Canada Transportation Act ( S.C. 1996, c. 10)

An Act to continue the National Transportation Agency as the Canadian Transportation Agency, to consolidate and revise the National Transportation Act, 1987 and the Railway Act and to amend or repeal other Acts as a consequence

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Marginal note: Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Canada Transportation Act .

Her Majesty

Marginal note: Binding on Her Majesty

2 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.

Application

Marginal note: Application generally

3 This Act applies in respect of transportation matters under the legislative authority of Parliament.

Marginal note: Conflicts

4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), where there is a conflict between any order or regulation made under this Act in respect of a particular mode of transportation and any rule, order or regulation made under any other Act of Parliament in respect of that particular mode of transportation, the order or regulation made under this Act prevails.
Marginal note: Competition Act (2) Subject to subsection (3), nothing in or done under the authority of this Act, other than Division IV of Part III, affects the operation of the Competition Act .
Marginal note: International agreements respecting air services (3) In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between an international agreement or convention respecting air services to which Canada is a party and the Competition Act , the provisions of the agreement or convention prevail to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.

1996, c. 10, s. 4
2007, c. 19, s. 1

National Transportation Policy

Marginal note: Declaration

5 It is declared that a competitive, economic and efficient national transportation system that meets the highest practicable safety and security standards and contributes to a sustainable environment and makes the best use of all modes of transportation at the lowest total cost is essential to serve the needs of its users, advance the well-being of Canadians and enable competitiveness and economic growth in both urban and rural areas throughout Canada. Those objectives are most likely to be achieved when

(a) competition and market forces, both within and among the various modes of transportation, are the prime agents in providing viable and effective transportation services;
(b) regulation and strategic public intervention are used to achieve economic, safety, security, environmental or social outcomes that cannot be achieved satisfactorily by competition and market forces and do not unduly favour, or reduce the inherent advantages of, any particular mode of transportation;
(c) rates and conditions do not constitute an undue obstacle to the movement of traffic within Canada or to the export of goods from Canada;
(d) the transportation system is accessible without undue obstacle to the mobility of all persons;
(d.1) the transportation system is accessible without barriers to persons with disabilities; and
(e) governments and the private sector work together for an integrated transportation system.

1996, c. 10, s. 5
2007, c. 19, s. 2
2019, c. 10, s. 166

Interpretation

Marginal note: Definitions

6 In this Act,

means the Canadian Transportation Agency continued by subsection 7(1); ( Office )

means a person who is engaged in the transport of goods or passengers by any means of transport under the legislative authority of Parliament; ( transporteur )

means the Chairperson of the Agency; ( président )

(a) the Canadian National Railway Company,
(b) the Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
(c) BNSF Railway Company,
(d) CSX Transportation, Inc.,
(e) Norfolk Southern Railway Company,
(f) Union Pacific Railroad Company, and
(g) any , as defined in section 87, that is specified in the regulations; ( transporteur ferroviaire de catégorie 1 )

includes rolling stock and mail; ( marchandises )

means a member of the Agency appointed under subsection 7(2) and includes a temporary member; ( membre )

means the Minister of Transport; ( ministre )

has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 . It includes a dangerous good with any of UN numbers 2908 to 2913, 2915 to 2917, 2919, 2977, 2978, 3321 to 3333 and 3507 that are set out in Column 1 of the Dangerous Goods List in Chapter 3.2 of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods — Model Regulations , Eighteenth revised edition, 2013, published by the United Nations; ( matière radioactive )

includes a locomotive, engine, motor car, tender, snow-plough, flanger and any car or railway equipment that is designed for movement on its wheels on the rails of a railway; ( matériel roulant )

means a person who sends or receives goods by means of a carrier or intends to do so; ( expéditeur )

means a day on which either House of Parliament sits; ( jour de séance )

(a) in Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice,
(b) in Quebec, the Superior Court,
(c) in New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench,
(d) in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court,
(e) in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court, and
(f) in Nunavut, the Nunavut Court of Justice; ( cour supérieure )

means a temporary member of the Agency appointed under subsection 9(1); ( membre temporaire )

means a gas or substance that is included in Class 2.3 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations or that, under paragraph 2.28(c) of those Regulations, is included in Class 6.1 of those Regulations. It includes a dangerous good with a UN number that is set out in Column 1 of the Dangerous Goods List in Chapter 3.2 of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations , Eighteenth revised edition, 2013, published by the United Nations and that is listed in Schedule III; ( matière toxique par inhalation )

means the Vice-Chairperson of the Agency. ( vice-président )

1996, c. 10, s. 6
1998, c. 30, ss. 13(F), 15(E)
1999, c. 3, s. 20
2002, c. 7, s. 114(E)
2015, c. 3, s. 29, c. 31, s. 2
2018, c. 10, s. 2

Power of the Governor in Council

Marginal note: Governor in Council

6.1 The Governor in Council may make regulations specifying railway companies for the purpose of paragraph (g) of the definition .

2018, c. 10, s. 3

Marginal note: Designated person

6.11 The Governor in Council may, by regulations, designate a person for the purposes of subsections 50(1.001) and (3) and 51(1), (3) and (4).

Electronic Administration and Enforcement

Marginal note: Electronic means

6.2 (1) If the Minister administers or enforces an Act of Parliament, the Minister may do so using electronic means.
Marginal note: Designated persons (2) For greater certainty, any person or class of persons who are designated by the Minister under an Act of Parliament for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of that Act may, in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions, use the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister.
Marginal note: Delegate (3) For greater certainty, a person who has been authorized by the Minister to do anything that may be done by the Minister under an Act of Parliament, may do so using the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister.

Marginal note: Provision of information

6.3 For the purposes of sections 6.4 and 6.5, providing information includes

(a) making an application, request or decision;
(b) giving notice; and
(c) submitting a document.

Marginal note: Conditions for electronic version

6.4 For the purposes of an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces, a requirement under that Act to provide a signature or to provide information in a paper-based format is met if

(a) an electronic version of the signature or information is provided by electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister; and
(b) any other condition that is provided for in regulations made under paragraph 6.5(a) is met.

Marginal note: Regulations

6.5 The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) respecting the application of sections 6.2 and 6.4, including the technology or format to be used, or the standards, specifications or processes to be followed, including for the making or verifying of an electronic signature and the manner in which it is to be used;
(b) setting out the circumstances in which a person who must provide a signature or information under an Act that the Minister administers or enforces is required to do so using electronic means and specifying those means;
(c) authorizing the Minister to permit or direct the use of electronic means, other than those referred to in paragraph (b), or non-electronic means and setting out the circumstances in which the Minister may do so; and
(d) respecting the date and time when, and the place where, the electronic version of information is deemed to be sent or received.

Exemptions

Marginal note: Application

6.6 (1) A person may, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, apply to the Minister for an order that exempts any person or thing, or class of persons or things, from the application of any provision of an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces or any provision of an instrument made under that Act.
Marginal note: Information (2) The Minister may, on receiving the application, require the provision of any information that is necessary for the Minister to process and assess the application.
Marginal note: Debts to Her Majesty (3) The Minister may refuse to process or assess the application if the applicant has not paid an amount that, under an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces, constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada.

Marginal note: Order

6.7 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt, for a period of not more than five years and subject to any conditions that the Minister considers appropriate, any person or thing, or class of persons or things, from the application of any provision of an Act of Parliament that the Minister administers or enforces or any provision of an instrument made under that Act, if the Minister is of the opinion that the exemption, having regard to the purposes of that Act, is in the public interest and that the exemption promotes innovation in transportation through research, development or testing.
Marginal note: Extension (2) The Minister may, by order, extend the period of an exemption once, for a further period of not more than five years, subject to any conditions that the Minister considers appropriate.
Marginal note: Statutory Instruments Act (3) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under this section that applies to a single person or thing.
Marginal note: Accessibility (4) The Minister shall ensure that an order referred to in subsection (3) is accessible to the public unless the Minister is of the opinion that it would be inappropriate for reasons that include safety or security considerations or the protection of confidential or personal information.
Marginal note: Exemptions under other Act (5) For greater certainty, the making of an order under subsection (1) does not preclude or limit the exercise of a power to exempt under an Act of Parliament that is administered or enforced by the Minister and vice versa.

Marginal note: Cost recovery

6.8 The Minister may recover any costs associated with the processing and assessing of an application under section 6.6 and may refuse to make the order requested until those costs are recovered from the applicant.

PART I Administration

Canadian Transportation Agency

Continuation and Organization

Marginal note: Agency continued

7 (1) The agency known as the National Transportation Agency is continued as the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Marginal note: Composition of Agency (2) The Agency shall consist of not more than five members appointed by the Governor in Council, and such temporary members as are appointed under subsection 9(1), each of whom must, on appointment or reappointment and while serving as a member, be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .
Marginal note: Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson (3) The Governor in Council shall designate one of the members appointed under subsection (2) to be the Chairperson of the Agency and one of the other members appointed under that subsection to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Agency.

1996, c. 10, s. 7
2001, c. 27, s. 221
2007, c. 19, s. 3
2015, c. 3, s. 30(E)

Marginal note: Term of members

8 (1) Each member appointed under subsection 7(2) shall hold office during good behaviour for a term of not more than five years and may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Reappointment (2) A member appointed under subsection 7(2) is eligible to be reappointed on the expiration of a first or subsequent term of office.
Marginal note: Continuation in office (3) If a member appointed under subsection 7(2) ceases to hold office, the Chairperson may authorize the member to continue to hear any matter that was before the member on the expiry of the member’s term of office and that member is deemed to be a member of the Agency, but that person’s status as a member does not preclude the appointment of up to five members under subsection 7(2) or up to three temporary members under subsection 9(1).

1996, c. 10, s. 8
2007, c. 19, s. 4
2015, c. 3, s. 31(E)

Marginal note: Temporary members

9 (1) The Minister may appoint temporary members of the Agency from the roster of individuals established by the Governor in Council under subsection (2).
Marginal note: Roster (2) The Governor in Council may appoint any individual to a roster of candidates for the purpose of subsection (1).
Marginal note: Maximum number (3) Not more than three temporary members shall hold office at any one time.
Marginal note: Term of temporary members (4) A temporary member shall hold office during good behaviour for a term of not more than one year and may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: No reappointment (5) A person who has served two consecutive terms as a temporary member is not, during the twelve months following the completion of the person’s second term, eligible to be reappointed to the Agency as a temporary member.

Marginal note: Members — conflicts of interest

10 (1) A member appointed under subsection 7(2) shall not, directly or indirectly, as owner, shareholder, director, officer, partner or otherwise,

(a) be engaged in a transportation undertaking or business; or
(b) have an interest in a transportation undertaking or business or an interest in the manufacture or distribution of transportation plant or equipment, unless the distribution is merely incidental to the general merchandising of goods.

1996, c. 10, s. 10
2015, c. 3, s. 32(E)

Remuneration

Marginal note: Remuneration

11 (1) A member shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as may be fixed by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Expenses (2) Each member is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by the member in carrying out duties under this Act or any other Act of Parliament while absent from the member’s ordinary place of work.

Marginal note: Members — retirement pensions

12 (1) A member appointed under subsection 7(2) is deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act .
Marginal note: Temporary members not included (2) A temporary member is deemed not to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act unless the Governor in Council, by order, deems the member to be so employed for those purposes.
Marginal note: Accident compensation (3) For the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and any regulation made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act , a member is deemed to be an employee in the federal public administration.

1996, c. 10, s. 12
2003, c. 22, ss. 224(E), 225(E)
2015, c. 3, s. 33(E)

Chairperson

Marginal note: Duties of Chairperson

13 The Chairperson is the chief executive officer of the Agency and has the supervision over and direction of the work of the members and its staff, including the apportionment of work among the members and the assignment of members to deal with any matter before the Agency.

Marginal note: Absence of Chairperson

14 In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Chairperson or if the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Vice-Chairperson has all the powers and shall perform all the duties and functions of the Chairperson.

Marginal note: Absence of both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

15 The Chairperson may authorize one or more of the members to act as Chairperson for the time being if both the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson are absent or unable to act.

Quorum

Marginal note: Quorum

16 (1) Subject to the Agency’s rules, two members constitute a quorum.

Marginal note: Quorum lost because of incapacity of member (2) Where a member who is conducting a hearing in respect of a matter becomes incapacitated or dies during the hearing or after the conclusion of the hearing but before rendering a decision and quorum is lost as a result, the Chairperson may, with the consent of all the parties to the hearing,

(a) if the incapacity or death occurs during the hearing, authorize another member to continue the hearing and render a decision, or
(b) if the incapacity or death occurs after the conclusion of the hearing, authorize another member to examine the evidence presented at the hearing and render a decision,

and in either case, the quorum in respect of the matter is deemed never to have been lost.

Rules

Marginal note: Rules

17 The Agency may make rules respecting

(a) the sittings of the Agency and the carrying on of its work;
(b) the manner of and procedures for dealing with matters and business before the Agency, including the circumstances in which hearings may be held in private; and
(c) the number of members that are required to hear any matter or perform any of the functions of the Agency under this Act or any other Act of Parliament.

Head Office

Marginal note: Head office

18 (1) The head office of the Agency shall be in the National Capital Region described in the schedule to the National Capital Act .
Marginal note: Residence of members (2) The members appointed under subsection 7(2) shall reside in the National Capital Region described in the schedule to the National Capital Act or within any distance of it that the Governor in Council determines.

1996, c. 10, s. 18
2007, c. 19, s. 5
2008, c. 21, s. 61

Staff

Marginal note: Secretary, officers and employees

19 The Secretary of the Agency and the other officers and employees that are necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Agency shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act .

Marginal note: Technical experts

20 The Agency may appoint and, subject to any applicable Treasury Board directive, fix the remuneration of experts or persons who have technical or special knowledge to assist the Agency in an advisory capacity in respect of any matter before the Agency.

Records

Marginal note: Duties of Secretary

21 (1) The Secretary of the Agency shall

(a) maintain a record in which shall be entered a true copy of every rule, order, decision and regulation of the Agency and any other documents that the Agency requires to be entered in it; and
(b) keep at the Agency’s office a copy of all rules, orders, decisions and regulations of the Agency and the records of proceedings of the Agency.

Marginal note: Copies of documents obtainable

22 On the application of any person, and on payment of a fee fixed by the Agency, the Secretary of the Agency or, in the absence of the Secretary, the person assigned by the Chairperson to act in the absence shall issue under the seal of the Agency to the applicant a certified copy of any rule, order, regulation or any other document that has been issued by the Agency.

Marginal note: Judicial notice of documents

23 (1) Judicial notice shall be taken of a document issued by the Agency under its seal without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed it.
Marginal note: Evidence of deposited documents (2) A document purporting to be certified by the Secretary of the Agency as being a true copy of a document deposited or filed with or approved by the Agency, or any portion of such a document, is evidence that the document is so deposited, filed or approved and, if stated in the certificate, of the time when the document was deposited, filed or approved.

Powers of Agency

Marginal note: Policy governs Agency

24 The powers, duties and functions of the Agency respecting any matter that comes within its jurisdiction under an Act of Parliament shall be exercised and performed in conformity with any policy direction issued to the Agency under section 43.

Marginal note: Agency powers in general

25 The Agency has, with respect to all matters necessary or proper for the exercise of its jurisdiction, the attendance and examination of witnesses, the production and inspection of documents, the enforcement of its orders or regulations and the entry on and inspection of property, all the powers, rights and privileges that are vested in a superior court.

Marginal note: Power to award costs

25.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the Agency has all the powers that the Federal Court has to award costs in any proceeding before it.
Marginal note: Costs may be fixed or taxed (2) Costs may be fixed in any case at a sum certain or may be taxed.
Marginal note: Payment (3) The Agency may direct by whom and to whom costs are to be paid and by whom they are to be taxed and allowed.
Marginal note: Scale (4) The Agency may make rules specifying a scale under which costs are to be taxed.

Marginal note: Compelling observance of obligations

26 The Agency may require a person to do or refrain from doing any thing that the person is or may be required to do or is prohibited from doing under any Act of Parliament that is administered in whole or in part by the Agency.

Marginal note: Relief

27 (1) The Agency may grant the whole or part of an application, or may make any order or grant any further or other relief that the Agency considers appropriate.
(2) and (3) [Repealed, 2008, c. 5, s. 1]
Marginal note: Amendments (4) The Agency may, on terms or otherwise, make or allow any amendments in any proceedings before it.
(5) [Repealed, 2008, c. 5, s. 1]

1996, c. 10, s. 27
2008, c. 5, s. 1
2018, c. 10, s. 4(E)

Marginal note: Orders

28 (1) The Agency may in any order direct that the order or a portion or provision of it shall come into force

(a) at a future time,
(b) on the happening of any contingency, event or condition specified in the order, or
(c) on the performance, to the satisfaction of the Agency or a person named by it, of any terms that the Agency may impose on an interested party,

and the Agency may direct that the whole or any portion of the order shall have force for a limited time or until the happening of a specified event.

Marginal note: Time for making decisions

29 (1) The Agency shall make its decision in any proceedings before it as expeditiously as possible, but no later than one hundred and twenty days after the originating documents are received, unless the parties agree to an extension or this Act or a regulation made under subsection (2) provides otherwise.
Marginal note: Period for specified classes (2) The Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe periods of less than one hundred and twenty days within which the Agency shall make its decision in respect of such classes of proceedings as are specified in the regulation.

Marginal note: Pending proceedings

30 The fact that a suit, prosecution or proceeding involving a question of fact is pending in any court does not deprive the Agency of jurisdiction to hear and determine the same question of fact.

Marginal note: Fact finding is conclusive

31 The finding or determination of the Agency on a question of fact within its jurisdiction is binding and conclusive.

Marginal note: Review of decisions and orders

32 The Agency may review, rescind or vary any decision or order made by it or may re-hear any application before deciding it if, in the opinion of the Agency, since the decision or order or the hearing of the application, there has been a change in the facts or circumstances pertaining to the decision, order or hearing.

Marginal note: Enforcement of decision or order

33 (1) A decision or order of the Agency may be made an order of the Federal Court or of any superior court and is enforceable in the same manner as such an order.
Marginal note: Procedure (2) To make a decision or order an order of a court, either the usual practice and procedure of the court in such matters may be followed or the Secretary of the Agency may file with the registrar of the court a certified copy of the decision or order, signed by the Chairperson and sealed with the Agency’s seal, at which time the decision or order becomes an order of the court.
Marginal note: Effect of variation or rescission (3) Where a decision or order that has been made an order of a court is rescinded or varied by a subsequent decision or order of the Agency, the order of the court is deemed to have been cancelled and the subsequent decision or order may be made an order of the court.
Marginal note: Option to enforce (4) The Agency may, before or after one of its decisions or orders is made an order of a court, enforce the decision or order by its own action.

1996, c. 10, s. 33
2002, c. 8, s. 122
2006, c. 11, s. 17
2007, c. 19, s. 6

Marginal note: Fees and charges

34 (1) The Agency may, after consulting with the Minister, make rules respecting the fees and charges to be paid in relation to the administration or enforcement of any provision of this Act or the regulations whose administration or enforcement is the responsibility of the Agency.
Marginal note: Consultation (2) Before making a rule under subsection (1), the Agency shall consult with any persons or organizations that the Agency considers to be interested in the matter.
Marginal note: Debt due to His Majesty (3) Fees or charges required to be paid under this section constitute a debt to His Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in a court of competent jurisdiction.

1996, c. 10, s. 34
2023, c. 26, s. 452

Marginal note: Fees for witnesses

35 Every person summoned to attend before the Agency under this Part or before a person making an inquiry under this Part shall receive the fees and allowances for so doing that the Agency may, by regulation, prescribe.

Marginal note: Approval of regulations required

36 (1) Every regulation made by the Agency under this Act must be made with the approval of the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Advance notice of regulations (2) The Agency shall give the Minister notice of every regulation proposed to be made by the Agency under this Act.

Mediation

Marginal note: Request by parties

36.1 (1) If there is a dispute concerning a matter within the Agency’s jurisdiction, all the parties to the dispute may, by agreement, make a request to the Agency for mediation. On receipt of the request, the Agency shall refer the dispute for mediation.
Marginal note: Appointment of mediator (2) When a dispute is referred for mediation, the Chairperson shall appoint one or two persons to mediate the dispute.
Marginal note: Mediator not to act in other proceedings (3) A person who is appointed to mediate a dispute may not act in any other proceedings before the Agency in relation to that matter.
Marginal note: Confidentiality of mediation (4) All matters relating to the mediation of a dispute shall be kept confidential, unless the parties to the dispute otherwise agree, and information provided by a party for the purposes of mediation shall not be used for any other purpose without the consent of that party.
Marginal note: Time limit for completion of mediation (5) Unless the parties to a dispute otherwise agree, the mediation of the dispute shall be completed within 30 days after the dispute is referred for mediation.

Marginal note: Effect of mediation on proceedings (6) The mediation has the effect of

(a) staying for the period of the mediation any proceedings before the Agency in so far as they relate to a matter that is the subject of the mediation; and
(b) extending the time within which the Agency may make a decision or determination under this Act with regard to those proceedings by the period of the mediation.

2007, c. 19, s. 7

Information and Informal Dispute Resolution Services

Marginal note: Information and guidance

36.11 (1) The Agency shall take measures to inform the public in respect of the provisions of Parts III and IV, including

(a) publishing general information on its Internet site; and
(b) providing information and guidance to any interested person on the manner in which remedies under those provisions may be accessed, having regard to their particular circumstances.

2018, c. 10, s. 5

Mediation or Arbitration

Marginal note: Request by all parties

36.2 (1) If sections 36.1 and 169.1 do not apply, the Agency may mediate or arbitrate a dispute relating to any railway matter covered under Part III — other than Division VI.2 — or Part IV, or to the application of any rate or charge for the movement of goods by railways or for the provision of incidental services, if requested to do so by all parties to the dispute.
Marginal note: Establishment of roster (1.1) The Agency may establish a roster of persons, which may include members and staff of the Agency, to act as mediators or arbitrators.
Marginal note: Reimbursement of costs (2) The parties are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable to reimburse the Agency its costs arising from the mediation or arbitration.
Marginal note: Mediator not to act in other proceedings (3) The person who acts as mediator or arbitrator may not act in any other proceedings before the Agency in relation to any matter that was at issue in the mediation or arbitration.

2007, c. 19, s. 7
2008, c. 5, ss. 8, 9
2015, c. 31, s. 3

Inquiries

Marginal note: Inquiry into complaint

37 The Agency may inquire into, hear and determine a complaint concerning any act, matter or thing prohibited, sanctioned or required to be done under any Act of Parliament that is administered in whole or in part by the Agency.

Marginal note: Appointment of person to conduct inquiry

38 (1) The Agency may appoint a member, or an employee of the Agency, to make any inquiry that the Agency is authorized to conduct and report to the Agency.
Marginal note: Dealing with report (2) On receipt of the report under subsection (1), the Agency may adopt the report as a decision or order of the Agency or otherwise deal with it as it considers advisable.

Marginal note: Powers on inquiry

39 A person conducting an inquiry may, for the purposes of the inquiry,

(a) enter and inspect any place, other than a dwelling-house, or any structure, work, rolling stock or ship that is the property or under the control of any person the entry or inspection of which appears to the inquirer to be necessary; and
(b) exercise the same powers as are vested in a superior court to summon witnesses, enforce their attendance and compel them to give evidence and produce any materials, books, papers, plans, specifications, drawings and other documents that the inquirer thinks necessary.

Review and Appeal

Marginal note: Governor in Council may vary or rescind orders, etc.

40 The Governor in Council may, at any time, in the discretion of the Governor in Council, either on petition of a party or an interested person or of the Governor in Council’s own motion, vary or rescind any decision, order, rule or regulation of the Agency, whether the decision or order is made inter partes or otherwise, and whether the rule or regulation is general or limited in its scope and application, and any order that the Governor in Council may make to do so is binding on the Agency and on all parties.

Marginal note: Appeal from Agency

41 (1) An appeal lies from the Agency to the Federal Court of Appeal on a question of law or a question of jurisdiction on leave to appeal being obtained from that Court on application made within one month after the date of the decision, order, rule or regulation being appealed from, or within any further time that a judge of that Court under special circumstances allows, and on notice to the parties and the Agency, and on hearing those of them that appear and desire to be heard.
Marginal note: Time for making appeal (2) No appeal, after leave to appeal has been obtained under subsection (1), lies unless it is entered in the Federal Court of Appeal within sixty days after the order granting leave to appeal is made.
Marginal note: Powers of Court (3) An appeal shall be heard as quickly as is practicable and, on the hearing of the appeal, the Court may draw any inferences that are not inconsistent with the facts expressly found by the Agency and that are necessary for determining the question of law or jurisdiction, as the case may be.
Marginal note: Agency may be heard (4) The Agency is entitled to be heard by counsel or otherwise on the argument of an appeal.

Report of Agency

Marginal note: Agency’s report

42 (1) Each year the Agency shall, before the end of July, make a report on its activities for the preceding year and submit it, through the Minister, to the Governor in Council describing briefly, in respect of that year,

(a) applications to the Agency and the findings on them; and
(b) the findings of the Agency in regard to any matter or thing respecting which the Agency has acted on the request of the Minister.

(a) the Agency’s assessment of the operation of this Act and any difficulties observed in the administration of this Act;

(b) in respect of the year to which the report relates, information about, including the number of, the following:

(i) inspections conducted under this Act for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with any provision of regulations made under subsection 170(1) or with any of sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act ,
(ii) orders made under section 181.2,
(iii) orders, in writing, made under section 26 that require any person to do or to refrain from doing any thing that they are or may be required to do or are prohibited from doing under any provision of regulations made under subsection 170(1) or any of sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act ,
(iv) notices of violation issued under section 180 that identify a violation referred to in subsection 177(3), and
(v) inquiries made under any of sections 172, 172.1 and 172.3;

1996, c. 10, s. 42
2013, c. 31, s. 2
2018, c. 10, s. 6
2019, c. 10, s. 167

Governor in Council

Directions to Agency

Marginal note: Policy directions

43 (1) The Governor in Council may, at the request of the Agency or of the Governor in Council’s own motion, issue policy directions to the Agency concerning any matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the Agency and every such direction shall be carried out by the Agency under the Act of Parliament that establishes the powers, duties and functions of the Agency in relation to the subject-matter of the direction.
Marginal note: Limitation on directions (2) A direction issued under subsection (1) shall not affect a matter that is before the Agency on the date of the direction and that relates to a particular person.

Marginal note: Delay of binding effect

44 A direction issued under section 43 is not binding on the Agency until the expiration of the thirtieth sitting day of Parliament after the direction has been laid before both Houses of Parliament by or on behalf of the Minister, unless the direction has been previously laid before both Houses of Parliament in proposed form by or on behalf of the Minister and thirty sitting days of Parliament have expired after the proposed direction was laid.

Marginal note: Referral to committee

45 Where a direction referred to in section 43 is issued or a proposed direction referred to in section 44 is laid before a House of Parliament, it shall be referred without delay by that House to the committee of that House that it considers appropriate to deal with the subject-matter of the direction or proposed direction.

Marginal note: Consultation required

46 Before a direction referred to in section 43 is issued or a proposed direction referred to in section 44 is laid before a House of Parliament, the Minister shall consult with the Agency with respect to the nature and subject-matter of the direction or proposed direction.

Extraordinary Disruptions

Marginal note: Governor in Council may prevent disruptions

47 (1) Where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that

(a) an extraordinary disruption to the effective continued operation of the national transportation system exists or is imminent, other than a labour disruption,
(b) failure to act under this section would be contrary to the interests of users and operators of the national transportation system, and
(c) there are no other provisions in this Act or in any other Act of Parliament that are sufficient and appropriate to remedy the situation and counter the actual or anticipated damage caused by the disruption,

the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the minister responsible for the Bureau of Competition Policy, by order, take any steps, or direct the Agency to take any steps, that the Governor in Council considers essential to stabilize the national transportation system, including the imposition of capacity and pricing restraints.

(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and
(b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $100,000,

for each day the person contravenes the order.

Regulations

Marginal note: Performance data of air carriers

47.1 The Governor in Council may make regulations requiring air carriers to publish information respecting their performance on their Internet site.

Minister

Authorization

Marginal note: Powers and duties

48 The Minister may, in writing, authorize any person designated by the Minister to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties of the Minister under this Act, either generally or otherwise provided in the instrument of authorization.

1996, c. 10, s. 48
2018, c. 10, s. 7
2023, c. 26, s. 438

Fees and Charges

Marginal note: Regulations

48.1 The Minister may make regulations respecting fees and charges to be paid to the Minister in relation to the administration and enforcement of this Act.

Inquiries

Marginal note: Minister may request inquiry

49 (1) The Minister may direct the Agency to inquire into any matter or thing concerning transportation to which the legislative authority of Parliament extends and report the findings on the inquiry to the Minister as and when the Minister may require.
Marginal note: Powers (2) For greater certainty, sections 38 and 39 apply in respect of an inquiry.
Marginal note: Summary of findings (3) The Agency shall make public a summary of its findings that does not include any confidential information.

1996, c. 10, s. 49
2018, c. 10, s. 8

Transportation Information

Marginal note: Regulations re information

50 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations requiring any persons referred to in subsection (1.1) who are subject to the legislative authority of Parliament to provide information, other than personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act , to the Minister, when and in the form and manner that the regulations may specify, for the purposes of

(a) national transportation policy development;
(b) reporting under section 52;
(c) operational planning;
(d) any safety, security or subsidy program;
(e) any infrastructure requirement;
(e.1) monitoring the grain transportation and handling system; or
(f) the administration of this Act.

(a) determining the long-haul interswitching rate referred to in paragraph 134(1)(a); and
(b) communicating service and performance indicators to the public.

