Advance notice of CTA's proposed amendments to the Canadian Transportation Agency Designated Provisions Regulations

The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is proposing amendments to the Canadian Transportation Agency Designated Provisions Regulations (DPR).

Background

To fulfill its mandate, the CTA uses various enforcement tools to promote and ensure compliance with the obligations set out in the Canada Transportation Act (the Act) and its associated regulations. One of these tools is the use of administrative monetary penalties (AMP). The regulatory requirements in the Act and regulations that can be subject to an AMP must first be identified or designated in a legislative instrument, like the Act itself or, in this case, the DPR. The DPR consists of a list of sections of the Act or the regulations that may be enforced by way of AMPs. This list must be updated when the Act or the regulations are amended, to ensure that the CTA has or continues to have effective tools to ensure that regulated entities comply with the law. The DPR do not create new regulatory requirements or obligations; these requirements already exist in the Act, regulations and orders.

The DPR have been in force since 2006 and have been amended several times. However, following passage of the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1, by Parliament in June 2023, which amended the Act, the CTA has identified certain provisions that need to be added, modified or deleted from the list of designated provisions in the DPR to reflect these amendments. In addition, the CTA has identified other provisions of the Act not yet designated that, in its view, should be designated.

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Milestones

DateStatus
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Opened
Friday, February 28, 2025
Closed
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