The Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (Bill S-2), which has just received Royal Assent, is another major step in improving road safety.This Act provides the Minister of Transport with new powers and the ability to: Order a company to recall a vehicle to correct a defect; Order a company to pay for the cost … Read more
Transport Canada suspended Island Express Air’s Air Operator Certificate. The suspension prohibits the company from providing commercial air services. The department took this action in the interest of public safety due to the airline’s February 23, 2018 accident in Abbotsford, B.C. and its contraventions of the Canadian Aviation Regulations. The full release is available online. Call 613-993-0055.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) appointments and reappointments to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and Pacific Pilotage Authority. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
National Aviation Day 2018 is also an occasion to highlight the Government of Canada’s Transportation 2030 strategy and our commitment to supporting greater choice, better service, lower costs, and new rights for air travellers. Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act aims to: Mandate the Canadian Transportation Agency to create regulations to provide air passengers with rights that … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced appointments and reappointments to the Pacific Pilotage Authority, Ridley Terminals Inc., and the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced appointments and reappointments in the transportation sector, including the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Laurentian Pilotage Authority, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Marine Atlantic Inc., St. John’s Port Authority, Saguenay Port Authority, and the Vancouver-Fraser Port Authority. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Another important decision was reached following the July 6, 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic. This decision concerns the federal prosecution carried out under the Railway Safety Act. Following the derailment, Transport Canada undertook a regulatory investigation to determine whether violations of the Railway Safety Act had occurred. The outcome of this federal prosecution is that six individuals pled guilty to … Read more
The Government of Canada, under the Oceans Protection Plan, is providing $12.6 million over three years to the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium to deliver a Marine Training Program in the North. The Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium will establish a marine training facility in Hay River, Northwest Territories through partnership with the Government of … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) issued the following statement regarding the release of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications’ report on connected and automated vehicles: “On behalf of the Government of Canada, we thank the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications for … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Israel Katz, Israel’s Minister of Transport and Intelligence, announced the recent conclusion of an expanded air transport agreement between Canada and Israel. The expanded agreement allows designated airlines to operate up to 19 passenger flights per week (up from 12). The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Innovation, Science and … Read more
