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Company to submit proposal to pay for fraudulent contracts obtained in Montreal, Laval, Quebec City and Saint-Cyprien in the Lower St. Lawrence MONTREAL—Engineering giant SNC-Lavalin said May 10 it wants to reimburse an undisclosed amount of money to settle contracts it obtained through fraudulent acts in Quebec. The provincial government launched a program last November… Read More about “SNC to reimburse Quebec municipalities, agencies for ill-gotten gains”

CEO Claude Mongeau says railway managers, not government agencies, are best to decide on the trade-offs needed to ensure efficient service MONTREAL, Quebec—Canadian National Railway is calling on Ottawa to refrain from imposing or extending service regulations on the country’s railways that it fears will stifle innovation and discourage investment. Chief executive Claude Mongeau says… Read More about “CN Rail Warns Ottawa Not To Impose Or Extend Regulations On Railways”

Traffic congestion on U.S. highways added about $50 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2014, according to research released today by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The congestion resulted in delays totaling more than 728 million hours of lost productivity, which equates to 264,500 commercial truck drivers sitting idle for a… Read More about “Canada, U.S. Still Losing Billions To Highway Congestion”

On Friday, the Government of Canada announced the designation of the Niagara Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point, serving the region’s 12 municipalities from east of Hamilton to the United States border. To foster a supportive business climate, we need to help spur innovation and investment and open up international markets. This Point will serve as… Read More about “Government of Canada Designates Niagara Foreign Trade Zone Point”

$81 million project will create 800 construction jobs over three years MISSISSAUGA, Ont.—The Ontario government will widen a four-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 in Mississauga to 12 lanes from six. Premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement alongside transportation minister Steven Del Duca April 15. “Adding six lanes on this stretch of Highway 401 will help… Read More about “Ontario to widen Highway 401 in Mississauga to 12 lanes from six”

MONTREAL, Que.-–Following a joint trade mission in Montreal April 12, the port authorities of Montreal and Antwerp, Belgium have renewed their cooperative agreement. The first agreement, signed in March 2013, resulted in four trade missions to Montreal and Antwerp during which extensive business contacts were developed. These meetings also enabled productive exchanges of information on issues… Read More about “Cooperative agreement renewed between the Ports of Antwerp and Montreal”

The Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) is introducing a new pilot project for container examinations. The progressive examination model or PEM is being introduced to minimize the use of the most intrusive examination method (full de-stuff), to identify successes and/or challenges and address ahead of the opening of the new MCEFs and to provide information… Read More about “• CBSA Introduces Progressive Examinations Model Pilot at Port of Vancouver Terminals”

Toronto (April 12, 2016) – PortsToronto Harbour Master Angus Armstrong “crowns” Federal Rideau Captain Sharma Vinod Kumar with a 200-year-old silk and beaver top hat at the 155th annual Beaver Hat Ceremony at Redpath Refinery. The annual ceremony dates back to the mid-1800s and celebrates the arrival of the Port of Toronto’s first ocean-going vessel… Read More about “PortsToronto Celebrates Arrival of First Ship of the Season with 155th Annual Beaver Hat Ceremony”

With $1 million in support from province, initiative will create 66 new jobs ST. THOMAS, Ont.—Formet Industries, a division of Magna International Inc., is launching a new lightweight product line. With $1 million in assistance from the provincial government’s Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, the manufacturer plans to direct $23 million toward a new parts development… Read More about “Ontario Magna plant to invest $23M in new product line”

OTTAWA, Ont.–The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, has issued a new protective direction banning the shipment of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft. Effective April 1, 2016, the ban prohibits passenger aircraft in Canada from transporting shipments of lithium-ion batteries (packed on their own and outside of equipment). The protective direction reduces potential fire risks… Read More about “Minister Garneau bans lithium-ion battery shipments on passenger aircraft”