Minister of Transport		Ministre des Transports
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0N5

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.
Governor General of Canada
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A1

Excellency:

It is with great pleasure that I submit to your attention the tenth Annual Report on the state of transportation in Canada. This report is produced to conform with the statutory requirements spelled out in Section 52 of the Canada Transportation Act.

The year 2005 had its share of challenges and Canada's transportation system was not exempt. Pressure on Canada's transportation system came from rapidly increasing energy prices, the impact of rapidly growing economies like China on Canada's gateways and trade corridors, and the need to continue to enhance transportation's security. In a global supply-chain environment, our country's transportation system has to rapidly adjust to global integration forces requiring integrated efficiencies to sustain competitiveness.

The report presents an analysis of the most recent information available, and using that information, examines the role played by the Canadian transportation system in the production, distribution and consumption of material goods and services. It also examines the evolution of transportation demand and the response of the transportation system to changing needs and market conditions.

This tenth report on the state of the Canadian transportation system, as the previous reports, provides relevant information to policy and program decision-making.

Yours sincerely,

[original signed by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon]

Hon. Lawrence Cannon, P.C., M.P.