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Govt of Canada Announces Funding for New Green Freight Program and ZEV Awareness Initiative

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Transport Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, on behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), today announced two new calls for proposals and availability of funding for trucking fleets through the new…

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Majority of Canadians Believe Govt Should Step Up Enforcement of Driver Inc: Poll

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Nearly three in four Canadians (73%) support or would accept the federal government taking action to stop Driver Inc. – a growing labour misclassification scheme in the trucking industry, which forces…

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CTA: Government of Canada Helps Secure Supply Chain by Including Trucking Sector into Express Entry

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Nearly everything in our homes and workplaces has been on a truck at least once. The international and domestic economy relies on trucking – and truck drivers – to keep…

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Abacus Poll: Trucking Viewed as Most Important Mode in Canada 

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A majority of Canadians view trucking as the most crucial transportation mode in the Canadian economy, according to a new poll conducted by Abacus Research. Just over half of Canadians…

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Government of Canada Moves Forward on 10-Sick Days Implementation

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The Government of Canada issued its intended direction earlier this week to paid medical leave (10-paid sick days). The final regulations, which will require federally regulated employers to provide 10 days…

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Minister O’Regan Leads Discussion on Tackling Driver Inc; Pledges Enforcement With ‘Teeth’ 

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Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and four Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Members of Parliament (MPs), met with a delegation of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and the Teamsters today to…

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