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Addendum
1. Introduction
2. Transportation and the Canadian Economy
3. Government Spending on Transportation
4. Transportation and Safety
5. Transportation - Energy & Environment
6. Transportation and Regional Economies
7. Transportation and Employment
8. Transportation and Trade
9. Transportation and Tourism
10. Transportation Infrastructure
11. Structure of the Transportation Industry
12. Freight Transportation
13. Passenger Transportation
14. Price, Productivity and Financial Performance in the Transportation Sector
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2. Transportation and the Canadian Economy
2-1: General Economic Indicators
2-2: Provincial Economic Growth
2-3: Commercial Transportation as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2-4: Transport Demand as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
 
3. Government Spending On Transportation
3-1: Governments- Gross and Net Expenditures on Transportation, 1996/97 to 2000/01
3-2: Federal Operating, Maintenance and Capital Expenditures, 1996/97 to 2000/01
3-3: Direct Federal Subsidies, Grants and ContributionS by Mode, 1996/97 to 2000/01
3-4: Government Revenues from Transport Users, 1996/97 to 2000/01
3-5: Transport Expenditure/Revenues by Mode and Level of Government
 
4. Transportation and Safety
4-1: Transportation Occurrences by Mode, 2000 Versus Previous Five-Year Average (1995 - 1999)
4-2: Accident Rates in Transportation, 2000 Versus Previous Five-Year Average (1995 - 1999)
4-3: Accidents in Rail Transportation, 1995 - 2000
4-4: Railway Crossing Accidents by Province, 1995 - 2000
4-5: Rail Trespasser Accidents by Province, 1995 - 2000
4-6: Total Road Casualty Collisions, Fatalities and Injuries, 1994 - 1999
4-7: Road Fatalities by Category of Road User, 1994 - 1999
4-8: Commercial and Other Vehicles Involved in Fatal Collisions by Vehicle Type, 1993 - 1998
4-9: Vehicles Involved in Fatal Collisions by Vehicle Type, 1993 - 1998
4-10: Marine Occurrences, 1995 - 2000
4-11: Accidents Involving Canadian-Registered Aircraft, 1995 - 2000
4-12: Accidents Involving Canadian-Registered Aircraft by Region, 1995 - 2000
4-13: Fatalities Involving Canadian-Registered Aircraft by Region, 1995 - 2000
4-14: Fatal Air Accidents Involving Airliner and Commuter Aircraft, Canada and US, 1995 - 1999
4-15: Reportable Dangerous Goods Accidents by mode and Phase of Transport, 1995 - 2000
4-16: Deaths and Injuries Caused by Dangerous Goods at Reportable Accidents, 1995 - 2000
4-17: Total Deaths and Injuries at reportable Dangerous Goods Accidents, 1995 - 2000
 
6. Transportation and Regional Economies
6-1: A Socio-economic Profile of Canada's Provinces, 1999
6-2: Relative importance of Commercial Transportation in Provincial Economies, 1999
6-3: Annual Growth of Commercial Transportation in Provincial Economies, 1999
6-4: Domestic Transport-Related Demand as a Percentage of Provincial Final Domestic Demand, 1999
6-5: Annual Growth in Domestic Transport Demand, 1999
 
