Press Releases

On March 26, 2014, the Government of Canada introduced into Parliament Bill C-30, the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act.  Bill C-30 contains a number of proposed amendments to the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Grain Act. These include, in particular, amendments to the Canada Transportation Act (the CTA) to: “Create regulatory authority…

November 4, 2013: Over the past ten years main-track collisions and derailments – the most serious category of rail accidents – have declined by over 50 per cent. Yet the recent tragic rail accident in Lac-Mégantic involving a unit train of crude oil, and the significant increases in…

TORONTO – Research recently published by the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) focuses on the potential for transportation of crude oil by rail in North America. The research was conducted by Malcolm Cairns of Malcolm Cairns Research and Consulting and was presented at the CTRF Annual Conference in…

TORONTO – Businesses and consumers often demand the delivery of goods at peak times. But the trucks that are used to deliver goods often have nowhere to park. This in turn leads to a host of negative consequences, particularly in Central Business Districts (CBD’s) of large cities. The…

North American Competitiveness in Global Trade: The Role of Transportation TORONTO – The Canadian Transportation Research Forum 48th Annual Conference in Halifax will focus on the role of transportation in North American trade competitiveness. The conference is to be hosted by the Dalhousie University Centre for International Trade and…

North American Competitiveness in Global Trade: The Role of Transportation TORONTO – The Canadian Transportation Research Forum 48th Annual Conference in Halifax will focus on the role of transportation in North American trade competitiveness. The conference is to be hosted by the Dalhousie University Centre for International Trade and…

CALGARY – The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) 47th Annual Conference in Calgary brings together leaders from the private sector, government, and academia to present and debate industry leading research in the transportation and logistics sectors, with a focus on approaches to sustainability that balance environmental, economic and…

Yellowknife, NT January 30, 2012 – Discovery Air Innovations (DAI), in collaboration with the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, is pleased to announce the first annual Hybrid Air Vehicle (HAV) student paper competition.  DAI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air, is sponsoring the event to help foster the academic…

TORONTO – The Canadian Transportation Research Forum 47th Annual Conference in Calgary will focus on sustainability in transportation. The conference will bring together leaders from the private sector, government, and academia to discuss current issues in the transportation sector, with a focus on approaches to sustainability which balance…