Bill C-14
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AN ACT TO CONTINUE THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AS THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, TO CONSOLIDATE AND REVISE THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ACT, 1987 AND THE RAILWAY ACT AND TO AMEND OR REPEAL OTHER ACTS AS A CONSEQUENCE |
SHORT TITLE |
| 1. Short title
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HER MAJESTY |
| 2. Binding on Her Majesty
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APPLICATION |
| 3. Application generally
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| 4. Conflicts
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY |
| 5. Declaration
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INTERPRETATION |
| 6. Definitions
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PART I |
ADMINISTRATION |
Canadian Transportation Agency |
| Continuation and Organization
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| 7. Agency continued
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| 8. Term of members
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| 9. Temporary members
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| 10. Members - conflicts of interest
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| Remuneration
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| 11. Remuneration
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| 12. Members - retirement pensions
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| Chairperson
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| 13. Duties of Chairperson
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| 14. Absence of Chairperson
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| 15. Absence of both Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson
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| Quorum
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| 16. Quorum
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| Rules
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| 17. Rules
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| Head Office
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| 18. Head Office
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| Staff
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| 19. Secretary, officers and employees
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| 20. Technical experts
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| Records
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| 21. Duties of Secretary
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| 22. Copies of documents obtainable
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| 23. Judicial notice of documents
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| Powers of Agency
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| 24. Policy governs Agency
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| 25. Agency powers in general
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| 25.1 Power to award costs
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| 26. Compelling observance of
obligations
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| 27. Relief
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| 28. Orders
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| 29. Time for making decisions
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| 30. Pending proceedings
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| 31. Fact finding is conclusive
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| 32. Review of decisions and orders
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| 33. Enforcement of decision or order
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| 34. Fees
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| 35. Fees for witnesses
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| 36. Approval of regulations required
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| Inquiries
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| 37. Inquiry into complaint
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| 38. Appointment of person to conduct
inquiry
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| 39. Powers on inquiry
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| Review and Appeal
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| 40. Governor in Council may vary or
rescind orders, etc.
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| 41. Appeal from Agency
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| Report of Agency
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| 42. Report of Agency
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Governor in Council |
| Directions to Agency
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| 43. Policy directions
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| 44. Delay of binding effect
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| 45. Referral to committee
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| 46. Consultation required
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| Extraordinary Disruptions
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| 47. Governor in Council may prevent
disruptions
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Minister |
| Support Agreements
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| 48. Support agreements
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| Inquiries
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| 49. Minister may request inquiry
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| Transportation Information
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| 50. Regulations re information
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| 51. Confidentiality of information
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| Industry Review
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| 52. Industry review
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| Review of Act
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| 53. Statutory review
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General |
| 54. Appointment of receiver not to
bar jurisdiction
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PART II |
AIR TRANSPORTATION |
Interpretation and Application |
| 55. Definitions
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| 56. Non-application of Part
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Prohibitions |
| 57. Prohibition re operation
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| 58. Licence not transferable
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| 59. Prohibition re sale
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| 60. Provision of aircraft with flight
crew
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Licence for Domestic Service |
| 61. Issue of licence
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| 62. Qualification exemption
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| 63. Mandatory suspension or
cancellation
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| 64. Notice of discontinuance or
reduction of certain services
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| 65. Complaints re non-compliance
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| 66. Disallowance or reduction of
basic fare or increase
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| 67. Tariffs to be made public
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| 68. Non-application of fares, etc.
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Licence for Scheduled International Service |
| 69. Issue of licence
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| 70. Determination of scheduled
international service
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| 71. Terms and conditions of
scheduled international licence
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| 72. Mandatory suspension or
cancellation
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Licence for Non-scheduled International Service |
| 73. Issue of licence
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| 74. Terms and conditions of
non-scheduled international licence
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| 75. Mandatory suspension or
cancellation
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Ministerial Directions for International Service |
| 76. Minister may issue directions
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Duties and Powers of Agency |
| 77. Duties and functions of Agency
under international agreements, etc.
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| 78. Agency powers qualified by
certain agreements, etc.
