Toronto, Ontario - Transport Canada - Canada’s trade moves through many federal transportation assets, such as the St. Lawrence Seaway, major ports, airports, and land border crossings. These are vital to the country’s trade and economic competitiveness. In an era of rapidly moving global supply chains, federal assets are part of a transportation system that must be reliable, efficient and resilient to such things as changing climate and weather.
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $50,000 to strengthen the Toronto Port Authority’s infrastructure against the impacts of a changing climate.
The Port of Toronto is one of Canada's largest major inland ports. Through funding from the Transportation Assets Risk Assessment program, the Toronto Port Authority will undertake a vulnerability assessment of the port’s infrastructure. The study will improve understanding of climate change impacts on their assets and operations, while also guiding future plans for infrastructure investments and improvements.
By funding projects that assess climate risk, the Government of Canada is taking action to protect Canadians and their communities from the effects of climate change while strengthening the resilience of the transportation system.
Source : Government of Canada