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"The 2016 Transportation in Canada Annual Report presents the state of transportation in Canada with the most current available information. As required by the Canadian Transportation Act of 2007 subsection 52, the Minister of Transport must table in both Houses of Parliament an overview of the state of transportation in Canada. The report highlights the role of transportation in the economy. It presents a short overall assessment of the performance of the Canadian transportation system in 2016 looking at fluidity, utilization and capacity of the system. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of the four transportation modes (air, marine, rail, road) including major developments over the course of 2016. The report concludes with an outlook of foreseeable trends likely to affect the transportation system in the coming years'--Introd., pages 3.