{"id":"supporting-ferry-passenger-rail-services","slug":"supporting-ferry-passenger-rail-services","title":"Supporting ferry and passenger rail services","chapter":4,"section":"4.2","section_title":"Connecting communities","heading":"Supporting ferry and passenger rail services","in_cost_table":true,"capital":true,"fiscal":{"unit":"CAD millions","basis":"accrual, incremental impact on budgetary balance (expense or forgone revenue)","years":["2026-27","2027-28","2028-29","2029-30","2030-31"],"gross":[9.0,411.0,390.0,414.0,124.0],"gross_total":1348.0,"flags":[null,null,null,null,null],"adjustments":[{"label":"Funds previously provisioned in the fiscal framework","values":[-4.0,-4.0,null,null,null],"total":-7.0,"pdf_page":265,"printed_page":249}],"net":[5.0,407.0,390.0,414.0,124.0],"net_total":1341.0,"table":{"pdf_page":265,"printed_page":249}},"description":null,"commitments":[{"text":"Building on this support, Budget 2026 proposes to: Renew the Ferry Services Contribution Program until 2032.","pdf_page":251,"printed_page":235,"quote":"Building on this support, Budget 2026 proposes to: Renew the Ferry Services Contribution Program until 2032."},{"text":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $1.3 billion over eight years on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, to Transport Canada to support this renewal.","pdf_page":251,"printed_page":235,"quote":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $1.3 billion over eight years on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, to Transport Canada to support this renewal."},{"text":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $35.1 million in 2027-28 to Transport Canada to support this renewal.","pdf_page":251,"printed_page":235,"quote":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $35.1 million in 2027-28 to Transport Canada to support this renewal."},{"text":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $1.2 billion over three years on a cash basis, starting in 2027-28, to VIA Rail Canada to support these activities.","pdf_page":251,"printed_page":235,"quote":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $1.2 billion over three years on a cash basis, starting in 2027-28, to VIA Rail Canada to support these activities."}],"amounts_in_text":["$1.3 billion over eight years","$35.1 million","$1.2 billion over three years","$6.6 billion"],"source":{"pdf_page":251,"printed_page":235,"chapter_url":"https://budget.canada.ca/2026/report-rapport/chap4-en.html"},"money_type":"spending","involves_loans":false,"lenses":["infrastructure","public-work"],"url":"https://budget2026.warreandvavasour.com/measures/supporting-ferry-passenger-rail-services/","chapter_title":"A strong and united Canada"}