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Safer Railways Act
An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
The amendments amend the Railway Safety Act to, among other things,
(a) improve the oversight capacity of the Department of Transport by, for example, requiring companies to obtain a safety-based railway operating certificate indicating compliance with regulatory requirements;
(b) strengthen that Department’s enforcement powers by introducing administrative monetary penalties and increasing fines;
(c) enhance the role of safety management systems by including a provision for a railway executive who is accountable for safety and a non-punitive reporting system for employees of railway companies;
(d) clarify the authority and responsibilities of the Minister of Transport with respect to railway matters; and
(e) expand regulation-making powers, including in respect of environmental management, and clarify the process for rule making by railway companies.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of 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 S-4s:
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The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
I declare the motion carried.
(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)
Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON
Mr. Speaker, I ask that you see the clock at 5:30.
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