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

Marginal note:Issuance of certificate

• The following provision is not in force.

  3 (1) Before issuing a certificate to a person for a position listed in subsection 2(1), a railway company must ensure that the person meets the following conditions:

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (a) they have completed the knowledge-based training referred to in section 10 and have obtained a mark of at least 80% on the examination referred to in subsection 16(1); and

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (b) they have completed the on-the-job training referred to in section 11 and have obtained a mark of at least 80% on the evaluation referred to in subsection 18(1).

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Expiry of certificate

  (2) The certificate expires on the third anniversary of the day on which it is issued.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Issuance of certificate — presumption

  (3) On the day on which these Regulations come into force, a remote control locomotive operator or rail traffic controller is deemed to have met the conditions set out in subsection (1) if the railway company is satisfied that the remote control locomotive operator or rail traffic controller has the skills, qualifications and knowledge set out in the Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 to perform their duties safely.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Previous certificates

  (4) A certificate issued under the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations is deemed to have been issued under these Regulations and remains valid until the third anniversary of the day on which it is issued.