Fees report 2020–2021

Minister’s message

As the Minister responsible for the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), I am pleased to present the Agency’s report on service fees for the fiscal year 2020-21. This report is in line with the Service Fees Act’s reporting requirements and reflects the Government of Canada’s ongoing commitment to openness and transparency.

The Service Fees Act ensures that federal service fees are transparent, predictable, and reasonable. It requires federal departments and agencies to report annually on the fees they charge, the costs associated with providing these services, and the revenues generated.

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon
Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low-Materiality Fees Regulations, and subsection 4.2.9 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fee the Canadian Transportation Agency had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2020–21.

The report covers the fee that is subject to the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:

1. Act, regulation or fees notice
   The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament.
2. Contract
   Ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
3. Market rate or auction
   The authority to set these fees comes from an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control in determining the fee amount.

For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. The Canadian Transportation Agency did not have fees set contract, market rate or auction.

Although the fees the Canadian Transportation Agency charged under the Access to Information Act were subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on the Canadian Transportation Agency’s access to information fees for 2020-21 can be found in the Agency’s annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act.

Remissions

Under the Service Fees Act, departments must develop policies for determining whether a service standard has been met and for determining how much of a fee will be remitted to a fee payer if a service standard is not met. This requirement took effect on April 1, 2021, therefore this report does not include remissions issued under the Service Fees Act.

Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism

The following table presents the total revenue and cost for all fees the Canadian Transportation Agency had the authority to charge in 2020–21, by fee-setting mechanism.

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to charge for those activities.

This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue and cost for the fee the Canadian Transportation Agency had the authority to charge in 2020–21 that is set by the following:

• act
• fees notice

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on the fee Canadian Transportation Agency had the authority to charge in 2020–21 and that was set by the following:

• act
• fees notice

Fee grouping

Net value salvage application

Fee

Net value salvage application

Fee-setting authority

Canada Transportation Act, subsections 144(3.1) and 146.3(4).

Year fee-setting authority was introduced

2001

Last year fee-setting authority was amended

2023

Service standard

The Agency strives to issue a determination of Net Salvage Value (NSV) as expeditiously as possible. This will depend in part on the number and complexity of the issues raised by the parties, or the requirement for third party expertise, such as independent land appraisers or environmental consultants.

Performance result

The service standard was met at 100%.

Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations

Material (formula)

2020–21 fee amount ($)

10,000 plus disbursements for work performed by or services contracted by the Canadian Transportation Agency

2020–21 total fee revenue ($)

0

Fee adjustment date in 2022–23

April 1, 2022

2022–23 fee amount ($)

10,000 plus disbursements for work performed by or services contracted by the Canadian Transportation Agency