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Introduction
On June 22, 2007, Parliament enacted amendments to the Canada Transportation Act (the CTA) which came into force the same day.
The CTA now authorizes the Canadian Transportation Agency (the Agency), a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal of the federal government, to resolve...
Publication | 2016-10-03
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
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
Introduction
This resource tool is designed to help parties who wish to construct a railway line across another railway line.
Agreements
The parties involved in constructing a railway line across another railway line may negotiate any aspect of a crossing. Under section 99 (Part III) of the...
Publication | 2016-04-22
Purpose of this Code
This Code contains accessibility standards developed to improve the communication of transportation-related information for persons with disabilities on a systemic basis as they use the federal transportation network.
While this Code focuses on the information needs of...
Publication | 2016-03-31
Purpose
This document explains noise and vibration from idling locomotives, including:
reasons why locomotives idle
characteristics of noise and vibration from idling locomotives
potential ways of managing noise and vibration impacts
It was developed by the Canadian Transportation Agency's...
Publication | 2016-03-30