I'll keep my comments very short because you are indeed looking forward to questions. I have spent a considerable amount of time on committees and I know full well what work you do and how important it is to Canadians and on behalf of Parliament.
I just want to reinforce with you my part of the responsibility in the transportation portfolio. We have the 15 crown corporations, including everything from Canada Post to VIA Rail, Marine Atlantic, and many others. I'm not going to name all 15 corporations. I think you're familiar with them.
Within the portfolio, I also assist Minister Baird more directly on the infrastructure file, in charge of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and work very closely with the provinces to get the money going, get Canadians working, and make sure that we get shovel-ready projects that are indeed going to contribute to our long-term infrastructure for the country.
We're here to talk about the estimates today and I also want to make note of our action plan and some of the significant numbers of dollars that you'll see in the fall estimates. It's important for you to consider this as we discuss some of the issues this afternoon.
For CATSA, there is $282 million in our action plan over two years to improve air traffic and air safety. On the safety of travel in Canada, we're looking forward to implementing this initiative by the government very, very quickly.
VIA Rail is at $407 million. I believe that the last time we were here we talked about that a little with regard to making sure that we keep our rolling stock safe but also contribute to the speedy and efficient use of the VIA system across this country. I also want to highlight rail safety. Significantly, the number of dollars is at $72 million for rail safety and grade-crossing improvements, as well as enhanced regulatory oversight and enforcement. We are looking forward to implementing that $72 million as well.
On Marine Atlantic, I was able to be in Atlantic Canada to officially launch a new vessel, the Atlantic Vision, and you might want to take note of how that will improve service there in the long term.
So we're really about keeping Canadians safe, whether it's air, rail or bridges, stimulating our economy, and working on behalf of Canadians. We're looking forward to any questions you might have.