Ottawa UpdateTBWG, Boston

Ted Mackay, Transport CanadaApril 14, 2010

Outline

• Budget 2010• Stimulus Program• Olympics• Cabinet Shuffle• G8 and G20 Summits (June 2010)

Budget 2010

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• Confirms one more year of stimulus (to end-March 2011)

• Emphasis then will be on eliminating the deficit:– 2009-10: $53.8 B– 2010-11: $49.2 B– 2011-12: $27.6 B

• Department’s operating budgets frozen at 2010-11 levels until 2012-13

Budget 2010 – Transport/Border• Border Security

– CBSA: $87 M/two years: • vehicle and cargo scanning equipment, upgraded information systems,

enhanced programs (Partners in Protection, NEXUS)

• Aviation Security– Air Cargo Security: $75.6 M/5 years, for Transport Canada– Aviation Security: Air Travelers’ Security Charge increased April 1, to raise

$1.5 billion over five years

• DRIC – Transport Canada receives $10 M/3 years for legal, financial and technical

work

• Montréal Bridges– $51 M/2 years for Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges

Economic Action Plan (Stimulus)

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•Year 2 of Economic Action Plan•$19 B in new overall federal stimulus •$6 B from other levels of government

•Infrastructure Stimulus Fund• $4 billion fully committed• 4000 projects

•Infrastructure spending:•“largest impact on economic growth of all fiscal measures”•Added .4 % of GDP in 2009, .5% forecast for 2010(source: Conference Board of Canada)

Olympics

• CBSA kept maximum number of lanes at the four Lower Mainland border crossings open for travelers 16 hours a day

• No significant border delays reported

• Beer delivered

Cabinet Shuffle January 19

• Changes:– Vic Toews, Public Safety– Stockwell Day, Treasury Board– Keith Ashfield, Atlantic Gateway– Peter Van Loan, International Trade

• No changes:– Transport– Foreign Affairs– Environment– Finance

G8 and G20 Summits

• G8 Summit, Huntsville, Ontario: June 25-26

• G20 Summit, Toronto,

June 26-27

Thank you!

Ted Mackay

Highway and Border Policy

Transport Canada

ted.mackay@tc.gc.ca