Bill C-11 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

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Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Transportation Act. Certain amendments apply to all modes of transportation, including amendments that clarify the national transportation policy and the operation of the Competition Act in the transportation sector, change the number of members of the Canadian Transportation Agency, create a mediation process for transportation matters, modify requirements regarding the provision of information to the Minister of Transport and modify and extend provisions regarding mergers and acquisitions of air transportation undertakings to all transportation undertakings.
It amends the Act with respect to the air transportation sector, in particular, in relation to complaints processes, the advertising of prices for air services and the disclosure of terms and conditions of carriage.
The enactment also makes several amendments with respect to the railway transportation sector. It creates a mechanism for dealing with complaints concerning noise and vibration resulting from the construction or operation of railways and provisions for dealing with the transfer and discontinuance of operation of railway lines. It also establishes a mechanism for resolving disputes between public passenger service providers and railway companies regarding the use of railway company equipment and facilities.
The enactment also amends the Railway Safety Act to create provisions for the appointment of police constables with respect to railway companies and procedures for dealing with complaints concerning them.
In addition, it contains transitional provisions and consequential amendments.

Similar bills

C-44 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Transportation Amendment Act

C-26 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Transportation Amendment Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-11s:

C-11 (2022) Law Online Streaming Act

C-11 (2020) Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020

C-11 (2020) Law Appropriation Act No. 1, 2020-21

C-11 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Copyright Act (access to copyrighted works or other subject-matter for persons with perceptual disabilities)

Votes

June 14, 2007 Passed That the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Feb. 21, 2007 Failed That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Feb. 21, 2007 Failed That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Sept. 26, 2006

Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Brigita Gravitis-Beck, Director General, Air Policy, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 3, 2006

Gilles Dufault, Acting chairman, Canadian Transportation Agency
Seymour Isenberg, Director General, Rail and Marine Branch, Canadian Transportation Agency
Joan MacDonald, Director General, Air and Accessible Transportation Branch, Canadian Transportation Agency

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 5, 2006

Fred Gaspar, Vice-President, Policy and Strategic Planning, Air Transport Association of Canada
Michael Pepper, President and Chief Executive Officer for Travel Industry Council of Ontario, Travellers' Protection Initiative
Christiane Théberge, Vice-President, Public Affairs and GM Eastern Canada for the Association of Canadian Travel agencies (ACTA) , Travellers' Protection Initiative
Michael Janigan, Executive Director and General Counsel for Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Travellers' Protection Initiative
Marie-Hélène Beaulieu, Option consommateurs

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 17, 2006

Christian Jobin, Coordinator
Robert Dalpé, Comité Anti-Bruit
Paul Gantous, ProPointe
Joanne Fisher, As an Individual
Brian Allen, As an Individual

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 19, 2006

Colin Wright, General Manager, Engineering, Township of Langley
Peter Fassbender, Mayor, City of Langley
Jim Lowrie, Director, Engineering Services, City of New Westminster
François Picard, Second Vice-President of the Executive Committee, City of Quebec
Jean-Pierre Bazinet, President, Chutes-la-Chaudière East Sector, City of Lévis
Alain Lemaire, Member Executive Committee , City of Lévis
André Demers, Municipal Consellor, City of Quebec

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 24, 2006

Doug Kelsey, President and Chief Executive Director, West Coast Express
Gary McNeil, Managing Director and Chief Executive Director, GO Transit
Raynald Bélanger, Vice-President, Trains, Agence métropolitaine de transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 26, 2006

Cliff Mackay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Railway Association of Canada
Claude Mongeau, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Canadian National Railway Company

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 31, 2006

Harry Gow, Founding President, Transport 2000 Canada
Phil Benson, Lobbyist, Teamsters Canada

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 2, 2006

Jean R. Gauthier, President, Regroupement des citoyens contre la Pollution
Ghyslain Chouinard, Vice-President, Regroupement des citoyens contre la Pollution
Bernie Churko, Chief Executive Officer, Farmer Rail Car Coalition
Gilles Dufault, Acting Chairman, Canadian Transportation Agency
Seymour Isenberg, Director General, Rail and Marine Branch, Canadian Transportation Agency
Joan MacDonald, Director General, Air and Accessible Transportation Branch, Canadian Transportation Agency

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 21, 2006

Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport
Allison Padova, Committee Researcher

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 23, 2006

Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport
Roger Constantin, Policy Advisor, International Air Policy, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 28, 2006

Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport
Brigita Gravitis-Beck, Director General, Air Policy, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Dec. 5, 2006

Brigita Gravitis-Beck, Director General, Air Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport
Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Dec. 7, 2006

Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Dec. 12, 2006

Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Transport
Mike MacPherson, Procedural Clerk