Backgrounders
The backgrounders listed below provide information on Transport Canada's programs and initiatives. This page lists the backgrounders, organized into seven categories:
| Acts and Regulations | Environment | Infrastructure | Multi-modal |
| Policy | Safety | Security |
Marine
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Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (2008-01-04)
- Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (2009-06-09)
- Environmental Protection (2008-01-04)
- Fishing Vessels (2008-01-04)
- Large Commercial Vessels (2008-01-04)
- Licencing and Registration of Vessels (2008-01-04)
- Marine Personnel Regulations (2009-06-03)
- Marine Technical Review Board (2009-06-09)
- Passenger Vessels (2008-01-04)
- Pleasure Craft (2008-01-04)
- Small Commercial Vessels (2008-01-04)
- Voyage Classifications (2008-01-04)
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Navigation Protection Act (2012-10-18)
- Cases Upholding Public Right of Navigation (2012-10-18)
- Common Law and the Right of Navigation (2012-10-18)
- Continued Protection of Canadian Waterways (2012-10-18)
- List of Minor Works: Proposed changes 2009-2012 (2012-10-18)
- Minor Works Order (2012-10-18)
- Scheduled Waters and Rationale for their Selection (2012-10-18)
- Proposed List of Scheduled Waters (2012-10-18)
- Operator competency card: A must for all pleasure craft operators! (2007-10-22)
Rail
- Views of Canada's industry on the implementation of the Fair Rail Freight Service Act (2013-06-26)
- Changes to the Railway Safety Act tabled in the House of Commons (2010-06-04)
Road
- Bridge to Strengthen Trade Act (2012-10-18)
Air
Marine
- Ballast water and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System (2011-11-17)
- Jurisprudence considerations affecting the prosecution of marine polluters under the Canada Shipping Act (2006-09-25)
- Prosecuting marine polluters (2006-12-01)
- Regulations to control discharges from cruise vessels operating in Canadian waters (2009-03-23)
Rail
- Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Canada and the Railway Association of Canada (2007-05-15)
- Facts about the Evergreen Line
Road
Marine
Rail
- Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (2013-03-13)
Road
- The Circle Drive South Project (2013-07-31)
- Beyond the Border Action Plan- Lacolle Border Crossing Project (2013-03-27)
- Minister Lebel continues consultative process and discusses new bridge for the St. Lawrence with Montreal area mayors - Chronology (2013-04-10)
- New Building Canada Plan 2013 (2013-03-27)
- New Building Canada Plan 2013 (2013-04-26)
- New bridge for the St. Lawrence (2013-04-26)
- New bridge for the St. Lawrence - The federal government will continue to consult with its partners - Chronology (2013-02-07)
- Let's get Windsor-Essex moving strategy (2012-09-21)
- Canada's financial participation in the construction of a new Windsor-Detroit bridge crossing (2010-04-30)
- Port of Montreal (2012-03-15)
- South Fraser Perimeter Road (2012-11-30)
- Temporary Causeway-Bridge between Montreal and île des Sœurs (2013-10-2)
Air
- Canada’s Policy for Wet-leasing of Aircraft (2013-09-03)
- Regulations requiring all-inclusive airfare advertising (2012-12-18)
- Economic relations between Canada and China (2012-05-18)
Marine
- Port Metro Vancouver, Container Examination Facility Projects (2013-09-04)
- World-Class Tanker Safety System: liability and compensation (2013-03-18)
Road
- Pickering Lands (2013-06-11)
- National Highway System (2010-07-13)
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The Trans-Canada Highway (2010-07-13)
- Map of the Trans-Canada Highway (2007-04-17)
Air
- A layered approach to safety (2012-02-08)
- Canada and the International Civil Aviation Organization (2010-09-27)
- Safety of small aircraft flying across the north Atlantic (2012-02-06)
- Terrain awareness and warning systems (2012-07-04)
Marine
- 2013-14 Recipients under the Boating Safety Contribution Program (2013-05-15)
- Canada's tanker safety system: Current situation (2013-03-18)
- Creation of the Tanker Safety Expert Panel (2013-03-18)
- World-Class Tanker Safety System: Amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act) (2013-03-18)
- World-Class Tanker Safety System: Safe tankers through rigorous inspection and prevention (2013-03-18)
- Boating Safety Class Contribution Program (2012-05-18)
- Decal program and awareness campaign (2006-05-09)
- Ferry safety (2006-11-27)
- Pleasure Craft Requirements and Safety Information (2010-12-10)
- Tanker ship safety in Canada roles and responsibilities (2012-03-23)
Multimodal
Rail
- The safe transportation of dangerous goods: Support for municipalities and first responders (2013-10-17)
- Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway: Summary of Transport Canada Inspections conducted between July 20 to 24 and August 6 to 7, 2013 (2013-09-10)
- Emergency Directive - Safety and Security of Locomotives in Canada (2013-07-23)
- Grade Crossing Improvement Program (GCIP) (2013-04-29)
- The Railway Safety Act (2013-04-29)
- Grade Crossing Improvement Program (2011-11-23)
- Views of participants on the Canadian Rail Research Laboratory (2012-09-07)
Road
- Confederation Bridge Intelligent Transportation Systems (2012-05-31)
- National Safety Code (2007-04-10)
Air
- Air cargo shipping simplified between Canada and the United States (2012-05-31)
- A Decade of Improvements in Transportation Security since September 11, 2001 (2011-09-08)
- Actions Taken by Transport Canada Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks (2011-08-10)
- Air Cargo Security Program (2011-02-01)
- Asia-Pacific Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (2010-03-13)
- Aviation Security (2011-02-03)
- Canada and the International Civil Aviation Organization (2010-09-27)
- Full body scanners at major Canadian airports (2013-04-16)
- Joint Declaration of the Americas on Civil Aviation Security (2010-02-17)
- Prohibited Item List (2011-02-03)
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