(a) carriers;

(b) owners or operators of

(i) transportation undertakings,
(ii) transportation works, infrastructure, facilities or assets, and
(iii) grain handling undertakings;

(i) the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority,
(ii) NAV CANADA, a corporation incorporated on May 26, 1995 under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act , chapter C-32 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, and
(iii) Pilotage Authorities named in the schedule to the Pilotage Act ;

(a) financial information;
(b) information respecting traffic and operations;
(c) fitness and ownership information; and
(d) information respecting the performance of air carriers and providers of services in relation to air transportation with regard to passenger experience and the quality of service.

(a) makes a regulation under paragraph (1)(e.1); and
(b) uses or communicates the information provided under the regulation for the purpose of monitoring the grain transportation and handling system.

1996, c. 10, s. 50
1998, c. 10, s. 163
1999, c. 31, s. 36(E)
2000, c. 16, s. 1
2007, c. 19, s. 8
2013, c. 31, s. 3(F)
2018, c. 10, s. 9
2023, c. 26, s. 439

Marginal note: Externally produced documents

50.01 (1) A regulation made under subsection 50(1) or (1.01) may incorporate by reference any document that is produced by a person or body other than the Minister.
Marginal note: Type of incorporation by reference (2) A document may be incorporated by reference either as it exists on a particular date or as it is amended from time to time.
Marginal note: Accessibility of incorporated document (3) The Minister must ensure that a document that is incorporated by reference is accessible.
Marginal note: No finding of guilt or administrative sanction (4) A person is not liable to be found guilty of an offence or subjected to an administrative sanction for any contravention in respect of which a document that is incorporated by reference is relevant unless, at the time of the alleged contravention, the document was accessible as required by subsection (3) or it was otherwise accessible to that person.
Marginal note: No registration or publication (5) For greater certainty, a document that is incorporated by reference is not required to be transmitted for registration or published in the Canada Gazette by reason only that it is incorporated by reference.

2013, c. 31, s. 4
2018, c. 10, s. 10

Marginal note: Existing power not limited

50.02 For greater certainty, an express power in this Act to incorporate by reference does not limit the power that otherwise exists to incorporate by reference in a regulation made under this Act.

2013, c. 31, s. 4

Marginal note: Information already provided

50.1 For the purposes of subsection 50(1) or (1.01), if any information referred to in that subsection has already been provided to a department or agency of the Government of Canada, the Minister may request that department or agency to provide the information to the Minister.

2007, c. 19, s. 9
2018, c. 10, s. 11

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information — Minister or designated person

51 (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act or any other Act of Parliament, information required to be provided under this Act to the Minister or a person designated under section 6.11 is, when it is received by the Minister or the designated person, confidential and must not knowingly be disclosed or made available by any person without the authorization of the person who provided the information, except for the purposes of a prosecution of a contravention of section 173.

Marginal note: Communication of information (2) Subsection (1) does not apply so as to prohibit

(a) the communication of information to the Agency, the Administrator of the Fund appointed under section 153.7, Statistics Canada or a minister of the Crown in right of Canada, the agent of that minister or an officer or employee of, or adviser to, Her Majesty in right of Canada for the purposes of the administration of this Act or any other Act of Parliament or for the purposes of the development of policies;
(a.1) the communication of information that is provided under regulations made under subsection 50(1.001) to persons referred to in subsection 50(1.1) who are subject to the legislative authority of Parliament or any users, other than passengers, of the national transportation system;
(a.2) the communication of information prescribed in the regulations to persons prescribed in the regulations;
(b) the communication of information to persons referred to in paragraph 50(1.1)(c) that is necessary for them to carry out their duties and functions;
(c) the communication of information, including to the public, in an aggregated form that prevents information obtained from an identifiable person from being related to that person;
(d) the communication of information by the Minister for the purpose of monitoring the grain transportation and handling system; or
(e) the communication of information that is available to, or ascertainable by, the public.

1996, c. 10, s. 51
2000, c. 16, s. 2
2007, c. 19, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 12
2023, c. 26, s. 440

Marginal note: Publication

51.1 Despite subsection 51(1), the Minister may make public

(a) information related to service and performance indicators provided in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 50(1.01)(b); and
(b) information referred to in paragraph 50(2)(d).

2018, c. 10, s. 13
2023, c. 26, s. 441

Marginal note: Confidential information — other persons

51.11 (1) Information that is required to be provided under subsection 50(1.001) to persons referred to in subsection 50(1.1) who are subject to the legislative authority of Parliament or any users, other than passengers, of the national transportation system is, when it is received by those persons, confidential and must not knowingly be disclosed or made available by any person without the authorization of the person who provided the information, except for the purposes of a prosecution of a contravention of section 173.
Marginal note: Safe and secure procedures (2) The persons referred to in subsection 50(1.1) who are subject to the legislative authority of Parliament and any users, other than passengers, of the national transportation system must ensure that the procedures and physical measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of information provided to them under this Act, including the keeping of electronic data, are safe and secure.

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information — Agency

51.2 Information that is required to be provided to the Agency in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 50(1.01)(a) is, when it is received by the Agency, confidential and shall not knowingly be disclosed or made available by any person without the authorization of the person who provided the information, except for the purpose of a prosecution of a contravention of section 173.

2018, c. 10, s. 13

Marginal note: Use of information

51.3 Information that is provided to the Minister or the Agency in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 50(1.01)(a) is only to be used by the Agency for the purpose of determining the long-haul interswitching rate referred to in paragraph 134(1)(a) and, despite subsection 51(4) and section 51.2, the Agency may, for that purpose, communicate the information in an aggregated form.

2018, c. 10, s. 13

Marginal note: Publication

51.4 (1) If the Agency receives information from class 1 rail carriers or the Minister that is related to service and performance indicators provided in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 50(1.01)(b), the Agency shall publish the information on its Internet site within two days after it is received.
Marginal note: Information received from Minister (2) Subsection 51(4) does not apply to the publication, in accordance with subsection (1), of information that is received from the Minister.

2018, c. 10, s. 13

Marginal note: Order

51.5 (1) If the Minister is of the opinion that there exists an unusual and significant disruption to the effective continued operation of the national transportation system, the Minister may, by order, require any persons referred to in subsection 50(1.1) who are subject to the legislative authority of Parliament or any users, other than passengers, of the national transportation system to provide to the Minister information, other than as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act , that the Minister considers relevant to the assessment of the cause of the disruption or the mitigation or resolution of the disruption.
Marginal note: Order is temporary (2) An order made under this section has effect for the period, not exceeding 90 days, that is specified in the order.
Marginal note: Not a statutory instrument (3) The order is not a statutory instrument within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act .
Marginal note: Disclosure of information (4) Despite subsection 51(1), the Minister may disclose information that has been provided to the Minister under this section to any person for the purposes of the mitigation or resolution of the disruption.

Industry Review

Marginal note: Industry overview

52 (1) Each year before the end of May, the Minister shall, using the most current information available, prepare and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report providing a brief overview of the state of transportation in Canada.

Marginal note: Industry review (2) Every five years, the report referred to in subsection (1) shall be expanded to a comprehensive review of the state of transportation in Canada which shall include

(a) the financial performance of each mode of transportation and its contribution to the Canadian economy;
(b) the extent to which carriers and modes of transportation were provided resources, facilities and services at public expense;
(c) the extent to which carriers and modes of transportation received compensation, indirectly and directly, for the resources, facilities and services that were required to be provided as an imposed public duty;
(c.1) the long term outlook and trends in transportation in Canada; and
(d) any other transportation matters that the Minister considers appropriate.

1996, c. 10, s. 52
2007, c. 19, s. 11

Review of Act

Marginal note: Statutory review

53 (1) The Minister shall, no later than eight years after the day this subsection comes into force, appoint one or more persons to carry out a comprehensive review of the operation of this Act and any other Act of Parliament for which the Minister is responsible that pertains to the economic regulation of a mode of transportation or to transportation activities under the legislative authority of Parliament.

Marginal note: Objective of review (2) The person or persons conducting the review shall assess whether the legislation referred to in subsection (1) provides Canadians with a transportation system that is consistent with the national transportation policy set out in section 5 and, if necessary or desirable, may recommend amendments to

(a) the national transportation policy; and
(b) the legislation referred to in subsection (1).

1996, c. 10, s. 53
2007, c. 19, s. 12

Review of Mergers and Acquisitions

Marginal note: Notice

53.1 (1) Every person who is required to notify the Commissioner of Competition under subsection 114(1) of the Competition Act of a proposed transaction that involves a transportation undertaking shall, at the same time as the Commissioner is notified and, in any event, not later than the date by which the person is required to notify the Commissioner,

(a) give notice of the proposed transaction to the Minister; and
(b) in the case of a proposed transaction that involves an air transportation undertaking, also give notice of the transaction to the Agency.

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Marginal note: Prohibition

53.2 (1) No person shall complete a proposed transaction referred to in subsection 53.1(1) unless the transaction is approved by the Governor in Council and, in the case of a transaction that involves an air transportation undertaking, the Agency determines that the transaction would result in an undertaking that is Canadian as defined in subsection 55(1).
Marginal note: Commissioner’s report (2) The Commissioner of Competition shall within 150 days after the Commissioner is notified of the proposed transaction under subsection 114(1) of the Competition Act , or within any longer period that the Minister may allow, report to the Minister and the parties to the transaction on any concerns regarding potential prevention or lessening of competition that may occur as a result of the transaction.
Marginal note: Report to be made public (3) The report shall be made public immediately after its receipt by the Minister.

Marginal note: Concerns relating to public interest and competition (4) After receipt of the Commissioner’s report and any report given under subsection 53.1(6), but before the Minister makes a recommendation for the purposes of subsection (7), the Minister shall

(a) consult with the Commissioner regarding any overlap between any concerns that the Minister has in respect of the proposed transaction with regard to the public interest as it relates to national transportation and any concerns in respect of the transaction that are raised in the Commissioner’s report; and

(b) request the parties to the transaction to address

(i) with the Minister any concerns that the Minister has in respect of the transaction with regard to the public interest as it relates to national transportation, and
(ii) with the Commissioner any concerns that the Commissioner has regarding potential prevention or lessening of competition that may occur as a result of the transaction.

(a) after conferring with the Minister regarding concerns referred to in subparagraph (4)(b)(i), inform the Minister of any measures they are prepared to undertake to address those concerns; and
(b) after conferring with the Commissioner regarding concerns identified under subparagraph (4)(b)(ii), inform the Commissioner of any measures they are prepared to undertake to address those concerns.

The parties may propose revisions to the transaction.

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Marginal note: Canadian

53.3 The Agency shall determine whether a proposed transaction referred to in subsection 53.1(1) that involves an air transportation undertaking would result in an undertaking that is Canadian as defined in subsection 55(1).

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Marginal note: Order of divestiture — application by Minister

53.4 (1) If a person contravenes subsection 53.2(1) or (10) with respect to a term or condition that relates to the public interest as it relates to national transportation, a superior court may, on application by the Minister, order the person to cease the contravention or do any thing that is required to be done, and may make any other order that it considers appropriate, including an order requiring the divestiture of assets. The Minister shall notify the Commissioner of Competition before making an application.
Marginal note: Order of divestiture — application by Commissioner (2) If a person contravenes subsection 53.2(10) with respect to a term or condition that relates to potential prevention or lessening of competition, a superior court may, on application by the Commissioner, order the person to cease the contravention or do any thing that is required to be done, and may make any other order that it considers appropriate, including an order requiring the divestiture of assets. The Commissioner shall notify the Minister before making an application.

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Marginal note: Regulations

53.5 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations

(a) specifying information required in a notice under subsection 53.1(1); and
(b) exempting classes of transactions from the application of sections 53.1 to 53.3.

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Marginal note: Offence — subsection 53.1(1)

53.6 (1) Every person who contravenes subsection 53.1(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding $50,000; or
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

2007, c. 19, s. 13

Review of Arrangements Involving Two or More Transportation Undertakings Providing Air Services

Marginal note: Definitions

53.7 The following definitions apply in sections 53.71 to 53.84.

means an agreement or arrangement, other than a transaction referred to in subsection 53.1(1), involving two or more transportation undertakings providing air services, as defined in subsection 55(1), to, from or within Canada, to coordinate on any aspect of the operation or marketing of such services, including prices, routes, schedules, capacity or ancillary services and to share costs or revenues or other resources or benefits. ( entente )

means any person who proposes to enter into or has entered into an arrangement for which a notice has been given under subsection 53.71(1). ( partie )

Marginal note: Notice

53.71 (1) Every person who proposes to enter into an arrangement may notify the Minister of that arrangement. If the person so notifies the Minister, they shall at the same time provide a copy of the notice to the Commissioner of Competition.
Marginal note: Information (2) A notice given under subsection (1) shall contain any information that is required under the guidelines that are issued and published by the Minister, including information that relates to considerations respecting competition.
Marginal note: Guidelines (3) The guidelines referred to in subsection (2) shall be developed in consultation with the Competition Bureau and shall include factors that may be considered by the Minister to determine whether a proposed arrangement raises significant considerations with respect to the public interest under subsection (6) and, if applicable, to render a final decision regarding the arrangement under subsection 53.73(8).
Marginal note: Not statutory instruments (4) The guidelines referred to in subsection (2) are not statutory instruments within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act .
Marginal note: Further information (5) The Minister or the Commissioner may, after receiving a notice or copy of a notice under subsection (1), require any party to provide further information.
Marginal note: Minister’s response (6) The Minister shall, within 45 days after the day on which he or she receives the notice with the information referred to in subsection (2), inform the parties and the Commissioner as to whether, in his or her opinion, the proposed arrangement raises significant considerations with respect to the public interest.
Marginal note: No significant public interest considerations (7) If the Minister is of the opinion that the proposed arrangement does not raise significant considerations with respect to the public interest, sections 53.72 to 53.79 do not apply to that arrangement.
Marginal note: Significant public interest considerations (8) If the Minister is of the opinion that the proposed arrangement raises significant considerations with respect to the public interest, the arrangement is subject to the review process set out in section 53.73.

Marginal note: Prohibition

53.72 If a notice has been given under subsection 53.71(1), the proposed arrangement shall not be completed without the Minister’s authorization under subsection 53.73(8).

Marginal note: Review process

53.73 (1) The Minister, or a person designated by the Minister, shall examine the proposed arrangement, if it is subject to the review process.
Marginal note: Commissioner’s report (2) The Commissioner of Competition shall, within 120 days after the day on which he or she receives a copy of the notice under subsection 53.71(1) with the information referred to in subsection 53.71(2), report to the Minister and the parties on any concerns regarding potential prevention or lessening of competition that may occur as a result of the proposed arrangement.
Marginal note: Summary (3) Unless a notice is withdrawn or is deemed to have been withdrawn under section 53.8, the Commissioner shall make public a summary of the conclusions of the report that does not include any confidential information.
Marginal note: Communicating concerns (4) The Minister shall, within 150 days after the day on which he or she receives the notice with the information referred to in subsection 53.71(2), report to the parties on any concerns with respect to the public interest that may occur as a result of the proposed arrangement and provide a copy of the report to the Commissioner.
Marginal note: Measures to address concerns (5) The parties shall, within 30 days after the day on which they receive the report under subsection (4), respond in writing to the Minister, addressing any concerns with respect to the public interest and competition raised by the Minister and the Commissioner and informing the Minister, among other things, of any measures they are prepared to undertake to address those concerns. The parties may propose amendments to the arrangement.
Marginal note: Preliminary decision (6) The Minister shall, after consulting with the Commissioner and within 45 days after the day on which he or she receives the response from the parties under subsection (5), render a preliminary decision regarding the proposed arrangement and specify any terms and conditions relating to the public interest and competition under which an authorization could be given under subsection (8).
Marginal note: Response to preliminary decision (7) The parties shall, within 30 days after the day on which they receive the Minister’s preliminary decision, provide a response in writing to the Minister and the response may include proposed amendments to the terms and conditions specified in the decision.
Marginal note: Final decision (8) The Minister shall, within 30 days after the day on which he or she receives a response from the parties under subsection (7), render a final decision and make public a summary of that decision that does not include any confidential information. The Minister may, if satisfied that the proposed arrangement is in the public interest, authorize it and specify any terms and conditions relating to the public interest and competition that the Minister considers appropriate.

Marginal note: Canadian

53.74 An authorization given by the Minister under subsection 53.73(8) does not affect any requirement that a transportation undertaking providing air services, as defined in subsection 55(1), be , as defined in that subsection.

Marginal note: Varying or rescinding terms and conditions

53.75 On application by any party who is subject to terms and conditions of an authorization, the Minister may, after consulting with the Commissioner of Competition, vary or rescind the terms and conditions and shall make public a summary of that decision that does not include any confidential information.

Marginal note: Proposed amendment to arrangement

53.76 (1) The parties to an authorized arrangement may propose an amendment to that arrangement to the Minister and he or she may, after consulting with the Commissioner of Competition and considering the significance of the amendment,

(a) authorize the amendment, subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister may impose; or
(b) require the parties to submit a new notice under subsection 53.71(1) for review of the proposed amended arrangement, unless the parties decide not to proceed with the amendment.

Marginal note: Concerns regarding authorized arrangement

53.77 (1) The Minister may, at any time after the second anniversary of the day on which an arrangement is authorized, notify the parties of any concerns raised by the arrangement with respect to the public interest and competition.
Marginal note: Measures to address concerns (2) The parties shall, within 45 days after the day on which they receive the notice under subsection (1), provide a response in writing to the Minister, specifying, among other things, any measures they are prepared to undertake to address those concerns. The parties may propose amendments to the arrangement.
Marginal note: Continuing the authorization (3) If, after consulting with the Commissioner, the Minister determines that the arrangement is still in the public interest, the authorization is continued subject to any new or amended terms and conditions specified by the Minister to address the concerns referred to in subsection (1).

Marginal note: Obligation to comply with terms and conditions

53.78 Every person who is subject to terms and conditions under subsection 53.73(8), section 53.75, paragraph 53.76(a) or subsection 53.77(3) shall comply with them.

Marginal note: Revoking authorization — false or misleading information

53.79 (1) The Minister may revoke an authorization at any time if it was granted on the basis of information that is false or misleading in a material respect or if the parties fail to comply with any of the authorization’s terms or conditions.

Marginal note: Revoking authorization — other grounds (2) The Minister may also revoke the authorization of an arrangement if

(a) that arrangement is significantly amended without prior authorization; or
(b) the Minister, after considering any response of the parties to the concerns raised under subsection 53.77(1), is no longer satisfied that the arrangement is in the public interest.

Marginal note: Withdrawing notice

53.8 (1) A notice given under subsection 53.71(1) may be withdrawn at any time before a final decision is rendered under subsection 53.73(8).
Marginal note: Deemed withdrawal (2) A notice is deemed to have been withdrawn if the parties fail to respond to the Minister within any period specified in subsection 53.73(5) or (7) or any extended period, as the case may be.
Marginal note: Effect of withdrawal (3) If a notice given under subsection 53.71(1) is withdrawn or is deemed to have been withdrawn, section 53.72 no longer applies to the proposed arrangement.

Marginal note: Extension of time

53.81 The Minister may, at the request of the parties or on the Minister’s own initiative, extend any period specified in section 53.71, 53.73 or 53.77 if the Minister considers it appropriate in the circumstances, including when the arrangement is exceptionally complex.

Marginal note: Order

53.82 If a person contravenes sections 53.72 or 53.78, a superior court may, on application by the Minister, order the person to cease the contravention or do any thing that is required to be done, and may make any other order that it considers appropriate, including an order requiring the divestiture of assets. The Minister shall notify the Commissioner of Competition before making an application.

Marginal note: Offence — section 53.72 or 53.78

53.83 (1) Every person who contravenes section 53.72 or 53.78 is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or to a fine of not more than $10,000,000, or to both.
Marginal note: Continuing offence (2) If an offence under subsection (1) for the contravention of section 53.78 is committed or continued on more than one day, the person who commits it is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or continued.
Marginal note: Officers, etc., of corporations (3) If a corporation commits an offence under subsection (1), any officer, director or agent or mandatary of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.
Marginal note: Sections 174 and 175 do not apply (4) Sections 174 and 175 do not apply in respect of an offence committed under subsection (1).

Marginal note: Cost recovery

53.84 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting

(a) the fees to be paid by the parties to an arrangement for any activities undertaken by the Minister under sections 53.71 to 53.76 that are related to the arrangement, including the method of calculating the fees; and
(b) the refund of all or part of any fee referred to in paragraph (a), including the method of calculating the refund.

General

Marginal note: Appointment of receiver not to bar jurisdiction

54 (1) The fact that a receiver, manager or other official of a carrier, or a receiver of the property of a carrier, has been appointed by a court in Canada, or is managing or operating a mode of transportation under the authority of any such court, is not a bar to the exercise of any jurisdiction granted under this Act, but every such receiver, manager or official is bound to manage and operate the mode of transportation in accordance with this Act and with the orders, regulations and directions made or issued under this Act, notwithstanding the fact that the receiver, manager, official or person has been appointed by or acts under the authority of a court.
Marginal note: Adaptation orders (2) Wherever by reason of insolvency, sale under mortgage or any other cause, a transportation undertaking or a portion of a transportation undertaking is operated, managed or held otherwise than by the carrier, the Agency or the Minister may make any order it considers proper for adapting and applying the provisions of this Act.

PART II Air Transportation

Interpretation and Application

Marginal note: Definitions

55 (1) In this Part, has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act ; ( aéronef ) means a service, provided by means of an aircraft, that is publicly available for the transportation of passengers or goods, or both; ( service aérien ) means

(a) the fare in the tariff of the holder of a domestic licence that has no restrictions and represents the lowest amount to be paid for one-way air transportation of an adult with reasonable baggage between two points in Canada, or
(b) where the licensee has more than one such fare between two points in Canada and the amount of any of those fares is dependent on the time of day or day of the week of travel, or both, the highest of those fares; ( prix de base )

(a) a Canadian citizen or a as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ,
(b) a government in Canada or an agent or mandatary of such a government, or

(c) a corporation or entity that is incorporated or formed under the laws of Canada or a province, that is controlled in fact by Canadians and of which at least 51% of the voting interests are owned and controlled by Canadians and where

(i) no more than 25% of the voting interests are owned directly or indirectly by any single non-Canadian, either individually or in affiliation with another person, and
(ii) no more than 25% of the voting interests are owned directly or indirectly by one or more non-Canadians authorized to provide an air service in any jurisdiction, either individually or in affiliation with another person; ( Canadien )

has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act ; ( document d’aviation canadien )

means a licence issued under section 61; ( Version anglaise seulement )

means an air service between points in Canada, from and to the same point in Canada or between Canada and a point outside Canada that is not in the territory of another country; ( service intérieur )

means an air service between Canada and a point in the territory of another country; ( service international )

means the holder of a licence issued by the Agency under this Part; ( licencié )

means a licence issued under subsection 73(1); ( Version anglaise seulement )

means an international service other than a scheduled international service; ( service international à la demande )

means prescribed by regulations made under section 86; ( règlement )

means a licence issued under subsection 69(1); ( Version anglaise seulement )

means an international service that is a scheduled service pursuant to

(a) an agreement or arrangement for the provision of that service to which Canada is a party, or
(b) a determination made under section 70; ( service international régulier )

means a schedule of fares, rates, charges and terms and conditions of carriage applicable to the provision of an air service and other incidental services. ( tarif )

(a) one corporation is affiliated with another corporation if

(i) one of them is a subsidiary of the other,
(ii) both are subsidiaries of the same corporation, or
(iii) both are controlled by the same person;

(i) securities of the corporation to which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the corporation are held, directly or indirectly, whether through one or more subsidiaries or otherwise, otherwise than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of that person, and
(ii) the votes attached to those securities are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the corporation;

(i) the corporation is controlled by Her Majesty in the manner described in paragraph (f), or

(ii) in the case of a corporation without share capital, a majority of the directors of the corporation, other than ex officio directors, are appointed by

(A) the Governor in Council or the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the province, as the case may be, or
(B) a Minister of the government of Canada or the province, as the case may be; and

1996, c. 10, s. 55
2000, c. 15, s. 1
2001, c. 27, s. 222
2018, c. 10, s. 15

Marginal note: Non-application of Part

56 (1) This Part does not apply to a person that uses an aircraft on behalf of the Canadian Armed Forces or any other armed forces cooperating with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Marginal note: Specialty service exclusion (2) This Part does not apply to the operation of specialty services provided by aircraft, including firefighting, flight training, sightseeing, spraying, surveying, mapping, photography, parachute jumping, glider towing, helicopter-lift for logging and construction, airborne agricultural, industrial and inspection services or any other prescribed service provided by aircraft.
Marginal note: Emergency service exclusion (3) This Part does not apply to the provision of an air service if the federal government or a provincial or a municipal government declares an emergency under federal or provincial law, and that government directly or indirectly requests that the air service be provided to respond to the emergency.
Marginal note: Public interest (4) The Minister may, by order, prohibit the provision of an air service under subsection (3) or require the discontinuance of that air service if, in the opinion of the Minister, it is in the public interest to do so.
Marginal note: Not a statutory instrument (5) The order is not a statutory instrument within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act .

1996, c. 10, s. 56
2007, c. 19, s. 14
2018, c. 10, s. 16

56.1 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.2 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.3 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.4 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.5 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.6 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

56.7 [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 15]

Prohibitions

Marginal note: Prohibition re operation

57 No person shall operate an air service unless, in respect of that service, the person

(a) holds a licence issued under this Part;
(b) holds a Canadian aviation document; and
(c) has the prescribed liability insurance coverage.

Marginal note: Licence not transferable

58 A licence issued under this Part for the operation of an air service is not transferable.

Marginal note: Prohibition re sale

59 No person shall sell, cause to be sold or publicly offer for sale in Canada an air service unless, if required under this Part, a person holds a licence issued under this Part in respect of that service and that licence is not suspended.

1996, c. 10, s. 59
2007, c. 19, s. 16

Marginal note: Provision of aircraft with flight crew

60 (1) No person shall provide all or part of an aircraft, with a flight crew, to a licensee for the purpose of providing an air service pursuant to the licensee’s licence and no licensee shall provide an air service using all or part of an aircraft, with a flight crew, provided by another person except

(a) in accordance with regulations made by the Agency respecting disclosure of the identity of the operator of the aircraft and other related matters; and
(b) where prescribed, with the approval of the Agency.

Licence for Domestic Service

Marginal note: Issue of licence

61 On application to the Agency and on payment of the specified fee, the Agency shall issue a licence to operate a domestic service to the applicant if

(a) the applicant establishes in the application to the satisfaction of the Agency that the applicant

(i) is a Canadian,
(ii) holds a Canadian aviation document in respect of the service to be provided under the licence,
(iii) has the prescribed liability insurance coverage in respect of the service to be provided under the licence, and
(iv) meets prescribed financial requirements; and

Marginal note: Qualification exemption

62 (1) Where the Minister considers it necessary or advisable in the public interest that a domestic licence be issued to a person who is not a Canadian, the Minister may, by order, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the order, exempt the person from the application of subparagraph 61(a)(i) for the duration of the order.
Marginal note: Statutory Instruments Act (2) The order is not a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act .
Marginal note: Publication (3) The Minister must, as soon as feasible, make the name of the person who is exempted and the exemption’s duration accessible to the public through the Internet or by any other means that the Minister considers appropriate.

1996, c. 10, s. 62
2013, c. 31, s. 5

Marginal note: Mandatory suspension or cancellation

63 (1) The Agency shall suspend or cancel the domestic licence of a person where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the person ceases to meet any of the requirements of subparagraphs 61(a)(i) to (iii).

Marginal note: Discretionary suspension or cancellation (2) The Agency may suspend or cancel a domestic licence

(a) where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the domestic licence was issued, the licensee has contravened, or does not meet the requirements of, any regulation or order made under this Part or any provision of this Part other than subparagraphs 61(a)(i) to (iii); or
(b) subject to section 64, in accordance with a request from the licensee for the suspension or cancellation.

Marginal note: Notice of discontinuance or reduction of certain services

64 (1) Where a licensee proposes to discontinue a domestic service or to reduce the frequency of such a service to a point to less than one flight per week and, as a result of the proposed discontinuance or reduction, there will be only one licensee or no licensee offering at least one flight per week to that point, the licensee shall give notice of the proposal in prescribed form and manner to such persons as are prescribed.
Marginal note: Notice of discontinuance of certain services (1.1) If a licensee proposes to discontinue its year-round non-stop scheduled air service between two points in Canada and that discontinuance would result in a reduction, as compared to the week before the proposal is to take effect, of at least 50% of the weekly passenger-carrying capacity of all licensees operating year-round non-stop scheduled air services between those two points, the licensee shall give notice of the proposal in the prescribed form and manner to the prescribed persons.
Marginal note: Discussion with elected officials (1.2) A licensee shall, as soon as practicable, provide an opportunity for elected officials of the municipal or local government of the community of the point or points, as the case may be, to meet and discuss with the licensee the impact of the proposed discontinuance or reduction.
Marginal note: Notice period (2) A licensee shall not implement a proposal referred to in subsection (1) or (1.1) until the expiry of 120 days, or 30 days if the service referred to in that subsection has been in operation for less than one year, after the notice is given or until the expiry of any shorter period that the Agency may, on application by the licensee, specify by order.

Marginal note: Considerations re whether exemption to be granted (3) In considering whether to specify a shorter period under subsection (2), the Agency shall have regard to

(a) the adequacy of alternative modes of public transportation available at or in the vicinity of the point referred to in subsection (1) or between the points referred to in subsection (1.1);
(b) other means by which air service to the point or between the points is or is likely to be provided;
(c) whether the licensee has complied with subsection (1.2); and
(d) the particular circumstances of the licensee.

1996, c. 10, s. 64
2000, c. 15, s. 3
2007, c. 19, s. 17

Marginal note: Complaints re non-compliance

65 Where, on complaint in writing to the Agency by any person, the Agency finds that a licensee has failed to comply with section 64 and that it is practicable in the circumstances for the licensee to comply with an order under this section, the Agency may, by order, direct the licensee to reinstate the service referred to in that section

(a) for such a period, not exceeding 120 days after the date of the finding by the Agency, as the Agency deems appropriate; and
(b) at such a frequency as the Agency may specify.

