Canadian Trucking News & Insights

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CBSA System Outage Continues to Cause Dismay, Supply Chain Chaos Across Canada

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Despite reports from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that the significant IT system outage causing severe backlogs for entry into Canada has been resolved, the movement of international commerce and…

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EDITORIAL: Trucking Labour Crisis: Politics, Not AI, Shapes This Industry’s Future

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The following editorial by CTA president Stephen Laskowski was featured in The Future Economy  The trucking industry isn’t going anywhere. It may evolve with technology—but until we reach the world…

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Federal Standing Committee to Put Driver Inc Under the Microscope

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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) is launching a study next month on Driver Inc., including a series of meetings throughout the fall. The results of the study…

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Ottawa Must Hold Public Hearings on Canada Post Expansion into Parcel Market: CTA

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The Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking for clarification and transparency on federal Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Lightbound’s announcement to introduce measures designed to stabilize Canada Post’s finances and enable its…

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EDITORIAL: Fatal Florida Trucking Crash Involving ‘Illegal’ Driver a Warning for Canada

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The following are selected passages from an article in Law360 Canada, by Sergio R. Karas. On Aug. 12, 2025, a tragedy on a Florida highway shook both the trucking industry and immigration policy…

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MTA, CTA Support Campaign to Shines Light on Labour Trafficking in Canadian Trucking

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The Joy Smith Foundation, Canada’s leading authority on the prevention and intervention of human trafficking, has launched a new awareness campaign this week to coincide with National Trucking Week to…

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ESDC Sends Message to Industry – Driver Inc. Misclassification Illegal and has Consequences

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As Canada celebrates National Trucking Week, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is taking the opportunity to deliver a serious message to employers in the trucking industry: misclassifying workers under…

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