7. Transportation and Employment
7-1: Transportation Employment by Category, 1996 - 2000
7-2: Employment by Rail Transport Services, 1995 - 1999
7-3: Employment by Medium and Large For-Hire Trucking Firms, 1995 - 1999
7-4: Employment in the Trucking Industry, by Region
7-5: Total Employment in the Trucking Industry, 1995 - 1999
7-6: Full-Time Employees in the Bus Industry, 1995 - 1999
7-7: Average Annual Employment in the Marine Transport Industry, 1996 - 2000
7-8: Regional Distribution Of Employment by Ferry Operators, 1995 - 1999
7-9: Employment in the Air Industry, 1995 - 1999
7-10: Other Direct Transport-Related Employment, 1996 - 2000
7-11: Employment in Rail Infrastructure Services, 1995 - 1999
7-12: Employment by Canadian Port Authorities, 1998 - 2000
7-13: Employment by Category, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, 1996 - 2000
7-14: Employment at NAS Airports, 2000
7-15: Planned Full-Time Equivalents Federal Departments and Agencies
7-16: Marine Employment, Associated Services, 1996 - 2000
7-17: Employment by Travel Agencies, Tour Operators and Tour Wholesalers, 1996 - 2000
7-18: Average Weekly Earnings in the Transportation Sector by Mode and Province, 1996 - 2000
7-19: Average Annual Compensation in the Rail Industry, 1996 - 1999
7-20: Average Weekly Earnings in the Trucking Industry, 1996 - 2000
7-21: Average Annual Salary in the Bus Industry, 1995 - 1999
7-22: Annual Labour Costs Per Employee Canadian Based Marine Carriers, 1995 - 1999
7-23: Annual Labour Costs Per Employee of Canadian Air Carriers, 1995 - 1999
7-24: Labour Action by Mode of Transport, 1996 - 2000
 
8. Transportation and Trade
8-1: Domestic Trade by Sector, 1999
8-2: Domestic Transportation Flows, 1999
8-3: Domestic Transportation Flows, by Sector and Mode, 1999
8-4: Interprovincial Trade, Main East-West Routes, 1999
8-5: Canada-US Trade by Mode and Sector, 1993 - 1999
8-6: Canada-US Trade by Province, 1999
8-7: Canada-US Trade by US Region, 1989 and 1999
8-8: Canada-US Transborder Trade Showing Main North-South Trade Flows, 1999
8-9: Exchange Rates, Canadian Dollars Per Selected Currency
8-10: Canada-Non-US Countries Trade by Mode and Sector, 1993 - 1999
8-11: Canada's Trade with Non-US Countries by Province, 1999
8-12: Canada's Export Trade with Non-US Countries by Main Trade Flows, 1999
8-13: Canada's Import Trade with Non-US Countries by Main Trade Flows, 1999
8-14: Canadian Exports by Country Groupings, 1999 and 2000
8-15: Canadian Imports by Country Groupings, 1999 and 2000
 
9. Transportation and Tourism
9-1: Tourist Spending in Canada on Transportation and Other Major Categories, 1999
9-2: Canadian Travel Summary, 1999 - 2000
9-3: Domestic Travel by Mode of Transport, and by Purpose, 1999
9-4: Canada-US travel by Mode, 2000
9-5: Canada-US Air Business Travel, by Province, 1999
9-6: Canada-US Automobile Business Travel, by Province: 1999
9-7: Purpose of Trip for Overseas Travel, 1990 and 1999
 
