Disputes about public passenger service providers’ use of railway lines and other assets
Types of disputes we can help with
Whenever a public passenger service provider and a railway company are unable to agree in respect of any matter raised in the context of the negotiation of any agreement concerning the use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services by the public passenger service provider or concerning the conditions, or the amount to be paid, for that use, the public passenger service provider may, after reasonable efforts to resolve the matter have been made, apply to the Agency to decide the matter.
Whenever a public passenger service provider and a railway company are unable to agree in respect of any matter raised in the context of the implementation of any matter previously decided by the Agency, either the public passenger service provider or the railway company may, after reasonable efforts to resolve the matter have been made, apply to the Agency to decide the matter.
As part of the dispute resolution proceeding, the Agency may make a determination fixing the amount to be paid by the public passenger service provider for the use of any of the railway company's railway, land, equipment, facilities or services.
For more information, refer to sections 152.1, 152.2 and 152.3 of the Canada Transportation Act.
Dispute resolution services
You could use a quick and relatively informal process to resolve your dispute:
Or you could use a more formal process:
See the overview and FAQs for a comparison of the dispute resolution options. If you're not sure about which option to choose, you can contact us anytime to see how we can help.
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