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Ted Mackay, DirectorHighway, Border and Motor Carrier PolicyTransport CanadaApril 24, 2013
OTTAWA UPDATE
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Overview
1. Budget 2013
2. Progress on Border Issues
3. International Bridges & Tunnels Act
4. Other Priority Initiatives
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Budget 2013: Overview
Focus remains on jobs & economy
Continue to implement Economic
Action Plan
Eliminate deficit & balance budget by
2015-16 No tax increases or transfer cuts
However, significant challenges remain:
Fragile global economy US, our biggest
trade partner, continues to experience
modest growth
Euro area remains in recession
Intensifying global
competition from emerging
markets
Canada outperformed all other G-7 Economies in job creation and GDP growth over the recovery
Only G-7 country to recapture lost jobs & business investment since global economic recession
Over 950,000 new jobs created post recession
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Budget 2013: Employment and GDP
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Budget 2013: Funding
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• New large-scale, long-term infrastructure commitments, including: Investments in Federal Infrastructure Beyond the Border Action Plan Renewal of Building Canada Plan - $47B over 10 years
Community Improvement Fund Building Canada Fund P3 Fund
• $10B for federal transportation infrastructure over 5 years, including:– $127M for Canadian priority POEs– $25M over 3 years to advance DRIC project into pre-procurement – $125M for new St Lawrence Bridge in Montreal– $19M for highways and bridges in national parks– $81M over 4 years for federally-owned airports– $450M over 5 year for Small Craft Harbours Program– $53M over 2 years for Montreal’s Mercier Bridge– $113M over 5 years for passenger rail services
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Progress on Border Issues• Beyond the Border Progress Report released December 2012• Funding for infrastructure upgrades at key border crossings
identified by Canada in the Action Plan: $ 47M for Lacolle, QC announced on March 27, 2013 $ 60M for Lansdowne, ON announced on April 2, 2013 $ 10M for Emerson, MB announced on April 2, 2013 $ 10M for North Portal announced on April 2, 2013
• Border Infrastructure Investment Plan (BIIP#1) prepared for release
• Work underway on BIIP #2
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International Bridges and Tunnels Act
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• New IBTA passed in Parliament in February 2007
• Prior to Act there was no formal federal jurisdiction to manage and oversee international bridge and tunnel crossings
• Five-year statutory review of the Act undertaken in 2012
• GoC approval now required for changes and new construction
• Voluntary approach taken to monitoring and reporting of security
• Responsibilities for administration resides among several branches at Transport Canada. The Government of Canada has the authority to impose penalties, including monetary, as well as potential deconstruction
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Detroit River International Crossing
Innovative partnership
Presidential permit signed on April 12, 2013
Next steps include land acquisition and appointing International Authority to oversee construction,
operation, & design bids for the bridge.
Rail Freight Service Review
Bill C-52 progressing through Parliament
Provides shippers with right to service agreement & right to arbitration
Applies to all federally-regulated railways for movement of freight rail traffic in Canada
Other Key Priorities
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Other Key Priorities
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Trade Relations
Concluding Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement current priority.
Other priority negotiations include the Trans Pacific Partnership, & dedicated trade in services
agreement among willing WTO Members.
In addition , Department is fully engaged in negotiations with India, Japan and Morocco.
Canada/US Relations
Continued cooperation
Importance of leveraging where possible to ensure that border issues remain at forefront of agenda for
both countries
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Questions?
Ted MackayDirector - Highway, Border and Motor
Carrier Policy
Transport Canada613-991-5981
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