AreaCanada

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityGrains, oilseeds

Date01/05/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentTransportation policy

DescriptionRenewed and expanded the country\'s transportation law to ensure that Canadian farmers have timely access to reliable rail services, while preserving shipping rate competitiveness and providing sufficient economic incentives for rail companies to continue investing in rail infrastructure.

NotesCanada’s federal Government renewed and expanded the country\'s transportation law (known as Transportation Modernization Act), to ensure that Canadian farmers have timely access to reliable rail services (including under adverse weather conditions), while preserving shipping rate competitiveness and providing sufficient economic incentives for rail companies to continue investing in rail infrastructure.