1996, c. 10, s. 65
2007, c. 19, s. 18

Marginal note: Unreasonable fares or rates

66 (1) If, on complaint in writing to the Agency by any person, the Agency finds that a licensee, including affiliated licensees, is the only person providing a domestic service between two points and that a fare, cargo rate or increase in a fare or cargo rate published or offered in respect of the service is unreasonable, the Agency may, by order,

(a) disallow the fare, rate or increase;
(b) direct the licensee to amend its tariff by reducing the fare, rate or increase by the amounts and for the periods that the Agency considers reasonable in the circumstances; or
(c) direct the licensee, if practicable, to refund amounts specified by the Agency, with interest calculated in the prescribed manner, to persons determined by the Agency to have been overcharged by the licensee.

(a) historical data respecting fares or cargo rates applicable to domestic services between those two points;
(b) fares or cargo rates applicable to similar domestic services offered by the licensee and one or more other licensees, including terms and conditions related to the fares or cargo rates, the number of seats available at those fares and the cargo capacity and cargo container types available at those rates;
(b.1) the competition from other modes of transportation, if the finding is in respect of a cargo rate, an increase in a cargo rate or a range of cargo rates; and
(c) any other information provided by the licensee, including information that the licensee is required to provide under section 83.

(a) information that constitutes a trade secret;
(b) information the disclosure of which would likely cause material financial loss to, or prejudice to the competitive position of, the person providing the information or on whose behalf it is provided; and
(c) information the disclosure of which would likely interfere with contractual or other negotiations being conducted by the person providing the information or on whose behalf it is provided.

1996, c. 10, s. 66
2000, c. 15, s. 4
2007, c. 19, s. 19

Marginal note: Tariffs to be made public

67 (1) The holder of a domestic licence shall

(a) display in a prominent place at the business offices of the licensee a sign indicating that the tariffs for the domestic service offered by the licensee, including the terms and conditions of carriage, are available for public inspection at the business offices of the licensee, and allow the public to make such inspections;
(a.1) publish the terms and conditions of carriage on any Internet site used by the licensee for selling the domestic service offered by the licensee;
(b) in its tariffs, specifically identify the basic fare between all points for which a domestic service is offered by the licensee; and
(c) retain a record of its tariffs, and publish them on its Internet site, for a period of not less than three years after the tariffs have ceased to have effect.

1996, c. 10, s. 67
2000, c. 15, s. 5
2007, c. 19, s. 20
2023, c. 26, s. 453

67.1 [Repealed, 2023, c. 26, s. 454]

Marginal note: Unreasonable or unduly discriminatory terms or conditions

67.2 (1) If the Agency finds that the holder of a domestic licence has applied terms or conditions of carriage applicable to the domestic service it offers that are unreasonable or unduly discriminatory, the Agency may suspend or disallow those terms or conditions and substitute other terms or conditions in their place.
Marginal note: Prohibition on advertising (2) The holder of a domestic licence shall not advertise or apply any term or condition of carriage that is suspended or has been disallowed.

2000, c. 15, s. 6
2007, c. 19, s. 22(F)
2023, c. 26, s. 455

67.3 [Repealed, 2023, c. 26, s. 456]

Marginal note: Applying decision to other passengers

67.4 The Agency may, to the extent that it considers it appropriate, make applicable to some or to all passengers of the same flight as the complainant all or part of its decision respecting a complaint related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 86.11(1)(b).

2018, c. 10, s. 17

Marginal note: Non-application of fares, etc.

68 (1) Sections 66 to 67.2, 85.04 and 85.07 do not apply in respect of fares, rates or charges applicable to a domestic service provided for under a contract between a holder of a domestic licence and another person whereby the parties to the contract agree to keep its provisions confidential.
Marginal note: Non-application of terms and conditions (1.1) Sections 66 to 67.2, 85.04 and 85.07 do not apply in respect of terms and conditions of carriage applicable to a domestic service provided for under a contract referred to in subsection (1) to which an employer is a party and that relates to travel by its employees.
Marginal note: Provisions regarding exclusive use of services (2) The parties to the contract shall not include in it provisions with respect to the exclusive use by the other person of a domestic service operated by the holder of the domestic licence between two points in accordance with a published timetable or on a regular basis, unless the contract is for all or a significant portion of the capacity of a flight or a series of flights.
Marginal note: Retention of contract required (3) The holder of a domestic licence who is a party to the contract shall retain a copy of it for a period of not less than three years after it has ceased to have effect and, on request made within that period, shall provide a copy of it to the Agency.

1996, c. 10, s. 68
2000, c. 15, s. 7
2007, c. 19, s. 23
2023, c. 26, s. 458

Licence for Scheduled International Service

Marginal note: Issue of licence

69 (1) On application to the Agency and on payment of the specified fee, the Agency shall issue a licence to operate a scheduled international service to the applicant if

(a) the applicant establishes in the application to the satisfaction of the Agency that the applicant

(i) is, pursuant to subsection (2) or (3), eligible to hold the licence,
(ii) holds a Canadian aviation document in respect of the service to be provided under the licence,
(iii) has the prescribed liability insurance coverage in respect of the service to be provided under the licence, and
(iv) where the applicant is a Canadian, meets the prescribed financial requirements; and

(a) has been designated by a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government to operate an air service under the terms of an agreement or arrangement between that government and the Government of Canada; and
(b) holds, in respect of the air service, a document issued by a foreign government or agent that, in respect of the service to be provided under the document, is equivalent to a scheduled international licence.

1996, c. 10, s. 69
2013, c. 31, s. 6

Marginal note: Determination of scheduled international service

70 The Minister may, in writing to the Agency,

(a) determine that an international service is a scheduled international service; or
(b) withdraw a determination made under paragraph (a).

Marginal note: Terms and conditions of scheduled international licence

71 (1) Subject to any directions issued to the Agency under section 76, the Agency may, on the issuance of a scheduled international licence or from time to time thereafter, make the licence subject, in addition to any terms and conditions prescribed in respect of the licence, to such terms and conditions as the Agency deems to be consistent with the agreement, convention or arrangement pursuant to which the licence is being issued, including terms and conditions respecting routes to be followed, points or areas to be served, size and type of aircraft to be operated, schedules, places of call, tariffs, fares, rates and charges, insurance, carriage of passengers and, subject to the Canada Post Corporation Act , carriage of goods.
Marginal note: Compliance with terms and conditions (2) The holder of a scheduled international licence shall comply with every term and condition to which the licence is subject.

Marginal note: Mandatory suspension or cancellation

72 (1) The Agency shall suspend or cancel a scheduled international licence where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the licensee ceases to meet any of the requirements of subparagraphs 69(1)(a)(i) to (iii).

Marginal note: Discretionary suspension or cancellation (2) The Agency may suspend or cancel a scheduled international licence

(a) where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the licensee has contravened, or does not meet the requirements of, any regulation or order made under this Part or any provision of this Part other than subparagraphs 69(1)(a)(i) to (iii); or
(b) in accordance with a request from the licensee for the suspension or cancellation.

Licence for Non-scheduled International Service

Marginal note: Issue of licence

73 (1) Subject to any directions issued to the Agency under section 76, on application to the Agency and on payment of the specified fee, the Agency shall issue a licence to operate a non-scheduled international service to the applicant if

(a) the applicant establishes in the application to the satisfaction of the Agency that the applicant

(i) is a Canadian,
(ii) holds a Canadian aviation document in respect of the service to be provided under the licence,
(iii) has the prescribed liability insurance coverage in respect of the service to be provided under the licence, and
(iv) meets prescribed financial requirements; and

(a) holds a document issued by the government of the applicant’s state or an agent of that government that, in respect of the service to be provided under the document, is equivalent to the non-scheduled international licence for which the application is being made; and
(b) meets the requirements of subparagraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (iii) and paragraph (1)(b).

Marginal note: Terms and conditions of non-scheduled international licence

74 (1) Subject to any directions issued to the Agency under section 76, the Agency may, on the issuance of a non-scheduled international licence or from time to time thereafter, make the licence subject, in addition to any terms and conditions prescribed in respect of the licence, to such terms and conditions as the Agency deems appropriate, including terms and conditions respecting points or areas to be served, size and type of aircraft to be operated, schedules, places of call, tariffs, fares, rates and charges, insurance, carriage of passengers and, subject to the Canada Post Corporation Act , carriage of goods.
Marginal note: Compliance with terms and conditions (2) The holder of a non-scheduled international licence shall comply with every term and condition to which the licence is subject.

Marginal note: Mandatory suspension or cancellation

75 (1) The Agency shall suspend or cancel a non-scheduled international licence where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the licensee ceases to meet any of the requirements of

(a) in respect of a Canadian licensee, subparagraphs 73(1)(a)(i) to (iii); and
(b) in respect of a non-Canadian licensee, subparagraphs 73(1)(a)(ii) and (iii) and paragraph 73(2)(a).

(a) where the Agency determines that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the licensee has contravened, or does not meet the requirements of, any regulation or order made under this Part or any provision of this Part other than the provisions referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b); or
(b) in accordance with a request from the licensee for the suspension or cancellation.

Issuance of International Charter Permits

Marginal note: Issuance, amendment and cancellation of permits

75.1 The issuance of a permit for the operation of an international charter to a licensee and the amendment or cancellation of the permit shall be made in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 86(1)(e).

2007, c. 19, s. 24

Ministerial Directions for International Service

Marginal note: Minister may issue directions

76 (1) Where the Minister determines that it is necessary or advisable to provide direction to the Agency in respect of the exercise of any of its powers or the performance of any of its duties or functions under this Part relating to international service,

(a) in the interest of the safety or security of international civil aviation,
(b) in connection with the implementation or administration of an international agreement, convention or arrangement respecting civil aviation to which Canada is a party,
(c) in the interest of international comity or reciprocity,
(d) for the purpose of enforcing Canada’s rights under an international agreement, convention or arrangement respecting civil aviation or responding to acts, policies or practices by a contracting party to any such agreement, convention or arrangement, or by an agency or citizen of such a party, that adversely affect or lead either directly or indirectly to adverse effects on Canadian international civil aviation services, or
(e) in connection with any other matter concerning international civil aviation as it affects the public interest,

the Minister may, subject to subsection (3), issue to the Agency directions that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, are binding on, and shall be complied with by, the Agency in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties or functions under this Part relating to international service.

(a) persons or classes of persons to whom licences to operate an international service shall or shall not be issued;
(b) the terms and conditions of such licences, or their variation;
(c) the suspension or cancellation of such licences; and
(d) any other matter concerning international service that is not governed by or under the Aeronautics Act .

Duties and Powers of Agency

Marginal note: Duties and functions of Agency under international agreements, etc.

77 Where the Agency is identified as the aeronautical authority for Canada under an international agreement, convention or arrangement respecting civil aviation to which Canada is a party, or is directed by the Minister to perform any duty or function of the Minister pursuant to any such agreement, convention or arrangement, the Agency shall act as the aeronautical authority for Canada or perform the duty or function in accordance with the agreement, convention, arrangement or direction, as the case may be.

Marginal note: Agency powers qualified by certain agreements, etc.

78 (1) Subject to any directions issued to the Agency under section 76, the powers conferred on the Agency by this Part shall be exercised in accordance with any international agreement, convention or arrangement relating to civil aviation to which Canada is a party.
Marginal note: Variations from agreements, etc. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and subject to any directions issued to the Agency under section 76, the Agency may issue a licence or suspend a licence, or vary the terms and conditions of a licence, on a temporary basis for international air services that are not permitted in an agreement, convention or arrangement relating to civil aviation to which Canada is a party.

Marginal note: Agency may refuse licence — individuals

79 (1) Where the Agency has suspended or cancelled the licence of an individual under this Part or where an individual has contravened section 59, the Agency may, for a period not exceeding twelve months after the date of the suspension, cancellation or contravention, refuse to issue a licence in respect of an air service to the individual or to any corporation of which the individual is a principal.

Marginal note: Agency may refuse licence — corporations (2) Where the Agency has suspended or cancelled the licence of a corporation under this Part or where a corporation has contravened section 59, the Agency may, for a period not exceeding twelve months after the date of the suspension, cancellation or contravention, refuse to issue a licence in respect of an air service to

(a) the corporation;
(b) any person who, as a principal of the corporation, directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in a contravention that gave rise to the suspension or cancellation; and
(c) any body corporate of which the corporation or the person referred to in paragraph (b) is a principal.

Marginal note: Exemption

80 (1) The Agency may, by order, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, exempt a person from the application of any of the provisions of this Part or of a regulation or order made under this Part where the Agency is of the opinion that

(a) the person has substantially complied with the provision;
(b) an action taken by the person is as effective as actual compliance with the provision; or
(c) compliance with the provision by the person is unnecessary, undesirable or impractical.

(a) a Canadian to be designated by the Minister to hold such a licence; or
(b) a non-Canadian to be designated by a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government to operate an air service under the terms of an agreement or arrangement between that government and the Government of Canada.

1996, c. 10, s. 80
2013, c. 31, s. 7

Marginal note: Inquiry into licensing matters

81 For the purposes of ensuring compliance with this Part, the Agency may inquire into any matter for which a licence, permit or other document is required under this Part.

Marginal note: Licensee to provide notification

82 Every licensee shall notify the Agency without delay, in writing, if

(a) the liability insurance coverage in respect of the air service for which the licence is issued is cancelled or is altered in a manner that results in the failure by the licensee to have the prescribed liability insurance coverage for that service;
(b) the licensee’s operations change in a manner that results in the failure by the licensee to have the prescribed liability insurance coverage for that service; or
(c) any change occurs that affects, or is likely to affect, the licensee’s status as a Canadian.

Marginal note: Disclosure of information required

83 A licensee shall, at the request of the Agency, provide the Agency with information or documents available to the licensee that relate to any complaint under review or any investigation being conducted by the Agency under this Part.

Marginal note: Notification of agent required

84 (1) A licensee who has an agent in Canada shall, in writing, provide the Agency with the agent’s name and address.
Marginal note: Appointment and notice of agent (2) A licensee who does not have a place of business or an agent in Canada shall appoint an agent who has a place of business in Canada and, in writing, provide the Agency with the agent’s name and address.

Marginal note: Notice of change of address

85 Where the address of a licensee’s principal place of business in Canada or the name or address of the licensee’s agent in Canada is changed, the licensee shall notify the Agency in writing of the change without delay.

Carrier’s Obligation

Marginal note: Process for claims

85.01 (1) A carrier shall establish a process for dealing with claims related to a fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage applicable to the air service it offers.
Marginal note: Period to communicate decision (2) The process shall include an obligation for the carrier, on receipt of a written request to deal with a claim, to communicate to the claimant its decision on the claim within 30 days after the day on which it received the request.

Air Travel Complaints

Marginal note: Complaint resolution officers

85.02 (1) The Chairperson, or a person designated by the Chairperson, shall designate, from among the members and staff of the Agency, persons to act as complaint resolution officers for the purpose of sections 85.04 to 85.12.
Marginal note: Limits on powers and duties (2) A member of the Agency or its staff who acts as a complaint resolution officer has the powers, duties and functions of a complaint resolution officer and not of the Agency.
Marginal note: Clarification — proceedings (3) Proceedings before a complaint resolution officer are not proceedings before the Agency.

Marginal note: Non-application of certain provisions

85.03 Sections 17, 25 and 36.1 do not apply in respect of any matter that may be dealt with under sections 85.04 to 85.12.

Marginal note: Complaints related to tariffs

85.04 (1) A person may file a complaint in writing with the Agency if

(a) the person alleges that a carrier failed to apply a fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage applicable to the air service it offers that is set out in its tariffs;
(b) the person is adversely affected by the failure to apply that fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage;
(c) the person seeks compensation or a refund as set out in the carrier’s tariffs or compensation for expenses incurred as a result of that failure; and
(d) the person made a written request to the carrier to resolve the matters to which the complaint relates but they were not resolved within 30 days after the day on which the request was made.

(a) the criteria set out in subsection (1) have not been met;
(b) it is clear on the face of the complaint that the carrier has complied with the obligations set out in its tariffs; or
(c) the complaint is vexatious or made in bad faith.

Marginal note: Mediation

85.05 (1) If the complaint resolution officer does not refuse under subsection 85.04(2) to deal with a complaint, they shall mediate the complaint and start the mediation no later than the 30th day after the day on which the complaint is filed.
Marginal note: Filing of mediation agreement (2) An agreement that is reached as a result of mediation may be filed with the Agency and, after filing, is enforceable as if it were an order of the Agency.

Marginal note: Decision on complaint

85.06 (1) If no agreement is reached as a result of mediation, and the complaint resolution officer does not cease dealing with the complaint under subsection 85.04(2), the complaint resolution officer shall, no later than the 60th day after the day on which the mediation started, and based on the information provided by the complainant and the carrier,

(a) make an order under subsection 85.07(1); or
(b) make an order dismissing the complaint.

Marginal note: Order related to tariffs

85.07 (1) If the complaint resolution officer finds that the carrier that is the subject of the complaint has failed to apply a fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage applicable to the air service it offers that is set out in its tariffs, the complaint resolution officer may order the carrier to

(a) apply a fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage that is set out in its tariffs; and
(b) compensate the complainant for any expenses they incurred as a result of the carrier’s failure to apply a fare, rate, charge or term or condition of carriage that is set out in its tariffs.

Marginal note: Prior decisions to be taken into account

85.08 In regards to the issue of whether a flight delay, flight cancellation or denial of boarding is within a carrier’s control, is within a carrier’s control but is required for safety reasons or is outside a carrier’s control, a complaint resolution officer who is dealing with a complaint in respect of a flight shall take into account any prior decision on that issue that is contained in an order made by a complaint resolution officer in respect of that flight.

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information

85.09 (1) All matters related to the process of dealing with a complaint shall be kept confidential, unless the complainant and the carrier otherwise agree, and information provided by the complainant or the carrier to the complaint resolution officer for the purpose of the complaint resolution officer dealing with the complaint shall not be used for any other purpose without the consent of the one who provided it.

Marginal note: Communication of information (2) Subsection (1) does not apply so as to prohibit

(a) the communication of information to the Agency;
(b) the communication of information to complaint resolution officers for the purpose of assisting them in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties and functions; or
(c) the making public by the Agency of information under sections 85.14 and 85.15.

Marginal note: Procedure

85.1 Subject to the procedure set out in the guidelines referred to in section 85.12, a complaint resolution officer shall deal with complaints in the manner that they consider appropriate in the circumstances.

2000, c. 15, s. 7.1
2007, c. 19, s. 25
2023, c. 26, s. 459

Marginal note: Assistance by Agency

85.11 The Agency may, at a complaint resolution officer’s request, provide administrative, technical and legal assistance to the complaint resolution officer.

Marginal note: Guidelines

85.12 (1) The Agency may issue guidelines

(a) respecting the manner of and procedures for dealing with complaints filed under subsection 85.04(1); and
(b) setting out the extent to which and the manner in which, in the Agency’s opinion, any provision of the regulations applies with regard to complaints.

Marginal note: Referral to panel

85.13 (1) If no agreement is reached as a result of the mediation of a complaint under section 85.05, the Chairperson or a person designated by them may, at the request of the complaint resolution officer who conducted the mediation, and if the Chairperson or person designated by them, as the case may be, considers that the complexity of the complaint requires it, refer the complaint to a panel of at least two members. Those members, none of whom is to be the complaint resolution officer who conducted the mediation, shall act as the complaint resolution officers in respect of the complaint for the purposes of sections 85.06 to 85.12.
Marginal note: Clarification – panels (2) A reference in subsections 85.02(2) and (3) and sections 85.06 to 85.12 to a complaint resolution officer is considered to include a reference to a panel.

Marginal note: Publication — order or summary of order

85.14 (1) The Agency shall make public

(a) in the case of an order made by a single complaint resolution officer

(i) the number of the flight to which the order relates,
(ii) the date of departure of the flight that is indicated on the complainant’s ticket,
(iii) any decision contained in the order in regards to the issue of whether any flight delay, flight cancellation or denial of boarding was within the carrier’s control, was within the carrier’s control but was required for safety reasons or was outside the carrier’s control, and
(iv) a statement as to whether or not the complaint resolution officer ordered the carrier to provide compensation or a refund as set out in the carrier’s tariffs or compensation for expenses incurred; and

Marginal note: Part of annual report

85.15 The Agency shall, as part of its annual report, indicate the number and nature of the complaints filed under subsection 85.04(1), the names of the carriers against whom the complaints were made, the number of complaints for which an order was made under subsection 85.07(1) and the systemic trends observed.

Marginal note: Fees and charges

85.16 (1) The Agency shall establish fees or charges for the purpose of recovering all or a portion of the costs that the Agency determines to be related to the process of dealing with complaints — other than complaints disposed of under subsection 85.04(2) — under sections 85.05 to 85.12.
Marginal note: Carrier’s liability (2) The carriers that are the subject of complaints — other than complaints disposed of under subsection 85.04(2) — are liable for the payment of the fees or charges.
Marginal note: Consultation (3) Before establishing fees or charges, the Agency shall consult with any persons or organizations that the Agency considers to be interested in the matter.
Marginal note: Publication (4) The Agency shall publish the fees and charges on its Internet site.
Marginal note: Debt due to His Majesty (5) Fees or charges required to be paid under this section constitute a debt to His Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Marginal note: Spending authority (6) The Agency may spend the amounts obtained under this section in the fiscal year in which they are paid or in the next fiscal year.
Marginal note: Service Fees Act (7) The Service Fees Act does not apply to the fees and charges referred to in subsection (1).

Regulations

Marginal note: Regulations

86 (1) The Agency may make regulations

(a) classifying air services;
(b) classifying aircraft;
(c) prescribing liability insurance coverage requirements for air services or aircraft;
(d) prescribing financial requirements for each class of air service or aircraft;
(e) respecting the issuance, amendment and cancellation of permits for the operation of international charters;
(f) respecting the duration and renewal of licences;
(g) respecting the amendment of licences;

(h) respecting traffic and tariffs, fares, rates, charges and terms and conditions of carriage for international service, including

(i) providing for the disallowance or suspension by the Agency of any tariff, fare, rate or charge,
(ii) providing for the establishment and substitution by the Agency of any tariff, fare, rate or charge disallowed by the Agency,
(iii) authorizing the Agency to direct a licensee or carrier to take the corrective measures that the Agency considers appropriate and to pay compensation for any expense incurred by a person adversely affected by the licensee’s or carrier’s failure to apply the fares, rates, charges or terms or conditions of carriage that are applicable to the service it offers and that were set out in its tariffs, if the Agency receives a written complaint and, if the complaint is related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under subsection 86.11(1), it is filed by the person adversely affected,
(iii.1) authorizing the Agency to make applicable, to some or to all passengers of the same flight as the complainant, all or part of the Agency’s decision respecting a complaint related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 86.11(1)(b), to the extent that it considers appropriate, and
(iv) requiring a licensee or carrier to display the terms and conditions of carriage for its international service on its Internet site, if the site is used for selling the international service of the licensee or carrier;

1996, c. 10, s. 86
2000, c. 15, s. 8
2007, c. 19, s. 26
2018, c. 10, s. 18

Marginal note: Advertising regulations

86.1 (1) The Agency shall make regulations respecting advertising in all media, including on the Internet, of prices for air services within, or originating in, Canada.
Marginal note: Contents of regulations (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations shall be made under that subsection requiring a carrier who advertises a price for an air service to include in the price all costs to the carrier of providing the service and to indicate in the advertisement all fees, charges and taxes collected by the carrier on behalf of another person in respect of the service, so as to enable a purchaser of the service to readily determine the total amount to be paid for the service.
Marginal note: Regulations may prescribe (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe what are costs, fees, charges and taxes for the purposes of subsection (2).

2007, c. 19, s. 27

Marginal note: Regulations — carrier’s obligations towards passengers

86.11 (1) The Agency shall, after consulting with the Minister, make regulations in relation to flights to, from and within Canada, including connecting flights,

(a) respecting the carrier’s obligation to make terms and conditions of carriage and information regarding any recourse available against the carrier, as specified in the regulations, readily available to passengers in language that is simple, clear and concise;

(b) respecting the carrier’s obligations in the case of flight delay, flight cancellation or denial of boarding, including

(i) the minimum standards of treatment of passengers that the carrier is required to meet and the minimum compensation the carrier is required to pay for inconvenience when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is within the carrier’s control,
(ii) the minimum standards of treatment of passengers that the carrier is required to meet when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is within the carrier’s control, but is required for safety purposes, including in situations of mechanical malfunctions,
(iii) the carrier’s obligation to ensure that passengers complete their itinerary when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is due to situations outside the carrier’s control, such as natural phenomena and security events, and
(iv) the carrier’s obligation to provide timely information and assistance to passengers;

2018, c. 10, s. 19
2023, c. 26, s. 465

Marginal note: Regulations and orders

86.2 A regulation or order made under this Part may be conditional or unconditional or qualified or unqualified and may be general or restricted to a specific area, person or thing or group or class of persons or things.

2007, c. 19, s. 27

PART III Railway Transportation

DIVISION I Interpretation and Application

Marginal note: Definitions

87 In this Part,

means virgin or naturally occurring unrefined petroleum, or diluted bitumen or any other unrefined hydrocarbon mixture that is similar in composition to virgin or naturally occurring unrefined petroleum. It includes crude oil with the UN numbers 1267 and 3494 that are set out in Column 1 of the Dangerous Goods List in Chapter 3.2 of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations , Eighteenth revised edition, 2013, published by the United Nations; ( pétrole brut )

includes an interest in land and, in relation to land in the Province of Quebec, includes the interest of a lessee; ( terres )

means any area that is classified by Statistics Canada in its most recent census of Canada as a census metropolitan area; ( région métropolitaine )

includes, with respect to a railway, any act necessary for the maintenance of the railway or the operation of a train; ( exploitation )

means, with respect to traffic on a railway line that is subject to a transfer described in subsection 128(4) or section 131, the point where the traffic is transferred from the line of a railway company to a line to which this Part does not apply; ( point de destination )

means, with respect to traffic on a railway line that is subject to a transfer described in subsection 128(4) or section 131, the point where the traffic is transferred to the line of a railway company from a line to which this Part does not apply; ( point d’origine )

means VIA Rail Canada Inc., a passenger rail service provider designated by the Minister or an urban transit authority; ( société de transport publique )

means the area of Canada that is bounded

(a) to the east by longitude 70.50° W,
(b) to the north by a straight line connecting a first point located at latitude 47.45° N and longitude 70.50° W to a second point located at latitude 43.70° N and longitude 83.25° W,
(c) to the west by longitude 83.25° W, and
(d) to the south by the Canada-United States border; ( axe Québec-Windsor )

means a railway within the legislative authority of Parliament and includes

(a) branches, extensions, sidings, railway bridges, tunnels, stations, depots, wharfs, rolling stock, equipment, stores, or other things connected with the railway, and
(b) communications or signalling systems and related facilities and equipment used for railway purposes; ( chemin de fer )

means a person who holds a certificate of fitness under section 92, a partnership of such persons or a person who is mentioned in subsection 90(2); ( compagnie de chemin de fer )

means any way or course, whether public or not, available for vehicular or pedestrian use; ( route )

means an Act under which a railway company has authority to construct or operate a railway, or that is enacted with special reference to a railway, and includes

(a) letters patent constituting a company’s authority to construct or operate a railway, granted before April 1, 1969, under any Act, and the Act under which the letters patent were granted or confirmed, and
(b) letters patent incorporating a company under section 11 of the Railway Act on or after April 1, 1969, whose objects are the construction or operation of a railway in Canada; ( loi spéciale )

means a schedule of rates, charges, terms and conditions applicable to the movement of traffic and incidental services; ( tarif )

means the traffic of goods, including equipment required for their movement; ( transport ou trafic )

means an entity owned or controlled by the federal government or a provincial, municipal or district government that provides commuter services; ( administration de transport de banlieue )

means the area of Canada that is bounded

(a) to the east by longitude 121.21° W,
(b) to the north by latitude 50.83° N,
(c) to the west by longitude 128.45° W, and
(d) to the south by the Canada-United States border. ( axe Vancouver-Kamloops )

1996, c. 10, s. 87
2007, c. 19, s. 28
2015, c. 31, s. 4
2018, c. 10, s. 20

Marginal note: Application

88 (1) This Part applies to all persons, railway companies and railways within the legislative authority of Parliament.

Marginal note: Special cases (2) Without limiting the effect of subsection (1), this Part applies to

(a) a company operating a railway from the United States into Canada; and
(b) a railway, or a portion of a railway, whether or not constructed under the authority of an Act of Parliament, that is owned, controlled, leased or operated by a person who operates a railway within the legislative authority of Parliament.

Marginal note: Special Act railways declared to be works for general advantage of Canada

89 If the construction or operation of a railway is authorized by a Special Act passed by the legislature of a province and the railway is declared by an Act of Parliament to be a work for the general advantage of Canada, this Part applies to the railway to the exclusion of any general railway Act of the province and any provisions of the Special Act that are inconsistent with this Part.

DIVISION II Construction and Operation of Railways

Certificate of Fitness

Marginal note: Certificate required

90 (1) No person shall

(a) construct a railway without being the holder of a certificate of fitness that is issued under paragraph 92(1)(a); or

(b) operate a railway without being the holder of a certificate of fitness that is

(i) issued under paragraph 92(1)(a) for the portion of the operation that relates to a passenger rail service, or
(ii) issued under paragraph 92(1)(b) for the portion of the operation that does not relate to a passenger rail service.

(a) under a trust deed or mortgage;
(b) at the instance of the holders of a mortgage, bond or debenture for the payment of which a charge has been created on the railway or portion; or
(c) under any other lawful proceeding.

