S-287An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (interswitching)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on June 20, 2024
- Status
- Defeated at second reading in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Jean-Guy DagenaisSenator
- Senator
What it does
Removes the Canada Transportation Act rules that extended railway interswitching in certain areas, along with related rate-setting and reporting provisions.
What it does
- Repeals the rule that lets the Canadian Transportation Agency order railways to interswitch traffic within 30 km of an interchange.
- Repeals the rule for traffic in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta within 160 km of an interchange but outside 30 km, including the limits on transfers at that interchange.
- Repeals the Agency’s duties to set, publish and explain the interswitching rate for that 160 km zone.
- Repeals reporting duties for Canadian National Railway Company and Canadian Pacific Railway Company that were tied to the extended interswitching rules.
- Repeals the section that would have automatically ended these interswitching provisions after 18 months.
Who it affects
- Railway companies
- Canadian National Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Rail shippers
- Canadian Transportation Agency
- Transport Minister
Background
The Canada Transportation Act includes special interswitching rules for traffic within 30 km of an interchange. It also had extra rules for certain traffic in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta within 160 km of an interchange.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Defeated here. Defeated
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
House of Commons
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At second reading in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.