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Reference is made to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal, on May 28, 1999 (Montreal Convention), which came into force on November 4, 2003 for international carriage between Canada and countries that have ratified the Convention....
Publication | 2016-11-16
Introduction
On June 22, 2007, Parliament enacted amendments to the Canada Transportation Act (the CTA) which came into force the same day.
The CTA now authorizes the Canadian Transportation Agency (the Agency), a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal of the federal government, to resolve...
Publication | 2016-10-03
Introduction to Info Source
Info Source: Sources of Federal Government and Employee Information provides information about the functions, programs, activities and related information holdings of government institutions subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. It provides...
Publication | 2016-09-19
Getting started
Overview
Issues eligible for arbitration
How to apply
Eligibility of submissions
Objections
Scenarios where a railway company can object to an application
Procedures for the adjudication of objections
Principles related...
Publication | 2016-07-18
Note
The Agency is reviewing guidance materials as part of its Regulatory Modernization Initiative. As a result, the rates in the Guide to Railway Charges for Crossing Maintenance and Construction will remain unchanged for 2016.
July 1, 2016
Introduction
The Canadian Transportation Agency (...
Publication | 2016-07-08
Introduction
More and more travellers are using the websites of transportation service providers to arrange travel. If persons with disabilities are to have equal access to these websites, transportation service providers must ensure that their websites are accessible. This resource tool is...
Publication | 2016-07-08
Part 1 - Insurance Requirements - Background and Features
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to assist stakeholders to understand and comply with the new insurance requirements under the Safe and Accountable Rail Act (SARA) and to inform them about the process that the Canadian...
Publication | 2016-06-15
Executive summary
Introduction and background
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal of the Government of Canada. Part V of the Agency's enabling statute, the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10 (CTA), contains accessible transportation...
Publication | 2016-06-15
Background
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) is responsible for ensuring that undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities are removed from air and federal rail, ferry and bus services and facilities. It seeks to remove these obstacles by:
administering regulations and...
Publication | 2016-06-08
Introduction
This resource tool is designed to help parties who wish to construct a railway line across another railway line.
Agreements
The parties involved in constructing a railway line across another railway line may negotiate any aspect of a crossing. Under section 99 (Part III) of the...
Publication | 2016-04-22