Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Budget
• Consumer Issues
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Internal Trade
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Labour
• National Security/Security
• Research and Development
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Federal Budgets in general with respect to providing input into possible tax incentives, infrastructure investments or programs that could be put in place. CTA submits pre-budget recommendations on an annual basis.

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

• Budget - Pre-Budget - Submitted recommendations concerning immigration, taxation, infrastructure, truck driver hours of service and capital cost allowances.
• Canada Labour Code Parts I, II and III; member of FETCO. Specific to issues of Occupational Health and Safety and Hours of Work.
• Transportation of Dangerous Good Act -amendments to the act pertaining to the security of goods during transport, signage, security plans and security checks for drivers appropriate and reasonable vehicle designs in keeping with provincial regulations.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Income Tax Act accelerating Capital Cost Allowance rates for trucking equipment

Policies or Program

• Automated Customs Initiative - involved in consultations on program design and policy implementation with respect to design, implementation, communication and enforcement of the ACI program
• CANADA/U.S. TRADE AND SECURITY with regard to border programs, international relations, Security and Prosperity Partnership
• Commercial Vehicle Hours of Service with respect to applicability, implementation, compliance and enforcement with current and on-going research.
• HIGHWAYS AND BORDERS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT - discussions with Transport Canada about possible investments in key roads, borders and bridges across Canada
• Immigration - related to temporary foreign worker program and support for demand driven immigration allowances specific to assisting shortage of qualified truck drivers.
• New Second Crossing at Windsor-Detroit – Support of Gordie Howe Bridge, provide input on trucking specific issues
• North American Fatigue Management Program – Develop a Fatigue Management Program suitable for the trucking industry
• Sleep Apnea Testing for Truck Drivers – Seeking federal cooperation in development of program for possible future regulation in US and Canada.
• Taxation - related to tax fairness and tax compliance for companies and truck drivers.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Better Borders Working Group/Regulatory Cooperation Council –Seek more efficient border crossings
• Can-US Safety Rating Reciprocity - Ensure fairness and sufficient monitoring for all US motor carriers when operating in all Canadian jurisdictions, while continuing to promote the successful transition to a complete reciprocal agreement between Canada and the US
• Consumer Issues - Third Party Certification of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). Support for Transport Canada's efforts to introduce certified technology.
• Health - Related to legalization of Cannabis.
• Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Technologies – Development of standards, regulations and compliance policies operating in Canada and the United States

Regulation

• Commercial Vehicle Driver Hours of Service Regulations – require that all drivers required to maintain a log book would be required to use an electronic on-board recorder to monitor their hours of service compliance electronically
• Fuel and Vehicle Emission Regulations (development of standards, regulations, and compliance regimes
• Income Tax Act federal diesel excise tax asking the government to live up to its election promise to reduce it

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• NAFTA Secretariat
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

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