1996, c. 10, s. 90
2015, c. 31, s. 5

Marginal note: Application for certificate of fitness

91 (1) Any person may apply for a certificate of fitness for a railway, including a person who owns or leases the railway or controls, either directly or indirectly, a person who owns or leases the railway.
Marginal note: Application for certain types of operations (2) If a person proposes to operate in Canada primarily on the railway of another railway company, the application must indicate the termini and route of every line of railway proposed to be operated.

Marginal note: Issuance of certificate of fitness

92 (1) The Agency shall issue a certificate of fitness

(a) for the proposed operation of a railway that relates to a passenger rail service or for the proposed construction of a railway, if the Agency is satisfied that there will be adequate liability insurance coverage for the proposed operation or construction, as determined in accordance with the regulations; or
(b) for the proposed operation of a railway that does not relate to a passenger rail service, if the Agency is satisfied that there will be, for the proposed operation, the applicable minimum liability insurance coverage, which includes any self-insurance, as set out in Schedule IV.

(a) third-party bodily injury or death, including injury or death to passengers;
(b) third-party property damage, excluding damage to goods carried on a shipper’s behalf;
(c) risks that are associated with a leak, pollution or contamination; and
(d) in the case of a railway accident as defined in section 152.5, the other losses, damages, costs and expenses described in subsection 153(1).

(a) in respect of the proposed operation of a railway that relates to a passenger rail service or of a proposed construction of a railway, for determining the adequacy of liability insurance coverage, including any self-insurance; and
(b) in respect of the proposed operation of a railway that does not relate to a passenger rail service, respecting the provision of information that the Agency requires to determine whether there will be, for the proposed operation, the applicable minimum liability insurance coverage, which includes any self-insurance, as set out in Schedule IV.

1996, c. 10, s. 92
2015, c. 31, s. 6

Marginal note: Variation of certificate

93 (1) The Agency may, on application, vary a certificate of fitness

(a) to change the termini or route of a line specified in the certificate;
(b) to add a line to the certificate; or
(c) to reflect a change in railway operations or circumstances relating to those operations.

(a) makes an order under paragraph 116(4)(e) that requires a railway company to grant a right to the holder of the certificate; or
(b) grants a right under section 138 to the holder of the certificate.

1996, c. 10, s. 93
2000, c. 16, s. 3

Liability Insurance

Marginal note: Continuing requirement

93.1 (1) The holder of a certificate of fitness shall maintain at all times,

(a) if the certificate was issued under paragraph 92(1)(a), adequate liability insurance coverage, as determined in accordance with the regulations, for the operation or construction of the railway for which the certificate was issued; or
(b) if the certificate was issued under paragraph 92(1)(b), the applicable minimum liability insurance coverage, which includes any self-insurance, as set out in Schedule IV, for the operation of the railway for which the certificate was issued.

2015, c. 31, s. 7

Marginal note: Notice of insurance changes

94 The holder of a certificate of fitness shall notify the Agency in writing without delay

(a) if the liability insurance coverage is cancelled or altered; or
(b) if there are any changes to the construction or operation that may affect the liability insurance coverage.

1996, c. 10, s. 94
2015, c. 31, s. 7

Marginal note: Inquiry

94.1 The Agency may make an inquiry to determine whether a holder of a certificate of fitness complies with section 93.1.

2015, c. 31, s. 7

Marginal note: Suspension or cancellation of certificate of fitness

94.2 The Agency shall suspend or cancel a certificate of fitness if it determines that the holder of the certificate has failed to comply with section 93.1.

2015, c. 31, s. 7

General Powers of Railway Companies

Marginal note: Powers

95 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part and any other Act of Parliament, a railway company may exercise the following powers for the purpose of constructing or operating its railway:

(a) make or construct tunnels, embankments, aqueducts, bridges, roads, conduits, drains, piers, arches, cuttings and fences across or along a railway, watercourse, canal or road that adjoins or intersects the railway;
(b) divert or alter the course of a watercourse or road, or raise or lower it, in order to carry it more conveniently across or along the railway;
(c) make drains or conduits into, through or under land adjoining the railway for the purpose of conveying water from or to the railway;
(d) divert or alter the position of a water pipe, gas pipe, sewer or drain, or telegraph, telephone or electric line, wire or pole across or along the railway; and
(e) do anything else necessary for the construction or operation of the railway.

Noise and Vibration

Marginal note: Obligation

95.1 When constructing or operating a railway, a railway company shall cause only such noise and vibration as is reasonable, taking into account

(a) its obligations under sections 113 and 114, if applicable;
(b) its operational requirements; and
(c) the area where the construction or operation takes place.

2007, c. 19, s. 29

Marginal note: Guidelines

95.2 (1) The Agency shall issue, and publish in any manner that it considers appropriate, guidelines with respect to

(a) the elements that the Agency will use to determine whether a railway company is complying with section 95.1; and
(b) the collaborative resolution of noise and vibration complaints relating to the construction or operation of railways.

2007, c. 19, s. 29

Marginal note: Complaints and investigations

95.3 (1) On receipt of a complaint made by any person that a railway company is not complying with section 95.1, the Agency may order the railway company to undertake any changes in its railway construction or operation that the Agency considers reasonable to ensure compliance with that section.
Marginal note: Restriction (2) If the Agency has published guidelines under paragraph 95.2(1)(b), it must first satisfy itself that the collaborative measures set out in the guidelines have been exhausted in respect of the noise or vibration complained of before it conducts any investigation or hearing in respect of the complaint.

2007, c. 19, s. 29

Marginal note: Public passenger service providers

95.4 Sections 95.1 to 95.3 apply, with any modifications that are necessary, to public passenger service providers.

2007, c. 19, s. 29

Land Transfer

Marginal note: Land taken pursuant to section 134 of Railway Act

96 (1) Where a railway company took possession of, used or occupied land under section 134 of the Railway Act before the coming into force of section 185, the railway company may not alienate the land except to transfer it to a railway company for the purpose of continuing railway operations or to the Crown.

Marginal note: Alienation to other persons (2) The land may be transferred to any other person for the purpose of continuing railway operations if

(a) in the case of land in Quebec, the transfer involves only a lease or a dismemberment of the right of ownership; or
(b) in the case of land in any other province, the transfer does not involve a transfer of the fee simple in the land.

Marginal note: Land obtained for railway purposes

97 (1) Subject to section 96, a railway company that obtained land from the Crown or any other person to assist in the construction or operation of its railway may acquire or transfer the land.
Marginal note: Transfer of authority (2) If the railway company transfers the land to another company that has entered into a contract for the construction or operation, in whole or in part, of the railway for which the land was obtained, the other company has the same authority under this section as the railway company had in respect of the land.

Railway Lines

Marginal note: No construction without Agency approval

98 (1) A railway company shall not construct a railway line without the approval of the Agency.
Marginal note: Grant of approval (2) The Agency may, on application by the railway company, grant the approval if it considers that the location of the railway line is reasonable, taking into consideration requirements for railway operations and services and the interests of the localities that will be affected by the line.

Marginal note: Exception (3) No approval is needed for the construction of a railway line

(a) within the right of way of an existing railway line; or
(b) within 100 m of the centre line of an existing railway line for a distance of no more than 3 km.

Marginal note: Filing agreements

99 (1) An agreement, or an amendment to an agreement, relating to the construction of a railway line across another railway line may be filed with the Agency.
Marginal note: Effect of filing (2) When the agreement or amendment is filed, it becomes an order of the Agency authorizing the parties to construct the railway line as provided in the agreement.
Marginal note: No agreement (3) If a person is unsuccessful in negotiating an agreement or amendment mentioned in subsection (1), the Agency may, on application, authorize the construction of the railway line or any related work.

Road and Utility Crossings

Marginal note: Definitions

100 In this section and section 101,

means the part of a road that passes across, over or under a railway line, and includes a structure supporting or protecting that part of the road or facilitating the crossing; ( franchissement routier )

means the part of a utility line that passes over or under a railway line, and includes a structure supporting or protecting that part of the utility line or facilitating the crossing; ( franchissement par desserte )

means a wire, cable, pipeline or other like means of enabling the transmission of goods or energy or the provision of services. ( desserte )

Marginal note: Filing agreements

101 (1) An agreement, or an amendment to an agreement, relating to the construction, maintenance or apportionment of the costs of a road crossing or a utility crossing may be filed with the Agency.
Marginal note: Effect of filing (2) When the agreement or amendment is filed, it becomes an order of the Agency authorizing the parties to construct or maintain the crossing, or apportioning the costs, as provided in the agreement.
Marginal note: No agreement on construction or maintenance (3) If a person is unsuccessful in negotiating an agreement or amendment mentioned in subsection (1), the Agency may, on application, authorize the construction of a suitable road crossing, utility crossing or related work, or specifying who shall maintain the crossing.
Marginal note: No agreement on apportionment of costs (4) Section 16 of the Railway Safety Act applies if a person is unsuccessful in negotiating an agreement relating to the apportionment of the costs of constructing or maintaining the road crossing or utility crossing.
Marginal note: Non-application of section (5) This section does not apply in any circumstances where section 102 or 103 applies.

Private Crossings

Marginal note: Divided land

102 If an owner’s land is divided as a result of the construction of a railway line, the railway company shall, at the owner’s request, construct a suitable crossing for the owner’s enjoyment of the land.

Marginal note: Other crossings may be ordered

103 (1) If a railway company and an owner of land adjoining the company’s railway do not agree on the construction of a crossing across the railway, the Agency, on the application of the owner, may order the company to construct a suitable crossing if the Agency considers it necessary for the owner’s enjoyment of the land.
Marginal note: Terms and conditions (2) The Agency may include in its order terms and conditions governing the construction and maintenance of the crossing.
Marginal note: Costs of construction and maintenance (3) The owner of the land shall pay the costs of constructing and maintaining the crossing.

DIVISION III Financial Transactions of Railway Companies

Security

Marginal note: Deposit of mortgage, hypothec or security agreement

104 (1) The following may, in accordance with the regulations, be deposited by any person in the office of the Registrar General of Canada or in any other place that the Governor in Council may, by order, specify:

(a) a mortgage or hypothec issued by a railway company;
(b) a security agreement entered into by a railway company;
(c) an assignment or other document affecting a document referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) a copy of any document referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) or a summary of any such document made in accordance with regulations made under section 105.1.

1996, c. 10, s. 104
1999, c. 31, s. 38(E)
2007, c. 19, s. 30

Documents Dealing with Rolling Stock

Marginal note: Deposit of documents

105 (1) A document, or a copy or summary of a document, evidencing any of the following transactions may, in accordance with the regulations, be deposited by any person in the office of the Registrar General of Canada or in any other place that the Governor in Council may, by order, specify:

(a) a lease, sale, conditional sale, instalment sale, mortgage, hypothec, bailment, leasing, deposit or security agreement relating to rolling stock or any accessories or appurtenances relating to rolling stock; and
(b) an amendment, assignment or discharge of a document mentioned in paragraph (a).

1996, c. 10, s. 105
2007, c. 19, s. 31

Regulations

Marginal note: Regulations

105.1 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting

(a) the depositing of copies of documents under sections 104 and 105;
(b) the form and content of summaries to be deposited under those sections; and
(c) the effects, in Canada, of the deposit, registration or filing in other countries of documents evidencing any transaction referred to in paragraph 105(1)(a) or of documents evidencing amendments, assignments or discharges of those documents.

2007, c. 19, s. 32

106 [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 21]

107 [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 21]

108 [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 21]

109 [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 21]

110 [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 21]

DIVISION IV Rates, Tariffs and Services

Interpretation

Marginal note: Definitions

111 In this Division,

[Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 22]

means a contract entered into under subsection 126(1); ( contrat confidentiel )

means a railway company, other than a local carrier, that moves traffic to or from an interchange over a portion of a continuous route; ( transporteur de liaison )

means a place where the line of one railway company connects with the line of another railway company and where loaded or empty cars may be stored until delivered or received by the other railway company; ( lieu de correspondance )

means to transfer traffic from the lines of one railway company to the lines of another railway company; ( interconnexion )

means a rate determined by the Agency in accordance with section 127.1; ( Version anglaise seulement )

means a class 1 rail carrier that moves traffic to or from an interchange on a continuous route from the point of origin or to the point of destination that is served exclusively by the class 1 rail carrier; ( transporteur local )

means a rate determined by the Agency in accordance with paragraph 134(1)(a); ( Version anglaise seulement )

means obligations under section 113 or 114. ( Version anglaise seulement )

1996, c. 10, s. 111
2018, c. 10, s. 22

Rates and Conditions of Service

Marginal note: Commercially fair and reasonable

112 A rate or condition of service established by the Agency under this Division must be commercially fair and reasonable to all parties.

Level of Services

Marginal note: Accommodation for traffic

113 (1) A railway company shall, according to its powers, in respect of a railway owned or operated by it,

(a) furnish, at the point of origin, at the point of junction of the railway with another railway, and at all points of stopping established for that purpose, adequate and suitable accommodation for the receiving and loading of all traffic offered for carriage on the railway;
(b) furnish adequate and suitable accommodation for the carriage, unloading and delivering of the traffic;
(c) without delay, and with due care and diligence, receive, carry and deliver the traffic;
(d) furnish and use all proper appliances, accommodation and means necessary for receiving, loading, carrying, unloading and delivering the traffic; and
(e) furnish any other service incidental to transportation that is customary or usual in connection with the business of a railway company.

1996, c. 10, s. 113
2015, c. 31, s. 8
2018, c. 10, s. 59(F)

Marginal note: Facilities for traffic

114 (1) A railway company shall, according to its powers, afford to all persons and other companies all adequate and suitable accommodation for receiving, carrying and delivering traffic on and from its railway, for the transfer of traffic between its railway and other railways and for the return of rolling stock.

Marginal note: Through traffic (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), adequate and suitable accommodation includes reasonable facilities for the receiving, carriage and delivery by the company

(a) at the request of any other company, of through traffic and, in the case of goods shipped by carload, of the car with the goods shipped in it, to and from the railway of the other company, at a through rate; and
(b) at the request of any person interested in through traffic, of such traffic at through rates.

(a) no obstruction is offered to the public desirous of using those railways as a continuous line of communication; and
(b) all reasonable accommodation, by means of the railways of those companies, is at all times afforded to the public for that purpose.

(a) the railway company shall offer to all companies operating motor vehicles or trailers for the conveyance of goods for hire or reward similar facilities at the same rates and on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to the motor vehicles or trailers operated by the company under its control; and
(b) the Agency may disallow any rate or tariff that is not in compliance with this subsection and direct the company to substitute a rate or tariff that complies with this subsection.

Marginal note: Adequate and suitable accommodation

115 For the purposes of subsection 113(1) or 114(1), adequate and suitable accommodation includes reasonable facilities

(a) for the junction of private sidings or private spurs with a railway owned or operated by a company referred to in that subsection; and
(b) for receiving, carrying and delivering traffic on and from private sidings or private spurs and placing cars and moving them on and from those private sidings or private spurs.

Marginal note: Complaint and investigation concerning company’s obligations

116 (1) On receipt of a complaint made by any person that a railway company is not fulfilling any of its service obligations, the Agency shall

(a) conduct, as expeditiously as possible, an investigation of the complaint that, in its opinion, is warranted; and
(b) within 90 days after receipt of the complaint, determine whether the company is fulfilling that obligation.

(a) the traffic to which the service obligations relate;
(b) the reasonableness of the shipper’s requests with respect to the traffic;
(c) the service that the shipper requires with respect to the traffic;
(d) any undertaking with respect to the traffic given by the shipper to the company;
(e) the company’s and the shipper’s operational requirements and restrictions;
(f) the company’s obligations, if any, with respect to a public passenger service provider;
(g) the company’s obligations in respect of the operation of the railway under this Act;
(h) the company’s contingency plans to allow it to fulfil its service obligations when faced with foreseeable or cyclical events; and
(i) any information that the Agency considers relevant.

(a) order that

(i) specific works be constructed or carried out,
(ii) property be acquired,
(iii) cars, motive power or other equipment be allotted, distributed, used or moved as specified by the Agency, or
(iv) any specified steps, systems or methods be taken or followed by the company;

(i) to run and operate its trains over and on any portion of the line, and
(ii) in so far as necessary to provide service to the line, to run and operate its trains over and on any portion of any other portion of the railway of the company against which the order is made but not to solicit traffic on that railway, to take possession of, use or occupy any land belonging to that company and to use the whole or any portion of that company’s right-of-way, tracks, terminals, stations or station grounds.

1996, c. 10, s. 116
2000, c. 16, s. 4
2014, c. 8, s. 5.1
2018, c. 10, ss. 23, 95

Traffic of Grain

116.1 [Repealed, 2014, c. 8, s. 6]

116.2 [Repealed, 2014, c. 8, s. 6]

116.3 [Repealed, 2014, c. 8, s. 6]

Tariffs — General

Marginal note: Rates to be charged

117 (1) Subject to section 126, a railway company shall not charge a rate in respect of the movement of traffic or passengers unless the rate is set out in a tariff that has been issued and published in accordance with this Division and is in effect.
Marginal note: Tariff to include prescribed information (2) The tariff must include any information that the Agency may prescribe by regulation.
Marginal note: Accessibility of tariff (3) The railway company shall make the tariff accessible to the public by publishing it on its Internet site.
(4) [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 24]
Marginal note: Record of tariff (5) The railway company shall keep a record of the tariff for at least three years after its cancellation.

1996, c. 10, s. 117
2018, c. 10, s. 24

Tariffs — Freight

Marginal note: Freight tariff requested by shipper

118 A railway company shall, at the request of a shipper, issue a tariff in respect of the movement of traffic on its railway.

Marginal note: Notice of change of tariff

119 (1) A railway company that proposes to increase a rate in a tariff for the movement of traffic shall publish a notice of the increase at least 30 days before its effective date.

Marginal note: Effect of freight tariff (2) If a railway company issues and publishes a tariff of rates for the movement of traffic in accordance with this Division and Division VI,

(a) the rates are the lawful rates of the railway company and, subject to subsection (1), they take effect on the date stated in the tariff;
(b) the tariff supersedes any preceding tariff or any portion of it in so far as any rate in the tariff is varied; and
(c) a railway company that owns or operates a railway line in respect of which the tariff is issued shall charge the rates in the tariff until they expire or until the tariff is superseded by a new tariff.

1996, c. 10, s. 119
2008, c. 5, s. 2

Marginal note: Application to vessels

120 The provisions of this Division relating to tariffs, in so far as the Agency considers them applicable, apply to traffic carried by a railway company by water between ports or places in Canada if the company owns, charters, uses, maintains or operates vessels for carrying traffic by water between ports or places in Canada, or is a party to an arrangement for using, maintaining or operating vessels for that purpose.

Marginal note: Unreasonable charges or terms

120.1 (1) If, on complaint in writing to the Agency by a shipper who is subject to any charges and associated terms and conditions for the movement of traffic or for the provision of incidental services that are found in a tariff that applies to more than one shipper other than a tariff referred to in subsection 165(3), the Agency finds that the charges or associated terms and conditions are unreasonable, the Agency may, by order, establish new charges or associated terms and conditions.
Marginal note: Period of validity (2) An order made under subsection (1) remains in effect for the period, not exceeding one year, specified in the order.

Marginal note: Factors to be considered (3) In deciding whether any charges or associated terms and conditions are unreasonable, the Agency shall take into account the following factors:

(a) the objective of the charges or associated terms and conditions;
(b) the industry practice in setting the charges or associated terms and conditions;
(c) in the case of a complaint relating to the provision of any incidental service, the existence of an effective, adequate and competitive alternative to the provision of that service; and
(d) any other factor that the Agency considers relevant.

2008, c. 5, s. 3

Joint Rates

Marginal note: Continuous route in Canada

121 (1) If traffic is to move over a continuous route in Canada and portions of it are operated by two or more railway companies, the companies shall, at the request of a shipper intending to move the traffic,

(a) agree on a joint tariff for the continuous route and on the apportionment of the rate in the joint tariff; or
(b) enter into a confidential contract for the continuous route.

(a) direct the companies, within any time that the Agency may specify, to agree on a joint tariff for the continuous route and an apportionment of the rate that is satisfactory to the Agency; or

(b) within ninety days after the application is received by the Agency,

(i) determine the route and the rate and apportion the rate among the companies, and
(ii) determine the dates, not earlier than the date of receipt by the Agency of the application, when the rate comes into effect and when it must be published.

Marginal note: Publication requirements for joint tariff or rate

122 (1) If a joint tariff or rate is agreed on or determined under section 121, the requirements of this Division for the publication of the tariff or rate apply only to the railway company operating the railway line on which the movement of the traffic originates.
Marginal note: Publication of subsection 121(2) tariff or rate (2) A joint tariff or rate agreed on or determined under subsection 121(2) must be published without delay, or within any additional time that the Agency may specify.

Marginal note: Publication of joint tariff — from Canada to or through foreign country

123 If traffic is to move over a continuous route from a point in Canada through a foreign country into Canada, or from a point in Canada to a foreign country, and the continuous route is operated by two or more railway companies, the requirements of this Division for the publication of an applicable joint tariff apply only to the railway company operating the railway line on which the movement of the traffic originates.

Marginal note: Publication of joint tariff — from foreign country to or through Canada

124 If traffic is to move over a continuous route from a point in a foreign country into Canada, or from a foreign country through Canada into a foreign country, and the continuous route is operated by two or more companies, the requirements of this Division for the publication of an applicable joint tariff apply only to the railway company operating the railway line on which the traffic is first moved in Canada.

Marginal note: Continuous carriage not to be prevented

125 (1) No railway company shall, by any combination, contract or agreement, express or implied, or by any other means, prevent traffic from being moved on a continuous route from the point of origin to the point of destination.
Marginal note: Break in bulk, etc. (2) A break in bulk, stop or interruption made by a railway company does not prevent the movement of traffic from being treated, for the purposes of sections 121 to 124, as one continuous movement from the point of origin to the point of destination, if the break, stop or interruption was made in good faith for a necessary purpose and without intent to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt the continuous movement or to evade the provisions of this Division.
Marginal note: Agency may require information (3) The Agency may direct a railway company operating on a continuous route to inform the Agency of the proportion of the rates that the railway company, or any other company operating on the continuous route, is to receive or has received under a joint tariff or confidential contract applicable to the route.

Confidential Contracts

Marginal note: Confidential contracts

126 (1) A railway company may enter into a contract with a shipper that the parties agree to keep confidential respecting

(a) the rates to be charged by the company to the shipper;
(b) reductions or allowances pertaining to rates in tariffs that have been issued and published in accordance with this Division;
(c) rebates or allowances pertaining to rates in tariffs or confidential contracts that have previously been lawfully charged;
(d) the manner in which the company is to fulfil its service obligations under section 113; and
(e) any conditions relating to the traffic to be moved by the company, including any amount to be paid by the company or the shipper in relation to a failure to comply with any condition related to the service obligations referred to in paragraph (d).

(a) the manner in which the company is to fulfil its service obligations under section 113; or
(b) any amount to be paid in relation to the company’s or the shipper’s failure to comply with a term related to those service obligations, the purpose of which is to encourage the efficient movement of the shipper’s traffic and the performance of the railway system.

(a) is governed by a written agreement to which the shipper and the railway company are parties;
(b) is the subject of an order, other than an interim order, made under subsection 116(4);
(c) is set out in a tariff referred to in subsection 136.4(1) or 165(3); or
(d) is the subject of an arbitration decision made under section 169.37.

1996, c. 10, s. 126
2013, c. 31, s. 8
2018, c. 10, s. 25

Interswitching

Marginal note: Application to interswitch traffic between connecting lines

127 (1) If a railway line of one railway company connects with a railway line of another railway company, an application for an interswitching order may be made to the Agency by either company, by a municipal government or by any other interested person.

Marginal note: Order (2) If the point of origin or destination of a continuous movement of traffic is within a radius of 30 km of an interchange, the Agency may order

(a) one of the companies to interswitch the traffic; and
(b) the railway companies to provide reasonable facilities for the convenient interswitching of traffic in both directions at an interchange between the lines of either railway and those of other railway companies connecting with them.

(a) one of the companies to interswitch the traffic; and
(b) the railway companies to provide reasonable facilities for the convenient interswitching of traffic in both directions at an interchange between the lines of either railway and those of other railway companies connecting with them.

(a) an indication as to whether the point of origin or destination of the movement of the railway car was located within a radius of 30 km of an interchange that is in whole or in part in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta;
(b) an indication as to whether the point of origin or destination of the movement of the railway car was within a radius of 160 km of an interchange that is in whole or in part in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta but outside a radius of 30 km of the interchange;
(c) an indication as to whether the railway car was moved by the railway company at the interswitching rate; and
(d) if possible, an indication as to whether the railway car was moved by another railway company at the interswitching rate.

1996, c. 10, s. 127
2018, c. 10, ss. 26, 95
2023, c. 26, s. 443

Marginal note: Interswitching rate

127.1 (1) The Agency shall, no later than December 1 of every year, determine the rate per car to be charged for interswitching traffic for the following calendar year.
Marginal note: Interswitching rate — Prairies (1.1) The Agency shall, no later than 90 days after the day on which this subsection comes into force, determine the rate per car to be charged for interswitching traffic within a zone that includes a point of origin or destination of a continuous movement of traffic that is located in whole or in part in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta and is within a radius of 160 km of an interchange that is in whole or in part in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta but outside a radius of 30 km of the interchange, for the calendar year in which this subsection comes into force.

Marginal note: Considerations (2) In determining an interswitching rate, the Agency shall take into consideration

(a) any reduction in costs that, in the opinion of the Agency, results from moving a greater number of cars or from transferring several cars at the same time; and
(b) any long-term investment needed in the railways.

2018, c. 10, s. 27
2023, c. 26, s. 444

Marginal note: Repeal

127.2 This section and subsections 127(2.1) and (5) to (7) and 127.1(1.1), (4.1) and (6) are repealed on the day that, in the 18th month after the month in which subsection 127(2.1) comes into force, has the same calendar number as the day on which that subsection 127(2.1) comes into force or, if that 18th month has no day with that number, the last day of that 18th month.

Marginal note: Regulations

128 (1) The Agency may make regulations

(a) prescribing terms and conditions governing the interswitching of traffic, other than terms and conditions relating to safety; and
(b) establishing distance zones for the purpose of determining the interswitching rate.
(c) [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 28]

1996, c. 10, s. 128
2014, c. 8, s. 7
2018, c. 10, s. 28

Marginal note: Power to require information

128.1 No later than August 31 of every year, a railway company shall provide to the Agency, in the form and manner specified by the Agency, the information or documents that the Agency considers necessary to exercise its powers or perform its duties or functions under section 127.1.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Long-haul Interswitching

Marginal note: Long-haul interswitching order

129 (1) A shipper may apply to the Agency for a long-haul interswitching order against a railway company that is a class 1 rail carrier if

(a) the shipper has access to the lines of only that railway company at the point of origin or destination of the movement of the shipper’s traffic in the reasonable direction of the traffic and its destination;
(b) a continuous route between those points is operated by two or more railway companies;
(c) the shipper is dissatisfied with a rate charged or proposed to be charged by the railway company referred to in paragraph (a) or with the proposed manner in which that railway company is to fulfil its service obligations for the movement of the shipper’s traffic between the point of origin or destination that is served exclusively by that railway company and the nearest interchange in Canada with a connecting carrier; and
(d) the matter described in paragraph (c) cannot be resolved between the shipper and the railway company.

(a) if the point of origin or destination that is served exclusively by the local carrier is within a radius of 30 km of an interchange in Canada that is in the reasonable direction of the shipper’s traffic and its destination;
(b) if the point of origin or destination that is served exclusively by the local carrier or the nearest interchange is located within the Quebec–Windsor corridor or the Vancouver–Kamloops corridor;

(i) serves a reload or distribution compound, a container terminal or any other facility operated by the local carrier or for the local carrier’s own purposes, or
(ii) is used by the local carrier for the transfer of traffic between cars or between a car and a warehouse owned by the local carrier;

(a) the point of origin of the movement of the shipper’s traffic is located in Quebec and north of the Quebec-Windsor corridor;
(b) the shipper has access to the lines of only one class 1 rail carrier at the point of origin; and
(c) the nearest interchange is located in the Quebec–Windsor corridor.

1996, c. 10, s. 129
2018, c. 10, ss. 29, 95

Marginal note: Conditions

130 (1) Subsection (2) applies if

(a) a shipper has access to the lines of only one railway company at the point of origin or destination of the movement of the shipper’s traffic;
(b) the railway company referred to in paragraph (a) is not a class 1 rail carrier; and
(c) there is a junction between the lines of the railway company referred to in paragraph (a) and the lines of a railway that is operated by a class 1 rail carrier and the shipper has access to only those railway lines at that junction.

(a) the junction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is deemed to be the point of origin or the point of destination, as the case may be;
(b) the junction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is deemed to be served exclusively by the class 1 rail carrier referred to in that paragraph; and
(c) the class 1 rail carrier referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is deemed to be the local carrier.

1996, c. 10, s. 130
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Transferred railway lines

131 For greater certainty, the transfer of a railway line, or an operating interest in it, under Division V or section 158 of the National Transportation Act, 1987 does not affect the right of a shipper to apply for a long-haul interswitching order.

1996, c. 10, s. 131
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Contents of application

132 The shipper shall, in its application for a long-haul interswitching order,

(a) provide an undertaking to the local carrier to move the traffic by rail with the local carrier between the point of origin or destination that is served exclusively by the local carrier and the nearest interchange in Canada with a connecting carrier in accordance with the long-haul interswitching order; and
(b) indicate the continuous route that the shipper has chosen for the movement of the shipper’s traffic.

1996, c. 10, s. 132
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Dismissal of application

133 The Agency shall dismiss the application for a long-haul interswitching order if the shipper does not demonstrate, to the Agency’s satisfaction, that an attempt has been made to resolve the matters referred to in the application.

