Federal Subsidies, Grants & Contributions by Mode
| TIME | Atlantic Region Freight | Transition | Highway | Infrastructure | Fixed link | Other | Total |
| FRAME | Assistance Program | programs2 | agreements | program | to P.E.I. | Highway Mode | |
| 1995/96 | 35.4 | 48.7 | 207.7 | 193.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 497.3 |
| 1999/2000 | 0.0 | 59.8 | 101.1 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 21.2 | 228.9 |
| Terminated freight | Hopper | Grade | Other | Total rail | |||
| subsidies1 | cars | crossings | mode* | ||||
| 221.7 | 18.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 252.5 | |||
| 0.0 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 29.9 |
| Marine | Other | Port divestiture | Other ferry & | Other | Total marine |
| Atlantic Ltd. | Crown corps. | fund | coastal services | mode | |
| 100.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 49.8 | 14.0 | 170.7 |
| 28.6 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 29.2 | 2.8 | 87.6 |
| Airport | Other | Total marine |
| mode | ||
| 30.9 | 5.0 | 35.9 |
| 45.3 | 0.4 | 45.7 |
Source: Main estimates & public accounts of the federal departments * Total rail mode & grand total exclude subsidies for VIA Rail & other passenger services 1 WGTA, MFRA and branch lines 2 Offset federal programs for the elimination of WGTA and ARFA programs; Labrador ferry service buyout in 1997/98
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