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- 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.
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