Canadian Transportation at a Glance, 1997
Air
Rail
Road
Water
Total
Freight
Millions of tonnes
0.81
2912
2233
3764
891
Billions of tonne-kms
n/a
307
131
n/a
438

Passengers
Millions of people
805
4
1,3946
397
1,516

Carrier Revenues ($ billion)
11
8
208
29
40

Employment (000's)
Transport services
70
33
35410
31
478
Transport infrastructure
n/a
14
69
2
84
Associated services (eg. travel agent)
30.5
n/a
n/a
8.5
39

Environment
Share of GHG emissions11
9%
1%
85%
5%
100%
Government Spending on Transportation

On average, $16.9 billion was spent on transportation each year for the last five years. Provinces and territories spent 44% of this - mostly on roads and highways - local governments 37%, and the federal government, 19%.
Sources:
Transport Canada, 1998 Annual Report.
Statistics Canada.
WESTAC, Moving Forward.

1all Canadian air cargo carriers.
2all Canadian rail freight carriers.
3for-hire trucking companies with annual operating revenues of at least $1
million.
4tonnage handled by Canadian ports.
5enplaned/deplaned passengers.
6only intercity carriers and urban transit.
7ferry and cruise passengers.
8covers for hire carriers trucking companies with annual operating revenues of
at least $1 million, intercity buses, urban transit, school buses, and charter
buses.
9freight and charter revenue.
10includes trucks and bus/urban transit.
11Transport Canada, 1998 Annual Report, Page 60.