About this Committee

Mandate

The Committee’s mandate includes all areas covered by Transport Canada and Infrastructure Canada. It can study any aspect of the management and operation of Transport Canada and Infrastructure Canada, as well as any legislation, programs or policy areas administered by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. The portfolio mix of transportation, infrastructure and communities is quite broad including:

• Transportation programs and policies set by the Government of Canada;
• Infrastructure funding under the Building Canada Plan, the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund and the Green Infrastructure Fund;
• A range of socio-economic, cultural and environmental issues facing Canadian cities and communities.

The Committee primarily considers legislation and issues of national importance related to these subjects. While many aspects of these portfolios are exclusively the responsibility of the provinces, e.g., highways, public transit and municipal infrastructure, the federal government may have a role where it is perceived that the national interest is at stake. For example, in addition to legislation, the Committee has issued reports on:

• Airport security
• Ports policy
• Inter-provincial trucking
• The National Highway System
• Airline mergers and
• Railway safety.