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Shippers have a right to access railway services in Canada under the Canada Transportation Act. This right is the Common Carrier Obligation and is a defining principle of Canadian freight rail service.
We support shippers by:
monitoring railway company level of services,
providing assistance...
Web page | 2023-01-23
April 27, 2023 – 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 1.8295 and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) at 1....
News | 2023-04-27
September 15, 2023 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) has updated its Guide to Railway Crossing Maintenance and Construction Charges for 2023.
The Agency developed the Guide to assist railway companies, landowners, road authorities, and...
News | 2023-09-15
Are you in a dispute over a railway crossing? If you cannot work it out directly with the other party, the CTA can help. We resolve crossing disputes involving:
Landowners who cannot agree with a railway company about building or maintaining, private crossings (including "farm crossings"). We...
Web page | 2023-09-15
September 18, 2023 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) has determined the 2023 regulated interswitching rates for Zone 5, the new interswitching zone established in the Budget Implementation Act 2023.
Zone 5 was created as a result of...
News | 2023-09-19
Types of dispute resolution services
The CTA can resolve disputes that arise between federal railway companies and their clients and neighbours.
Facilitation
An Agency officer assesses the issue and leads an informal exchange between the parties, usually by...
Web page | 2023-09-30
November 28, 2023 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has issued an administrative monetary penalty totaling $75,000 against the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) for failure to comply with a CTA order.
This penalty is for incidents that...
News | 2023-11-28
November 28, 2023 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
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Administrative monetary penalty - Canadian National Railway Company - $75,000 - Issuance: November 28, 2023
Enforcing Compliance – enforcement actions and types of violations...
News | 2023-11-28
December 14, 2023 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
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Administrative monetary penalty - Canadian Pacific Railway Company - $75,000 - Issuance: December 14, 2023
Decision n° 66-R-2014
Enforcing Compliance – enforcement actions and types of...
News | 2023-12-14
OTTAWA – December 21, 2023 – In a determination issued today, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled that revenues of both the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company (CPKC) were above their respective maximum grain revenue entitlements...
News | 2023-12-21