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Name of Horizontal Initiative: Security and Public Safety for the 2010 G-8 and G-20 Summits

Start Date: April 1, 2009

End Date: March 31, 2011

Total Departmental Funding Allocation (from start date to end date): Approximately $1 million

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was the federal government lead for G-8/G-20 security planning. Transport Canada worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police-led G-8/G-20 Integrated Security Unit, and other federal government departments and agencies, to ensure transportation at the summits was safe and secure. The department coordinated with the RCMP/Integrated Security Unit, and other federal organizations to develop integrated security plans and modify existing transportation plans to enhance transportation safety and security during the summits.

Surface, aviation and marine transportation were key components of the safety and security planning for the G-8/G-20 meetings. Prior to and during the summits, Transport Canada provided services in three key areas:

• Planning: Support to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police planning initiatives for the G-8 and G-20 summits (including risk assessments, regulatory development, establishment of restricted airspace and participation in Royal Canadian Mounted Police operations centres).
• Oversight and Security Promotion: Oversight and compliance verification of modal-specific G-8 and G-20 security enhancements requested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (including air passenger screening, as well as rail, aviation, marine or surface G-8- and G-20-specific enhancements as requested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and industry outreach to promote voluntary compliance and build industry capacity to enhance security.
• Drills and Exercises: Emergency preparedness development, planning and implementation of exercises (including preparation for and participation in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police symposiums, Trillium Sentry and Guardian).

Governance Structure(s): There were a number of interdepartmental and intradepartmental committees and working groups, for example the Deputy Ministers Working Group that was comprised of the respective security departments and agencies to facilitate an integrated federal approach to security.

Within Transport Canada, there was the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Summits Steering Committee that was established to provide guidance for and approval of the overall planning efforts of the safety and security functions. The steering committee was responsible for approving all Transport Canada plans (including contributions to Royal Canadian Mounted Police plans), budgetary strategy, defining and realizing benefits, and monitoring risks, quality and timeliness.

There was also the National Events Transportation Working Group that was responsible for coordinating, sponsoring and promoting transportation safety and security strategies and activities intended to reduce — to as low a level as reasonably practicable — the multimodal transportation safety and security risks associated with the G-8 and G-20 summits.

Finally, Transport Canada put in place the Special Events Secretariat that provided departmental coordination and represented the department throughout the planning process with various stakeholders.

Federal Partners	Federal Partner Program Activity	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	2010-11 ($ millions)
				Planned Spending	Actual Spending	Expected Results	Results Achieved
Transport Canada	Surface and Intermodal Security	a) Safe and Secure G-8 and G-20 Summits c) Effective Land Security d) Effective Air Security e) Effective Marine Security f) Effective Intelligence h) Effective Operational Support i) Effective Information Technology	$1.1	$0.6	$0.4	New program	Results Achieved in 2010-2011 for G-8 and G-20 Events are listed below.
	Internal Services		$0.1	$0.1	$0.1
Total					$1.2	$0.7	$0.5

a) Transport Canada worked closely with other federal departments and agencies involved in safety and security during the G-8 summit and the G-20 summit. Transport Canada contributed to Safe and Secure Summits by exercising its leadership and its legislative/regulatory powers relating to the transportation system.

c, d, e) A very high level of compliance in all modes was experienced during the summits. Any non-compliance was minor and was easily resolved with no impact on the security and/or safety of the summits.

f) No issues were reported that affected the flow of information between the Joint Intelligence Group and Transport Canada.

h) Operations and Coordination centres were staffed with embedded personnel as required.
Timely and accurate information flowed between Transport Canada and the Integrated Security Unit.

i) Information technology service calls were resolved in a timely manner.

Comments on Variances: There was a reduction in the level of some services provided (determined as not required), resulting in lower labour costs.

Contact information: Luc Brisebois, Director, Emergency Preparedness, Safety and Security, Transport Canada, 613-947-5076, luc.brisebois@tc.gc.ca