CP/KCS – MERGER TAKES EFFECT TODAY, APRIL 14, 2023
CP-KCS Combination - Message from John Brooks, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer Today is a historic day for North American transportation as we combine two iconic railways to create C [...]
SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2023 – NOMINATIONS OPEN TO SEPT. 15
The Supply Chain Executive of the Year Award honours an individual in the supply chain community who has shown innovative leadership, dedication, and commitment to the practice of supp [...]
LABOUR UPDATE #2: BCMEA-ILWU: WEST COAST PORT WORKERS
As previously reported, the current two agreements between the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), representing longsh [...]
FEDERAL BUDGET 2023 – SUPPLY CHAIN ITEMS
The federal government tabled it's 2023 budget in Parliament this afternoon, March 28. Section 3.4 in Chapter 3, Transportation and Infrastructure Investment provides the specific sup [...]
“MOTIVE” FLEET MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
With the trend to digitization of supply chains, there are several systems that have recently come on the market to improve the ability to monitor service reliability in real time and [...]
STB APROVES CP ACQUISITION OF KCS WITH CONDITIONS
Further to last evening's message, the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued its decision on the CP acquisition of KCS earlier this morning. The STB approved the takeover with c [...]
SEAWAY OPENING 2023
The Canadian and US Great Lakes and Seaway authorities have announced the 2023 opening dates for the Seaway. The opening date for the 2023 navigation season is schedules to take place [...]
ELD ENFORCEMENT UPDATE #1 FEB. 13
As previously reported, enforcement of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations for inter-provincial and international trucking commenced on January 1, 2023. Enforcement of the [...]
ARUN THANGARAJ BECOMES DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
On February 10, the Prime Minister announced a number of changes to the senior civil service including the appointment of Mr. Arun Thangaraj as Deputy Minister of Transport, effective [...]
Supply Chain Executive of the Year 2022
Ottawa, January 10, 2023The Freight Management Association of Canada (FMA) is pleased to announce that James Johnstone, Head of Transportation at Giant Tiger, has been named the Supply [...]
RAIL LABOUR UPDATE: CN RAIL TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SETTLE
As previously reported, the eight railway agreements due to expire on December 31, 2022, have all been under negotiation. Five are at CN and three at CP. The unions involved are primar [...]
CANADIAN WEST COAST LONGSHORE LABOUR NEGOTIATIONS ANNOUNCED
BCMEA to Commence Bargaining with Longshore Workers at West Coast PortsThe BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has sent notice to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union [...]
US RAIL LABOUR UPDATE – DEC. 2
U.S. President Signs Resolution HJ-100 This Morning. Progressive Railroading is reporting as follows.President Joe Biden this morning signed legislation to prevent a national rail stri [...]
BILL C-33 STRENGTHENING THE PORT SYSTEM AND RAILWAY SAFETY IN CANADA ACT
On November 17, the Minister of Transport introduced Bill C-33, the Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act for first reading in the House of Commons.The Ministe [...]
ELD ENFORCEMENT DATE – JANUARY 1, 2023
The federal regulation mandating the requirement for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in trucks came into effect on June 12, 2021, but enforcement of the regulation was deferred and w [...]
CFIA INVASIVE SPECIES NOTICE
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is a science-based regulatory agency with the mandate to safeguard Canada’s plants, animals and food supply. As Canada’s national plant prote [...]
ELD ENFORCEMENT DATE – JANUARY 1, 2023
The federal regulation mandating the requirement for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in trucks came into effect on June 12, 2021, but enforcement of the regulation was deferred and [...]
CN SIGNAL MAINTAINER STRIKE UPDATE
CN as announced today that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has agreed to end their strike and has also agreed to binding arbitration. The strike will officia [...]
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION REGULATIONS – RAIL – JULY 5 UPDATE
The Transportation Modernization Act (TMA) of 2018 introduced temporary requirements for class 1 rail carriers to report service and performance information (which is reported publicly [...]
ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE (ELD) TRANSITION PERIOD EXTENDED
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA), representing Transport Canada and the provincial Transport Departments, has announced that the ELD "soft implementation" [...]
Government of Canada proposes to include new freight rail data in Transportation Information Regulations to help strengthen Canada’s supply chain infrastructure
May 6, 2022, Ottawa, Transport Canada Canada’s freight rail system is a key component of the national supply chain, moving more than 332 million tons of essential Canadian goods each [...]
Canada’s Logistics Conference 2022 – June 8-10, 2022
June 8-10, 2022 – Montreal, QCOnline Hybrid Event - Early-bird deadline April 25CITT’s annual PD and networking event, Canada’s Logistics Conference, returns this spring with a hybrid [...]
U.S. SENATE PASSES OSRA22
The U.S. Senate has passed their version of Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA22) on March 31. Both houses of the U.S. Congress have now passed their respective versions of OSRA. The next [...]
AIR CARGO ALLEGED PRICE FIXING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
This message will be of interest to companies that used air cargo services from Air Canada and British Airways between January 2000 and September 2006 Siskinds LLP has contacted FMA re [...]
CROSS BORDER TRUCKER VACCINATIONS – UPDATE #8
Truck Driver Protest Convoy in Ottawa January 29 - 30The Canadian and U.S. regulations requiring cross-border truck drivers to be fully vaccinated, has been in effect for crossing into [...]
