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The Canada Transportation Act provides a right to shippers to establish rail service agreements with railway companies by way of arbitration where the agreements cannot be negotiated commercially.
The arbitrator will be appointed by the Agency on receipt of proposals for arbitration and shall be...
Web page | 2015-10-22
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 | 2015-10-21
The Fair Rail Freight Service Act, passed on June 26, 2013, introduced a new dispute resolution option for shippers and railway companies who are unable to negotiate level of service (LOS) contracts respecting the manner in which a railway company will fulfill its service obligations under section...
Web page | 2015-10-21
The Agency can help resolve disputes between railways and government authorities about the relocation of railway lines or the rerouting of railway traffic in urban areas.
The Agency could order the railway to do things like:
remove railway structures
build new facilities;
stop operating on...
Web page | 2015-10-20
Section 1000 Introduction to the Uniform Classification of Accounts
Introduction
This document deals with the Uniform Classification of Accounts (UCA) for railway companies and certain related railway records (principally operating statistics).
Purpose
The purpose of the UCA is to define the...
Publication | 2015-10-05
July 1, 2015
Introduction
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) is responsible for, among other duties, resolving disputes or facilitating the resolution of disputes related to railway crossings, as they arise between federal railway companies and other interested parties such as utility...
Publication | 2015-06-29
Who does this apply to?
Road authorities and railway companies that want to construct or reconstruct a road crossing
Utility companies and railway companies who want to install or modify a utility crossing
How to create an agreement
The parties involved may negotiate any aspect of a crossing...
Web page | 2015-06-25
Construction and maintenance costs of a basic grade separation
The costs of construction and maintenance of a basic grade separation on a new route are normally paid in full by the party deciding to construct the new route.
If an existing grade separation is to be reconstructed for the purposes...
Web page | 2015-06-25
February 8, 2008
The Canadian Transportation Agency Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON9 Attention: Michel Maisonneuve Transmitted via e-mail: consultations@otc-cta.gc.ca
The Canadian Wheat Board is writing to provide its comments in response to the Agency's request for comments in response to the review of the...
Web page | 2015-03-26
February 29, 2008
Mr. Michel Maisonneuve Canadian Transportation Agency Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N9 consultations@otc-cta.gc.ca
Attention Michel Maisonneuve,
February 29, 2008
Mr. Michel Maisonneuve Canadian Transportation Agency Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N9 consultations@otc-cta.gc.ca
Attention Michel...
Web page | 2015-03-26