Transportation Information Regulations (SOR/96-334)

PART IVMotor Carriers of Freight

Interpretation

16 The following definitions apply in this Part.

courier

courier means a for-hire motor carrier that transports only small packages and parcels. (messager)

for-hire carrier

for-hire carrier means a motor carrier that has a transportation licence issued by a provincial authority that authorizes the motor carrier to transport freight and that has as its principal activity the transportation of freight for a fee. (transporteur pour compte d’autrui)

level I motor carrier

level I motor carrier means a for-hire carrier that has an annual operating revenue of at least $12,000,000. (transporteur routier de niveau I)

level II motor carrier

level II motor carrier means a for-hire carrier that has an annual operating revenue of at least $1,000,000 but less than $12,000,000. (transporteur routier de niveau II)

level III motor carrier

level III motor carrier means a for-hire carrier or an owner-operator that has an annual operating revenue of at least $30,000 but less than $1,000,000. (transporteur routier de niveau III)

level IV motor carrier

level IV motor carrier means a motor carrier that is not a for-hire carrier and is part of a corporation that has an annual operating revenue of at least $1,000,000. (transporteur routier de niveau IV)

motor carrier

motor carrier means a carrier that transports freight by truck between provinces, between Canada and the United States or between Canada and Mexico. (transporteur routier)

owner-operator

owner-operator means a motor carrier that has a commercial licence issued by a provincial authority authorizing the carrier to haul trailers or other equipment and that transports freight for other motor carriers. (chauffeur contractant)

private carrier

private carrier means a motor carrier that is part of a company whose principal activity is not trucking and that operates its own fleet of vehicles for the transportation of its freight. (transporteur pour compte propre)

Information

17 Where, for the purposes of the Act, information relating to the economic condition of motor carriers is required, a motor carrier referred to in column I of an item in Schedule IV must provide to the Minister the information that is required by the form set out in column II of the item in respect of the reporting period set out in column III of that item by no later than the day set out in column IV of that item.

• 17.1 (1) A motor carrier must provide to the Minister information about each vehicle in its fleet, including

  • (a) its make, model and model year;

  • (b) the vehicle identification number assigned by its manufacturer;

  • (c) the type, output and year of construction of its engine;

  • (d) the fuel type it used and its fuel consumption, broken down by province;

  • (e) its transmission type;

  • (f) its base location;

  • (g) the types of aerodynamic aids and other technologies, if any, used for the purpose of enhancing the vehicle’s fuel efficiency or reducing its fuel consumption;

  • (h) the type of its tires, such as low rolling resistance tires, tires with a central inflation system or single-wide tires;

  • (i) information as to whether it has an auxiliary power unit and, if so, the number of hours that the unit was used and the unit’s power source;

  • (j) the number of kilometres it travelled; and

  • (k) its tare weight.

• (2) A motor carrier must provide to the Minister information about each trailer in its fleet, including

  • (a) its make, model, type and year of construction;

  • (b) the types of aerodynamic aids and other technologies, if any, used for the purpose of enhancing the vehicle’s fuel efficiency or reducing its fuel consumption;

  • (c) the type of its tires, such as low rolling resistance tires, tires with a central inflation system or single-wide tires; and

  • (d) its tare weight.

• (3) A motor carrier must provide to the Minister information about its revenues, expenses and operations, including

  • (a) the revenues by type of service, type of movement and region of pickup, the non-trucking operating revenues and the investment revenues;

  • (b) detailed operating expenses, including the labour, fuel, maintenance, insurance, utilities and depreciation expenses;

  • (c) the cost of purchased transportation;

  • (d) the number of units that make up its fleet;

  • (e) the distance travelled;

  • (f) the number of drivers, owner-operators and other personnel the carrier employs; and

  • (g) the amount of fuel consumed.

• (4) A level I motor carrier, level II motor carrier, level III motor carrier or level IV motor carrier must provide to the Minister information about its shipments, including

  • (a) the number of shipments inscribed on its shipping documents;

  • (b) the types of trips;

  • (c) the origin and destination of the trips;

  • (d) the types of freight;

  • (e) information as to whether or not each commodity is a dangerous good and, if it is, the UN number assigned to it by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;

  • (f) the mass of the freight; and

  • (g) the revenues realized by the motor carrier for the transportation of the freight or the transportation of individual shipments.

