The following publicly available documents are provided for your information and convenience:
- Bill C-49: Transportation Modernization Act
- WCSC Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications – February 6, 2018
- WCSC Brief to the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities – September 12, 2017
- WCSC Response to Bill C-49 – July 14, 2017
- Transport Canada – Preliminary Consultation on Canadian Updates to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations
- WCSC Submission – February 22, 2017
- Canadian Transportation Agency Consultation – Methodology for Determining the Capital Structure of CN and CP
- FPAC/WCSC Joint Submission – October 14, 2016
- Canadian Transportation Act Review Panel Report – February 25, 2016
- Volume 1 – Pathways Connecting Canada’s Transportation System to the World
- Volume 2 – Appendices
- WCSC Response to the Review Panel Report – June 2016
- Alberta Forest Products Industry/Northern Alberta Development Council
- Presentation – February 8, 2016
- Container Weight Verification (article by Colin Laughlan, Director of Communications, Logico Carbon Solutions Inc.)
- Self-verification may not achieve new IMO regulations – December 2014/January 2015
- Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum
- Round 1 Stakeholder Engagement Presentation – June 23, 2015
- BloombergBusiness Article
- BNSF Charging Lower Rates for Most-Modern Crude-by-Rail Cars – June 16, 2015 (by Lynn Doan)
- The Hill Times – Articles re Railway Market Power
- Tackling Railway Market Power – May 18, 2015 (by Bob Ballantyne)
- Dispelling the myth of railway ‘market power’ – June 15, 2015 (by Michael Bourke)
- Open Letter – CP Rail CEO, by Harrison Hunter
- The Hill Times Transportation Policy Briefing – April 6, 2015 (see WCSC Advertisement on page 22)
- Government of Canada Introduces Legislation
- Hon. Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport Canada introduces legislation to strengthen rail safety and accountability – February 20, 2015
- Business in Vancouver Article
- The Canadian Transportation Act Review Panel
- CP Rail Submission to the CTA Review Panel – added March 25, 2015 (document not dated)
- WCSC Submission to the CTA Review Panel – December 15, 2014
- WCSC Supplementary Submission to the CTA – April 2015
- RBC Capital Markets
- RBC 2015 North American Shipper Survey – December 2, 2014
- Government of Alberta Webinar Presentation
- Potential Policy Options for the Canada Transportation Act Review – Rail Transportation Task Team (October 15, 2014)
- Truck Licensing System (TLS) Reform documents:
- PMV Letter to Local Carriers and Stakeholders (October 13, 2015)
- Port Metro Vancouver Final Discussion Guide (October 2015)
- Notice – Environmental Truck Age and Operating Requirements (October 8, 2015)
- Port Metro Vancouver Truck Licensing System Input Consideration Memo – Phase 2 Consultation (November 2014)
- Port Metro Vancouver Truck Licensing System Participant Discussion Guide – Phase 2 Consultation (November 4-17, 2014)
- Port Metro Vancouver Truck Licensing System Presentation – Phase 2 Consultation (November 2014)
- Letter of Thanks / Anticipated Next Steps – Greg Rogge, PMV Director, Land Operations (October 17, 2014)
- Lucent Strategies Consultation Summary Report (August 2014)
- Appendices to the Lucent Strategies Consultation Summary Report – a) Consultation Materials, and b) Meeting Notes & Written Submissions (April 2014)
- Port Metro Vancouver’s Input Consideration Memo (October 2014)
- Governments Unveil New Model of Port Metro Vancouver’s Container Trucking Industry documents:
- Government of Canada News Release – Governments Unveil New Model of Port Metro Vancouver’s Container Trucking Industry (October 15, 2014)
- Government of Canada Backgrounder – Canada and BC Government Unveil New Model for Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Industry (October 15, 2014)
- Port Metro Vancouver News Release – Port Metro Vancouver to Launch New Truck Licensing System to Stabilize Port Operations (October 15, 2014)
- Recommendation Report – BC Lower Mainland Ports (Vince Ready and Corinn Bell, September 25, 2014)
- Canola Growers Consider Options with Agency Decision on Rail Service Complaint (October 2, 2014)
- CP Rail Takes Gov’t to Court – re Bill C-30 An Act To Amend The Canada Grains Act (Blacklock’s Reporter September 15, 2015)
- FMA Questions to Transport Canada – re Third Party Liability (August 28, 2014)
- CTA Letter (Geoffrey C. Hare) – re Revisions to the Uniform Classification of Accounts & Related Railway Records (August 14, 2014)
- CTA – Final UCA – Uniform Classification of Accounts and Related Railway Records
- Fair Rail for Grain Farmers – a Government of Canada Presentation
- Bill C-30 – introduced into the House of Commons for First Reading (March 26, 2014)
- Harper Government Introduces Legislation to Address Rail Capacity Challenges – News Release and Backgrounder (March 26, 2014)
- PRÉCIS – An Act to Amend the Grain Act and the Canadian Transportation Act
- Western Grain Elevator Association Response – WGEA’s Wade Sobkowich responds to article by Murray Mandryk – Rein in railways and grain companies (February 25, 2014)
- FMA Response to CTA Consultation Questions – Consultation Questions for the Review of Third Party Liability Insurance Regulations
- Discussion Paper – Liability and Compensation Regime for Rail
- Questions for Railways – Strengthening the Federal Liability and Compensation Regime for Rail
- Questions for Shippers of Dangerous Goods – Strengthening the Federal Liability and Compensation Regime for Rail
- Discussion Paper – Mining Association of Canada – Two-Tiered Rail Liability Regime
- Port Alberni Port Authority News Release – Trans-Shipment Feasibility Study (August 12, 2014)
- Port Alberni Trans-Shipment Hub Feasibility Study – Expected Economic Impacts of PATH Project (May 8, 2014)
- Project Brief – PATH Pre Feasibility Study