The Port of Vancouver keeps claiming that RBT2 will not be publicly funded

March 23 2023

The Port of Vancouver, which as a crown corporation is a federal government entity, keeps claiming that its proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) project will not be funded by taxpayers.

Since the launch of the Government of Canada’s National Trader Corridors Fund (NTCF) in 2017, the Port of Vancouver has received more than $314 million dollars to support 15 projects through this federal government program. This represents 13% of the 115 NTCF projects and 12% of the $2.6 billion in NTCF funding. See chart below.

Why will the Port of Vancouver’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project be any different and not require federal government funding?

Fortunately, there is a better solution for West Coast container terminal capacity that will in fact be fully-funded by private investment.

Learn more by watching this short video.

NAME OF PROJECT	APPLICANT	WORK BEING DONE	FEDERAL FUNDING
Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Consolidating two existing auto terminal operations within the Port of Vancouver into one Expanding and optimizing Annacis Auto Terminal (AAT) to handle both auto terminal operations Repurposing the Richmond Terminal (RT) to handle export trade related operations and development	$42,700,000
Area V Initiative Project	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Preparation of an undeveloped 40-acre parcel land within the Fraser Richmond Industrial Lands for the handling and storage of empty containers.	$4,085,928
Burrard Inlet Road and Rail Improvement Projects	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Building: a 600 metre, 2-lane elevated structure a 600-metre extension of the existing 2-lane Waterfront Road road infrastructure along Commissioner Street 5.3 km of new railway track along the Canadian Pacific Railway Cascade Subdivision	$67,600,000
Container Examination Visibility System	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Development and implementation of technology for the management of containers flagged for inspection.	$2,400,000
Fraser Surrey Port Lands Transportation Improvements	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Improving the fluidity and safety of road and rail traffic operations to support container, forest products, steel and logistics activities Enabling the development of new rail-serviced bulk export marine terminals over the longer-term	$12,200,000
Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum (GTCF) Secretariat Fund	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Support ongoing work of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum Secretariat, which brings together a number of governmental and private organizations to identify gateway infrastructure priorities in Metro Vancouver.	$2,500,000
Harris Road Underpass and Kennedy Road Overpass	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Building: a rail siding to support the Canadian Pacific Railway Vancouver Intermodal Facility a 4-lane road underpass crossing below the railway track a 2-lane road overpass crossing above the railway track	$48,800,000
Mountain Highway Underpass	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Lowering the northbound lane of Mountain Highway to give enough clearance for oversized cargo to pass under the existing Canadian National Railway structure Realigning a 250 meter section of Dominion Street Improving access and sidewalks	$3,800,000
North Shore Corridor Capacity Improvement	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Upgrading the Thornton Rail Tunnel Building a 5.5 km staging track Designing and rebuilding Douglas Road to pass over the railway	$76,900,000
Pitt River Road and Colony Farm Road Rail Overpasses Project	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Developing engineering designs to: separate the road and railway corridors by raising both Pitt River Road and Colony Farm Road to pass over the Canadian Pacific Railway double-track a 5.2 km section of the Canadian Pacific Railway	$2,100,000
Portside Blundell Overpass and Upgrade	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Alleviating the existing traffic congestion issues caused by the high traffic volumes in the Portside/Blundell corridor	$39,400,000
Short Sea Shipping - Concept Development	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Evaluating the viability of short sea shipping in Greater Vancouver Developing a concept of short sea shipping to a stage where a confident investment decision could be made by relevant parties Exploring opportunities to move marine containers by barge from VFPA container terminals to an off-dock location(s) on the Fraser River Exploring prospects of a break-bulk service with the Port of Nanaimo	$1,600,000
South Shore 3rd Main Line: Engineering Study	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Development of a plan for capacity improvements along a segment of rail that links Canadian Pacific's intermodal and rail yards in Metro Vancouver with grain and container terminals in the Port of Vancouver's South Shore Trade Area.	$2,500,000
West Coast Supply Chain Visibility System	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Developing a series of operational planning and optimization tools to improve the fluidity, resiliency, and usage of the supply chain capacity across western Canada Developing a near real-time dashboard to measure end-to-end performance of the supply chain for all cargo moving through the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert	$6,500,000
Westwood Street and Kingsway Avenue Grade-Separations Project	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority	Developing engineering designs for 2 grade separations: the Canadian Pacific Railway Cascade Subdivision at Westwood Street Kingsway Avenue in Coquitlam along the Canadian Pacific Railway Westminster Subdivision	$1,100,000
		TOTAL	$314,185,928

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