1996, c. 10, s. 133
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Determination by Agency

134 (1) Within 30 business days after receiving the application for a long-haul interswitching order, the Agency shall, by order, determine any of the following matters in respect of which the shipper and the local carrier do not agree:

(a) the long-haul interswitching rate that applies in respect of the movement of the shipper’s traffic between the point of origin or destination that is served exclusively by the class 1 rail carrier and the nearest interchange in Canada with a connecting carrier;
(b) the continuous route from the point of origin to the point of destination;
(c) the nearest interchange in Canada; and
(d) the manner in which the local carrier is to fulfil its service obligations in respect of the movement of traffic described in paragraph (a).

(a) 1 200 km; and
(b) 50% of the total number of kilometres over which the traffic is moved by rail in Canada.

1996, c. 10, s. 134
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Long-haul interswitching rate

135 (1) The following rules apply to the determination of the long-haul interswitching rate:

(a) for the first 30 km, the rate is to be the interswitching rate; and
(b) for the remainder of the distance, the Agency shall determine the rate by having regard to the revenue per tonne kilometre for the movement by the local carrier of comparable traffic in respect of which no long-haul interswitching rate applies.

(a) the type of traffic;
(b) the distance over which the traffic is moved;
(c) the conditions of the movement of the traffic, including whether it is moved as single cars, blocks of cars or unit trains;
(d) the type and ownership of the cars used to move the traffic;
(e) the handling requirements for the traffic;
(f) the volume and frequency of the traffic;
(g) any undertaking given by the shipper in respect of the volume of the traffic;
(h) any incentives, rebates or any similar reductions in respect of the traffic; and
(i) any other factor related to the requirements of the shipper and the local carrier that the Agency considers appropriate.

1996, c. 10, s. 135
2018, c. 10, ss. 29, 95

Marginal note: Continuous route

136 (1) The Agency shall, in determining the continuous route from the point of origin to the point of destination, have regard to the continuous route that has been chosen by the shipper for the movement of its traffic in its application.
Marginal note: Route in Canada (2) If the point of destination of the continuous route of a movement of the shipper’s traffic is in Canada, the Agency shall determine a continuous route that is wholly within Canada, unless there is no cost-effective continuous route wholly within Canada that is available to the shipper and over which it is reasonable to move the shipper’s traffic.

Marginal note: Export and import (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2),

(a) if the traffic is to be moved through a port in Canada for import into Canada, that port is the point of origin; and
(b) if the traffic is to be moved through a port in Canada for export out of Canada, that port is the point of destination.

1996, c. 10, s. 136
2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Nearest interchange

136.1 The Agency shall determine the nearest interchange in Canada to be the one nearest to the point of origin or destination, whichever is served exclusively by the local carrier, in the reasonable direction of the movement of the traffic from the point of origin to the point of destination on the continuous route, unless the local carrier can demonstrate that the interchange cannot be used for engineering reasons.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Service obligations

136.2 The Agency shall determine the manner in which the local carrier is to fulfil its service obligations by having regard to the considerations set out in paragraphs 116(1.2)(a) to (i).

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Duration of order

136.3 The long-haul interswitching order applies to the parties for a period of one year as of the date of the order, unless the parties agree otherwise.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Incorporation in tariff

136.4 (1) The local carrier shall, without delay after the long-haul interswitching order is made, set out in a tariff the terms established by the order, unless the shipper and local carrier agree to include those terms in a confidential contract.
Marginal note: Publication not required (2) Subsection 117(3) does not apply in respect of the tariff.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: No final offer arbitration

136.5 If a long-haul interswitching order is made by the Agency, the shipper is not entitled to submit any matter related to the movement of the traffic that is the subject of the order to the Agency for final offer arbitration under section 161.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Obligation of carriers to provide cars

136.6 (1) Subject to any agreement to the contrary, if a long-haul interswitching order is made, the connecting carrier is responsible for providing the shipper with an adequate supply of cars for the traffic being moved, in addition to its other service obligations in relation to the movement of the traffic.

Marginal note: Additional obligations (2) Subject to any agreement to the contrary, the connecting carrier is, in respect of the interchange referred to in paragraph 129(1)(c), responsible for

(a) a prorated share, determined in accordance with subsection (3), of the costs of operating and maintaining the interchange during the period in which the long-haul interswitching order applies; and
(b) the capital cost of making any change to the interchange that may be necessary for transferring the traffic that is the subject of the long-haul interswitching order.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Regulations

136.7 The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of paragraph 129(3)(k), make regulations specifying cases in which a shipper is not entitled to apply for a long-haul interswitching order.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Marginal note: Suspension of operation

136.8 If the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the financial viability of a railway company is seriously affected by the operation of sections 129 to 136.7, the Governor in Council may, by order, suspend the operation of those sections during the period specified in the order.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Interchanges

Marginal note: List

136.9 (1) A railway company shall prepare and keep up to date a list of the locations of the interchanges on the railway that the company operates. It shall publish the list on its Internet site or the Internet site of an association or other entity representing railway companies.

Marginal note: Notice (2) A railway company may remove an interchange from its list only after the expiry of 120 days after it

(a) has published a notice of its intention to do so on its Internet site or the Internet site of an association or other entity representing railway companies; and
(b) has sent a copy of the notice to the Agency.

2018, c. 10, s. 29

Means to Deal with Carriers’ Liability

Marginal note: Agreement

137 (1) Any issue related to liability, including liability to a third party, in respect of the movement of a shipper’s traffic shall be dealt with between the railway company and the shipper only by means of a written agreement that is signed by the shipper or by an association or other entity representing shippers.

Marginal note: No agreement (2) If there is no agreement, the railway company’s liability to the shipper in respect of a loss of or damage to a shipper’s traffic in the company’s possession or for any delay in its movement shall be dealt with between the company and the shipper,

(a) on the application of the company, by the Agency; or
(b) if there is no application or, if there is an application but the Agency does not specify any terms or conditions with respect to the matter, in the manner set out in the regulations.

1996, c. 10, s. 137
2015, c. 31, s. 9
2018, c. 10, s. 30

Marginal note: Complaints

137.1 If, after receiving a complaint, the Agency finds that a railway company is not complying with subsection 137(1), the Agency may order it to take any measures that the Agency considers appropriate to comply with that subsection.

2018, c. 10, s. 31

Running Rights and Joint Track Usage

Marginal note: Application by railway company

138 (1) A railway company may apply to the Agency for the right to

(a) take possession of, use or occupy any land belonging to any other railway company;
(b) use the whole or any portion of the right-of-way, tracks, terminals, stations or station grounds of any other railway company; and
(c) run and operate its trains over and on any portion of the railway of any other railway company.

Marginal note: Request for joint or common use of right-of-way

139 (1) The Governor in Council may

(a) on the application of a railway company, a municipal government or any other interested person, or on the Governor in Council’s own initiative, and
(b) after any investigation that the Governor in Council considers necessary,

request two or more railway companies to consider the joint or common use of a right-of-way if the Governor in Council is of the opinion that its joint or common use may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of rail transport and would not unduly impair the commercial interests of the companies.

DIVISION V Transferring and Discontinuing the Operation of Railway Lines

140 (1) In this Division, includes a portion of a railway line, but does not include

(a) a yard track, siding or spur; or
(b) other track auxiliary to a railway line.

Marginal note: Three-year plan

141 (1) A railway company shall prepare and keep up to date a plan indicating for each of its railway lines whether it intends to continue to operate the line or whether, within the next three years, it intends to take steps to discontinue operating the line.
Marginal note: Public accessibility of plan (2) The railway company shall make the plan accessible to the public by publishing it on its Internet site or the Internet site of an association or other entity representing railway companies.

Marginal note: Notification of changes (2.1) Whenever the railway company makes a change to the plan, it shall notify the following of the change within 10 days after the change:

(a) the Minister;
(b) the Agency;
(c) the minister responsible for transportation matters in the government of each province through which the railway line passes;
(d) the chairperson of every urban transit authority through whose territory the railway line passes; and
(e) the clerk or other senior administrative officer of every municipal or district government through which the railway line passes.

(a) an assessment of whether or not section 96 applies to the land on which the railway line is located; and
(b) a legal description of any land to which the assessment indicates section 96 applies and, in the form specified by the Minister, geographical information that would allow for mapping of the land.

1996, c. 10, s. 141
2000, c. 16, s. 5
2007, c. 19, s. 35
2018, c. 10, s. 32

Marginal note: Compliance with steps for discontinuance

142 (1) A railway company shall comply with the steps described in this Division before discontinuing operating a railway line. The railway company shall publish and keep up to date on its Internet site or the Internet site of an association or other entity representing railway companies a report that sets out the date that it commenced and completed each step.
Marginal note: Limitation (2) A railway company shall not take steps to discontinue operating a railway line before the company’s intention to discontinue operating the line has been indicated in its plan for at least 12 months.
Marginal note: Exception (2.1) Subsection (2) does not apply to a railway company that is the subject of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act .

Marginal note: Community-based groups (3) Subsection (2) does not apply and a railway company shall without delay take the steps described in section 143 if

(a) the federal government, a provincial, municipal or district government or a community-based group endorsed in writing by such a government has written to the company to express an interest in acquiring all or a portion of a grain-dependent branch line that is listed in Schedule I for the purpose of continuing to operate that line or portion of a line; and
(b) that line or portion of a line is indicated on the company’s plan as being a line or a portion of a line that the company intends to take steps to discontinue operating.

1996, c. 10, s. 142
2000, c. 16, s. 6
2018, c. 10, s. 33

Marginal note: Advertisement of availability of railway line for continued rail operations

143 (1) The railway company shall advertise the availability of the railway line, or any operating interest that the company has in it, for sale, lease or other transfer for continued operation and its intention to discontinue operating the line if it is not transferred.

Marginal note: Content of advertisement (2) The advertisement must include a description of the railway line and how it or the operating interest is to be transferred, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, and an outline of the steps that must be taken before the operation of the line may be discontinued, including

(a) a statement that the advertisement is directed to persons interested in buying, leasing or otherwise acquiring the railway line, or the railway company’s operating interest in it, for the purpose of continuing railway operations; and
(b) the date by which interested persons must make their interest known in writing to the company, but that date must be at least sixty days after the first publication of the advertisement.

(a) the existence of any agreement between the railway company and a public passenger service provider in respect of the operation of a passenger rail service on the railway line; and
(b) an indication as to whether or not section 96 applies to the land on which that railway line is located.

1996, c. 10, s. 143
2007, c. 19, s. 36
2018, c. 10, s. 34

Marginal note: Disclosure of process

144 (1) The railway company shall disclose the process it intends to follow for receiving and evaluating offers to each interested person who makes their interest known in accordance with the advertisement.
(2) [Repealed, 2007, c. 19, s. 37]
Marginal note: Negotiation in good faith (3) The railway company shall negotiate with an interested person in good faith and in accordance with the process it discloses and the interested person shall negotiate with the company in good faith.
Marginal note: Net salvage value (3.1) The Agency may, on application by a party to a negotiation, determine the net salvage value of the railway line and may, if it is of the opinion that the railway company has removed any of the infrastructure associated with the line in order to reduce traffic on the line, deduct from the net salvage value the amount that the Agency determines is the cost of replacing the removed infrastructure. The party who made the application shall reimburse the Agency its costs associated with the application.
Marginal note: Time limit for agreement (4) The railway company has six months to reach an agreement after the final date stated in the advertisement for persons to make their interest known.
Marginal note: Decision to continue operating a railway line (5) If an agreement is not reached within the six months, the railway company may decide to continue operating the railway line, in which case it is not required to comply with section 145, but shall amend its plan to reflect its decision.
Marginal note: Declaration (5.1) If an agreement is reached, including an agreement entered into to in accordance with an order by the Agency, the railway company shall provide a written declaration to the person to whom the railway line or the operating interest is being sold, leased or otherwise transferred, stating that the sale, lease or transfer is in compliance with section 96. It shall also send a copy of the declaration to the Minister.
Marginal note: Remedy if bad faith by a railway company (6) If, on complaint in writing by the interested person, the Agency finds that the railway company is not negotiating in good faith and the Agency considers that a sale, lease or other transfer of the railway line, or the company’s operating interest in the line, to the interested person for continued operation would be commercially fair and reasonable to the parties, the Agency may order the railway company to enter into an agreement with the interested person to effect the transfer and with respect to operating arrangements for the interchange of traffic, subject to the terms and conditions, including consideration, specified by the Agency.
Marginal note: Remedy if bad faith by an interested person (7) If, on complaint in writing by the railway company, the Agency finds that the interested person is not negotiating in good faith, the Agency may order that the railway company is no longer required to negotiate with the person.

1996, c. 10, s. 144
2000, c. 16, s. 7
2007, c. 19, s. 37
2018, c. 10, s. 35

Marginal note: Rights and obligations under passenger service agreements continued

144.1 (1) If a railway line, or a railway company’s operating interest in a railway line, is sold, leased or otherwise transferred under subsection 141(3) or as the result of an advertisement under subsection 143(1) and, before the day such advertisement was made, an agreement was in force between the railway company and a public passenger service provider in respect of the operation of a passenger rail service on the railway line, the rights and obligations of the railway company under the agreement in respect of the operation of that service on that line vest, as of the day the transfer takes place, in the person or entity to which the railway line, or the operating interest, is transferred, unless the public passenger service provider indicates otherwise before that day.
Marginal note: Declaration that line is for general advantage of Canada (2) Whenever a railway company’s rights and obligations under an agreement with VIA Rail Canada Inc. are vested in another person or entity by subsection (1), the portion of the railway line to which the agreement relates is hereby declared, as of the day the transfer takes place, to be a work for the general advantage of Canada.

Marginal note: Duration of declaration (3) The declaration referred to in subsection (2) ceases to have effect if

(a) VIA Rail Canada Inc. ceases to operate a passenger rail service on the portion of railway line to which the declaration relates; or
(b) the operation of the railway line is discontinued.

2007, c. 19, s. 38

Marginal note: Offer to governments

145 (1) The railway company shall offer to transfer all of its interest in the railway line to the governments and urban transit authorities mentioned in this section for not more than its net salvage value to be used for any purpose if

(a) no person makes their interest known to the railway company, or no agreement with an interested person is reached, within the required time; or
(b) an agreement is reached within the required time, but the transfer is not completed in accordance with the agreement.

(a) to the Minister if the railway line passes through

(i) more than one province or outside Canada,
(ii) land that is or was a reserve, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act ,
(iii) land that is the subject of an agreement entered into by the railway company and the Minister for the settlement of aboriginal land claims, or
(iv) a metropolitan area;

(a) by the Minister, the Government of Canada may accept it within 60 days or, if the Minister has extended the period under subsection (3.1), within that period;
(b) by a provincial minister, the government of the province may accept it within thirty days, unless the offer is received by the Minister, in which case the government of each province may accept it within an additional thirty days after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (a) if it is not accepted under that paragraph;
(b.1) by an urban transit authority, it may accept it within an additional 30 days after the end of the period or periods for acceptance under paragraphs (a) and (b), if it is not accepted under those paragraphs; and
(c) by a municipal or district government, it may accept it within an additional 30 days after the end of the period or periods for acceptance under paragraphs (a), (b) and (b.1), if it is not accepted under those paragraphs.

1996, c. 10, s. 145
2007, c. 19, s. 39
2018, c. 10, s. 36

Marginal note: Discontinuation

146 (1) If a railway company has complied with the process set out in sections 143 to 145, but an agreement for the sale, lease or other transfer of the railway line or an interest in it is not entered into through that process, the railway company may discontinue operating the line on providing notice of the discontinuance to the Agency. After providing the notice, the railway company has no obligations under this Act in respect of the operation of the railway line and has no obligations with respect to any operations by any public passenger service provider over the railway line.
Marginal note: Documents to accompany notice of discontinuance (1.1) The notice of discontinuance shall be accompanied by a copy of the advertisement referred to in section 143 and the offers to the governments and transit authorities referred to in subsection 145(1).
Marginal note: No obligation (2) If the railway line, or any interest of the railway company in it, is sold, leased or otherwise transferred by an agreement entered into through the process set out in sections 143 to 145 or otherwise, the railway company that conveyed the railway line has no obligations under this Act in respect of the operation of the railway line as and from the date the sale, lease or other transfer was completed and has no obligations with respect to any operations by any public passenger service provider over the railway line as and from that date.

1996, c. 10, s. 146
2007, c. 19, s. 40
2018, c. 10, s. 37

Marginal note: Obligation following return

146.01 (1) If, by reason of the instrument or act by which a railway line or an operating interest in a railway line is transferred through the process set out in sections 143 to 145 or otherwise, the railway line or operating interest in the railway line returns to the railway company that transferred it, the railway company shall, within 60 days after the day on which the return takes place, resume operations of the line or follow the process set out in sections 143 to 145.
Marginal note: No condition or obligation (2) If a railway line or operating interest in a railway line returns to a railway company that transferred it and the company decides to follow the process set out in sections 143 to 145 in respect of the railway line or operating interest, the company is not subject to subsection 142(2) in respect of the railway line or operating interest and has no obligations under this Act in respect of the operation of the railway line.

2008, c. 5, s. 4

Marginal note: Exception

146.02 Despite section 146.01, if a railway line or operating interest in a railway line returns to a railway company referred to in that section and, before the day on which the return takes place, an agreement was in force between the person or entity that owned the railway line or had the operating interest in the railway line immediately before the return and a public passenger service provider as defined in section 87 in respect of the operation of a passenger rail service on that railway line, then, unless the public passenger service provider indicates otherwise before that day, the rights and obligations of the person or entity under the agreement in respect of the operation of that service on that line vest, as of that day, in the railway company and the railway company shall resume operations of the railway line.

2008, c. 5, s. 8

Marginal note: Compensation

146.1 (1) A railway company that discontinues operating a grain-dependent branch line listed in Schedule I, or a portion of one, that is in a municipality or district shall, commencing on the date on which notice was provided under subsection 146(1), make three annual payments to the municipality or district in the amount equal to $10,000 for each mile of the line or portion in the municipality or district.
Marginal note: Compensation (2) If a railway company to which subsection 146.01(1) applies does not resume operations on a grain-dependent branch line listed in Schedule I within the period provided for in that subsection and does not enter into an agreement for the sale, lease or other transfer of that railway line, or applicable interest in that railway line, after following the process set out in sections 143 to 145, the railway company shall, beginning on the day after the last day on which its offer could have been accepted under section 145, make the annual payments referred to in subsection (1).

2000, c. 16, s. 8
2007, c. 19, s. 41(F)
2008, c. 5, s. 5

Marginal note: List of metropolitan sidings and spurs to be dismantled

146.2 (1) A railway company shall prepare and keep up to date a list of its sidings and spurs that it plans to dismantle and that are located in metropolitan areas or within the territory served by any urban transit authority, except for sidings and spurs located on a railway right-of-way that will continue to be used for railway operations subsequent to their dismantlement.

Marginal note: Publication of list and notification of changes (2) The railway company shall publish the list on its Internet site and, whenever it makes a change to the list, it shall notify the following of the change within 10 days after the change:

(a) the Minister;
(b) the Agency;
(c) the minister responsible for transportation matters in the government of the province in which the siding or spur that is the subject of the change is located;
(d) the chairperson of the urban transit authority in whose territory the siding or spur that is the subject of the change is located; and
(e) the clerk or other senior administrative officer of the municipal or district government in which the siding or spur that is the subject of the change is located.

(a) the Minister;
(b) the minister responsible for transportation matters in the government of the province in which the siding or spur is located;
(c) the chairperson of the urban transit authority in whose territory the siding or spur is located; and
(d) the clerk or other senior administrative officer of the municipal or district government in which the siding or spur is located.

(a) by the Minister, the Government of Canada may accept it within 30 days;
(b) by the provincial minister, the government of the province may accept it within an additional 30 days after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (a) if it is not accepted under that paragraph;
(c) by the chairperson of an urban transit authority, that authority may accept it within an additional 30 days after the end of the periods for acceptance under paragraphs (a) and (b), if it is not accepted under those paragraphs; and
(d) by the clerk or other senior administrative officer of a municipal or district government, that government may accept it within an additional 30 days after the end of the periods for acceptance under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), if it is not accepted under those paragraphs.

2007, c. 19, s. 42

Marginal note: Determination of net salvage value before expiry of time to accept offer

146.3 (1) A person to whom a railway line is offered under section 145, or to whom a siding or spur is offered under section 146.2, may apply to the Agency for a determination of the net salvage value of the railway line, siding or spur, as the case may be, at any time before the expiry of the period available to the person to accept the offer.
Marginal note: Notification of application (2) The applicant shall without delay provide a copy of the application to the railway company, and the railway company shall without delay notify every other person to whom the offer was made and whose time to accept the offer has not expired that an application for a determination of the net salvage value was made.
Marginal note: Effect of application (3) If an application is made under subsection (1), the time available to the applicant to accept the offer expires on the day that is 30 days after the day the Agency notifies the applicant of its determination of the net salvage value and the 30-day period for each other person to accept the offer is calculated on the expiry of the period available to the applicant to accept the offer.
Marginal note: Costs (4) The applicant shall reimburse the Agency’s costs associated with the application.

2007, c. 19, s. 42

Marginal note: Railway rights of way

146.4 Sections 146.2 and 146.3 apply, with any modifications that are necessary, to railway rights-of-way, that are located in metropolitan areas or within the territory served by any urban transit authority and in respect of which the sidings and spurs have been dismantled, that a railway company plans to sell, lease or otherwise transfer.

2007, c. 19, s. 42

Marginal note: Passenger railway stations

146.5 Sections 146.2 and 146.3 apply, with any modifications that are necessary, to passenger railway stations in Canada that a railway company plans to sell, lease or otherwise transfer or dismantle.

2007, c. 19, s. 42

Marginal note: Complaints

146.6 If, after receiving a complaint, the Agency finds that a railway company is not complying with this Division, the Agency may order it to take any measures that the Agency considers appropriate to comply with this Division.

2018, c. 10, s. 38

DIVISION VI Transportation of Western Grain

Interpretation

Marginal note: Definitions

147 In this Division,

means the period beginning on August 1 in any year and ending on July 31 in the next year; ( campagne agricole )

, in respect of grain, means shipment by a vessel, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 , to any destination outside Canada and shipment by any other mode of transport to the United States for use of the grain in that country and not for shipment out of that country; ( exportation )

[Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 39]

(a) any grain or crop included in Schedule II that is grown in the Western Division, or any product of it included in Schedule II that is processed in the Western Division, or
(b) any grain or crop included in Schedule II that is grown outside Canada and imported into Canada, or any product of any grain or crop included in Schedule II that is itself included in Schedule II and is processed outside Canada and imported into Canada; ( grain )

[Repealed, 2000, c. 16, s. 9]

, in respect of grain, means the carriage of grain by a prescribed railway company over a railway line from a point on any line west of Thunder Bay or Armstrong, Ontario, to

(a) Thunder Bay or Armstrong, Ontario,
(b) Churchill, Manitoba for export,
(c) a port in British Columbia for export, other than export to the United States for consumption in that country, or
(d) a point west of Thunder Bay or Armstrong, Ontario, if the grain is to be carried to a port in British Columbia for export, other than export to the United States for consumption in that country; ( mouvement du grain )

includes Vancouver, North Vancouver, New Westminster, Roberts Bank, Prince Rupert, Ridley Island, Burnaby, Fraser Mills, Fraser Surrey, Fraser Wharves, Lake City, Lulu Island Junction, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Steveston, Tilbury and Woodwards Landing; ( port de la Colombie-Britannique )

means the Canadian National Railway Company, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and any railway company that may be specified in the regulations; ( compagnie de chemin de fer régie )

means the part of Canada lying west of the meridian passing through the eastern boundary of the City of Thunder Bay, including the whole of the Province of Manitoba. ( région de l’Ouest )

1996, c. 10, s. 147
2000, c. 16, s. 9
2001, c. 26, s. 282
2005, c. 24, s. 3
2011, c. 25, s. 60
2018, c. 10, s. 39

Application of Division IV

Marginal note: Application to tariffs and rates

148 The provisions of Division IV apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to tariffs and rates under this Division to the extent that those provisions are not inconsistent with this Division.

Tariffs

Marginal note: Issuance and publication

149 (1) A prescribed railway company shall issue and publish tariffs that include single car rates in respect of the movement of grain from each grain delivery point on its railway.
Marginal note: Prohibition (2) No prescribed railway company shall establish a single car rate in a tariff in respect of the movement of grain from a grain delivery point on one of its branch lines that is more than three per cent higher than any single car rate in its tariffs for the movement of the same type of grain under substantially similar conditions for a substantially similar distance from the grain delivery point on one of its main lines that is nearest, as measured in a straight line, to the grain delivery point on the branch line.

1996, c. 10, s. 149, c. 18, s. 41
2000, c. 16, s. 10

Maximum Grain Revenue Entitlement

Marginal note: Ceiling

150 (1) A prescribed railway company’s revenues, as determined by the Agency, for the movement of grain in a crop year may not exceed the company’s maximum revenue entitlement for that year as determined under subsection 151(1).
Marginal note: Payment of excess and penalty (2) If a prescribed railway company’s revenues, as determined by the Agency, for the movement of grain in a crop year exceed the company’s maximum revenue entitlement for that year as determined under subsection 151(1), the company shall pay out the excess amount, and any penalty that may be specified in the regulations, in accordance with the regulations.

Marginal note: Items not included in revenue (3) For the purposes of this section, a prescribed railway company’s revenue for the movement of grain in a crop year shall not include

(a) incentives, rebates or any similar reductions paid or allowed by the company;
(b) any amount that is earned by the company and that the Agency determines is reasonable to characterize as a performance penalty or as being in respect of demurrage or for the storage of railway cars loaded with grain;
(c) compensation for running rights;
(d) any amount that is earned by the company at the interswitching rate determined in accordance with section 127.1; or
(e) any amount that is earned by the company for the movement of grain in containers on flat cars.

1996, c. 10, s. 150
2000, c. 16, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 40

150.1 to 150.4 [Repealed, 2000, c. 16, s. 10]

Marginal note: Maximum revenue entitlement

151

[A/B + ((C - D) × $0.022)] × E × F where is the company’s revenues for the movement of grain in the base year; is the number of tonnes of grain involved in the company’s movement of grain in the base year; is the number of miles of the company’s average length of haul for the movement of grain in that crop year as determined by the Agency; is the number of miles of the company’s average length of haul for the movement of grain in the base year; is the number of tonnes of grain involved in the company’s movement of grain in the crop year as determined by the Agency; and is the volume-related composite price index that applies to the company, as determined by the Agency.

(a) A is $348,000,000;
(b) B is 12,437,000; and
(c) D is 1,045.

(a) A is $362,900,000;
(b) B is 13,894,000; and
(c) D is 897.

(a) in the crop year 2016-2017, each prescribed railway company’s index is 1.3275;
(b) an index shall be determined in respect of each prescribed railway company; and
(c) the Agency shall make adjustments to each prescribed railway company’s index to reflect the costs incurred by the prescribed railway company to obtain hopper cars for the movement of grain and the costs incurred by the prescribed railway company for the maintenance of those hopper cars.

1996, c. 10, s. 151
2000, c. 16, s. 10
2007, c. 19, s. 43
2018, c. 10, s. 41

Marginal note: Report to Minister

151.01 (1) Before the beginning of every crop year, a prescribed railway company shall provide to the Minister a report, in the form and manner that may be specified by the Minister, that

(a) assesses the prescribed railway company’s ability to move the grain that it is required to move during the crop year taking into account the total volume of grain expected to be moved for the crop year; and
(b) identifies the steps that the prescribed railway company is taking to enable it to move the grain that it is required to move during the crop year.

2018, c. 10, s. 42

List of Available Sidings

Marginal note: List of available sidings

151.1 (1) A prescribed railway company shall prepare and keep up to date a list of the sidings that it makes available in the Western Division where railway cars that are allocated by the Canadian Grain Commission under subsection 87(2) of the Canada Grain Act can be loaded.
Marginal note: Publication of list (2) The railway company shall publish the list on its Internet site.
Marginal note: Removal from list (3) The railway company may remove a siding from the list only after the expiry of 60 days after the publication of a notice of its intention to do so in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the siding is located.

2008, c. 5, s. 6

Regulations

Marginal note: Regulations

152 The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) specifying railway companies for the purposes of the definition in section 147;

(b) specifying, in respect of a prescribed railway company other than the Canadian National Railway Company or the Canadian Pacific Railway Company,

(i) revenues for the movement of grain in the base year,
(ii) the number of tonnes for the movement of grain in the base year, and
(iii) the average length of haul for the movement of grain in the base year;

1996, c. 10, s. 152
2000, c. 16, s. 10

DIVISION VI.1 Public Passenger Service Providers

Dispute Resolution

Marginal note: Application

152.1 (1) Whenever a public passenger service provider and a railway company are unable to agree in respect of any matter raised in the context of the negotiation of any agreement concerning the use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services by the public passenger service provider or concerning the conditions, or the amount to be paid, for that use, the public passenger service provider may, after reasonable efforts to resolve the matter have been made, apply to the Agency to decide the matter.
Marginal note: Application (2) Whenever a public passenger service provider and a railway company are unable to agree in respect of any matter raised in the context of the implementation of any matter previously decided by the Agency, either the public passenger service provider or the railway company may, after reasonable efforts to resolve the matter have been made, apply to the Agency to decide the matter.

2007, c. 19, s. 44

Marginal note: Amount to be fixed

152.2 (1) If, pursuant to an application made under subsection 152.1(1), the Agency fixes the amount to be paid by the public passenger service provider for the use of any of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services, that amount must reflect the cost associated with the public passenger service provider’s use of that railway, land or equipment or those facilities or services.

Marginal note: Factors (2) In determining that amount, the Agency must take into consideration, among other things,

(a) the variable costs incurred by the railway company as a result of the public passenger service provider’s use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services, including, but not limited to, its variable costs incurred to maintain safe operations and to avoid congestion and undue delay;
(b) the railway company’s cost of capital, based on a rate set by the Agency, applied to the net book value of the assets to be used by the public passenger service provider, less any amount to be paid by the public passenger service provider in respect of those assets;
(c) the cost of any improvements made by the railway company in relation to the public passenger service provider’s use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services;
(d) a reasonable contribution towards the railway company’s constant costs; and
(e) the value of any benefits that would accrue to the railway company from any investment made by the public passenger service provider.

