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This enactment modernizes and streamlines the regulation of
extra-provincial motor carrier (truck and bus) undertakings in Canada,
building on the reforms introduced in the Motor Vehicle Transport Act,
1987. The objective is a consistent national regime for motor carriers
focused on carrier safety regulation. The key components of the
enactment include
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(a) a national regulatory framework for provincial administration of
a safety performance-based regime for extra-provincial motor
carriers, based on the national safety standards developed by the
governments of Canada and the provinces in consultation with
industry and embodied in the National Safety Code for Motor
Carriers;
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(b) provision for national policy direction supporting the
implementation of that framework; and
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(c) provision for international arrangements for mutual recognition
of carrier safety performance assessment.
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