Ontario and Alberta have signed agreements to build new trade infrastructure between the two provinces.
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Ontario, Alberta sign new agreements on energy trade
Deal suggests new rail trade to Ontario, access to deep water port in James Bay
Rail enters calm labour seas
Major railways now have prolonged contract agreements with most of their unions
Canada’s two national railways are about to enter a stretch of prolonged labour peace with the major unions representing their workers.
Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year
The Canadian Transportation Agency has set its volume-related composite price indices (VRCPI) for Canada’s national railways—key metrics used to determine the railways’ revenue caps for movement of Western Canadian grain.
Railways eliminate carbon surcharge
Saskatchewan farmers would have paid $80 million this year in carbon tax surcharges
Farmers said they are happy and relieved that Canada’s two major railways have removed their carbon tax surcharges.
Grain movement about more than just shareholder profit
Rail transportation problems have always been a concern, but they are about to become more vexing as Canada attempts to find alternatives to replace the unreliable U.S. market.
Farmers pay price as railway delays deepen
Farmers pay the price, but regulatory demands called moot without quantifiable data
Frustration is mounting within Canada’s grain industry as persistent rail delays continue to disrupt shipments and inflate costs, particularly at ports on Canada’s west coast.
Railway performance is in a bad way and likely to get worse
Both major Canadian railways are struggling to move grain in a timely fashion
As we grapple with a new world characterized by restricted trade with our closest neighbour, Canada will need to make various adjustments. The need for further progress on the ageless problem of grain transportation will become more important than ever.
Railways were vital to settlement of the West
Trains were the only practical way to move people and goods until the arrival of all-weather roads in the 1950s and 1960s
From when the last spike was driven to complete Canada’s trans-continental railway in 1885 to today, the country’s rail system has been the linchpin holding the nation together while opening up the Prairies for settlement by farmers. But as much as the railway was needed to open up agriculture in the West, the railway needed […] Read more
