12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Energy
• Environment
• Labour
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Funding for shortline railways

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Anti-replacement workers legislation and other labour matters affecting railways. Critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity. Legislative changes pertaining to the Canada Transportation Act, Railway Safety Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and other railway-related proposals, bills, or resolutions.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Rail Operations Rules Breake Test Rules Suplly Chain Task Force Report

Policies or Program

• Rail Climate Change Adaptation Program (R-CCAP) - Transport Canada has launched a call for proposals under the new Rail Climate Change Adaptation Program (R-CCAP) to fund research and analysis to better identify risks and strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change and severe weather on the integrity and safety of critical railway infrastructure.
• Supply Chain Taskforce recommendations including extended interswitching

Regulation

• Enhanced Train Control (ETC) - The Railway Association of Canada’s (RAC) Enhanced Train Control (ETC) Program was created to coordinate the implementation of ETC in Canada and to develop common Standards and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to allow ETC systems to be interoperable. Ministerial Order 20-07 (Track Safety Rules [TSR]) Fatigue Management System (FMS) Regulations Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations (REQSR)
• Grade Crossing Regulations (GCR)- New regulations were issued November 27, 2014. The purpose of the regulation was to provide consistent grade crossing safety standards that would improve enforcement capabilities. It also included a definition of roles, responsibilities and collaboration between road authorities and railway companies.

• Subject matter details in previous versions

  Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

  • Bill C-33 -The Minister of Transport on November 17, 2022, introduced Bill C-33, the Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act, in the House of Commons. -The Act includes legislative amendments to the Railway Safety Act, the Canada Transportation Act, and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.