2007, c. 19, s. 44

Marginal note: Duration of decision

152.3 Any decision of the Agency in respect of an application made under subsection 152.1(1) is binding on the parties for a period of five years after the day on which the decision is made, or for any other period agreed to by the parties that is specified in the decision.

2007, c. 19, s. 44

Agreements

Marginal note: Providing copies

152.4 (1) A railway company or a public passenger service provider must provide to any person who requests it

(a) a copy of any agreement entered into on or after the day on which this section comes into force concerning the use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services; and
(b) subject to subsection (2), a copy of any agreement entered into before the day on which this section comes into force concerning the use of the railway company’s railway, land, equipment, facilities or services.

2007, c. 19, s. 44

DIVISION VI.2 Liability and Compensation in Case of Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods

Interpretation and Application

Marginal note: Definitions

152.5 The following definitions apply in this Division.

(a) crude oil; or
(b) any other good that is designated by the regulations. ( marchandise désignée )

means the Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods established by subsection 153.4(1). ( Caisse )

means any accident or incident that is associated with the operation,

(a) on a railway, whether or not that railway is within the legislative authority of Parliament, by a railway company, of rolling stock that contains a designated good that the company carries on a shipper’s behalf; or
(b) on a railway, by a person other than a railway company, of rolling stock that contains a designated good that the person carries on behalf of a person who sends or receives goods. ( accident ferroviaire )

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Application

152.6 This Division applies only to a railway company that holds a certificate of fitness that was issued under paragraph 92(1)(b) in respect of the operation of a railway for which that certificate was issued.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Liability

Marginal note: Limit of liability of railway company

152.7 (1) A railway company that operates a railway that is involved in a railway accident is liable for the losses, damages, costs and expenses described in subsection 153(1) up to the amount of the minimum liability insurance coverage that the company is required to maintain for the operation of the railway under paragraph 93.1(1)(b).
Marginal note: Liability — jointly and severally, or solidarily (2) If more than one railway company is liable under subsection (1), the companies are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable, each up to the amount of the minimum liability insurance coverage that applies to it.
Marginal note: Non-application (3) The limit of liability referred to in subsection (1) does not apply to the railway company if it is proved that the railway accident resulted from any act or omission of that company that was committed either with intent to cause the accident or recklessly and with the knowledge that the accident would probably result.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: No proof of fault or negligence

152.8 A railway company’s liability under subsection 152.7(1) does not depend on proof of fault or negligence.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Liability under another Act

152.9 If a railway company is liable, without proof of fault or negligence, under subsection 152.7(1) and under any other Act with respect to the same railway accident, the company is liable under that subsection up to the greater of the limit of liability for an amount that is referred to in that subsection and the limit up to which the company is liable under the other Act. If the other Act does not set out a limit of liability, the limit set out in that subsection does not apply.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Losses, damages, costs and expenses

153 (1) The losses, damages, costs and expenses referred to in subsection 152.7(1) are the following:

(a) all actual loss or damage incurred by any person, other than by a railway company that is liable under subsection 152.7(1), as a result of the railway accident or as a result of any action or measures taken in relation to the accident;
(b) the costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province or any other person in taking any action or measures in relation to the railway accident; and
(c) all loss of non-use value relating to a public resource that is affected by the railway accident or as a result of any action or measures taken in relation to the accident.

(a) any loss or damage incurred by a person who operates a railway that is not within the legislative authority of Parliament and that is involved in the railway accident, in respect of the portion of the operation that does not relate to a passenger rail service;
(b) any loss of or damage to goods being carried by the railway company or by the person referred to in paragraph (a); or
(c) any loss of income that is recoverable under subsection 42(3) of the Fisheries Act .

1996, c. 10, s. 153
2000, c. 16, s. 10
2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Defences

153.1 A railway company is not liable under subsection 152.7(1) if it establishes that

(a) the railway accident resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war or insurrection; or
(b) any other defence set out in the regulations applies.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Claims

153.2 (1) All claims for the losses, damages, costs and expenses described in subsection 153(1) may be sued for and recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in Canada.
Marginal note: Rank of claims (2) Claims to recover the losses, damages, costs and expenses described in paragraphs 153(1)(a) and (b) shall rank, without preference, before those to recover a loss of non-use value described in paragraph 153(1)(c).
Marginal note: Limitation or prescription period (3) Proceedings in respect of the claims referred to in subsection (1) may be instituted within a period of three years beginning on the day on which the losses, damages, costs and expenses were incurred but not after a period of six years beginning on the day on which the railway accident occurred.
Marginal note: Proceedings — loss of non-use value (4) Only Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province may institute proceedings to recover a loss of non-use value described in paragraph 153(1)(c).

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Railway company’s rights against third parties

153.3 Nothing in this Division shall be construed as limiting or restricting any right of recourse that a railway company may have against another person.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods

Establishment of Fund

Marginal note: Fund established

153.4 (1) There is established in the accounts of Canada an account to be known as the Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods.

Marginal note: Credits (2) The following are to be credited to the Fund:

(a) every amount credited to the Fund under section 153.5;
(b) the amount of every sum credited to the Fund under section 153.6;
(c) every amount recovered by the Administrator under paragraph 155(2)(c); and
(d) every amount paid under sections 155.7 and 155.8.

(a) an amount equal to every amount required to repay, in accordance with any terms and conditions specified by the Minister of Finance, an amount charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under section 153.6;
(b) every amount paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under subsection 154.2(3);
(c) every amount paid as a result of subsection 155(1); and
(d) the amount of any judgment and any costs awarded as the result of an appeal made under subsection 154.9(2) or section 155.1.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Interest to be credited to Fund

153.5 The Minister of Finance shall cause to be credited to the Fund interest, calculated in the manner and at the rate determined by the Governor in Council, on the balance of that Fund.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Consolidated Revenue Fund

153.6 If the amount to the credit of the Fund is insufficient to pay any amount that is charged to the Fund under any of paragraphs 153.4(3)(b) to (d), the Minister of Finance may, subject to any terms and conditions that he or she considers appropriate, direct that a sum equal to the amount required to be paid be charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund and credited to the Fund.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Administrator and Deputy Administrator

Marginal note: Appointment of Administrator

153.7 (1) The Governor in Council shall appoint an Administrator of the Fund.
Marginal note: Tenure (2) The Administrator is to hold office during good behaviour for a term of not more than five years to be fixed by the Governor in Council, but may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Reappointment (3) The Administrator is eligible for reappointment on the expiry of his or her term of office.
Marginal note: Continuation in office (4) If an Administrator is not appointed to take office on the expiry of the incumbent Administrator’s term, the incumbent continues to hold office until the earlier of the day fixed by the Governor in Council and the day on which a successor is appointed.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Appointment of Deputy Administrator

153.8 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Administrator of the Fund.
Marginal note: Tenure (2) The Deputy Administrator is to hold office during good behaviour for a term of not more than five years to be fixed by the Governor in Council, but may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Reappointment (3) The Deputy Administrator is eligible for reappointment on the expiry of his or her term of office.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Deputy Administrator’s powers, duties and functions

153.9 (1) The Deputy Administrator is to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions consistent with this Division that are assigned to him or her by the Administrator.
Marginal note: Administrator’s absence or incapacity (2) If the Administrator is absent or incapacitated or the office of Administrator is vacant, the Deputy Administrator has all the powers, duties and functions of the Administrator.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Resignation

154 The resignation of an Administrator or Deputy Administrator becomes effective at the time that the Minister receives a written resignation from him or her or at the time specified in the resignation, whichever is later.

1996, c. 10, s. 154
2000, c. 16, s. 10
2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Conflict of interest

154.1 (1) The Administrator or Deputy Administrator shall not accept or hold any office or employment, or carry on any activity, that is inconsistent with his or her powers, duties and functions under this Division.
Marginal note: Effect of contravention (2) If the Administrator or Deputy Administrator contravenes subsection (1), his or her appointment is terminated on a day fixed by the Governor in Council that is not later than 30 days after the day on which the notice of the contravention is received by the Minister, but the contravention does not affect the validity of any act performed by the Administrator or Deputy Administrator, as the case may be, under this Division between the day on which the contravention occurred and the day on which the appointment is terminated.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Remuneration

154.2 (1) The Administrator and the Deputy Administrator are to be paid, for the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties and functions, the remuneration fixed by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note: Travelling, living and other expenses (2) The Administrator and the Deputy Administrator are to be paid, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, reasonable travel, living and other expenses incurred in exercising their powers or performing their duties and functions under this Division while absent from their ordinary place of work.
Marginal note: Payment out of Consolidated Revenue Fund (3) On the direction of the Minister of Finance, the remuneration and expenses referred to in subsections (1) and (2) and all other costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator in exercising their powers and performing their duties and functions under this Division are to be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and charged to the Fund as provided for by paragraph 153.4(3)(b).
Marginal note: Taxation (4) The Federal Court’s assessment officers may, at the Minister of Justice’s request, tax any account for costs and expenses, other than expenses referred to in subsection (2), incurred by the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator in exercising their powers or performing their duties and functions under this Division as if they were acting for Her Majesty in proceedings in that Court.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Assistance

154.3 The Administrator may, for the purpose of exercising his or her powers or performing his or her duties and functions under this Division, obtain any professional, technical or other advice or assistance that he or she considers necessary.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Claims

Marginal note: Right to file claim

154.4 (1) A person who incurs a loss, damage, cost or expense described in subsection 153(1) as the result of a railway accident may file a claim with the Administrator for the amount of the loss, damage, cost or expense. The claim must be filed within a period of three years beginning on the day on which the loss, damage, cost or expense was incurred, but not after a period of six years beginning on the day on which the railway accident occurred.
Marginal note: Burden of proof (2) The claimant is not required to satisfy the Administrator that the loss, damage, cost or expense resulted from the railway accident, but the Administrator shall dismiss the claim if he or she is satisfied that the loss, damage, cost or expense did not result from the railway accident.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Interest

154.5 (1) For the purposes of this Division, interest, in respect of the amount of an offer of compensation for a claim made under section 154.4 is deemed to have accrued, at the rate referred to in subsection (2), from the day on which the loss, damage, cost or expense to which the offer relates was incurred.
Marginal note: Rate (2) The rate for the purposes of subsection (1) is the rate prescribed under the Income Tax Act for amounts payable by the Minister of National Revenue as refunds of overpayments of tax under that Act.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Investigation and assessment

154.6 (1) On receipt of a claim made under section 154.4, the Administrator shall investigate and assess it.

Marginal note: Factors to be considered (2) In investigating and assessing a claim, the Administrator shall consider whether the claim resulted wholly or partially from

(a) an act done or omitted to be done by the claimant with the intent to incur a loss, damage, cost or expense; or
(b) the claimant’s negligence.

(a) an act done or omitted to be done by the claimant with the intent to incur a loss, damage, cost or expense; or
(b) the claimant’s negligence.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Offer of compensation — one railway company

154.7 (1) If only one railway company is liable under subsection 152.7(1) for the losses, damages, costs or expenses described in subsection 153(1) that resulted from the railway accident to which a claim made under section 154.4 relates, the Administrator shall — if he or she is satisfied that the railway company has paid, in respect of all losses, damages, costs or expenses described in subsection 153(1) that resulted from the railway accident, an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the minimum liability insurance coverage that the railway company was required to maintain under paragraph 93.1(1)(b) for the operation of the railway involved in the railway accident — make an offer of compensation to the claimant for whatever portion of the claim that the Administrator finds to be established and for which the railway company has not provided compensation.
Marginal note: Offer of compensation — more than one railway company (2) If two or more railway companies are liable under subsection 152.7(1) for the losses, damages, costs or expenses described in subsection 153(1) that resulted from the railway accident to which a claim made under section 154.4 relates, the Administrator shall — if he or she is satisfied that the railway companies have paid, in respect of all losses, damages, costs or expenses described in subsection 153(1) that resulted from the railway accident, an amount equal to or greater than the sum that is equal to the total of the amount of the minimum liability insurance coverage that each of the railway companies was required to maintain under paragraph 93.1(1)(b) for the operation of its railway involved in the railway accident — make an offer of compensation to the claimant for whatever portion of the claim that the Administrator finds to be established and for which the railway companies have not provided compensation.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Administrator’s powers

154.8 For the purpose of investigating and assessing a claim and determining the amount, if any, that a railway company has paid as compensation in relation to the railway accident to which the claim relates, the Administrator has the powers of a commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act .

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Deemed refusal

154.9 (1) If the Administrator makes an offer of compensation to a claimant and the claimant does not, within 60 days after receiving the offer, or any longer period that the Administrator allows, notify the Administrator whether they accept or reject it, the claimant is deemed to have refused the offer.
Marginal note: Appeal to Federal Court — adequacy (2) The claimant may, before the expiry of the applicable period under subsection (1), appeal the adequacy of the offer to the Federal Court.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Acceptance of offer

155 (1) If a claimant accepts an offer of compensation from the Administrator, the Administrator shall without delay direct that payment be made to the claimant of the amount of the offer of compensation and an amount equal to the interest that is deemed to have accrued under subsection 154.5(1) in respect of that amount.

Marginal note: Effect of acceptance (2) If a claimant accepts an offer of compensation,

(a) the claimant is precluded from pursuing any rights that they may have against any person in respect of the losses, damages, costs or expenses to which the offer of compensation relates;
(b) the Administrator is, to the extent of the payment to the claimant, subrogated to any rights of the claimant in respect of those losses, damages, costs or expenses; and

(i) the railway company — or from any railway company — that is liable under subsection 152.7(1) for those losses, damages, costs or expenses, if the limit of liability referred to in subsection 152.7(1) does not apply to the railway company by reason of subsection 152.7(3) or section 152.9, or
(ii) any other person who is liable for those losses, damages, costs or expenses.

1996, c. 10, s. 155
2000, c. 16, s. 10
2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Appeal to Federal Court — notice of dismissal

155.1 A claimant who has received a notification that the Administrator has dismissed their claim may, within 60 days after receiving the notification, appeal the dismissal to the Federal Court.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Proceedings Against Railway Company

Marginal note: Proceedings against railway company

155.2 (1) If proceedings are commenced against a railway company in respect of any loss, damage, cost or expense described in subsection 153(1) that resulted from a railway accident, the railway company shall as soon as feasible provide the Administrator with a copy of the document commencing the proceedings.
Marginal note: Administrator is party (2) The Administrator is a party to the proceedings referred to in subsection (1) and may appear for the purpose of taking any measure that he or she considers appropriate for the proper administration of the Fund.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Levies

Marginal note: Levy — crude oil

155.3 The levy for the carriage, on a railway, of crude oil is $1.65 per tonne in the year ending on March 31, 2016, adjusted annually in accordance with section 155.4.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Annual adjustment of levy

155.4 (1) The levy for the carriage, on a railway, of crude oil is to be adjusted annually so that the levy in any following year is an amount equal to the product of

(a) the levy that would have been payable in that following year if no adjustment had been made under this section with respect to that following year, and
(b) the ratio that the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year next before that following year bears to the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year next before that calendar year.

(a) a reference to the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period means the average of the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , for each month in that 12-month period;
(b) if at any time the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , is adjusted to reflect a new time basis, a corresponding adjustment is to be made in the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period that is used for the purpose of calculating the levy under this section; and
(c) if at any time the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , is adjusted to reflect a new content basis, that adjustment does not affect the operation of this section.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Levy — other traffic

155.5 The levy for the carriage, on a railway, of any traffic, other than crude oil, that is specified in the regulations — or for the carriage of any traffic or any class of traffic, other than crude oil, that is specified in the regulations — is the amount specified in the regulations, or calculated in accordance with them.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Additional levy

155.6 (1) If an amount is charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under section 153.6, the Minister may, by order, direct that every railway company that, on a railway, carries traffic for which there is a levy under section 155.3 or 155.5 pay, in accordance with the order, an additional levy in the amount specified in the order, or calculated in accordance with it.
Marginal note: Revocation (2) If such an order is made, the Minister shall revoke it as soon as feasible after an amount equal to the amount charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under section 153.6 has been credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund out of amounts standing to the credit of the Fund and the Minister is satisfied that the terms and conditions in relation to the charging of that amount under that section have been met.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Obligation to pay

155.7 (1) Every railway company that is the first to carry, at a rate other than an interswitching rate, traffic in respect of which there is a levy under section 155.3 or 155.5 after the traffic has been loaded — and every railway company that is directed by an order made under section 155.6 to pay a levy — shall pay to the Receiver General an amount equal to the amount of the levy, applicable to the traffic carried by it, or that is required to be paid under the order, as the case may be,

(a) within 30 days after the expiry of the calendar quarter in which the levy became due; or
(b) if a regulation made under paragraph 155.97(d) is in force, before the expiry of the period specified in or determined under that regulation.

2015, c. 31, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 59(F)

Marginal note: Interest on unpaid amounts

155.8 (1) If any portion of a levy is not paid by a railway company as required by subsection 155.7(1), the company shall pay to the Receiver General interest on that portion — calculated and compounded monthly at the rate of interest determined under the regulations made under section 155.1 of the Financial Administration Act — beginning on the day on which the payment was required to be made and ending on the day before the day on which the payment is received by the Receiver General.
Marginal note: Partial payment (2) If a partial payment is made, the period for which interest is payable in respect of the amount paid ends on the day before the day on which the partial payment is received by the Receiver General.

2015, c. 31, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 43

Marginal note: Debt due to Her Majesty

155.81 All amounts payable under subsection 155.7(1) and section 155.8 are debts due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and are recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction from the railway company that is required to pay them.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Power to require information

155.82 The Minister may direct that a railway company provide, in the specified form and within the specified period, information or documents that he or she considers necessary for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this Division.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Discontinuation and reimposition

155.83 (1) The Minister may, by order, discontinue the application of subsections 113(2.1) and 155.7(1) in respect of the carriage of any traffic — indefinitely or until a time specified in the order — or, by order, reimpose the application of those subsections in respect of the carriage of that traffic if it has been discontinued indefinitely.
Marginal note: Annual adjustment of levy unaffected (2) The making of an order under subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 155.4 in respect of any levy.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Records and books of account

155.84 (1) Every railway company that is required to pay an amount under subsection 155.7(1) shall keep at their place of business in Canada, or at any other place in Canada that may be designated by the Minister, records and books of account that set out

(a) the amount that is payable by the railway company under that subsection;
(b) the type and quantity of the traffic in respect of which that amount is payable;
(c) if the traffic to which that amount relates is traffic in respect of which there is a levy under section 155.3 or 155.5, the day on which the traffic was first carried, at a rate other than an interswitching rate, by the railway company after it was loaded and the place from which it was first carried by it after the loading; and
(d) if the traffic to which that amount relates is traffic in respect of which there is a levy imposed by an order made under section 155.6, the day on which the traffic was carried by the railway company, the place from which it was carried and the place to which it was carried.

2015, c. 31, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 59(F)

Marginal note: Designation

155.85 (1) The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of subsection 155.7(1) or section 155.84.
Marginal note: Certificate of designation (2) Every person who is designated under subsection (1) is to be provided with a certificate of their designation that must be produced, on request, to the owner, occupier or person in charge of any place referred to in subsection 155.86(1) when the designated person enters the place.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Inspection

155.86 (1) A person who is designated under subsection 155.85(1) may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance with subsection 155.7(1) or section 155.84, enter any place in which they have reasonable grounds to believe there are any records, books of account, accounts, vouchers or other documents relating to amounts payable under subsection 155.7(1).

Marginal note: Powers on entry (2) The designated person may, for the purpose referred to in subsection (1),

(a) examine anything in the place, including any document;
(b) use any means of communication in the place, or cause it to be used;
(c) use any computer system in the place, or cause it to be used, to examine data contained in or available to it, or reproduce the data, or cause it to be reproduced, in the form of a printout or other intelligible output and remove any printout or output for examination or copying;
(d) prepare a document, or cause one to be prepared, based on the data;
(e) use any copying equipment in the place, or cause it to be used;
(f) take photographs or make recordings or sketches of anything in the place;
(g) prohibit or limit access to all or part of the place or to anything in the place; and
(h) remove anything from the place for the purpose of examination.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Warrant to enter dwelling-house

155.87 (1) If the place referred to in subsection 155.86(1) is a dwelling-house, the designated person may enter it without the occupant’s consent only under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (2).

Marginal note: Authority to issue warrant (2) On ex parte application, a justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing the designated person to enter a dwelling-house, subject to any conditions specified in the warrant, if the justice is satisfied by information on oath that

(a) the dwelling-house is a place referred to in subsection 155.86(1);
(b) entry to the dwelling-house is necessary for the purpose of that subsection; and
(c) entry was refused by the occupant or there are reasonable grounds to believe that entry will be refused by, or that consent to entry cannot be obtained from, the occupant.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Report to Minister

155.88 On the conclusion of an inspection, the designated person shall provide a written report of their findings to the Minister.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Return of documents

155.89 (1) A document that is removed under paragraph 155.86(2)(h) must be returned to the person from whose custody it is taken within 21 days after it is taken or within any longer period that is directed by a judge of a superior court or agreed to by a person who is entitled to its return.
Marginal note: Notice of application for extension of time (2) An application to a judge for a direction under subsection (1) may only be made on notice to the person from whose custody the document is removed.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Copies of documents

155.9 A document purporting to be certified by the Minister to be a copy of a document made under subsection 155.86(2) is admissible in evidence in any prosecution for an offence in respect of a contravention of a provision of this Division or of a regulation made under this Division — or in respect of a contravention of an order made under this Division — and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of its contents.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: False information, etc.

155.91 (1) No person shall knowingly make any false or misleading statement, or knowingly provide false or misleading information, either orally or in writing, to a person who is exercising powers or performing duties or functions under section 155.86.
Marginal note: Obstruction (2) No person shall knowingly obstruct or hinder a person who is exercising powers or performing duties or functions under section 155.86.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Administration of Fund

Marginal note: Books of account and systems

155.92 (1) The Administrator shall cause

(a) records and books of account to be kept in relation to the Fund; and
(b) control and information systems and management practices, in respect of financial and management matters, to be maintained in relation to the Fund.

(a) the Administrator’s and Deputy Administrator’s powers, duties and functions under this Division are exercised and performed effectively and in accordance with this Division;
(b) the assets used by them are safeguarded and controlled; and
(c) the financial, human and physical resources used by them are managed economically and efficiently.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Annual report

155.93 (1) The Administrator shall as soon as feasible, but in any case within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit an annual report, in any form that the Minister may direct, on the Administrator’s activities in that year to the Minister, who shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after he or she receives it.

Marginal note: Form and content (2) The annual report must include

(a) a statement of the amounts charged and credited to the Fund during the fiscal year;
(b) a statement of the costs and expenses incurred during the fiscal year by the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator in exercising their powers and performing their duties and functions under this Division;
(c) a statement of the fees for services rendered by the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator during the fiscal year;
(d) the auditor’s report with respect to the statements referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c); and
(e) the costs of preparing the auditor’s report.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Special examination

155.94 (1) The Administrator shall cause a special examination to be carried out in respect of the systems and practices referred to in paragraph 155.92(1)(b) to determine if they were, in the period under examination, maintained in a manner that provided reasonable assurance that the assets referred to in paragraph 155.92(2)(b) were safeguarded and controlled and that the resources referred to in paragraph 155.92(2)(c) were managed economically and efficiently.
Marginal note: Time for examination (2) A special examination must be carried out at least once every five years by the Administrator and at any other time that the Governor in Council or Minister may require.
Marginal note: Examiner (3) The Administrator shall appoint a person to act as examiner for the purpose of conducting a special examination. However, if a special examination is required by the Governor in Council or the Minister, the Governor in Council or the Minister, as the case may be, shall make the appointment.
Marginal note: Conflict of interest (4) The examiner shall not accept or hold any office or employment, or carry on any activity, that is inconsistent with their duties and functions under this section and section 155.95.
Marginal note: Plan (5) Before an examiner begins a special examination, they shall survey the systems and practices to be examined and submit to the Minister and the Administrator a plan for the examination, including a statement of the criteria to be applied in the examination.
Marginal note: Resolution of disagreements (6) Any disagreement between the examiner and the Administrator with respect to the plan is to be resolved by the Minister.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Report

155.95 (1) On the conclusion of a special examination, the examiner shall provide a written report of their findings to the Minister and the Administrator.

Marginal note: Contents (2) The examiner’s report must include

(a) a statement as to whether, in their opinion, with respect to the criteria established under subsection 155.94(5), there is reasonable assurance that there are no significant deficiencies in the systems and practices examined; and
(b) a statement of the extent to which they relied on internal audits.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Marginal note: Right to information

155.96 (1) If the examiner considers it necessary to enable them to prepare a report as required by this Division, they may direct that the present or any former Administrator or Deputy Administrator — or any present or former employee or agent or mandatary of the present or any former Administrator or Deputy Administrator — provide, to the extent that that person is reasonably able to do so, the examiner with

(a) information and explanations; and
(b) access to any records, books of account, accounts, vouchers and other documents related to the Fund.

(a) provide any information and explanations that the examiner considers necessary to enable the examiner to prepare any report that is required by this Division and that the Administrator is reasonably able to provide; and
(b) obtain from any former Administrator or the present or any former Deputy Administrator — or from any present or any former employee or agent or mandatary of the present or former Administrator or Deputy Administrator — any information and explanations that the examiner considers necessary to enable the examiner to prepare any report that is required by this Division and that any of those persons are reasonably able to provide, and then provide the examiner with the information and explanations so obtained.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

Regulations

Marginal note: Governor in Council

155.97 The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) designating goods or classes of goods for the purpose of the definition in section 152.5;
(b) setting out defences for the purpose of section 153.1;
(c) respecting traffic or any class of traffic for the purposes of section 155.5 and a levy for the carriage of that traffic or class of traffic, or a manner of calculating the levy;
(d) respecting a period for the purpose of subsection 155.7(1);
(e) respecting the keeping, by railway companies, of information in relation to their carriage of any traffic in respect of which there is a levy under section 155.3 or 155.5, or a levy imposed by an order made under section 155.6, and the filing of that information with the Minister;
(f) [Repealed, 2018, c. 10, s. 44]
(g) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Division.

2015, c. 31, s. 10
2018, c. 10, s. 44

General

Marginal note: Sections 26 and 37

155.98 For the purposes of sections 26 and 37, this Division is deemed not to be a part of an Act of Parliament that is referred to in those sections.

2015, c. 31, s. 10

DIVISION VII Other Matters

Accounting

Marginal note: Uniform accounting system for CN and CP

156 (1) The Agency may prescribe for the Canadian National Railway Company and the Canadian Pacific Limited a uniform classification and system of accounts of their assets, liabilities, revenues, working expenditures, capitalization, traffic and operating statistics relating to railway operations.
Marginal note: Uniform accounting system for other railway companies (2) The Agency may prescribe for any other railway company a uniform classification and system as described in subsection (1) or in a condensed form.
Marginal note: Items to be classed (3) The Agency may prescribe the items to be classed as items relating to railway operations in the accounts.
Marginal note: Depreciation (4) The Agency may prescribe the classes of property for which depreciation charges may properly be included under operating expenses in the accounts, and the rates of depreciation to be charged with respect to each of the classes of property.
Marginal note: Requirements to keep accounts (5) A railway company for which a classification and system of accounts is prescribed shall keep its accounts in accordance with the prescribed classification and system.

Determination of Costs

Marginal note: Regulations for determining costs

157 (1) The Agency may make regulations prescribing items and factors that it shall consider in determining costs under this Part, including depreciation and the cost of capital.

Marginal note: Additional considerations (2) The Agency may also consider

(a) the principles of costing adopted by the Royal Commission on Transportation appointed by the Order in Council dated May 13, 1959 in arriving at the conclusions contained in its report; and
(b) later developments in railway costing methods and techniques and current conditions of railway operations.

(a) for a particular period, the Agency must include in the computation any of the costs of the whole railway, or any other portion of it, that, in the opinion of the Agency, are reasonably attributable to the portion or operation, irrespective of when, in what manner or by whom the costs were incurred; and
(b) in respect of future operations of the company, the costs must be determined in accordance with estimates made on any basis that, in the opinion of the Agency, is reasonable in the circumstances.

1996, c. 10, s. 157
2018, c. 10, s. 45

Agreements

Marginal note: Agreements to apply transportation law to provincial railways

157.1 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with a provincial minister responsible for transportation matters providing for the administration, in relation to persons who operate railways within the legislative authority of the province, of any law respecting

(a) accident investigations and railway crossings; or
(b) railway noise and vibration, or the regulation of the rates and conditions of service of railway companies, to the extent that those matters are governed by this Act.

1996, c. 10, s. 157.1
2003, c. 22, s. 224(E)
2007, c. 19, s. 46
2012, c. 7, s. 39

Marginal note: Agreements made with provincial authorities

158 The Minister may enter into an agreement with a provincial authority to authorize the provincial authority to regulate the construction and operation of a railway as well as the rates and conditions of service in the same manner and to the same extent as it may regulate a railway within its jurisdiction.

1996, c. 10, s. 158
2007, c. 19, s. 47
2012, c. 7, s. 40

PART IV Arbitrations

DIVISION I Final Offer Arbitration

Marginal note: Application of sections 161 to 169

159 (1) Sections 161 to 169 apply only in respect of matters arising between shippers and carriers that involve

(a) the carriage of goods by air to which Part II applies, other than their carriage internationally;
(b) the carriage of goods by railways to which this Act applies, other than the carriage of goods in trailers or containers on flat cars unless the containers arrive by water at a port in Canada, served by only one railway company, for further movement by rail or arrive by rail at such a port in Canada for further movement by water; or
(c) the carriage by water, for hire or reward, of goods required for the maintenance or development of a municipality or any permanent settlement for northern marine resupply purposes, other than goods required in relation to national defence or in relation to the exploration for or the development, extraction or processing of oil, gas or any mineral.

