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Drivers Inc: Classification issues in transportation
Introduction Proper classification of drivers is an ongoing issue. The way drivers are classified can significantly impact the obligations and operations of a business, as independent contractors are excluded from most employment standards and labour relations legislation both federally and...
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Transport Canada’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy
Transport Canada (“TC”) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center to develop TC’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy (“Vehicle Cyber Strategy”). The Vehicle Cyber Strategy is intended to set out forward-looking cyber security priorities for TC over the...
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CBSA Interim Turnaround Policy expiring November 2, 2020
Highway carriers engaged in cross-border operations should be aware that the Interim Turnaround Policy (the “Policy”) implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) will expire as of 11:59pm P.T. on November 2, 2020, as set out in Customs Notice...
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Supreme Court of Canada hears carbon tax constitutionality appeals
On September 22 and 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (« SCC« ) heard appeals by Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta regarding the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the « GGPPA« ). The SCC will decide whether the GGPPA, which regulates...
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Legal Perspectives on a Global Pandemic: COVID-19 as a ‘Teachable Moment’ for Carriers
Private Motor Carrier Magazine, Vol. 8, Issue 3, pg 31 - 33
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, private motor carriers may need to hit the reset button, learn from this experience, and look for ways to improve operational efficiency and scalability going forward. Contract terms, policies, practices and procedures should...
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How to avoid the pitfalls when buying a trucking business
Trucknews.com blog
The process for buying a trucking company is not identical to the purchase and sale of other types of companies. There are different considerations to be mindful of, and pitfalls that can occur without the proper due diligence. Read the...
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New safety guidance for commercial vehicle operations during COVID-19
Transport Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Employment and Social Development Canada have collaborated to produce safety guidance for the further protection of drivers and employees working in commercial vehicle operations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The document...
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On the front line: Keeping supply chains moving despite COVID-19
Canada’s supply chains must continue to move across the country and around the world, and our clients in the transportation and logistics industries are on the front line in this endeavour. We salute their efforts, recognizing that they face unprecedented...
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COVID-19: Exemptions: Hours of services; TDG; Quebec spring thaw weight restrictions
This bulletin is being written in line with the rapidly changing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to provide a high level overview of the recent developments in order to assist our transportation and logistics clients better understand...
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Labour Board rules that Foodora couriers can unionize
In Canadian Union of Postal Workers v Foodora Inc., released on February 25, 2020, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the « Board ») held that Foodora couriers can unionize under the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (« Act ») on the basis that they are...