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| 79. Agency may refuse
licence - individuals
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| 80. Exemption
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| 81. Inquiry into licensing matters
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| 82. Licensee to provide notification
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| 83. Disclosure of information
required
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| 84. Notification of agent required
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| 85. Notice of change of address
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Regulations |
| 86. Regulations
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PART III |
RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION |
DIVISION I |
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION |
| 87. Definitions
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| 88. Application
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| 89. Special Act railways declared to
be works for general advantage of Canada
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DIVISION II |
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS |
| Certificate of Fitness
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| 90. Certificate required
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| 91. Application for certificate of
fitness
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| 92. Issuance of certificate of fitness
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| 93. Variation of certificate
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| 94. Notice of insurance changes
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| General Powers of Railway Companies
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| 95. Powers
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| Land Transfer
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| 96. Land taken pursuant to section
134 of Railway Act
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| 97. Land obtained for railway
purposes
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| Railway Lines
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| 98. No construction without Agency
approval
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| 99. Filing agreements
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| Road and Utility Crossings
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| 100. Definitions
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| 101. Filing agreements
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| Private Crossings
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| 102. Divided land
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| 103. Other crossings may be ordered
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DIVISION III |
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF RAILWAY COMPANIES |
| Mortgages and Hypotheques
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| 104. Deposit and notice of mortgage or
hypotheque
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| Documents Dealing with Rolling Stock
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| 105. Deposit of documents
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| Insolvent Railway Companies
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| 106. Scheme may be filed in Federal
Court
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| 107. Assent to scheme
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| 108. Application for confirmation of
scheme
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| 109. Rules of practice
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| 110. Copies of the scheme to be kept
for sale
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DIVISION IV |
RATES, TARIFFS AND SERVICES |
| Interpretation
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| 111. Definitions
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| Rates and Conditions of Service
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| 112. Commercially fair and reasonable
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| Level of Services
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| 113. Accommodation for traffic
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| 114. Facilities for traffic
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| 115. Adequate and suitable
accommodation
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| 116. Complaint and investigation
concerning company's obligations
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| Tariffs - General
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| 117. Rates to be charged
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| Tariffs - Freight
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| 118. Freight tariff requested by shipper
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| 119. Increasing rates in freight tariff
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| 120. Application to vessels
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| Joint Rates
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| 121. Continuous route in Canada
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| 122. Publication requirements for joint
tariff or rate
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| 123. Publication of joint
tariff - from Canada to or through foreign country
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| 124. Publication of joint
tariff - from foreign country to or through Canada
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| 125. Continuous carriage not to be
prevented
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| Confidential Contracts
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| 126. Confidential contracts
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| Interswitching
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| 127. Application to interswitch traffic
between connecting lines
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| 128. Regulations
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| Competitive Line Rates
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| 129. Application
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| 130. When competitive line rate to be
established on shipper's request
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| 131. Shipper and connecting carriers
must agree
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| 132. Application to Agency to
establish competitive line rates
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| 133. Competitive line rate
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| 134. Rate to be included in tariff or
confidential contract
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| 135. Effective period of rate
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| 136. Obligation of carriers to provide
cars
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| Limiting Carriers' Liability
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| 137. Agreement limiting liability
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| Running Rights and Joint Track Usage
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| 138. Application by railway company
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| 139. Request for joint or common use
of right-of-way
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DIVISION V |
TRANSFERRING AND DISCONTINUING THE OPERATION OF RAILWAY LINES |
| 140. Definition of ``railway line''
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| 141. Three year plan
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| 142. Compliance with steps for
discontinuation
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| 143. Advertisement of availability of
railway line for continued rail operations
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| 144. Disclosure of process
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| 145. Offer to governments
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| 146. Discontinuation
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DIVISION VI |
TRANSPORTATION OF WESTERN GRAIN |
| Interpretation
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| 147. Definitions
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| Application of Division IV
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| 148. Application to tariffs and rates
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| Maximum Rate Scale
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| 149. Maximum rate scale for the
1995-96 crop year
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| 150. Determination of maximum rate
scale
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| Tariff of Rates
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| 151. Rates to conform with this
Division
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| 152. Higher rates in respect of joint
line movements
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| 153. Higher rates in respect of certain
railway cars
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| Regulations
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| 154. Prescribed railway companies
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| Review
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| 155. Review
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DIVISION VII |
OTHER MATTERS |
| Accounting
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| 156. Uniform accounting system for
CN and CP
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| Determination of Costs
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| 157. Regulations for determining costs
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| 157.1 Agreements to apply
transportation law to provincial railways
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| Police Constables
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| 158. Appointment of police constables
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PART IV |
FINAL OFFER ARBITRATION |
Application |
| 159. Application of sections 161 to 169
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| 160. Rail passenger services
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Final Offer Arbitration |
| 161. Submission for final offer
arbitration
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| 162. Arbitration
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| 163. Procedure
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| 164. Arbitration information
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| 165. Decision of arbitrator
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| 166. Arbitration fees
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| 167. Confidentiality of information
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| 168. Termination of proceedings
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| 169. List of arbitrators
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PART V |
TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| 170. Regulations
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| 171. Coordination
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| 172. Inquiry re obstacles to persons
with disabilities
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PART VI |
GENERAL |
Enforcement |
| 173. False information, etc.
