RAC-Q0217

The Agency’s rail mandate includes licensing rail carriers;
approving railway line construction; setting the Maximum
Revenue Entitlement for moving Western grain; establishing
financial and costing frameworks for certain railways,
setting interswitching rates; establishing net salvage value;
dealing with noise and vibration and providing dispute
settlement services. Are any big changes in the cards?
When it comes to the Agency’s mandates and possible
changes to the legislation, that’s a matter for the government,
the Minister and Parliament. However, there are several
topics in the public domain. Among them are three additions
to our toolkit that we think would help modernize our ability to
be effective as a regulator.
Performance information
The Canada Transportation Act review called for a
much more robust approach to collecting and sharing data
on system performance in Canada. Not just rail system
performance, but transportation in general.
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has enshrined in its
legislation the right to gather and disseminate data, and we
indicated in our annual report that having the ability to do so
would be very helpful to us in discharging our mandate.
I know that railway companies, among others, have
expressed concern that going too far down this road might
have some impacts on competitiveness. If there’s a decision
to move in this direction, it will be important to
build-in safeguards.
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