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Transportation and Safety
Canada's transportation system safety
record improved in 1998, despite some well-covered tragic accidents.
The safety and security of Canada's transportation system continues
to be a top priority for the federal government. This commitment
is reflected in all of Transport Canada's activities.
The department's focus is on developing practical safety programs
and effective regulations, and ensuring that these regulations
are followed. In particular, the department regulates, monitors
and evaluates safety-related issues in the following areas: aeronautics
and airports; air and marine navigation; marine shipping facilities;
commercial shipping; new motor vehicle standards; extra-provincial
commercial motor vehicles and railways and canals connecting provinces
with each other or with the United States.
Responsibility for transportation safety in Canada involves
many stakeholders, including the federal, provincial, territorial
and municipal governments; industry; and non-governmental organizations.
Transport Canada works closely with industry and other federal
government departments, such as the Transportation Safety Board,
to maintain nationwide safety.
This chapter describes several areas of transportation safety,
such as, transportation occurrence statistics for all modes, including
international comparisons; transportation of dangerous goods initiatives;
and federal, provincial and municipal government safety initiatives,
as well as international contributions to safety.
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