A Third of Truck Drivers Demand to Work Illegally: CTA Monday April 21, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases More than one in three truck drivers applying for a job with Canadian trucking companies ask to work under an illegal misclassification scheme, according to a recent survey conducted by the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
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 Warns Bankers of Risks of Lending to Illicit Carriers Friday March 28, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has learned the Bank of Montreal (BMO) has revised its mortgage policies for borrowers in high-risk sectors impacted by the tariff war. In a memo sent to brokers this week, BMO announced it is tightening some of its lending criteria for self-employed borrowers working in tariff-impacted sectors.
CTA Sends Party Leaders a Message to Restore Productivity & Fairness to Trucking Thursday March 20, 2025 | Admin & Tax, Border & Customs, Business Conditions, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has prepared a document to assist members of parliament to better understand the trucking industry’s views on critical issues facing our sector and Canada’s economy.