Today's Headlines

• Ottawa Posts Details of Tariff Relief Work-Sharing Program

  Thursday April 17, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage

  The Government of Canada released details of special measures for the Work-Sharing Program in response to the threat or realization of tariffs are in effect from March 7, 2025 until March 6, 2026.

• BC Employment Standards Tribunal Highlights Out-Of-Control Underground Economy and Labour Trafficking in Trucking

  Thursday April 17, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases

  The BC Employment Standards Tribunal recently shined a light on how the Canadian trucking industry is home to one of the largest underground economies and international human trafficking rings in Canada. As reported by CBC, a worker from India who claimed he was shorted wages and had to pay $25,000 to obtain a job at a truck repair […]

• CTA Update – Arkansas House Bill 1745

  Wednesday April 16, 2025 | Announcements, Border & Customs

  The purpose of this note is to provide clarification to the CTA membership on an issue from the State of Arkansas that has been reported in the trade press.

• 70% of Carriers See Freight Drop; Further Tariffs Could Be  ‘Breaking Point’: CTA Survey 

  Tuesday April 15, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Border & Customs, Business Conditions, News Releases

  The ripple effect of US tariffs is being felt beyond the automative sector and throughout all parts of the supply chain, report Canadian trucking carrier members of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. In a recent survey, executive members of carriers belonging the CTA or provincial association boards, indicate current business conditions are perilous. Almost 70% of […]