(a) the rivers, streams, lakes and other waters within the watershed of the Mackenzie River;
(b) the territorial sea and internal waters of Canada that are adjacent to the coast of the mainland and islands of the Canadian Arctic and situated within the area bounded by the meridians of longitude 95° West and 141° West and the parallels of latitude 66° 00′30″ North and 74°00′20″ North; and
(c) the internal waters of Canada comprised in Spence Bay and Shepherd Bay and situated east of the meridian of longitude 95° West.

(a) the total register tonnage of all ships used to provide the resupply service exceeds fifty register tons; or
(b) the resupply service originates from a point situated on the waters described in subsection (2).

Marginal note: Rail passenger services

160 Sections 161 to 169 also apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, in respect of the rates charged or proposed to be charged by, and in respect of any of the conditions associated with the provision of services by, a railway company to any other railway company engaged in passenger rail services, except a public passenger service provider as defined in section 87.

1996, c. 10, s. 160
2008, c. 5, s. 8

Marginal note: Submission for final offer arbitration

161 (1) A shipper who is dissatisfied with the rate or rates charged or proposed to be charged by a carrier for the movement of goods, or with any of the conditions associated with the movement of goods, may, if the matter cannot be resolved between the shipper and the carrier, submit the matter in writing to the Agency for a final offer arbitration to be conducted by one arbitrator or, if the shipper and the carrier agree, by a panel of three arbitrators.

Marginal note: Contents of submission (2) A copy of a submission under subsection (1) shall be served on the carrier by the shipper and the submission shall contain

(a) the final offer of the shipper to the carrier in the matter, excluding any dollar amounts;
(b) the period requested by the shipper, not exceeding two years, for which the decision of the arbitrator is to apply;
(c) an undertaking by the shipper to ship the goods to which the arbitration relates in accordance with the decision of the arbitrator;
(d) an undertaking by the shipper to the Agency whereby the shipper agrees to pay to the arbitrator the fee for which the shipper is liable under section 166 as a party to the arbitration; and
(e) the name of the arbitrator, if any, that the shipper and the carrier agreed should conduct the arbitration or, if they agreed that the arbitration should be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators, the name of an arbitrator chosen by the shipper and the name of an arbitrator chosen by the carrier.

1996, c. 10, s. 161
2000, c. 16, s. 11
2018, c. 10, s. 46

Marginal note: Submission of final offers

161.1 (1) Within 10 days after a submission is served under subsection 161(2), the shipper and the carrier shall submit to the Agency their final offers, including dollar amounts.
Marginal note: Copies to the parties (2) Without delay after final offers are submitted under subsection (1) by both the shipper and the carrier, the Agency shall provide the shipper and the carrier with copies of each other’s final offer.
Marginal note: If no final offer from a party (3) If one party does not submit a final offer in accordance with subsection (1), the final offer submitted by the other party is deemed to be the final offer selected by the arbitrator under subsection 165(1).

2000, c. 16, s. 12

Marginal note: Arbitration

162 (1) Notwithstanding any application filed with the Agency by a carrier in respect of a matter, within five days after final offers are received under subsection 161.1(1), the Agency shall refer the matter for arbitration

(a) if the parties did not agree that the arbitration should be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators, to the arbitrator, if any, named under paragraph 161(2)(e) or, if that arbitrator is not, in the opinion of the Agency, available to conduct the arbitration or no arbitrator is named, to an arbitrator on the list of arbitrators referred to in section 169 who the Agency chooses and determines is appropriate and available to conduct the arbitration; and

(b) if the parties agreed that the arbitration should be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators,

(i) to the arbitrators named by the parties under paragraph 161(2)(e) and to any arbitrator who those arbitrators have, within 10 days after the submission was served under subsection 161(2), notified the Agency that they have agreed on, or if those arbitrators did not so notify the Agency, to an arbitrator on the list of arbitrators referred to in section 169 who the Agency chooses and determines is appropriate and available to conduct the arbitration, or
(ii) if an arbitrator referred to in subparagraph (i) is not, in the opinion of the Agency, available to conduct the arbitration, to the arbitrators named in that subparagraph who are available and to an arbitrator chosen by the Agency from the list of arbitrators referred to in section 169 who the Agency determines is appropriate and available to conduct the arbitration.

1996, c. 10, s. 162
2000, c. 16, s. 13

Marginal note: Decision or order affecting a matter being arbitrated

162.1 The Agency may, in addition to any other decision or order it may make, order that an arbitration be discontinued, that it be continued subject to the terms and conditions that the Agency may fix or that the decision of the arbitrator be set aside if

(a) the Agency makes a decision or an order arising out of an application that is in respect of a matter submitted to the Agency for a final offer arbitration and that is filed by a carrier before the matter is referred to arbitration; and
(b) the decision or order affects the arbitration.

2000, c. 16, s. 14

Marginal note: Procedure

163 (1) In the absence of an agreement by the arbitrator and the parties as to the procedure to be followed, a final offer arbitration shall be governed by the rules of procedure made by the Agency.
Marginal note: Procedure generally (2) The arbitrator shall conduct the arbitration proceedings as expeditiously as possible and, subject to the procedure referred to in subsection (1), in the manner the arbitrator considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances of the matter.
Marginal note: Exchange of information (3) Within fifteen days after the Agency refers a matter for arbitration, the parties shall exchange the information that they intend to submit to the arbitrator in support of their final offers.
Marginal note: Interrogatories (4) Within seven days after receipt of the information referred to in subsection (3), each party may direct interrogatories to the other, which shall be answered within fifteen days after their receipt.
Marginal note: Withholding of information (5) If a party unreasonably withholds information that the arbitrator subsequently deems to be relevant, that withholding shall be taken into account by the arbitrator in making a decision.

Marginal note: Arbitration information

164 (1) The arbitrator shall, in conducting a final offer arbitration between a shipper and a carrier, have regard to the information provided to the arbitrator by the parties in support of their final offers and, unless the parties agree to limit the amount of information to be provided, to any additional information that is provided by the parties at the arbitrator’s request.
Marginal note: Arbitration considerations (2) Unless the parties agree otherwise, in rendering a decision the arbitrator shall have regard to whether there is available to the shipper an alternative, effective, adequate and competitive means of transporting the goods to which the matter relates and to all considerations that appear to the arbitrator to be relevant to the matter.

Marginal note: Summary process

164.1 If the Agency determines that a shipper’s final offer submitted under subsection 161.1(1) involves freight charges in an amount of not more than $2,000,000, adjusted in accordance with section 164.2, and the shipper did not indicate a contrary intention when submitting the offer, sections 163 and 164 do not apply and the arbitration shall proceed as follows:

(a) within seven days after a matter is referred to an arbitrator, the shipper and the carrier may file with the arbitrator a response to the final offer of the other party;
(b) subject to paragraph (c), the arbitrator shall decide the matter on the basis of the final offers and any response filed under paragraph (a); and
(c) if the arbitrator considers it necessary, the arbitrator may invite the parties to make oral representations or may ask the parties to appear before him or her to provide further information.

2000, c. 16, s. 15
2018, c. 10, s. 47

Marginal note: Triennial adjustment

164.2

[A/B] × C where is the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before the year in which the adjustment is made; is the Consumer Price Index for 2017; and is $2,000,000.

(a) a reference to the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period means the average of the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act , for each month in that 12-month period;
(b) if at any time the Consumer Price Index for Canada is adjusted to reflect a new time basis, a corresponding adjustment is to be made in the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period that is used for the purpose of calculating the maximum amount under subsection (1); and
(c) if at any time the Consumer Price Index for Canada is adjusted to reflect a new content basis, that adjustment does not affect the operation of this section.

2018, c. 10, s. 48

Marginal note: Decision of arbitrator

165 (1) The decision of the arbitrator in conducting a final offer arbitration shall be the selection by the arbitrator of the final offer of either the shipper or the carrier.

Marginal note: Requirements re decision (2) The decision of the arbitrator shall

(a) be in writing;
(b) unless the parties agree otherwise, be rendered within 60 days or, in the case of an arbitration conducted in accordance with section 164.1, 30 days after the date on which the submission for the final offer arbitration was received by the Agency; and
(c) be rendered so as to apply for the period that is agreed to by the parties or, if no period has been agreed to by the parties, for the period, not exceeding two years, that the shipper requested in its submission.

(a) the decision of the arbitrator on a final offer arbitration shall be final and binding and be applicable to the parties as of the date on which the submission for the arbitration was received by the Agency from the shipper, and is enforceable as if it were an order of the Agency; and
(b) the arbitrator shall direct in the decision that interest at a reasonable rate specified by the arbitrator shall be paid to one of the parties by the other on moneys that, as a result of the application of paragraph (a), are owed by a party for the period between the date referred to in that paragraph and the date of the payment.

1996, c. 10, s. 165
2000, c. 16, s. 16
2018, c. 10, s. 49

Marginal note: Arbitration fees

166 (1) The Agency may fix the fee to be paid to an arbitrator for the costs of, and the services provided by, the arbitrator in final offer arbitration proceedings.

Marginal note: Payment of fees and costs (2) The shipper and the carrier shall share equally, whether or not the proceedings are terminated pursuant to section 168, in the payment of the fee fixed under subsection (1) and in the cost

(a) borne by the Agency for administrative, technical and legal services provided to the arbitrator pursuant to subsection 162(2); and
(b) of the preparation of any reasons requested pursuant to subsection 165(5).

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information

167 Where the Agency is advised that a party to a final offer arbitration wishes to keep matters relating to the arbitration confidential,

(a) the Agency and the arbitrator shall take all reasonably necessary measures to ensure that the matters are not disclosed by the Agency or the arbitrator or during the arbitration proceedings to any person other than the parties; and
(b) no reasons for the decision given pursuant to subsection 165(5) shall contain those matters or any information included in a contract that the parties agreed to keep confidential.

Marginal note: Termination of proceedings

168 Where, before the arbitrator renders a decision on a final offer arbitration, the parties advise the Agency or the arbitrator that they agree that the matter being arbitrated should be withdrawn from arbitration, the arbitration proceedings in respect of the matter shall be immediately terminated.

Marginal note: List of arbitrators

169 (1) The Agency shall, from time to time, in consultation with representatives of shippers and carriers, establish a list of persons who agree to act as arbitrators in final offer arbitrations. The list must state which of the persons have indicated that they have expertise that may assist them in conducting final offer arbitrations and the nature of that expertise.
Marginal note: List per mode (2) A separate list of persons may be established under subsection (1) in respect of each or any mode of transportation, as the Agency considers appropriate.
Marginal note: Publication of list (3) The Agency shall have the list of persons made known to representatives of shippers and carriers throughout Canada.

1996, c. 10, s. 169
2000, c. 16, s. 17

Marginal note: Mediation

169.1 (1) The parties to a final offer arbitration may, by agreement, refer to a mediator, which may be the Agency, a matter that has been submitted for a final offer arbitration under section 161.
Marginal note: Establishment of roster (2) The Agency may establish a roster of persons, which may include members and staff of the Agency, to act as mediators in any matter referred to it under subsection (1).
Marginal note: Confidentiality of mediation (3) All matters relating to the mediation shall be kept confidential, unless the parties otherwise agree, and information provided by a party for the purposes of the mediation shall not be used for any other purpose without the consent of that party.
Marginal note: Time limit for completion of mediation (4) Unless the parties otherwise agree, the mediation shall be completed within 30 days after the matter is referred for mediation.

Marginal note: Effect of mediation on final offer arbitration (5) The mediation has the effect of

(a) staying the conduct of the final offer arbitration for the period of the mediation; and
(b) extending the time within which the arbitrator must make a decision in the matter of the final offer arbitration by the period of the mediation.

2008, c. 5, s. 7

Marginal note: Joint offer of several shippers

169.2 (1) In the case where more than one shipper is dissatisfied with the rate or rates charged or proposed to be charged by a carrier for the movement of goods, or with any conditions associated with the movement of goods, those shippers may, if the matter cannot be resolved between them and the carrier, submit the matter jointly to the Agency for a final offer arbitration, in which case sections 161 to 169 apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require.
Marginal note: Common matter and application of the offer (2) A matter submitted jointly to the Agency for a final offer arbitration shall be common to all the shippers and the shippers shall make a joint offer in respect of the matter, the terms of which apply to all of them.
Marginal note: Arbitration precluded in certain cases (3) The Agency shall not have any matter submitted to it for a final offer arbitration under subsection (1) arbitrated unless the shippers demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Agency, that an attempt has been made to mediate the matter.
Marginal note: Confidentiality of mediation (4) All matters relating to a mediation shall be kept confidential, unless the parties otherwise agree, and information provided by a party for the purposes of the mediation shall not be used for any other purpose without the consent of that party.
Marginal note: Mediator not to act in other proceedings (5) The person who acts as mediator may not act in any other proceedings in relation to any matter that was at issue in the mediation.

Marginal note: Matter submitted by more than one shipper (6) In the case of a matter that is submitted jointly under subsection (1),

(a) the period referred to in subsection 161.1(1) is 20 days;
(b) the arbitrator may, if he or she considers it necessary, extend any of the periods referred to in subsections 163(3) and (4) and paragraph 164.1(a); and
(c) the decision of the arbitrator shall, despite paragraph 165(2)(b), be rendered within 120 days or, in the case of an arbitration conducted in accordance with section 164.1, 90 days after the day on which the submission for the final offer arbitration is received by the Agency unless the parties agree otherwise.

2008, c. 5, s. 7

Marginal note: Time limit — preliminary applications

169.3 (1) Despite sections 162 and 162.1, any application filed with the Agency by a carrier in respect of a matter submitted jointly to the Agency under subsection 169.2(1) shall be filed with the Agency no later than seven days after the day on which the joint submission is made.
Marginal note: Service of copy (2) A copy of the application shall be served on each of the shippers making the joint submission no later than the day on which the application is required to be filed under subsection (1).
Marginal note: Joint answer (3) The shippers, no later than five days after the day on which the last shipper was served under subsection (2), shall file with the Agency a joint answer to the application and serve a copy of it on the carrier.
Marginal note: Reply (4) The carrier, no later than two days after the day on which it was served under subsection (3), shall file with the Agency a reply to the joint answer and serve a copy of it on each of the shippers.
Marginal note: Decision of Agency (5) The Agency shall issue its decision on the application no later than the day on which the matter is required to be referred to arbitration under subsection 162(1).
Marginal note: Deemed conformity (6) If no application referred to in subsection (1) is filed within the limit set out in that subsection, the matter submitted jointly is deemed to conform to the requirements of subsection 169.2(2).

2008, c. 5, s. 7

DIVISION II Arbitration on Level of Services

Marginal note: Submission for arbitration — confidential contract

169.31 (1) If a shipper and a railway company are unable to agree and enter into a contract under subsection 126(1) respecting the manner in which the railway company must fulfil its service obligations under section 113, the shipper may submit any of the following matters, in writing, to the Agency for arbitration:

(a) the operational terms that the railway company must comply with in respect of receiving, loading, carrying, unloading and delivering the traffic, including performance standards and communication protocols;
(b) the operational terms that the railway company must comply with if it fails to comply with an operational term described in paragraph (a);
(c) any operational term that the shipper must comply with that is related to an operational term described in paragraph (a) or (b);
(c.1) any amount to be paid by the company or the shipper in relation to a failure to comply with any operational term described in paragraphs (a) to (c);
(d) any service provided by the railway company incidental to transportation that is customary or usual in connection with the business of a railway company;
(e) the question of whether the railway company may apply a charge with respect to an operational term described in paragraph (a) or (b) or for a service described in paragraph (d); or
(f) the dispute resolution process related to the implementation of the arbitrator’s decision.

(a) is governed by a written agreement, including a confidential contract, to which the shipper and the railway company are parties; or
(b) is the subject of an order, other than an interim order, made under subsection 116(4).

(a) a confidential contract between the shipper and the railway company that is in force immediately before the day on which this section comes into force;
(b) a tariff, or a contract, referred to in subsection 165(3);
(c) a long-haul interswitching order made under subsection 134(1); or
(d) an arbitrator’s decision made under section 169.37.

2013, c. 31, s. 11
2014, c. 8, s. 8
2018, c. 10, ss. 50, 95

Marginal note: Contents of submission

169.32 (1) The submission must contain

(a) a detailed description of the matters submitted to the Agency for arbitration;
(b) a description of the traffic to which the service obligations relate;
(c) an undertaking with respect to the traffic, if any, given by the shipper to the railway company that must be complied with for the period during which the arbitrator’s decision applies to the parties, other than an undertaking given by the shipper to the railway company with respect to an operational term described in paragraph 169.31(1)(c);
(d) an undertaking given by the shipper to the railway company to ship the goods to which the service obligations relate in accordance with the arbitrator’s decision; and
(e) an undertaking given by the shipper to the Agency to pay the fee and costs for which the shipper is liable under subsection 169.39(3) as a party to the arbitration.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Arbitration precluded in certain cases

169.33 (1) The Agency must dismiss the submission if

(a) the shipper has not, at least 15 days before making it, served on the railway company and the Agency a written notice indicating that the shipper intends to make a submission to the Agency for arbitration; or
(b) the shipper does not demonstrate, to the Agency’s satisfaction, that an attempt has been made to resolve the matters contained in it.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Submission of proposals

169.34 (1) Despite any application filed under section 169.43, the shipper and the railway company must each submit, within 10 days after the day on which a copy of a submission is served under subsection 169.32(2), to the Agency, in order to resolve the matters that are submitted to it for arbitration by the shipper, a proposal that contains any of the following terms:

(a) any operational term described in paragraph 169.31(1)(a), (b) or (c);
(a.1) any term with respect to an amount described in paragraph 169.31(1)(c.1), if the matter in respect of the amount has been submitted by the shipper for arbitration;
(b) any term for the provision of a service described in paragraph 169.31(1)(d);
(c) any term with respect to the application of a charge described in paragraph 169.31(1)(e); or
(d) any term with respect to the dispute resolution process described in paragraph 169.31(1)(f).

2013, c. 31, s. 11
2018, c. 10, s. 51

Marginal note: Arbitration

169.35 (1) Despite any application filed under section 169.43, the Agency must refer, within two business days after the day on which it receives the last of the two proposals, the matters for arbitration to be conducted by an arbitrator that it chooses.
Marginal note: Arbitrator not to act in other proceedings (2) The arbitrator is not to act in any other proceedings in relation to a matter that is referred to him or her for arbitration.
Marginal note: Assistance by Agency (3) The Agency may, at the arbitrator’s request, provide administrative, technical and legal assistance to the arbitrator.
Marginal note: Arbitration not proceeding (4) The arbitration is not a proceeding before the Agency.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Agency’s rules of procedure

169.36 (1) The Agency may make rules of procedure for an arbitration.
Marginal note: Procedure generally (2) Subject to any rule of procedure made by the Agency and in the absence of an agreement between the arbitrator and the parties as to the procedure to be followed, the arbitrator must conduct the arbitration as quickly as possible and in the manner that he or she considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances of the matter.
Marginal note: Questions (3) Each party may direct questions to the other in the manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Arbitrator’s decision

169.37 (1) The arbitrator’s decision must establish the following terms, or any combination of the following terms, that the arbitrator considers necessary to resolve the matters that are referred to him or her for arbitration:

(a) any operational term described in paragraph 169.31(1)(a), (b) or (c);
(b) any term with respect to an amount described in paragraph 169.31(1)(c.1) if the matter in respect of the amount has been submitted by the shipper for arbitration;
(c) any term for the provision of a service described in paragraph 169.31(1)(d);
(d) any term with respect to the application of a charge described in paragraph 169.31(1)(e); or
(e) any term with respect to the dispute resolution process described in paragraph 169.31(1)(f).

(a) the traffic to which the service obligations relate;
(b) the service that the shipper requires with respect to the traffic;
(c) any undertaking described in paragraph 169.32(1)(c) that is contained in the shipper’s submission;
(d) the railway company’s obligations under this Act in respect of the operation of the railway;
(e) the railway company’s obligations, if any, with respect to a public passenger service provider;
(f) the railway company’s and the shipper’s operational requirements and restrictions;
(g) the question of whether there is available to the shipper an alternative, effective, adequate and competitive means of transporting the goods to which the service obligations relate; and
(h) any information that the arbitrator considers relevant.

2013, c. 31, s. 11
2018, c. 10, s. 52

Marginal note: Requirements of decision

169.38 (1) The arbitrator’s decision must

(a) be made in writing;
(b) be made so as to apply to the parties for a period of one year as of the date of his or her decision, unless the parties agree otherwise; and
(c) be commercially fair and reasonable to the parties.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Arbitration fees

169.39 (1) The Agency may fix the fee to be paid to it or, if the arbitrator is not a member or on the staff of the Agency, to the arbitrator for the arbitrator’s services in arbitration proceedings.
Marginal note: Arbitration fees — not member (2) An arbitrator who is not a member or on the staff of the Agency may fix a fee for his or her services if the Agency does not do so under subsection (1).
Marginal note: Payment of fees and costs (3) The shipper and the railway company are to share equally, whether or not the proceedings are terminated under section 169.41, in the payment of the fee for the arbitrator’s services and in the payment of the costs related to the arbitration, including those borne by the Agency in providing administrative, technical and legal assistance to the arbitrator under subsection 169.35(3).
Marginal note: Cost related to arbitration (4) Costs related to the arbitration also include the cost to the Agency when a member or a person on the staff of the Agency acts as an arbitrator and the Agency does not fix a fee for that arbitrator under subsection (1).

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information

169.4 (1) If the Agency and the arbitrator are advised that a party to an arbitration wishes to keep information relating to the arbitration confidential, the Agency and the arbitrator must take all reasonably necessary measures to ensure that the information is not disclosed by the Agency or the arbitrator or during the arbitration to any person other than the parties.
Marginal note: Limited disclosure (2) Despite subsection (1), the Agency may, in the exercise of its powers or in the performance of its duties and functions under this Act, disclose any information that a party advised the Agency and the arbitrator it wishes to keep confidential.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Termination of proceedings

169.41 If, before the arbitrator makes his or her decision, the parties advise the Agency or the arbitrator that they agree that the matters being arbitrated should be withdrawn from arbitration, any proceedings in respect of those matters are immediately terminated.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: List of arbitrators

169.42 (1) The Agency, in consultation with representatives of shippers and railway companies, must establish a list of persons, including persons who are members or on the staff of the Agency, who agree to act as arbitrators in arbitrations.
Marginal note: Expertise required (2) Only persons who, in the Agency’s opinion, have sufficient expertise to act as arbitrators are to be named in the list.
Marginal note: Publication of list (3) The Agency must publish the list on its Internet site.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

Marginal note: Application for order

169.43 (1) A railway company may apply to the Agency, within 10 days after the day on which it is served with a copy of a submission under subsection 169.32(2), for an order declaring that the shipper is not entitled to submit to the Agency for arbitration a matter contained in the shipper’s submission.

Marginal note: Content of order (2) If the Agency makes the order, it may also

(a) dismiss the submission for arbitration, if the matter contained in it has not been referred to arbitration;
(b) discontinue the arbitration;
(c) subject the arbitration to any terms that it specifies; or
(d) set aside the arbitrator’s decision or any part of it.

2013, c. 31, s. 11

PART V Transportation of Persons with Disabilities

Marginal note: Definitions

169.5 The following definitions apply in paragraph 5(d.1) and this Part.

means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation. ( obstacle )

means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society. ( handicap )

Marginal note: Regulations

170 (1) The Agency may, after consulting with the Minister, make regulations for the purpose of identifying or removing barriers or preventing new barriers — particularly barriers in the built environment, information and communication technologies and the design and delivery of programs and services — in the transportation network under the legislative authority of Parliament to the mobility of persons with disabilities, including regulations respecting

(a) the design, construction or modification of, and the posting of signs on, in or around, means of transportation and related facilities and premises, including equipment used in them;
(b) the training of personnel employed at or in those facilities or premises or by carriers;
(c) tariffs, rates, fares, charges and terms and conditions of carriage applicable in respect of the transportation of persons with disabilities or incidental services; and
(d) the communication of information to persons with disabilities.

(a) exempt a person from the application of regulations made under subsection (1) if the Agency is satisfied that the person has taken or will take measures — at least equivalent to those that must be taken under the provisions of the regulations for which an exemption is to be granted — to remove barriers or to prevent new barriers; or
(b) exempt a class of persons from the application of regulations made under subsection (1) if the Agency is satisfied that all the members of the class have taken or will take measures — at least equivalent to those that must be taken under the provisions of the regulations for which an exemption is to be granted — to remove barriers or to prevent new barriers.

The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that begins on the day on which the order is made and the end of any shorter period specified in the order.

1996, c. 10, s. 170
2019, c. 10, s. 170

Marginal note: Coordination

171 The Agency and the Canadian Human Rights Commission shall coordinate their activities in relation to the transportation of persons with disabilities in order to foster complementary policies and practices and to avoid jurisdictional conflicts.

1996, c. 10, s. 171
2019, c. 10, s. 171(F)

Marginal note: Inquiry — barriers to mobility

172 (1) The Agency may, on application, inquire into a matter in relation to which a regulation could be made under subsection 170(1), regardless of whether such a regulation has been made, in order to determine whether there is an undue barrier to the mobility of persons with disabilities.

Marginal note: Remedies (2) On determining that there is an undue barrier to the mobility of persons with disabilities, the Agency may do one or more of the following:

(a) require the taking of appropriate corrective measures;
(b) direct that compensation be paid for any expense incurred by a person with a disability arising out of the barrier, including for any costs of obtaining alternative goods, services or accommodation;
(c) direct that compensation be paid for any wages that a person with a disability was deprived of as a result of the barrier;
(d) direct that compensation be paid up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, for any pain and suffering experienced by a person with a disability arising out of the barrier;
(e) direct that compensation be paid up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, if the Agency determines that the barrier is the result of a wilful or reckless practice.

1996, c. 10, s. 172
2019, c. 10, s. 172

Marginal note: Inquiry — subsection 170(1)

172.1 (1) The Agency may, on application, inquire into a matter concerning any regulations made under subsection 170(1) to determine if the applicant has suffered physical or psychological harm, property damage or economic loss arising out of — or has otherwise been adversely affected by — a contravention of any provision of those regulations.

Marginal note: Remedies (2) On determining that an applicant has suffered physical or psychological harm, property damage or economic loss arising out of — or has otherwise been adversely affected by — a contravention referred to in subsection (1), the Agency may do one or more of the following:

(a) require the taking of appropriate corrective measures;
(b) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant for any expense incurred by them arising out of the contravention, including for any costs of obtaining alternative goods, services or accommodation;
(c) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant for any wages that they were deprived of as a result of the contravention;
(d) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, for any pain and suffering experienced by them arising out of the contravention;
(e) direct that compensation be paid to the applicant up to a maximum amount of — subject to the annual adjustments made under section 172.2 — $20,000, if the Agency determines that the contravention is the result of a wilful or reckless practice.

Marginal note: Annual adjustment

172.2 (1) For the purpose of paragraphs 172(2)(d) and (e) and 172.1(2)(d) and (e), the maximum amount shall be adjusted annually so that in any calendar year following the one during which this section comes into force it is equivalent to the product of

(a) the amount that would have been the maximum amount for that following calendar year if no adjustment had been made under this section with respect to that year, and
(b) the ratio that the Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year bears to the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year next before that preceding calendar year.

Marginal note: Inquiry — transportation of persons with disabilities

172.3 The Agency may on its own initiative, with the Minister’s approval and on any terms that he or she considers appropriate, inquire into any matter or thing that concerns transportation to which the legislative authority of Parliament extends and that relates to the mobility of persons with disabilities.

Marginal note: Participant funding program

172.4 The Agency may establish a participant funding program to facilitate the participation of persons with disabilities in hearings that are held for the purposes of inquiries made under section 172, 172.1 or 172.3.

PART VI General

Enforcement

Marginal note: False information, etc.

173 (1) No person shall knowingly make any false or misleading statement or knowingly provide false or misleading information to the Agency or the Minister or to any person acting on behalf of the Agency or the Minister in connection with any matter under this Act.
Marginal note: Obstruction and false statements (2) No person shall knowingly obstruct or hinder, or make any false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, to a person designated as an enforcement officer pursuant to paragraph 178(1)(a) who is engaged in carrying out functions under this Act.

Marginal note: Offence

174 Every person who contravenes a provision of this Act or a regulation or order made under this Act, other than an order made under section 47, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable

(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000; and
(b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

Marginal note: Officers, etc., of corporation re offences

175 Where a corporation commits an offence under this Act, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director or officer of the corporation is guilty of the like offence unless the act or omission constituting the offence took place without the person’s knowledge or consent or the person exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

Marginal note: Time limit for commencement of proceedings

176 Proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under this Act may be instituted within but not later than twelve months after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.

Administrative Monetary Penalties

176.1 For the purposes of sections 180.1 to 180.7, means the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada established by subsection 2(1) of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act .

2007, c. 19, s. 48

Marginal note: Regulation-making powers

177 (1) The Agency may, by regulation,

(a) designate

(i) any provision of this Act or of any regulation, order or direction made pursuant to this Act,
(ii) the requirements of any provision referred to in subparagraph (i), or
(iii) any condition of a licence issued under this Act,

as a provision, requirement or condition the contravention of which may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 179 and 180; and

(i) $5,000, in the case of an individual, and
(ii) $25,000 — or, in the case of a violation involving a contravention of any provision of a regulation made under subsection 86.11(1), $250,000 — in the case of a corporation.

(a) designate as a provision or requirement the contravention of which may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 179 and 180 any provision of section 51 or 51.2 or any provision of any regulation made under section 50 or 51, or any requirement of section 51 or 51.2 or those regulations; and

(b) prescribe the maximum amount payable for each violation, but the amount shall not exceed

(i) $5,000, in the case of an individual, and
(ii) $25,000, in the case of a corporation.

