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Long-Haul Interswitching: A guide for freight rail shippers and federal railway companies
This is not a legal document. The explanations and definitions provided are for general guidance purposes only. For legal information on Long-Haul Interswitching, see the Canada Transportation Act, section 129 and the proposed Rules of Procedure for Long-Haul Interswitching Adjudication. In...
Publication | 2019-10-15
Long-Haul Interswitching (LHI) - Checking your eligibility
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
Long-Haul Interswitching reference materials now available
On May 23, 2018, amendments to the Canada Transportation Act (the Act) provided the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) with the authority to resolve disputes between a shipper and a local carrier related to Long-Haul Interswitching (LHI). The LHI provisions enable a shipper who has a dispute...
News | 2019-10-15
CN and CP under their Maximum Grain Revenue Entitlements for Crop Year 2018–2019
December 30, 2019 – Gatineau - Canadian Transportation Agency – 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 below their maximum grain revenue...
News | 2019-12-30
CTA announces Volume-Related Composite Price Indices for Crop Year 2020–2021 for CN and CP
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
Consultation Paper - Regulated Interswitching: Proposed Changes To Rate-Setting And Billing
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
Discussion Paper on the Methodology to Determine Net Rail Investment and Capital Structure for the Calculation of Cost of Capital Rates
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
Consultation on Cost of Capital Rates
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
FAQs: Private Railway Crossings
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
CN and CP above their Maximum Grain Revenue Entitlements for Crop Year 2019–2020
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

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