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| 174. Offence
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| 175. Officers, etc., of corporation re
offences
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| 176. Time limit for commencement of
proceedings
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Administrative Monetary Penalties |
| 177. Regulation-making powers
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| 178. Notices of violation
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| 179. Violations
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| 180. Issuance of notice of violation
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| 181. Time limit for proceedings
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PART VII |
REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AND CONDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE |
Repeals |
| 182. Government Railways Act
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| 183. National Transportation Act,
1987
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| 184. Passenger Tickets Act
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| 185. Railway Act
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Transitional Provisions |
| 186. Definition of ``National
Transportation Agency''
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| 187. Powers, duties and functions
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| 188. Appropriations
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| 189. Employment continued
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| 190. References
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| 191. Rights and obligations
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| 192. Commencement of legal
proceedings
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| 193. Continuation of legal proceedings
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| 194. Members cease to hold office
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| 195. Continuation of proceedings
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| 196. Continuation of previous orders,
etc.
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| 197. Continuation of railway crossing
and junction orders
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| 198. Continuation of road and utility
crossing orders
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| 199. Continuation of private crossing
orders
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| 200. Exception - previously
authorized companies
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| 201. Expropriation under Railway Act
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| 201.1 Confidentiality of information
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Consequential and Related Amendments |
| 202-203.3 Access to Information Act
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| 204-205. Aeronautics Act&
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| 206. Air Canada Public Participation
Act
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| 207-210. Canadian Transportation
Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act
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| 210.1 CN Commercialization Act
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| 211. Coasting Trade Act
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| 212-214. Canada Business Corporations
Act
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| 215. Dry Docks Subsidies Act
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| 216-222. Energy Supplies Emergency Act
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| 223-224. Exchequer Court Act
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| 225-226. Excise Tax Act
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| 227. Explosives Act
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| 228. Expropriation Act
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| 229. Federal Court Act
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| 229.1-229.2 Financial Administration Act
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| 229.3 Government Employees
Compensation Act
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| 230. Harbour Commissions Act
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| 231-232. Heritage Railway Stations
Protection Act
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| 233. Judges Act
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| 234-235. Canada Labour Code
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| 236. National Capital Act
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| 237-245. National Energy Board Act
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| 246. National Parks Act
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| 247. Non-smokers' Health Act
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| 248. Northwest Territories Waters Act
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| 249-250. Nunavut Act
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| 251-252. Pilotage Act
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| 253-254. Privacy Act
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| 255-256. Public Service Staff Relations Act
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| 257-258. Public Service Superannuation
Act
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| 259-260. Railway Relocation and Crossing
Act
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| 261-268. Railway Safety Act
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| 269. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
Act
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| 270-271. Shipping Conferences Exemption
Act, 1987
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| 271.1-272. Department of Transport Act
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| 273. Dominion Water Power Act
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| 274. Yukon Waters Act
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Conditional Amendments |
| 275. 1994, c. 47
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| 276-277. 1995, c. 17
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Coming into Force |
| 278. Coming into force
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SCHEDULE I |
SCHEDULE II |
SCHEDULE III |
SCHEDULE IV |