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What is interswitching?
Interswitching is the transfer of traffic between two railway companies (railways). One railway takes a shipper’s freight part of the way between origin and destination. It then transfers the freight to a competing railway with which the shipper has made arrangements for...
Web page | 2024-04-16
List of Arbitrators call out
The Canadian Transportation Agency is expanding its List of Arbitrators (List). As required by subsections 169(1) and 169.42(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, we periodically consult on the List’s composition and make revisions.
With the help of the ADR...
Web page | 2024-01-11
To learn more about the revenue cap, see The Maximum Revenue Entitlement: A Guide.
Crop year
VRCPI determination
MRE determination
Related determinations
2023-2024
Determination No. R-2023-91
2022-2023
Determination No. R-2022-50...
Web page | 2023-12-21
The Agency monitors rail performance and service issues using publicly available data.
This includes:
CN rail volumes and CPKC rail volumes.
Volume variance across Canada, the US, and Mexico.
Grain service and volume data through the Grain Monitoring Program (GMP) reports.
Additional...
Web page | 2023-12-21
These are the completed maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) statistics for CN and CPKC since the introduction of the program in 2000-01. For current information, see Agency decisions related to the maximum revenue entitlement.
To learn how the maximum revenue entitlement is calculated, see The...
Web page | 2023-12-21
The Agency is required by the Canada Transportation Act to set annual Maximum Revenue Entitlements (MRE) for CN and CPKC for the movement of western grain and determine whether each entitlement has been exceeded.
For more information, see:
The Maximum Revenue Entitlement: A Guide
Agency...
Web page | 2023-12-21
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
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
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
1-877-850-7148
The Canadian Transportation Agency offers information, guidance and dispute resolution services about:
level of service provided by railway companies to shippers
rail noise and vibration
railway crossings and other issues
We can also help with shipper and...
Web page | 2022-12-08
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