OTTAWA — The Canadian government will require railroads to provide more detailed information on traffic and performance under amendments to Canada’s Transportation Information Regulations, Transport Canada announced on Monday, Jan. 9.
The information, to be reported weekly, will be published on the government’s Transportation Data and Information Hub. The new rules take effect April 4, 2023.
Information to be reported will include origination, destination, and commodity types for railcars; waybill information; and weekly service and performance information including the average daily number of loaded and empty cars on line; dwell time at origin, destination, and terminals; average velocity; locomotive fleet status; and the number of available railway operating employees. Complete details are available here.
The changes are part of the government’s response to the final report issued last year by the National Supply Chain Task force, which called for more transparency in supply-chain performance [see “Canadian task force issues final report …,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 7, 2022].
“Ensuring access to detailed service and performance information for Canada’s railway sector is another way we are contributing to building even more productive exchanges among supply chain members,” Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a press release. “This also reflects our commitment to strengthening Canada’s supply chain and improving our economy.”