10. Transportation Infrastructure
10-1: Railways in Canada, 2000
10-2: CN and CPR Rationalization by Province, 1990 - 2000
10-3: CN and CPR Rationalization by Province, 2000
10-4: Proposed CN and CPR Rationalization by Province
10-5: Length of roads in Canada
10-6: Traffic Levels on the Primary Provincial Highway Network, 1996
10-7: Twenty Largest Border Crossings for Trucks, 1998-2000
10-8: Classification of Major Ports
10-9: Ports No Longer Under the Control and Administration of Transport Canada, 1996 - 2000
10-10: Number of Sites Under the Control and Administration of Transport Canada by Province and Year, 1995 - 2000
10-11: Divestiture Status of Transport Canada Regional/Local and Remote Ports
10-12: Canada Port Authorities Financial Profiles, 1999
10-13: Financial Results of Major Ports, 1995 - 1999
10-14: Canada Port Authorities Financial Comparison, 1998 And 1999
10-15: Financial Results for Transport Canada Ports, 1995/96 - 1999/00
10-16: Total Tonnage Handled in Canada's Port System, 1998 - 1999
10-17: Fishing Harbours by Management Type and Region, January 2001
10-18: Recreational Harbours Divested by Region, 1995/96 - 2000/2001
10-19: Recipients of Divested Recreational Harbours, as of January 2001
10-20: Small Craft Harbours Recreational Harbours by Management Type, as of January 2001
10-21: St. Lawrence Seaway Cargo Movements, 1990 - 2000
10-22: St. Lawrence Seaway Traffic by Commodity, 1993 - 2000
10-23: St. Lawrence Seaway Financial Performance, 1999/2000
10-24: Pilotage Authority Financial Results, 2000
10-25: Pilotage Authority Financial Results, 1996 - 2000
10-26: Total Pilotage Assignments and Assignments per Pilot, 1996 - 2000
10-27: Canadian Coast Guard, Vessel, Aircraft and Facility Assets, 2000
10-28: Canadian Coast Guard Revenues and Expenditures, 1997/98 - 2000/01
10-29: Canadian Coast Guard Revenues and Budgeted Expenditures, 2000/01
10-30: Summary of key Canadian Air Traffic Control Operation Statistics, 1996 - 2000
10-31: Financial Summary for NAV Canada, 1999 - 2000
10-32: Canadian Land Airports for Fixed-Wing Aircraft, 2000
10-33: Airport Improvement Fees at Canadian Airports
10-34: Airport Authorities Financial Performance, 1999
10-35: Airport Capital Assistance Program Expenditures by Province, 1995/96 - 1999/2000
 
11. Structure of the Transportation Industry
11-1: For-Hire Carrier Revenues by Market Segment, 1997 - 1999
11-2: Top 50 For-Hire Carriers based on Number of Vehicles, 2000
11-3: Distribution of Total For-Hire Trucking Revenues by Size of Carrier, 1991 - 1999
11-4: Canadian Courier Companies, Estimated Volume and Revenues, 1998
11-5: Number of Owner-Operators by Type of Carrier, 1997
11-6: Annual Trucking Bankruptcies by Region, 1987 - 2000
11-7: Summary Of Revenues by Sources of Revenue, 1999
11-8: Total Revenues by Industry Sector, 1995 - 1999
11-9: Canadian Registered Fleet by Type, 1980 - 2000
11-10: East Coast Canadian-Flag Cargo Fleet - 1,000 GRT and Over, 2000
11-11: Shipping Conferences Serving Canada In 2000
11-12: Global Airline Alliances, 2000
11-13: Capacity Shares of Airlines, December 1999
11-14: Capacity Shares of Airlines, December 2000
11-15: Aircraft of Selected Canadian Carriers in Passenger Service
11-16: Canadian Air Cargo Airlines
11-17: Licence Authorities Held as of December 31, 2000
11-18: Air Canada's Domestic Code-Share Partners as of December 31, 2000
11-19: Local Service Operators providing Scheduled Air Services as of December 31, 2000
11-20: Profile of the Recreational Aviation Fleet as of December 31, 2000
11-21: Summary of Personnel Licences and Permits as of December 2000
11-22: Personnel Licences and Permits by Province as of December 2000
 
