AreaCanada

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date01/08/2016

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentTransport measures

DescriptionExtended the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act (Bill C-30) until 1 August 2017. The relevant provisions, inter alia, grant the government the right to set the volume of grains to be transported by railway companies and to impose fines on underperformers.