May 5, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & Transport Canada
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt today announced that the Government's Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act (Bill C-30) passed third reading in the House of Commons and has been referred to the Senate.
This legislation aims to put into law clear and achievable measures to support a world-class logistics system that gets Canada's agricultural products, and other commodities, to market in a predictable and timely way.
Specifically, through Bill C-30, the Government of Canada is taking immediate, concrete action to get grain moving faster through legislation and regulations designed to:
Based on the feedback heard at Parliamentary committee, the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food passed an amendment to Bill C-30 which would also create the authority for the Canadian Transportation Agency to order a railway to compensate shippers for expenses incurred as a result of a railway's failure to fulfill its service obligations.
"Our government is taking action to ensure our grain and other commodities are moving to the marketplace in a predictable and timely manner. Bill C-30 will play an important part in improving Canada's rail logistics supply chain for all commodities and our Government encourages the Senate to review and pass this Bill as quickly as possible."
- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
"Through this legislation, we have taken strong measures to manage the extraordinary backlog of grain and help the transportation system respond to peak demand in the future. We will continue to work with all parties to make the supply chain as efficient and reliable as we possibly can."
- Transport Minister Lisa Raitt
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