The International Mobility and Trade Corridor Program (IMTC) is a bi-national coalition of government, business interests, and non-governmental entities that supports improvements to safety, mobility, and security for the Cascade Gateway – the five land border ports-of-entry connecting Western Washington State and Lower Mainland British Columbia.

The IMTC Program is administered by the Whatcom Council of Governments (WCOG), a U.S. metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in Bellingham, Washington. Being largely comprised of government agency representatives, the IMTC coalition does not advocate for regulatory or legislative changes. Rather, through the IMTC Program, participants coordinate planning, identify shared system needs, and optimize investments and operations through collaboration, innovation, and partnership.

GOALS

The goals of the IMTC program are to:

1. Coordinate planning
2. Improve regional, cross-border trade and transportation data
3. Support border infrastructure improvements
4. Support coordinated implementation of U.S. and Canadian border policy
5. Improve operations

View our complete Purpose, Goals, and Strategies document

Since 1997, IMTC has served as a model of regional coordination on border issues and has helped assemble over $41 million (USD) from U.S. and Canadian partners to pursue the shared goals listed above.

Over thirty organizations participate regularly in IMTC. IMTC is led by the Whatcom Council of Governments.

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PARTICIPANTS

IMTC participation is organized in three overlapping levels:

Steering Committee

There are approximately 30 agencies represented on the Steering Committee, which meets monthly, works though issues at a very detailed level, and makes suggestions to the Core Group.

Core Group

Including the Steering Committee, over 50 agencies and organizations participate in the Core Group, which meets twice a year and is the decision-making body of IMTC.

Participating organizations

The following is a sample of participating agencies and organizations. For a full list of participants and contact information, please email Melissa Fanucci.

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FUNDING

Since 1999, IMTC participants have together funded projects totaling nearly $41 million (USD) for Cascade Gateway initiatives. Funding partners include:

• U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Transport Canada
• B.C. Province
• Washington State
• TransLink
• Port of Bellingham
• Western Washington University
• Whatcom Council of Governments
• U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• The Cascadia Center
• Regional municipalities (Abbotsford, Langley, White Rock, and Surrey in B.C. and Sumas, Blaine, and Lynden in WA State)

IMTC Funding by Source, 1999 – 2020*

*Note: Listed in U.S. dollars. Does not include $24,557,500 from U.S. Federal Highway Administration for I-5 interchange improvements at Exit 276.