1996, c. 10, s. 177
2007, c. 19, s. 49
2013, c. 31, s. 12
2014, c. 8, s. 9
2015, c. 31, s. 11
2018, c. 10, s. 53
2019, c. 10, s. 173
2023, c. 26, s. 446
2023, c. 26, s. 466

Marginal note: Notices of violation

178 (1) The Agency, in respect of a violation referred to in subsection 177(1), (2.1) or (3), or the Minister, in respect of a violation referred to in subsection 177(2), (2.001), (2.01) or (2.2), may

(a) designate persons, or classes of persons, as enforcement officers who are authorized to issue notices of violation; and
(b) establish the form and content of notices of violation.

1996, c. 10, s. 178
2007, c. 19, s. 50
2013, c. 31, s. 13
2014, c. 8, s. 10
2015, c. 31, ss. 12, 38
2018, c. 10, ss. 54, 96
2019, c. 10, s. 174
2023, c. 26, s. 447

Marginal note: Other powers of enforcement officers

178.1 (1) An enforcement officer who enters a place for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with any provision of this Act or of any regulation, order or direction made under this Act or with any of sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act may, for that purpose,

(a) open and examine any receptacle or package found in the place;
(b) examine anything found in the place;
(c) examine any record, report, electronic data or other document that is found in the place and make copies of it or take extracts from it;
(d) use or cause to be used any computer system at the place to examine any electronic data referred to in paragraph (c);
(e) reproduce any document from any electronic data referred to in paragraph (c), or cause it to be reproduced, in the form of a printout or other output;
(f) take the record, report or other document referred to in paragraph (c) or the printout or other output referred to in paragraph (e) for examination or copying;
(g) use or cause to be used any copying equipment at the place to make copies of any document;
(h) take photographs and make recordings and sketches;
(i) order the owner or person having possession of any thing to which any provision of this Act or of any regulation, order or direction made under this Act or any of sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act apply that is found in that place to move it or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement;
(j) order the owner or person having possession of any conveyance that is found in the place to stop the conveyance, to move it or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement;
(k) order any person in that place to establish their identity to the enforcement officer’s satisfaction; and
(l) order a person in that place to start any activity that is necessary for the purpose of the inspection or to stop any activity that impedes the inspection.

2019, c. 10, s. 175
2023, c. 26, s. 448

Marginal note: Violations

179 (1) Every person who contravenes a provision, requirement or condition designated under section 177 commits a violation and is liable to a penalty fixed under that section or, in the case of a contravention referred to in subsection 177(3), either a penalty fixed under that subsection or a warning under subparagraph 180(b)(i).
(1.1) [Repealed, 2014, c. 8, s. 11]
Marginal note: How contraventions may be proceeded with (2) Where any act or omission can be proceeded with as a violation or as an offence, proceedings may be commenced in respect of that act or omission as a violation or as an offence, but proceeding with it as a violation precludes proceeding with it as an offence, and proceeding with it as an offence precludes proceeding with it as a violation.
Marginal note: Nature of violation (3) For greater certainty, a violation is not an offence and, accordingly, section 126 of the Criminal Code does not apply.
Marginal note: Continuing violation (4) A violation that is committed or continued on more than one day constitutes a separate violation for each day on which it is committed or continued.

1996, c. 10, s. 179
2007, c. 19, s. 51(F)
2014, c. 8, s. 11
2019, c. 10, s. 176
2023, c. 26, s. 449

Marginal note: Issuance of notice of violation

180 If a person designated as an enforcement officer under paragraph 178(1)(a) believes that a person has committed a violation, the enforcement officer may issue, and shall serve on the person, a notice of violation that names the person, identifies the violation and

(a) in the case of a contravention other than one referred to in paragraph (b), sets out the penalty for the violation that the person is liable to pay;

(b) in the case of a contravention of any provision of any regulation made under subsection 170(1) or a contravention of any of subsections 60(1) to (4) and (7), 61(1) to (3) and 62(1) to (3) and (6) of the Accessible Canada Act

(i) contains a warning, or
(ii) sets out the penalty for the violation that the person is liable to pay, and a lesser amount that may be paid in complete satisfaction of the amount of the penalty if paid within the time and in the manner set out in the notice; and

1996, c. 10, s. 180
2001, c. 29, s. 52
2007, c. 19, s. 52
2018, c. 10, s. 55
2019, c. 10, s. 177

Marginal note: Options

180.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), a person who has been served with a notice of violation must either pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice or file with the Tribunal a written request for a review of the facts of the alleged contravention or of the amount of the penalty.
Marginal note: Subsection 170(1) or Accessible Canada Act — warning (2) A person who has been served with a notice of violation that contains a warning may file with the Agency a written request for a review of the facts of the alleged contravention.

Marginal note: Subsection 170(1) or Accessible Canada Act — penalty (3) A person who has been served with a notice of violation that identifies a violation referred to in subsection 177(3) and that sets out a penalty for the violation must

(a) pay the amount of the penalty — or the lesser amount — specified in the notice;
(b) file with the Tribunal a written request for a review of the facts of the alleged contravention or of the amount of the penalty; or
(c) request, within the time and in the manner set out in the notice, to enter into a compliance agreement with the Agency for the purpose of ensuring the person’s compliance with the provision of the regulations or of the Accessible Canada Act to which the violation relates.

(a) pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice;
(b) file with the Tribunal a written request for a review of the facts of the alleged contravention or of the amount of the penalty; or
(c) request, within the time and in the manner set out in the notice, to enter into a compliance agreement with the Agency for the purpose of ensuring the person’s compliance with the provision of the regulations to which the violation relates.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2019, c. 10, s. 177
2023, c. 26, s. 467

Marginal note: Payment of specified amount

180.2 If a person who is served with a notice of violation that sets out a penalty pays the amount of the penalty — or, in the case of a person to whom subsection 180.1(3) applies, the lesser amount — specified in the notice in accordance with the particulars set out in it, the Minister shall accept the amount in complete satisfaction of the amount of the penalty and no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the contravention.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2019, c. 10, s. 177

Marginal note: Request for review — penalty

180.3 (1) A person who is served with a notice of violation that sets out a penalty and who wishes to have the facts of the alleged contravention or the amount of the penalty reviewed shall, on or before the date specified in the notice or within any further time that the Tribunal on application may allow, file a written request for a review with the Tribunal at the address set out in the notice.
Marginal note: Time and place for review (2) On receipt of a request filed under subsection (1), the Tribunal shall appoint a time and place for the review and shall notify the Minister and the person who filed the request of the time and place in writing.
Marginal note: Review procedure (3) The member of the Tribunal assigned to conduct the review shall provide the Minister and the person who filed the request with an opportunity consistent with procedural fairness and natural justice to present evidence and make representations.
Marginal note: Burden of proof (4) The burden of establishing that a person has contravened a designated provision is on the Minister.
Marginal note: Person not compelled to testify (5) A person who is alleged to have contravened a designated provision is not required, and shall not be compelled, to give any evidence or testimony in the matter.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2019, c. 10, s. 178

180.4 [Repealed, 2019, c. 10, s. 179]

Marginal note: Determination by Tribunal member

180.5 If, at the conclusion of a review under section 180.3, the member of the Tribunal who conducts the review determines that

(a) the person has not contravened the designated provision that the person is alleged to have contravened, the member of the Tribunal shall without delay inform the person and the Minister of the determination and, subject to section 180.6, no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the alleged contravention; or
(b) the person has contravened the designated provision that the person is alleged to have contravened, the member of the Tribunal shall without delay inform the person and the Minister of the determination and of the amount determined by the member of the Tribunal to be payable by the person in respect of the contravention and, if the amount is not paid to the Tribunal by or on behalf of the person within the time that the member of the Tribunal may allow, the member of the Tribunal shall issue to the Minister a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council, setting out the amount required to be paid by the person.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2018, c. 10, s. 56

Marginal note: Right of appeal

180.6 (1) The Minister or a person affected by a determination made under section 180.5 may, within 30 days after the determination, appeal it to the Tribunal.
Marginal note: Loss of right of appeal (2) A party that does not appear at a review hearing is not entitled to appeal a determination, unless they establish that there was sufficient reason to justify their absence.
Marginal note: Disposition of appeal (3) The appeal panel of the Tribunal assigned to hear the appeal may dispose of the appeal by dismissing it or allowing it and, in allowing the appeal, the panel may substitute its decision for the determination appealed against.
Marginal note: Certificate (4) If the appeal panel finds that a person has contravened the designated provision, the panel shall without delay inform the person of the finding and of the amount determined by the panel to be payable by the person in respect of the contravention and, if the amount is not paid to the Tribunal by or on behalf of the person within the time allowed by the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall issue to the Minister a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council, setting out the amount required to be paid by the person.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2018, c. 10, s. 57

Marginal note: Request for review — warning

180.61 (1) A person who is served with a notice of violation that contains a warning and who wishes to have the facts of the alleged contravention reviewed shall, on or before the date specified in the notice or within any further time that the Agency on application may allow, file a written request for a review with the Agency at the address set out in that notice.
Marginal note: Burden of proof (2) The burden of establishing that a person has contravened the provision of the regulations or of the Accessible Canada Act to which a notice of violation relates is on an enforcement officer.
Marginal note: Determination by Agency (3) At the conclusion of a review, the Agency shall without delay inform the person who is alleged to have contravened the provision and the enforcement officer of its determination. If the Agency determines that the person has not contravened the provision, no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the alleged contravention.
Marginal note: Deeming (4) If a person does not file a request for a review under subsection (1), the person is deemed to have committed the contravention alleged in the notice of violation.

Marginal note: Entering into compliance agreements

180.62 (1) After considering a request made under paragraph 180.1(3)(c) or (4)(c), the Agency may enter into a compliance agreement, as described in that paragraph, with the person making the request on any terms that the Agency considers appropriate. The terms may

(a) include a provision for the deposit of reasonable security, in a form and amount satisfactory to the Agency, as a guarantee that the person will comply with the compliance agreement; and
(b) provide for the reduction, in whole or in part, of the amount of the penalty.

(a) no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the contravention; and
(b) any security given under the compliance agreement shall be returned to them.

(a) that instead of being liable to pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice of violation in respect of which the compliance agreement was entered into, they are liable to pay, within the time and in the manner set out in the notice of default and without taking account of the limit set out in paragraph 177(1)(b) or subsection 177(3), as the case may be, an amount that is twice the amount of that penalty;
(b) that the security, if any, given under the compliance agreement is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.

(a) if the notice provides that the person is liable to pay the amount specified in the notice, the person may not deduct from that amount any amount they spent under the compliance agreement and they are liable to pay the amount specified in the notice within the time and in the manner set out in it; and
(b) if the notice provides for the forfeiture of the security given under the compliance agreement, that security is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the contravention.

2019, c. 10, s. 180
2023, c. 26, s. 468

Marginal note: Refusal to enter compliance agreement

180.63 (1) If the Agency refuses to enter into a compliance agreement requested under paragraph 180.1(3)(c) or (4)(c), the person who made the request is liable to pay, in the manner specified in the notice of violation and within the time specified in it or any longer period specified by the Agency, the amount of the penalty specified in the notice of violation.

Marginal note: Effect of payment (2) If the person pays the amount specified in the notice of violation,

(a) they are deemed to have committed the contravention in respect of which the amount is paid;
(b) the Agency shall accept the amount in complete satisfaction of the amount of the penalty; and
(c) no further proceedings under this Part shall be taken against the person in respect of the contravention.

2019, c. 10, s. 180
2023, c. 26, s. 469

Marginal note: Certificate

180.64 (1) If a person to whom subsection 180.1(1) applies neither pays the amount of the penalty specified in the notice of violation in accordance with the particulars set out in the notice nor files a request for a review under subsection 180.3(1), the person is deemed to have committed the contravention alleged in the notice of violation and the Minister may obtain from the Tribunal a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council that indicates the amount of the penalty specified in that notice.
Marginal note: Subsection 170(1) or Accessible Canada Act (2) If a person to whom subsection 180.1(3) applies does not pay the amount of the penalty — or the lesser amount — specified in the notice of violation in accordance with the particulars set out in it, file a request for a review under subsection 180.3(1) or make a request to enter into a compliance agreement under paragraph 180.1(3)(c), the person is deemed to have committed the contravention alleged in the notice of violation and the Agency may obtain from the Tribunal a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council that indicates the amount of the penalty specified in that notice.
Marginal note: Regulations made under subsection 86.11(1) (2.1) If a person to whom subsection 180.1(4) applies does not pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice of violation in accordance with the particulars set out in it, file a request for a review under subsection 180.3(1) or make a request to enter into a compliance agreement under paragraph 180.1(4)(c), the person is deemed to have committed the contravention alleged in the notice of violation and the Agency may obtain from the Tribunal a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council that indicates the amount of the penalty specified in that notice.
Marginal note: Notice of default (3) If a person who has been served with a notice of default under subsection 180.62(4) that specifies an amount does not pay the amount within the time and in the manner set out in the notice, the Agency may obtain from the Tribunal a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council that indicates the amount specified in that notice.
Marginal note: Refusal to enter into compliance agreement (4) If the Agency refuses a person’s request under paragraph 180.1(3)(c) or (4)(c) to enter into a compliance agreement, and the person does not pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice of violation within the time and in the manner required by subsection 180.63(1), the Agency may obtain from the Tribunal a certificate in the form that may be established by the Governor in Council that indicates the amount of the penalty specified in that notice.

2019, c. 10, s. 180
2023, c. 26, s. 470

Marginal note: Registration of certificate

180.7 (1) If the time limit for the payment of the amount of a penalty specified in a notice of violation has expired, the time limit for the payment of an amount specified in a notice of default has expired, the time limit specified for payment of an amount under subsection 180.63(1) has expired, the time limit for the request for a review has expired, the time limit for an appeal has expired, or an appeal has been disposed of, as the case may be, on production in any superior court, a certificate issued under paragraph 180.5(b), subsection 180.6(4) or section 180.64 shall be registered in the court. When it is registered, a certificate has the same force and effect, and proceedings may be taken in connection with it, as if it were a judgment in that court obtained by Her Majesty in right of Canada against the person named in the certificate for a debt of the amount set out in the certificate.
Marginal note: Recovery of costs and charges (2) All reasonable costs and charges attendant on the registration of the certificate are recoverable in like manner as if they had been certified and the certificate had been registered under subsection (1).
Marginal note: Amounts received deemed public moneys (3) An amount received by the Minister or the Tribunal under this section is deemed to be public money within the meaning of the Financial Administration Act .

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2019, c. 10, s. 181

Marginal note: References to “Minister”

180.8 (1) In the case of a violation referred to in subsection 177(1) or (3), every reference to the “Minister” in sections 180.3 to 180.7 shall be read as a reference to the Agency or to a person designated by the Agency.
Marginal note: Delegation by Minister (2) In the case of a violation referred to in subsection 177(2), (2.001), (2.01) or (2.2), the Minister may delegate to the Agency any power, duty or function conferred on the Minister under this Part.

2007, c. 19, s. 52
2013, c. 31, s. 14
2014, c. 8, s. 12
2015, c. 31, ss. 13, 38
2018, c. 10, ss. 58, 96
2019, c. 10, s. 182
2023, c. 26, s. 450

Marginal note: Time limit for proceedings

181 Proceedings in respect of a violation may be instituted not later than 36 months after the time when the subject matter of the proceedings arose.

1996, c. 10, s. 181
2023, c. 26, s. 471

Marginal note: Publication

181.1 The Agency may publish information about any violation referred to in section 177, for the purpose of encouraging compliance with this Act and sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act .

Production Order

Marginal note: Power to order production

181.2 (1) The Agency may, by order, for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with any provision of regulations made under subsection 170(1) or with any of sections 60 to 62 of the Accessible Canada Act , direct any person who is required to comply with any provision of those regulations to produce, within the time and in the manner specified by the Agency, for examination or copying, any record, report, electronic data or other document that the Agency has reasonable grounds to believe contains information that is relevant to that purpose.

Marginal note: Copies (2) The Agency may

(a) make copies or take extracts from any record, report, electronic data or other document produced under an order made under subsection (1); and
(b) reproduce any document from electronic data referred to in paragraph (a), or cause it to be reproduced, in the form of a printout or other output.

PART VII Repeals, Transitional Provisions, Consequential and Conditional Amendments and Coming into Force

Repeals

182 to 184 [Repeals]

Marginal note: Repeal of R.S., c. R-3

185 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Railway Act is repealed, except to the extent that subsection 14(1), except paragraph (b), and sections 15 to 80, 84 to 89, 96 to 98 and 109 of that Act continue to apply to a railway company that has authority to construct and operate a railway under a Special Act and has not been continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act .

Marginal note: Repeal of certain provisions Footnote * (2) Sections 264 to 270, 344, 345 and 358 of the Railway Act are repealed on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Return to footnote * [Note: Repeal in force July 1, 1996, see SI/96-54.]

(a) a reference in those provisions to the “Agency” shall be interpreted as a reference to the Canadian Transportation Agency;
(b) a reference in those provisions to a “railway, telegraph, telephone and express company”, a “railway or express company” or a “carrier by water” shall be interpreted as a reference to a railway company, as defined in section 87 of this Act; and
(c) the reference to section 64 of the National Transportation Act, 1987 in the definition in subsection 270(1) of the Railway Act shall be interpreted as a reference to section 40 of this Act.

Transitional Provisions

186 For the purposes of sections 187 to 199, means the National Transportation Agency established by the National Transportation Act, 1987 .

Marginal note: Powers, duties and functions

187 Wherever under any Act of Parliament, any instrument made under an Act of Parliament or any contract, lease, licence or other document, a power, duty or function is vested in or exercisable by the National Transportation Agency, the power, duty or function is vested in or exercisable by the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Appropriations

188 Any amount appropriated, for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force, by an appropriation Act based on the Estimates for that year for defraying the charges and expenses of the National Transportation Agency and that, on the day on which this section comes into force, is unexpended is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated for defraying the charges and expenses of the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Employment continued

189 (1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the status of an employee who, immediately before the coming into force of this subsection, occupied a position under the authority of the National Transportation Agency, except that each of those persons shall, on the coming into force of this section, occupy their position under the authority of the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Definition of (2) For the purposes of this section, has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Public Service Employment Act .

Marginal note: References

190 Every reference to the National Transportation Agency in any deed, contract, agreement or other document executed by the National Transportation Agency shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Rights and obligations

191 All rights and property of the National Transportation Agency and of Her Majesty in right of Canada that are under the administration and control of the National Transportation Agency and all obligations of the National Transportation Agency are transferred to the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Commencement of legal proceedings

192 Any action, suit or other legal proceeding in respect of an obligation or liability incurred by the National Transportation Agency may be brought against the Canadian Transportation Agency in any court that would have had jurisdiction if the action, suit or other legal proceeding had been brought against the National Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Continuation of legal proceedings

193 Any action, suit or other legal proceeding to which the National Transportation Agency is party pending in any court immediately before the day this section comes into force may be continued by or against the Canadian Transportation Agency in like manner and to the same extent as it could have been continued by or against the National Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Members cease to hold office

194 Except as provided for in subsection 195(4), all persons who hold office as a member of the National Transportation Agency immediately before the coming into force of this section cease to hold office on that day.

Marginal note: Continuation of proceedings

195 (1) Subject to this section, proceedings relating to any matter before the National Transportation Agency on the coming into force of this section, including any matter that is in the course of being heard or investigated by the National Transportation Agency, shall be continued by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Marginal note: Application of provisions (2) Unless the Governor in Council, by order, directs that proceedings continued under this section are to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the proceedings shall be dealt with and determined in accordance with the provisions of the National Transportation Act, 1987 as that Act read immediately before the coming into force of section 183.

Marginal note: Directions re proceedings (3) The Governor in Council may, by order, direct that proceedings in respect of any class of matter referred to in subsection (1) in respect of which no decision or order had been made on the coming into force of this section shall be

(a) discontinued, or
(b) continued by the Canadian Transportation Agency,

on the terms and conditions specified in the order for the protection and preservation of the rights and interests of the parties and of the general public.

(a) shall, unless the Governor in Council provides otherwise, be paid in a manner that is consistent with the remuneration the person was receiving immediately before the coming into force of this section; but
(b) that person’s status as a member does not preclude the appointment of up to three members under paragraph 7(2)(a) or up to three temporary members under subsection 9(1).

Marginal note: Continuation of previous orders, etc.

196 Subject to sections 197 to 199, every decision, order, licence, permit, rule, regulation and direction made or issued by the National Transportation Agency that was in force immediately before the coming into force of this section and that is not inconsistent with this Act or any other Act of Parliament continues in force as if it were a decision, order, license, permit, rule, regulation or direction made or issued by the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Marginal note: Continuation of railway crossing and junction orders

197 An order of the National Transportation Agency made under section 197 of the Railway Act continues to have effect as if it had been made under section 99 of this Act, but only to the extent that it is consistent with that section.

Marginal note: Continuation of road and utility crossing orders

198 An order of the National Transportation Agency made under subsection 196(6) or section 201, 202, 204, 212, 214 or 326 of the Railway Act continues to have effect as if it had been made under section 101 of this Act, but only to the extent that it is consistent with that section.

Marginal note: Continuation of private crossing orders

199 An order of the National Transportation Agency made under section 216 of the Railway Act continues to have effect as if it had been made under section 103 of this Act, but, if the Canadian Transportation Agency amends the order to authorize any new construction, payment of the costs of the new construction and maintenance of it are governed by subsection 103(3) of this Act.

200 [Repealed, 1996, c. 10, s. 200]

Marginal note: Expropriation under Railway Act

201 Where proceedings under or governed by sections 160 to 188 of the Railway Act were commenced before the coming into force of section 185 of this Act, those sections continue to apply in respect of those proceedings.

Marginal note: Confidentiality of information

201.1 (1) Where information concerning the costs of a railway company or other information that is by its nature confidential was obtained from the company by the Agency in the course of an investigation under the Railway Act or the National Transportation Act, 1987 , the information shall not be published or disclosed in such a manner as to be available for the use of any other person, except in accordance with subsection (2) or if, in the opinion of the Agency, the publication is necessary in the public interest.
Marginal note: Disclosure to Minister (2) The Agency shall disclose to the Minister any information in its possession, other than information contained in a confidential contract entered into under subsection 120(1) of the National Transportation Act, 1987 or subsection 126(1) of this Act.

Consequential and Related Amendments

202 to 274 [Amendments]

Conditional Amendments

275 to 277 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Marginal note: Coming into force

Footnote * 278 This Act or any of its provisions, or any provision enacted or amended by this Act, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Return to footnote * [Note: Act, except subsection 142(2), in force July 1, 1996, subsection 142(2) in force July 21, 1996, see SI/96-53.]

SCHEDULE I / ANNEXE I (Sections 116, 141, 142, 146.1) / (articles 116, 141, 142, 146.1)

CN Grain-Dependent Branch Lines / Embranchements du CN tributaires du transport du grain

SUBDIVISION	BETWEEN / ENTRE		MILEAGE / MILLAGES
Alliance	Alliance Jct. (M 0.0)	Alliance (M 59.7)	59.7
Amiens	Spiritwood (M 49.1)	England (M 75.0)	25.9
Arborfield	Crane (M 0.0)	Arborfield (M 19.4)	19.4
Athabasca	Morin Jct. (M 20.2)	Legal (M 32.2)	12.0
Avonlea	Moose Jaw Jct. (M 86.4)	Moose Jaw Jct. (M 88.3)	1.9
Barrhead	Carley Jct. (M 0.0)	Barrhead (M 26.5)	26.5
Battleford	Battleford (M 0.0)	Battleford Jct. (M 7.8)	7.8
Blaine Lake	Carlton (M 93.9)	Denholm (M 116.5)	22.6
Bolney	Spruce Lake Jct. (M 0.0)	Paradise Hill (M 15.7)	15.7
Brooksby	Naisberry Jct. (M 0.0)	Carrot River (M 51.1)	51.1
Carman	Carman Jct. (M 0.0)	Carman Jct. (M 0.1)	0.1
Central Butte	Kalium (M 25.0)	Mile 44.2 (M 44.2)	19.2
Conquest	Conrose Jct. (M 0.0)	Beechy (M 94.3)	94.3
Cowan	North Jct. (M 0.0)	Garland (M 39.9)	39.9
Cowan	Minitonas (M 85.1)	Swan River (M 98.5)	13.4
Craik	Warell (M 0.0)	Newcross (M 154.1)	154.1
Cromer	Maryfield (M 75.8)	Kipling (M 128.6)	52.8
Cudworth	Totzke (M 38.4)	St. Louis (M 84.6)	46.2
Elrose	Conquest Jct. (M 0.0)	Glidden (M 104.8)	104.8
Erwood	Swan River (M 0.0)	Birch River (M 22.9)	22.9
Glenavon	Kipling (M 0.0)	McCallum (M 87.5)	87.5
Grande Prairie	Hythe (M 89.1)	Dawson Creek (M 138.9)	49.8
Imperial	Watrous (M 0.0)	End of Track (M 9.2)	9.2
Lewvan	Minard Jct. (M 0.0)	Whitmore (M 115.9)	115.9
Mantario	Mantario Jct. (M 0.0)	Glidden (M 43.8)	43.8
Matador	Matador Jct. (M 0.0)	Kyle (M 29.7)	29.7
Miami	Morris (M 0.0)	Morris (M 2.0)	2.0
Neepawa	End of Track / Fin de la route (M 0.0)	Neepawa (M 1.1)	1.1
Preeceville	Thunderhill Jct. (M 0.0)	Sturgis Jct. (M 65.3)	65.3
Preeceville	Lilian (M 67.4)	Preeceville (M 72.7)	5.3
Rhein	Campbell (M 0.0)	Rhein (M 14.0)	14.0
Robinhood	Speers Jct. (M 0.0)	Glaslyn (M 69.6)	69.6
St. Brieux	St. Brieux Jct. (M 0.0)	Humboldt Jct. (M 54.1)	54.1
Tisdale	Hudson Bay (M 0.0)	Dief (M 157.6)	157.6
Turtleford	North Battleford (M 0.0)	St. Walburg (M 77.7)	77.7
White Bear	Eston Jct. (M 0.0)	Lacadena (M 24.5)	24.5
TOTAL CN	1597.4

CP Grain-Dependent Branch Lines / Embranchements du CP tributaires du transport du grain

SUBDIVISION	BETWEEN / ENTRE		MILEAGE / MILLAGES
Altawan	Shaunavon (M 0.0)	Notukeu (M 65.7)	65.7
Arborg	Rugby (M 5.4)	Arborg (M 74.9)	69.5
Arcola	Schwitzer (M 0.0)	Carlyle (M 86.9)	86.9
Bromhead	Estevan (M 0.0) End of Track / Fin de la route Southall Wye (M 1.0)	Tribune (M 41.0)	42.0
Bulyea	Neudorf (M 0.0)	Bulyea (M 86.4)	86.4
Cardston	Stirling (M 0.0)	Cardston (M 42.3)	42.3
Expanse	Curle (M 0.0) incl. Assiniboia East Spur (M 2.5) / y compris l’embranchement Assiniboia East	Assiniboia (M 65.2)	67.7
Fife Lake	Assiniboia (M 0.0)	Coronach (M 60.5)	60.5
Glenboro/Carman	Murray Park (M 5.1)	Souris (M 146.0)	140.9
Gravelbourg	Mossbank Jct. (M 0.0)	Hodgeville (M 53.1)	53.1
Gretna — La Rivière	Rosenfeld Jct. (M 0.0)	Altona (M 6.8)	6.8
Gretna — La Rivière	La Rivière (M 11.5)	Rosenfeld Jct. (M 54.2)	42.7
Hatton	Hatton (M 0.0)	Golden Prairie (M 17.8)	17.8
Irricana	Bassano (M 0.0)	Standard (M 36.5)	36.5
Kerrobert	Conquest (M 8.6) incl. Spur (M 1.4) / y compris l’embranchement (M 1.4)	Kerrobert (M 102.5)	95.3
Lac du Bonnet	Beauséjour (M 33.8)	Molson (M 43.6)	9.8
La Rivière	Rosenfeld (M 54.2)	La Rivière (M 111.0)	56.8
Lacombe	Stettler (M 59.5)	Nevis (M 70.8)	11.3
Lloydminster	Wilkie (M 0.0)	Lloydminster (M 104.3)	104.3
Lomond	Eltham (M 0.0)	Vauxhall (M 97.0)	97.0
Macklin	Kerrobert (M 0.0)	Macklin (M 46.4)	46.4
Macleod	Aldersyde (M 31.5)	High River (M 39.2)	7.7
Melfort	Lanigan (M 0.0)	Naicam (M 49.4)	49.4
Napinka	La Rivière (M 0.0)	Napinka (M 108.5)	108.5
Notukeu	Notukeu (M 0.0)	Val Marie (M 96.9)	96.9
Outlook	Moose Jaw (M 2.3)	Broderick (M 115.8)	113.5
Radville	Exon (M 0.0)	End of Track / Fin de la route (M 98.0)	98.0
Reford	Kerrobert (M 0.0)	Wilkie (M 42.8)	42.8
Rocanville	Sylspur (M 50.7)	Rocanville (M 53.5)	2.8
Shaunavon	Assiniboia (M 0.0)	Shaunavon (M 118.2)	118.2
Stirling	Etzikom (M 20.7)	Stirling (M 84.5)	63.8
Tisdale/Kelvington	Goudie (M 0.0) incl. Kelvington (M 14.2) / y compris l’embranchement Kelvington	Nipawin (M 131.7)	145.9
Tyvan	Stoughton (M 0.0)	Crecy (M 89.1)	89.1
Vanguard	Swift Current (M 0.3)	Meyronne (M 76.3)	76.0
White Fox	Nipawin (M 0.0)	Choiceland (M 28.4)	28.4
Willingdon	Lloydminster (M 0.0)	Bruderheim (M 144.1)	144.1
TOTAL CP	2424.8

1996, c. 10, Sch. I
2000, c. 16, s. 18

1996, ch. 10, ann. I
2000, ch. 16, art. 18