• (5) A motor carrier referred to in column I of Schedule IV.1 must provide to the Minister the details relating to the information required by subsections (1) to (4) that are provided for in the form referred to in column II for the reporting period set out in column III before the end of the day set out in column IV.

PART VPassenger Motor Carriers

Interpretation

18 The following definitions apply in this Part.

large passenger carrier

large passenger carrier means a passenger carrier that has an annual gross operating revenue of more than $2,000,000. (gros transporteur de voyageurs)

passenger carrier

passenger carrier means a carrier that transports passengers by bus between provinces or between Canada and the United States. (transporteur de voyageurs)

scheduled passenger service

scheduled passenger service means a service that is offered by a passenger carrier, that operates on a regular basis according to a posted schedule and for which tickets are sold individually to passengers. (service passagers régulier)

small passenger carrier

small passenger carrier means a passenger carrier that has an annual gross operating revenue of not less than $200,000 and not more than $2,000,000. (petit transporteur de voyageurs)

Information

19 Every passenger carrier referred to in column I of an item of Schedule V must provide to the Minister the information that is required by the form set out in column II of the item in respect of the reporting period set out in column III of that item by no later than the day set out in column IV of that item.

• 19.1 (1) A passenger carrier must provide to the Minister information about each vehicle in its fleet, including

  • (a) its make, model and model year;

  • (b) the vehicle identification number assigned by its manufacturer;

  • (c) the type, output and year of construction of its engine;

  • (d) the amount and type of fuel it consumed, broken down by province;

  • (e) its transmission type;

  • (f) its base location;

  • (g) the types of aerodynamic aids and other technologies, if any, used for the purpose of enhancing the vehicle’s fuel efficiency or reducing its fuel consumption;

  • (h) the type of its tires, such as low-rolling resistance tires, tires with a central inflation system or single-wide tires;

  • (i) the number of kilometres it travelled;

  • (j) its tare weight;

  • (k) its seating capacity; and

  • (l) information as to whether or not it is accessible for passengers with reduced mobility.

• (2) A passenger carrier operating a scheduled passenger service on a city-pair basis must provide to the Minister

  • (a) operational information about the scheduled passenger service, including

    • (i) the number of passengers, on a ticket origin and destination basis,

    • (ii) the average fare paid for a trip,

    • (iii) the number of senior and student discounted fares used,

    • (iv) the mass of freight and parcels transported between each city-pair, if that information is available,

    • (v) the number of pieces of freight and the number of parcels, or the number of bus bills, and

    • (vi) the revenue generated by the transportation of freight and parcels; and

  • (b) information about the actual capacity offered for each scheduled route, including

    • (i) the number of realized departures, and

    • (ii) the number of seats offered for each departure.

• (3) A passenger carrier must provide to the Minister operational and financial information, including

  • (a) its employment level, by occupation category and number of hours worked;

  • (b) the number of vehicles in its fleet, the distance that the fleet travelled and the fleet’s maintenance costs;

  • (c) its number of passengers by type of service;

  • (d) its fuel consumption by type of fuel;

  • (e) detailed financial information, including

    • (i) its revenues by activity,

    • (ii) its operating expenses, and

    • (iii) its assets and liabilities; and

  • (f) if the passenger carrier operates in two or more provinces, a detailed breakdown of its revenues and expenses by province.

• (4) A passenger carrier referred to in column I of Schedule V.1 must provide to the Minister the details relating to the information required by subsections (1) to (3) that are provided for in the form referred to in column II for the reporting period set out in column III before the end of the day set out in column IV.

PART VIAir Services Undertakings

Interpretation

20 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

air navigation undertaking

air navigation undertaking means a Canadian undertaking that operates in at least two provinces and provides

• (a) aeronautical communication, information and radio navigation services; and

• (b) air traffic control, aviation weather, emergency assistance and flight information services. (entreprise de navigation aérienne)

airport

airport has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act. (aéroport)

airport authority

airport authority means a not-for-profit corporation that manages, operates and maintains an airport

• (a) at the national capital or at a provincial capital;

• (b) in any province other than New Brunswick, if at least 200,000 passengers arrive at or depart from the airport in a year; or

• (c) in New Brunswick, if at least 196,000 passengers arrive at or depart from the airport in a year. (administration aéroportuaire)