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Getting started
Overview
Issues eligible for arbitration
How to apply
Eligibility of submissions
Objections
Scenarios where a railway company can object to an application
Procedures for the adjudication of objections
Principles related...
Publication | 2016-07-18
Note
The Agency is reviewing guidance materials as part of its Regulatory Modernization Initiative. As a result, the rates in the Guide to Railway Charges for Crossing Maintenance and Construction will remain unchanged for 2016.
July 1, 2016
Introduction
The Canadian Transportation Agency (...
Publication | 2016-07-08
How to file an agreement with the Agency
Agreements can be filed so that they become an order of the Agency. You can file an agreement through the railway crossing agreements form.
Learn more about how to create and file agreements related to:
Road and utility crossings
Railway crossings of...
Web page | 2016-07-08
What is rail arbitration?
It’s one of three types of arbitration offered as part of the Agency’s options for dispute resolution.
Types of disputes
Disputes between
Possible outcome
Timeframes
Legislation
The application of any rate or charge for the movement...
Web page | 2016-07-06
Who does this apply to?
Provincial or municipal authorities that cannot reach an agreement with a railway company on the relocation of railway lines around and away from urban areas in order to promote urban development.
How can the Agency help?
If provincial or municipal authorities cannot...
Web page | 2016-06-21
How can the Agency help?
The Agency can help interested parties, railway companies, governments or other parties in four areas related to the transfer and discontinuance process outlined in Part III, Division V of the Canada Transportation Act.
Upon application by a party, the Agency can assist...
Web page | 2016-06-21
Getting started
Issues eligible for arbitration
How to apply
Eligibility of submissions
Objections
Scenarios where a railway company can object to an application
Procedures for the adjudication of objections
Principles related to...
Web page | 2016-06-21
Under Part III, Division V of the Canada Transportation Act, a federal railway company must take these steps before transferring or discontinuing operations:
provide notice in the company’s three-year plan for at least 12 months of its intention to discontinue operating the line;
publicly...
Web page | 2016-06-21
Getting started
Overview
Issues eligible for arbitration
How to apply
Eligibility of submissions
Objections
Scenarios where a railway company can object to an application
Procedures for the adjudication of objections
Principles related...
Web page | 2016-06-21
Part 1 - Insurance Requirements - Background and Features
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to assist stakeholders to understand and comply with the new insurance requirements under the Safe and Accountable Rail Act (SARA) and to inform them about the process that the Canadian...
Publication | 2016-06-15