Western grain: Maximum Revenue Entitlement program
The Agency is required by the Canada Transportation Act to set annual Maximum Revenue Entitlements (MRE) for Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (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 determinations related to the MRE
- Statistics on the Maximum Revenue Entitlement
- Grain dependent branch lines
Most recent determinations
| Crop year | Volume-Related Composite Price Index | Volume-Related Composite Price Index determination | Maximum revenue entitlement determination | Related determinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 |
CN 1.9734 CPKC 1.9349 |
Determination No. R-2025-76 |
Determination No. R-2025-62 | |
| 2024-2025 |
CN 1.9401 CPKC 1.8765 |
CN Determination No. R-2024-124 CPKC Determination No. R-2025-43 |
Determination No. R-2025-214 | Determination No. R-2024-63 |
| 2023-2024 |
CN 1.8364 CP 1.7616 |
CN Determination No. R-2024-123 CP Determination No. R-2023-91 |
Determination No. R-2024-190 | |
| 2022-2023 |
CN 1.6319 CP 1.6709 |
Determination No. R-2022-50 |
Determination No. R-2023-254 | Determination No. R-2023-215 |
| 2021-2022 |
CN 1.4572 CP 1.4826 |
CN Determination No. R-2022-28 CP Determination No. R-2021-173 |
Determination No.R-2022-183 |
Determination No. R-2021-64 Determination No. R-2023-88 |
| 2020-2021 |
CN 1.4441 CP 1.5055 |
CN Determination No. R-2021-105 CP Determination No. R-2021-63 |
Determination No. R-2021-197 | Determination No. R-2020-81 Determination No. R-2021-45 |
| 2019-2020 |
CN 1.4498 CP 1.5311 |
CN Determination No. R-2020-68 CP Determination No. R-2019-221 |
Determination No. R-2020-207 | Determination No. R-2019-68 |
| 2018-2019 |
CN 1.4114 CP 1.4608 |
Determination No. R-2018-225 | Determination No. R-2019-245 | Determination No. R-2018-80 |
| 2017-2018 |
1.3817 |
Determination No. R-2017-37 |
Determination No. R-2018-276 |
See more Agency determinations related to the MRE.
Most recent statistics (crop year 2024-2025)
| Company | Maximum Revenue Entitlement | Western grain revenue | Amount above or below Maximum Revenue Entitlement | % Over or under Maximum Revenue Entitlement | Average length of haul in miles (C) | Tonnes (E) | Volume-Related Composite Price Index (F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | $1,460,518,246 | $1,454,604,793 | -$5,913,453 | -0.40 | 1,018 | 27,487,676 | 1.9401 |
| CPKC | $1,064,278,437 | $1,066,938,687 | $2,660,250 | 0.25 | 908 | 21,515,018 | 1.8765 |
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