Railway Personnel Training and Qualifications Regulations (SOR/2026-141)

Marginal note:Positions critical to safe railway operations

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  2 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, all of the following positions are declared to be critical to safe railway operations:

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    (a) locomotive engineer;

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    (b) conductor;

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    (c) transfer hostler;

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    (d) yard person;

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    (e) remote control locomotive operator;

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    (f) rail traffic controller.

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  Marginal note:Requirement to hold certificate

  (2) A railway company must ensure that a person who carries out the duties of a position listed in subsection (1) holds a certificate issued under these Regulations authorizing the person to carry out the duties of the position.

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  Marginal note:Less than two years’ experience

  (3) Subject to subsection (4), a railway company must ensure that the holder of a certificate for a position listed in subsection (1) and who has carried out the duties of the position for less than two years in total is able, while carrying out their duties, to contact a person who holds a certificate for the same position and who has carried out the relevant duties for at least two consecutive years.

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  Marginal note:Exception

  (4) Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of a certificate holder who is a locomotive engineer on board a passenger train if there are at least two locomotive engineers on board.

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  Marginal note:Requirement to possess certificate

  (5) A certificate holder must have their certificate in their possession, in paper or electronic format, while they carry out their duties.

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  Marginal note:Requirement to produce certificate

  (6) A certificate holder must produce the certificate at the request of any person who is designated to enforce or administer the Railway Safety Act.