Press Release Department: Federal - Transport Canada

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) addressed over 1,500 delegates from Member States and representatives from international organizations at the 39th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly. Garneau stressed the importance of working closely with international partners to promote the safety, security, and environmentally sustainable growth of global aviation. The Minister reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to ICAO as … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) attended the G7 Transport Ministers’ meeting in Karuizawa, Japan, where the ministers adopted two joint declarations on: the development and widespread use of advanced technology for automobiles and roads and strategies for new and aging transport infrastructure. Canada is pleased with the outcome reached by the G7 ministers in supporting the global Market-Based … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued the following statement on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s report regarding onboard locomotive voice and video recorders: “The release of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s study on locomotive voice and video recorders is a positive development for rail safety. The benefits of voice and video recorders are well … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Brian Mason, Alberta’s Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure, Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton and Larry Kostiuk, Associate Vice-President (Research) at the University of Alberta, announced that the ACTIVE-AURORA project is now testing a variety of connected vehicle applications on roads in Edmonton, as part of the ACTIVE Test-Bed. The announcement of … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Kate Young (London West, Ont.) announced an investment of $2.55 million for improvements at VIA Rail’s London and Sarnia stations. These projects are being partially funded through a $34.4 million investment that was allocated to several improvement projects as part of the federal infrastructure initiative announced in Budget 2016. The full … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Jim McKnight, President of the North Peace Airport Society, announced the completion of a safety improvement project at the North Peace Regional Airport. The Airport recently received delivery of two new aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles (ARFF), at a cost of $1.9 million provided by the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP). The full … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), together with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.), Mark Wallace, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs for Canadian Pacific, and Chief Jonathan Kruger of the Penticton Indian Band announced an agreement to transfer five parcels of land totalling approximately 45 acres to the Penticton Indian Band. The land will be … Read more

Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced the renaming of the Greater Moncton International Airport to the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, in honour of the 25th Governor General of Canada from 1995-1999. The new name is effective immediately. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. On behalf of Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Parliamentary … Read more

Transport Canada is investigating a case of a ruptured driver airbag inflator that caused a fatal injury in Newfoundland and Labrador. The ruptured inflator is manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and is not related to recent Takata airbag inflator failures. Two previous incidents involving ARC inflator ruptures occurred in the United States, both causing serious injuries. Transport Canada and the … Read more

In 2015, more than 146,000 carloads of crude oil were shipped throughout Canada by rail. Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued Protective Direction 38, which accelerates the phasing out of DOT-111 tank cars for crude oil service to November 1, 2016. The accelerated timeline will phase out unjacketed legacy DOT-111 tank cars six months early and legacy … Read more