12. Freight Transportation
12-1: Growth in Rail Exports and Imports by Commodity, 1998 and 1999
12-2: Transborder Rail Traffic by Province, 1999
12-3: For-Hire Truck Traffic by Sector and Province, 1999
12-4: International For-Hire Truck Traffic by Major Flows and Province, 1999
12-5: For-Hire Trucking Traffic by Commodity Group, 1999
12-6: For-Hire Trucking Activity Revenues by Commodity Group, 1999
12-7: Registered Class 8 Trucks and Heavy Vehicles by Province/Territory, 2000
12-8: Sale of Class 8 Trucks by Province, 1998 to 2000
12-9: Replacement of Class 8 Trucks by Province/Territory, 2000
12-10: Canada's Marine Traffic Statistics by Sector, 1986 - 1999
12-11: Canadian Flag Share of Canadian Waterborne Trade, 1999
12-12: Marine Domestic Flows by Canadian Region, 1999
12-13: Share of Tonnage Carried by Foreign-flag Ships in the Canadian Coasting Trade, 1988 - 1999
12-14: Value of Marine Share of Canadian International Trade, 1999
12-15: Conference/Non-Conference Shares of Canadian Liner Trade, 1994 - 1999
12-16: Liner Traffic by Region, 1999
12-17: Canada's Maritime Trade with the US, 1986 - 1999
12-18: Canada's Marine Traffic to the US, 1999
12-19: Canada's Marine Traffic from the US, 1999
12-20: Canada's Maritime Overseas Trade, 1986 - 1999
12-21: Canada's Marine Traffic to Overseas, 1999
12-22: Canada's Marine Traffic from Overseas, 1999
12-23: Goods Carried by Canadian Air Carriers by Sector, 1993 - 1999
12-24: Operating Goods Revenues of Canadian Air Carriers by Sector, 1993 - 1999
12-25: Value of Canadian International Trade's Air Share, 1993 - 1999
12-26: Total Exports by Air to Countries Other than the US by Main Countries of Destination, 1999
12-27: Total Imports by Air from Countries Other than the US by Main Countries of Origin, 1999
 
13. Passenger Transportation
13-1: Passenger and Passenger-Kilometres for VIA Rail and Class II Rail Carriers, 1994 - 1999
13-2: Commuter Rail Passengers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, 1994 - 1999
13-3: Canadian Scheduled Carriers and Markets Served, 2000
13-4: Summary of Revenues for Scheduled Intercity Operators, 1999
13-5: Urban Transit Fleet Composition, 1991 - 1998
13-6: Car and Light Truck Statistics, by Province/Territory, 1999 and 2000
13-7: International Cruise Ship Traffic at Major Canadian Ports, 1990 - 2000
13-8: Countries/Territories with Bilateral Air Agreements with Canada as of December 31, 2000
13-9: Air Canada Domestic Air Service Commitments
13-10: New Direct Non-Stop Domestic Scheduled Air Services in 2000
13-11: Competition in Domestic Air Markets as of August, 2000
13-12: National Airports System (NAS) Number of Domestic Markets Served Including Charters as of December 2000
13-13: Domestic Passenger Traffic, 1988 - 1999
13-14: New Direct Non-Stop Transborder Scheduled Air Services in 2000
13-15: Canada-US Air Passengers: Scheduled, Regional and Charter Services, 1991 - 1999
13-16: Number of US Airports Served by NAS Airports (Scheduled Non-Stop Only) as of December 31, 2000
13-17: Canada - International Air Passengers Scheduled, Regional and Charter Services, 1991 - 1999
13-18: Number of International Destinations Served by the National Airports System (Scheduled Direct Only) as of December 31, 2000
 
14. Price, Productivity and Financial Performance in the Transportation Sector
14-1: Performance Indicators for Selected Transport Industries and the Economy
14-2: Simulation of the Effect of 2000 Fuel Price Increases
14-3: The Rail Freight Industry's Financial Results
14-4: VIA Rail's Financial Performance Results, 1996 - 1999
14-5: the Trucking Industry's Financial Indicators
14-6: Summary of Financial Indicators for All InterCity Bus Industries
14-7: Summary of Financial Indicators for Transit Systems, 1994 - 1999
14-8: Financial Indicators of Transit Systems for Selected Provinces, 1999
14-9: Summary of Financial Results for The Air Transport Industry, 1994 - 2000
14-10: Price and Output Indicators for Transport Industries, 1991 - 1999
14-11: Price Reduction and Cost Savings in Transport Industries between 1994 and 1998
14-12: Cost Structure Of Transport Industries, 1991, 1994 and 1998 - 1999
14-13: Efficiency Indicators, Transport Industries, 1994 to 1999
14-14: Simulated 2000 Fuel Price on Total Costs, Transport Prices and Subsidies
 

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