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This database contains all public Decisions, Determinations, Orders and certain interim Decisions made by the Canadian Transportation Agency since 1988. Some decisions are confidential and are not published.
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Summary
[1] On May 26, 2023, CN filed an application under section 32 of the Canadian Transportation Act (CTA) to vary Determination R-2022-50 (Determination), which established the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) applicable to CN and CP (now CPKC) for the 2022-2023 crop year.
[2] CN...
R-2023-215 | Determination | 2023-10-27
Summary
[1] This is the Agency’s determination of the 2023 regulated interswitching rates that apply to the new interswitching zone established by subsection 127.1(1.1) of the CTA, referred to as Zone 5 in this determination.
[2] The methodology used by the Agency to determine the 2023 regulated...
R-2023-178 | Determination | 2023-09-18
[1] The Canadian Transportation Agency’s (Agency) Decision 601-R-1998 dated December 7, 1998, determined that a distinct cost of capital rate shall be used for regulatory purposes other than for establishing regulated grain and interswitching rates.
[2] Based on CP’s (now CPKC) 2023-2024 crop year...
R-2023-167 | Determination | 2023-08-23
[1] The Canadian Transportation Agency’s (Agency) Decision 601-R-1998 dated December 7, 1998, determined that a distinct cost of capital rate shall be used for regulatory purposes other than for establishing regulated grain and interswitching rates.
[2] Based on CN’s 2023-2024 crop year cost of...
R-2023-168 | Determination | 2023-08-23
Decision
[1] The Agency approves CN’s application to build a new railway line for its Jansen Spur project, provided it fulfills the conditions set out in Appendix A, which are summarized below:
CN must inform local communities, as identified in paragraph 1 of Appendix A, about construction...
R-2023-156 | Determination | 2023-07-27
UP applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) to vary its Certificate of Fitness 97009‑1, to reflect a change in its railway operations in Canada, namely carrying crude oil.
Paragraph 92(1)(b) of the CTA provides for the issuance of a certificate of fitness if the Agency is...
R-2023-107 | Determination | 2023-05-19
Summary
[1] The Agency has determined:
CN’s VRCPI for the 2023–2024 crop year to be 1.8295, an increase of 12.11% from the 2022–2023 crop year.
CP’s VRCPI for the 2023–2024 crop year to be 1.7616, an increase of 5.43% from the 2022–2023 crop year.
[2] The Agency will use these values in...
R-2023-91 | Determination | 2023-04-27
Summary
[1] On January 20, 2023, CN filed an application under section 32 of the CTA to vary the following determinations:
Determination R-2021-64, which established the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) applicable to CN and CP for the 2021-2022 crop year, and...
R-2023-88 | Determination | 2023-04-25
[1] The Agency determines CP’s maximum revenue entitlement for the movement of grain in each crop year in accordance with the formula set out in subsection 151(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, SC 1996, c 10. One component of this formula is the calculation of the Volume-Related Composite Price...
R-2023-86 | Determination | 2023-04-20
Summary
[1] The Agency has determined CN’s and CP’s MREs and revenues covered by the MRE for the 2021-2022 crop year. Both CN and CP exceeded their respective MREs in the 2021-2022 crop year.
[2] Table 1 summarizes the MRE, revenue, the amount above the MRE and the payout of excess revenue plus...
R-2022-183 | Determination | 2022-12-22