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Transportation in Canada 2002
Table of Contents
Report Highlights
1. Introduction
2. Transportation and the Economy
3. Government Spending on Transportation
4. Transportation Safety and Security
5. Transportation and the Environment
6. Rail Transportation
7. Road Transportation
8. Marine Transportation
9. Air Transportation
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TABLE A2-64: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES, 1999 – 2002
  1999 2000 2001 2002
  (Millions of dollars unless otherwise specified)
CN and CPR – Canadian Operations
   Operating Revenues 6,502 6,825 6,867 6,858
   Operating Expenses 5,380 5,479 5,489 5,145
   Net Income 1,122 1,347 1,378 1,713
   Operating Ratio1 82.7 80.3 79.9 75.0
Regional Railways and Short Line Railways
   Operating Revenues 765 819 850 N/A
   Operating Expenses 690 734 769 N/A
   Net Income 75 85 81 N/A
   Operating Ratio1 90.2 89.6 90.5 N/A
Trucking Industry
   Operating Revenues 15,970 17,540 19,268 N/A
   Operating Expenses 15,187 16,616 18,152 N/A
   Net Income 783 924 1,117 N/A
   Operating Ratio1 95.1 94.7 94.2 N/A
Air Canada2, 3
   Operating Revenues 6,443 9,296 9,611 9,826
   Operating Expenses 6,066 9,035 10,342 10,044
   Net Income 377 261 (731) (218)
   Operating Ratio1 94.1 97.2 107.6 102.2
WestJet3
   Operating Revenues 204 333 478 504
   Operating Expenses 173 279 419 432
   Net Income 30 53 59 71
   Operating Ratio1 85.0 83.9 87.6 85.8
VIA Rail
   Operating Revenues 206.4 222.1 240.2 N/A
   Operating Subsidies 170.0 164.4 158.8 N/A
   Total Costs 484.1 498.4 513.6 N/A
   Cost Recovery Ratio4 42.6 44.6 46.8 N/A
Transit Industry
   Operating Revenues 1,854.7 2,000.1 2,052.6 N/A
   Operating Subsidies 1,492.0 1,512.1 1,626.8 N/A
   Total Costs 4,003.0 4,307.2 4,497.2 N/A
   Cost Recovery Ratio4 46.3 46.4 45.6 N/A

N/A = Not available

  1. Operating Revenues/Operating Expenses.
  2. 2000 results include Canadian Airlines from July to December.
  3. Annual Report of the respective firms.
  4. Operating Revenues/Total Costs.

Source: Transport Canada, based on Statistics Canada’s and carriers’ files
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