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Transport Canada
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- Type
- National rail HQ — federal department — rail safety regulator; VIA Rail and Alto report through the Minister
- Market · Region
- Canada
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, AI inspection, Cybersecurity
Regulates safety on federally regulated railways (CN, CPKC, VIA Rail) under the Railway Safety Act.
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Federal department that regulates safety on federally regulated railways under the Railway Safety Act (CN, CPKC, VIA Rail and inter-provincial lines) and through which VIA Rail and Alto report to Parliament; economic regulation sits with the Canadian Transportation Agency.
- Type
- National rail HQ — federal department — rail safety regulator; VIA Rail and Alto report through the Minister
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, AI inspection, Cybersecurity
Structure
- controls VIA Rail — Federal Crown corporation; Government of Canada sole shareholder, reporting through the Minister of Transport (active)
- controls Alto — Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Transport (active)
- regulates CN — Railway Safety Act — federally regulated railway (active)
- regulates CPKC — Railway Safety Act — federally regulated railway (active)
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Transport Canada · Rail transportation (federally regulated railways under the Railway Safety Act) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Transport Canada · The Railway Safety Act (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Wikipedia · Via Rail — federal Crown corporation, Government of Canada sole shareholder (checked 2026-09-06)
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (0)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
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2 sources · all primary
- ● Transport Canada · Rail transportation (federally regulated railways under the Railway Safety Act) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Transport Canada · The Railway Safety Act (checked 2026-09-06)
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