The current state of transportation in Canada : Point sur les transports au Canada : transport routier, transport ferroviaire, transport maritime, transport aérien

For example, Canada works with the United States, the European Commission, NATO, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), among others, in the areas of environment and transportation safety and security to identify best practices and to bring systems in line with each other. [...] While the government expected to make a final decision on the transfer of the cars and all related terms and conditions in the spring of 2005, these have not yet been made public. [...] The doubling of the number of railways is largely attributable to the coming into force of the Canada Transportation Act in 1996, which facilitated the transfer of track from Class 1 railways to new shortline railway companies. [...] Accordingly, due to a significant decline in the volume of exports between 1996 and 2003, the total volume of rail marine movements dropped by 16% over this period, in spite of a modest increase in the volume of imports. [...] The attacks on the London subway in July 2005 and the more recent threats to the New York subway system will likely sustain the focus on rail security into the future.