Press Release Department: Federal - Transport Canada

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) and President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is contributing up to $4.1 million to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority under the National Trade Corridors Fund to provide relief in the aftermath of the floods in British Columbia. The initiative, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, will help ease supply … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) and the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for the Province of British Columbia, Rob Fleming, announced the creation of a joint Federal/Provincial Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to restore the flow of goods through the … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today is the Canadian National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. A day to think about what we must all do to make Canada’s highways and roads safer,” he said. “Over the past two decades, road fatalities have declined 41 per cent and serious injuries 39 per cent, … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) was in Glasgow, U.K., as part of Canada’s efforts to build partnerships for ambitious action in the global fight against climate change. Nov. 10 marked the first-ever Transport Day at COP26. Alghabra participated in a panel on zero-emission vehicles to highlight the importance of global cooperation to achieve 100 per cent … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.), Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Minister of Public Services and Procurement Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) issued a statement: “The health and … Read more

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) informed the citizens of the communities of Lac-Mégantic, Nantes and Frontenac of the bypass project’s significant progress in recent months. Transport Canada also established a Neighbourhood Committee with a mandate to provide information about the activities underway and next steps of the project. The full release is available online. Call 613-993-0055.

Transport Canada is easing the restriction on international flight arrivals. The department is expanding the scope of the existing Notice to Airmen that currently directs international passenger flights into 10 Canadian airports.  Effective on November 30, 2021, international flights carrying passengers will be permitted to land at the following additional Canadian airports: St. John’s International John … Read more

Transport Canada issued the final orders and guidance to airlines and railways to implement the vaccination requirements for travellers which are effective at 3 a.m. Oct. 30, 2021. As of Nov. 30, a negative COVID-19 molecular test will no longer be accepted as an alternative to vaccination. If travellers have not already started the vaccination process, … Read more

Based on the improved COVID-19 situation in Morocco, Transport Canada will lift the Notice to Airmen that restricts direct flights to Canada from Morocco. To allow for the safe resumption of these flights, the following additional public health measures will be introduced. Travellers who are eligible to enter Canada and who depart Morocco for Canada via an indirect … Read more

As Canada prepares for the return of direct flights from India to Canada, Transport Canada is announcing an extension of the Notice to Airmen that restricts all direct commercial and private passenger flights to Canada from India until September 26, 2021, at 23:59 EDT. Once the restriction on direct flights expires, travellers eligible to enter … Read more