MEDIA ROOM

FMA will provide periodic updates on the proposed merger as new information becomes available.Expedited AnalysisCP and KCS have formally requested to the U.S. Surface Transportation Bo [...]

The Federal Government announced its 2021 budget on the afternoon of April 19.The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has analyzed the budget from a business perspective and has issued a news [...]

As previously reported, mediated negotiations resumed on April 15. No information has been issued on the April 15 discussions and it is not known whether negotiations continued on the [...]

As FMA reported yesterday, the Labour Canada mediation service called the parties to separate meetings on Tuesday. Following from those meetings, the Labour Canada mediation service ha [...]

Following the recent MEA action reducing compensation for time not worked, and the partial strike by the longshore workers, MEA has reported that the Labour Canada mediation service ha [...]

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) reports that the union will be holding a news conference today at 1:00 p.m. EDT. It is likely that the discussion will be primarily in French.M [...]

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) provide the following information to FMA. The Port of Montreal suffered a substantial 11%-volume drop in March, caused by the uncertainty and a [...]

FMA participated in a virtual meeting on Tuesday hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to discuss the Port of Montreal situation. Most of the information during the call was provi [...]

FMA continues its outreach to various government departments and agencies with regard to the container service issues that importers and exporters have been experiencing since mid 2020 [...]

Although there still remain many details to be revealed, the FMA is cautiously optimistic that the announcement of the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern will ben [...]

The most recent information that FMA has received indicates that the outcome of the union vote on the MEA's "final offer" expected on Sunday, March 21, remains uncertain. As we have in [...]

FMA is the Canadian member of the GSF. The GSF is now arranging a quarterly detailed analysis of global ocean container service.The GSF recently issued the detailed report on global oc [...]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 375 has informed its members today, March 14, that the employer bargaining agent, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), has issued a f [...]

FMA has been informed that the mediated negotiations that commenced yesterday, March 10, are continuing today.Our colleagues at the Shipping Federation of Canada (SFC) issued a bulleti [...]

On March 2, The Hon. Omar Alghabra, Minster of Transport, issued a news release confirming that the implementation date for installation of ELDs on trucks in Canada will remain at June [...]

FMA Letter to the Labour Minister As approved by the Board of Directors, FMA has written to the Hon. Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, with copies to the Prime Minister, The Transpor [...]

Service Update - All ModesAir CargoNo air cargo service issues have been reported since update #62.The media report that demand remains high which is resulting in rate increases.Air Ca [...]

Background The Maritime Employers Association (MEA), represents the terminal operators at the Port of Montreal, and is the bargaining agent with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, [...]

The area from northwestern Ontario through to Alberta is experiencing severe winter conditions that are impacting rail operations on CN, CP and western Canadian short line railways. Tr [...]

The FMA Rail Committee met by video-conference on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Attached is the summary of the major agenda items included in the discussion. These items were proposed Tra [...]

CP and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), representing rail traffic controllers announced that they had reached a tentative three-year agreement. The CP news release quotes the T [...]

The CSCT was established several years ago by Transport Canada to bring together various supply chain partners to discuss and monitor rail freight service across Canada.The CSCT met by [...]

The Prime Minister announced a Cabinet shuffle today that has the Honourable Marc Garneau moving from Transport to Global Affairs. The Hon. Omar Alghabra, MP for Mississauga Centre, ha [...]

Service Update - All ModesAir CargoNo air cargo service issues have been reported since update #61.The Loadstar reports that rates are forecast to remain high for up to six months with [...]

Through our colleagues at the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, we have been made aware of a short on-line COVID-19 "Work-safe" Training program that will be useful for truck driv [...]