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April 30, 2020 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has announced its determination of the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) for the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) at 1.4202 and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) at 1....
News | 2020-04-30
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) sets the rates for regulated interswitching (within 30 kilometres). We propose improving the way we set these rates and the way they appear on waybills. In this paper, we identify four specific changes that we believe would make the rates simpler, fairer,...
Web page | 2020-08-13
Introduction
As part of its mandate to support the efficiency of Canada's national transportation system, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) calculates regulated cost of capital rates, which the CTA uses in various rail related determinations – including regulated interswitching and the...
Web page | 2020-09-25
As part of its mandate to support the efficiency of Canada's national transportation system, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) calculates regulated cost of capital rates, which the CTA uses in various rail related determinations – including regulated interswitching and the Maximum Revenue...
Consultation | 2020-09-25
What is a crossing?
A ''crossing'' is a road or other way across a railway line, either at level (grade crossing) or by going underneath or overhead (grade separation).
"Private crossing" means one used by landowners – such as farmers – and "road crossing" usually means one used by the general...
Web page | 2020-11-03
OTTAWA – December 22, 2020 – In a determination issued today, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled that revenues of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) were above their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the crop year 2019–2020....
News | 2020-12-22
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is requesting public comments on the application by the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) for approval to construct a railway line as part of a relocation of a portion of its Champlain Subdivision.
Background
The Canada Transportation Act gives the...
Consultation | 2020-06-29
The consultation is now concluded. Here's What We Heard
On August 28, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) launched consultations on changes it proposes making to the Railway Interswitching Regulations in an effort to ensure that regulated interswitching rates remain simple, fair, and...
Consultation | 2020-08-13
The CTA provides a range of tools and guidance documents, namely:
The Maximum Revenue Entitlement: A Guide New
Railway Crossings: A Guide New
Freight Rail Service and Rates: A Guide New
Freight Rail Service And Rates: A Summary New
Guidelines for the Resolution of...
Web page | 2020-12-22
For landowners, road authorities, utility companies, and federal railway companies
Introduction
This guide explains how to prevent and resolve disputes about railway crossings. It covers building, maintaining, and paying for a crossing, in two parts:
Information for landowners who want to...
Publication | 2020-09-28