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Instructions
If you are a shipper applying for LHI and we accept your application, we will put the application and all supporting documents you send us on the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) public record. This means the information will be available to the public on request, or could be made...
Web page | 2019-10-15
Instructions
If you are a shipper applying for LHI and you want someone from outside your company, who is not a lawyer, to represent you in the LHI adjudication, you must formally authorize that person to be your company's representative. You must also send us the authorization document. You can...
Web page | 2019-10-15
Instructions
As the shipper applying for Long-Haul Interswitching, you must make an undertaking to the Local Carrier. The undertaking is your company's commitment to respect the terms of the LHI order, if you get it. As part of this, you commit to move the traffic with the Local Carrier between...
Web page | 2019-10-15
Before you apply for LHI, you must check that you are eligible for this type of service. There are two steps:
Step 1: Check that you meet the basic requirements for eligibility.
Step 2: Check that nothing about your situation makes you ineligible.
Disclaimer: This document is a reference tool...
Web page | 2019-10-15
How to get approval to construct a railway line
The Agency approves specific railway line construction projects.
If a railway company intends to construct a railway line, it must file an application with the Agency under section 98 of the Canada Transportation Act for approval.
See: How to Apply...
Web page | 2019-10-04
Section 95.1 of the Canada Transportation Act states that a railway company shall cause only such noise and vibration as is reasonable, taking into account:
its obligations under sections 113 and 114 of the Act, if applicable;
its operational requirements; and
the area where the construction...
Web page | 2019-07-30
Rail Transportation Regulations are finalized.
As part of its Regulatory Modernization Initiative, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) held consultations on rail-related regulations and guidance materials. These consultations also support the implementation of the Transportation...
Web page | 2019-07-10
Introduction
On November 30, 2018, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) issued Determination No. R-2018-254, setting the regulated interswitching rates for 2019. This determination – involving the first revision of regulated interswitching rates since 2013 – represents an important first step...
Web page | 2019-06-13
March 6, 2019
Case No. 19-00189
Background
On January 14, 2019, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) initiated an investigation into possible freight rail service issues in the Vancouver area, pursuant to subsection 116 (1.11) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, as amended...
Web page | 2019-03-27
Any person or company who has relevant information to share regarding the ongoing 2019 Vancouver Freight Rail Investigation must make their submissions by no later than 6:00 p.m. EST, Friday, February 8, 2019, via email to the Inquiry Officer at: enquete.ferroviaire-Inquiry.rail@otc-cta.gc.ca...
Web page | 2019-02-05