Welcome
Transportation policy and infrastructure is a concern of every level of government. This guide highlights the major official sources of public policy and statistical resources in the transportation sector.
For other sources of government statistics use the Government Statistics guide.
Data & Statistics
Data:
See the Data Centre's holdings of surveys relating to Travel and Transportation.
Statistics:
- Aviation Data (Air Transport Association of Canada)
- North American Transportation Statistics database presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within individual countries and between the countries. This database is accessible in table and time series formats and covers twelve thematic areas, including transportation and the economy, transportation safety, transportation’s impact on energy and the environment, passenger and freight activity, and transportation and trade.
- Statistics Canada
- Tables by subject: Transportation
- Studies, research papers and technical papers searchable by specific transportation topics or select topic Transportation
- Historical statistics of Canada: Transportation and Communications
- Transport Canada
United States
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Data and statistics
- State transportation statistics (2003- )
- Key transportation indicators
- Pocket guide to transportation annual report from 1999-
- North American Transborder Freight Data (searchable database)
- Transtats an inter-modal transportation database arranged by mode of transport and topic
- Data and statistics
- Census Bureau
- FedStats select 'transporation from topics A-Z drop-down menu or search by state
- Vehicle inventory and use survey
- Dept. of Transportation
- Federal Highway Administration Publications and Statistics
- Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Data and Statistics
International Organizations
- EuroStat Transport statistics
- OECD Transport statistics (Note: See also OECD iLibrary for publications and statistics. Access restricted to Carleton IP)
- International Transport Forum Statistics
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Transport statistics
- World Bank Transport data and indicators
Government Information
Canada - Federal:
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
- Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators incorporates members from all Canadian governments
- Canadian Coast Guard
- Canadian Transportation Agency is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that makes decisions on a wide range of economic matters involving federally-regulated modes of transportation (air, rail, marine and accessible transportation)
- Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety
- Infrastructure Canada
- Library and Archives Canada Ship Registration Index. The Ship Registration Index Database (SRI) contains more than 78,000 entries of ships registered in ports of Canada between 1787 and 1966.
- National Search and Rescue Secretariat
- Transport Canada
- Air transportation
- National airports policy (1994 and updates)
- Canadian airport authorities
- Marine transportation
- Moving on Sustainable Transportation (MOST)
- Rail transportation
- Road and Motor Vehicle Safety includes information links to websites for provincial agencies, Canadian automotive manufacturers, and foreign and international government agencies.
- Transport, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio
- Strategic Policy and International and Intergovernmental Relations
- Surface Transportation Policy
- Air transportation
- Transportation Development Centre The TDC is Transport Canada's centre of expertise for research and development, it manages a mult-imodal R&D program aimed at improving the safety, security, energy efficiency, and accessibility of the Canadian transportation system.
Canada - Provincial:
Ontario
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- GO Transit (Greater Toronto Transit Authority)
- Ontario Highway Transport Board includes a list of licensed carriers by location
Local:
Ottawa
- City Council Committee Agendas and Minutes, including Transportation Committee and Transit Committee.
- City of Ottawa Transportation ("Ottawa on the Move")
Foreign:
United States
- Dept. of Energy Fuel economy website
- Dept. of Transportation
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics Publications
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- TOD database (from the Center for Transit-Oriented Development and funded by the Federal Transit Administration) provides economic and demographic information for every existing and proposed fixed guideway transit station in the U.S.
- National Highway Safety Administration
- National Transportation Library
- National Transportation Research Center
- National Transportation Safety Board including online tools linking to related transportation websites
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Transportation Analysis
- Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
- TRID is an integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide.
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. State transportation department websites
International:
- African Development Bank Group select Transport under Topics and Sectors
- Asian Development Bank ADB & the Transport Sector
- European Commission Transport and Travel and Mobility and Transport policies
- Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System and Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway study (2007)
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Maritime Organization is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
- International Transport Forum (formerly European Conference of Ministers of Transport)
- Organization of American States search for reports under 'transportation' or 'transport'
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Transport Division
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Transport Division with links to European, US and Canadian transport authorities
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Review of Maritime Transport
- World Bank Transport Group
Laws & Legislation
Canada - Federal:
- Acts and regulations for which Transport Canada is responsible
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Treaty Information a searchable database of Canadian international agreements. Search under specific transport modality.
Canada - Provincial:
Ontario
- e-Laws searchable laws and regulations site
Maps & GIS
Maps:
See also the Library's Online Maps search engine
Canada
- Canada's airports (Transport Canada)
- National atlas of Canada Transportation maps
- Ottawa Transportation Master Plan 2008 maps
United States
- Major transportation facilities of the United States (BTS)
- North American Transportation Atlas data (BTS)
- Transportation of the United States (National atlas)
International organizations
- European Commission Global Environment Monitoring Travel time to major cities: a global map of accessibility
GIS:
- Consult the library's GIS holdings, in particular files for the National Capital Region, Ontario and Canada for road network and other transportation related data.
Websites
Listed here are selected non-governmental websites that have resources relating to transportation policy:
Canada
- Air Transport Association of Canada
- Canadian Urban Transit Association
- CN (Canadian National Railway Company)
- NAV Canada is Canada's civil air navigation services provider, a private sector, non-share capital corporation financed through publicly-traded debt. It provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, aeronautical information services, airport advisory services and electronic aids to navigation.
- Transport Action Canada (formerly Transport 2000) includes a list of transport advocacy organizations
- Transportation Association of Canada
Via Rail Canada
United States
613-520-2600 x8197
