Business & Industry
Register for FAST in September: Events in Calais, ME & Pembina, ND
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is holding Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program registration events in September.
ELD Enforcement is coming January 1st- Are You Prepared?
The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for federally mandated carriers will take effect on January 1, 2023.
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has advised that the provinces and territories are firmly committed to enforcing the ELD mandate in January 2023 and no announcements or further delays are expected. British Columbia is finalizing regulation surrounding the mandate, and the Government of BC intends to begin enforcement of ELDs at the start of the coming year.
Canadian Trucks Deliver Food to Battle Child Hunger
(TORONTO: July 14, 2022) – As the final bells of the school year were about to ring out, dozens of Canadian carriers that are part of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Trucks For Change (T4C) stepped up to deliver nutritious food packs to nearly 80 food banks across Canada throughout May and June.
Draft Regulations for Paid Medical Leave by ESDC Now Published
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has drafted proposed regulations for paid medical leave of 10 sick days in the Canada Gazette (Part 1, Vol 156, No 29). This applies to persons employed in federally regulated carriers.
CRA Announces New Initiative Aimed at PSBs and Driver Inc.
(TORONTO, July 21, 2022) -- The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released a bulletin outlining efforts to increase oversight on Personal Services Businesses (PSBs) – a technical tax term for what many in the trucking industry believe is used as cover for companies who are engaged in the illicit practices as part of the Driver Inc. scheme.
National Safety Code Program Office Publishing Carriers Cancelled for Cause
In order to increase transparency from the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) Branch about enforcement actions taken against unsafe carriers and for greater accountability for carriers regarding the safety of our roads, the National Safety Code (NSC) Program office is publishing a list of BC carriers as of July 15, 2022.
New Federal Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicles Program
As outlined in Budget 2022, the Government of Canada is introducing a new $547.5 million Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) Program. Starting July 11, the four-year iMHZEV Program provides purchase incentives worth approximately 50% of the cost difference between an electric vehicle and a traditional diesel vehicle.
BCTA To Guide Metro Vancouver’s Hydrogen Hub Blueprint
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is partnering with Deloitte to produce a B.C. Hydrogen Investment Blueprint that will drive investment in the low carbon hydrogen sector and lay a foundation for the establishment of a hydrogen hub in Metro Vancouver.
BCTA is part of the Guiding Community that was formed to provide recommendations on the Blueprint that will highlight actionable opportunities for prospective investors, such as:
Oversize and Overweight Restrictions: Hwy 1 Between Hope & Spences Bridge
Please be advised that CVSE has issued an amendment to Notice 01-22 for Oversize and Overweight Restrictions for Highway 1 between Hope and Spences Bridge.
Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge will have a short-term restriction while highway improvement work occurs on the Nicomen Bridge (which is anticipated between May 13 to May 20, 2022).