| Huron Central Railway Inc. | 1 | $603,945 | 2024-09-16 |
| Hudson Bay Railway Corporation | 1 | $458,000 | 2024-03-25 |
| River Valley Holsteins | 1 | $400,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Thunder Rail Ltd | 1 | $24,000 | 2024-07-19 |
| New Brunswick Southern Rail Company Limited | 1 | $9,733 | 2024-11-04 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-04 | New Brunswick Southern Rail Company Limited | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvements | NB | $9,733 |
| 2024-09-16 | Huron Central Railway Inc. | Agreement for Development of Risk Mitigation System (RMS) based on Continuous Data Collection for Shortline Railways | ON | $603,945 |
| 2024-08-30 | Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement Projects | ON | $553,689 |
| 2024-07-31 | River Valley Holsteins | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement Project | NS | $400,000 |
| 2024-07-24 | Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Company Inc. | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvement | QC | $1,317,200 |
| 2024-07-19 | Thunder Rail Ltd | Agreement for Grade Crossing Improvements | SK | $24,000 |
| 2024-05-15 | Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | Agreement for Instrumented Rail Cars for Improved Track Safety | ON | $1,028,000 |
| 2024-03-25 | Hudson Bay Railway Company | Agreement for In-Service Freight Car Air Brake Performance Monitoring Research Project | MB | $630,400 |
| 2024-03-25 | Hudson Bay Railway Corporation | Agreement for TrackSense - A Fully Integrated Flood Prediction Track Inspection and Reporting System Research Project | MB | $458,000 |
| 2024-03-01 | Québec Gatineau Railway Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Project | QC | $1,200,000 |
| 2024-02-01 | St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Québec) Inc. | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Projects | QC | $1,648,868 |
| 2024-02-01 | Ottawa Valley Railway | Agreement for Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Project | QC | $1,200,000 |
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