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Canadian Surface Transportation Research
Every year, the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) conducts a survey of surface transportation research and development activity in Canada. The results are used to increase the exchange of knowledge between experts in the field of road and rail transportation. The information compiled in this survey is distributed in electronic format to the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development where it becomes part of the International Road Research Documentation database.The Canadian portion of this international database is now available on the TAC Web site. The database contains summaries of over 2000 research projects from more than 120 Canadian transportation research organizations, including Transport Canada, the National Research Council, each of the provincial and territorial transportation agencies, universities, associations, municipalities, private firms and other research agencies.
The projects cover a wide range of transportation subject areas, including: economics, the environment, soils and materials, highway and bridge design, construction and maintenance, traffic engineering, vehicle studies and rail transportation.
Involved in road or rail transportation research?
We depend on the participation of Canadian research organizations to help keep our database up to date.
New Projects
Your input is gladly accepted at any time of the year. Let us know about your research work by completing the R&D survey project form. Please complete one form for each new project.
Updates
If you have previously provided TAC with some research information and would like to update your records, please contact Transportation Information Service by e-mail, or call 613/736-1350.