Lobbying by Canada Truck Operators Association: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Transport Canada (TC)
What they're lobbying on (4)Hide details
Canada Revenue Agency compliance and review activities affecting incorporated owner-operators and small and mid-sized trucking businesses, including business classification, reassessment practices, compliance certainty, transition measures, and the impact of enforcement on business continuity and Canada’s transportation supply chain.
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Relevant section act:
s. 3–5 – Purpose of the Act and Minister’s powers regarding safety regulation
s. 7–10 – Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, manufacturing and import requirements
s. 10–14 – Compliance testing, inspections, and enforcement
s. 15–16 – Notice of defects and recall obligations
s. 17–21 – Orders, prohibitions, and safety-related corrective actions
s. 22–25 – Enforcement powers, penalties, and compliance orders
2. Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act (CTAISB Act)
(CTAISB = Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board)
Relevant sections
s. 7 & s. 8 – Mandate of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) and its independence.
ss. 19–24 – Powers of investigators, access to records, compulsory information, and protections.
s. 25 – Reporting requirements and how occurrences must be documented.
ss. 28–30 – Use, protection, and confidentiality of safety-related information.
1. Canada Transportation Act (CTA)
Part II – Air and Other Transportation (General Powers of the Minister and CTA)
s. 5 – National transportation policy (overarching policy guidance often referenced when regulatory approaches are evaluated).
ss. 7–10 – Powers, duties, and functions of the Minister and the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
s. 14 – Authority of the Minister to issue directions to the Agency.
ss. 37–42 – Agency powers relating to compliance, information gathering, and regulatory oversight.
s. 170 – General regulation-making powers for transportation matters.
s. 177 – Enforcement powers and inspection authority.
Ruby Sahota · Member of Parliament, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
Canada Revenue Agency compliance and review activities affecting incorporated owner-operators and small and mid-sized trucking businesses, including business classification, reassessment practices, compliance certainty, transition measures, and the impact of enforcement on business continuity and Canada’s transportation supply chain.Read more
curtis connon · Regional Operations and Compliance Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Brenda Baxter · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
1. Canada Transportation Act (CTA)
Part II – Air and Other Transportation (General Powers of the Minister and CTA)
s. 5 – National transportation policy (overarching policy guidance often referenced when regulatory approaches are evaluated).
ss. 7–10 – Powers, duties, and functions of the Minister and the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
s. 14 – Authority of the Minister to issue directions to the Agency.
ss. 37–42 – Agency powers relating to compliance, information gathering, and regulatory oversight.
s. 170 – General regulation-making powers for transportation matters.
s. 177 – Enforcement powers and inspection authority.Read more
Tyler Freeman · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Jed Graham · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Relevant section act:
s. 3–5 – Purpose of the Act and Minister’s powers regarding safety regulation
s. 7–10 – Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, manufacturing and import requirements
s. 10–14 – Compliance testing, inspections, and enforcement
s. 15–16 – Notice of defects and recall obligations
s. 17–21 – Orders, prohibitions, and safety-related corrective actions
s. 22–25 – Enforcement powers, penalties, and compliance ordersRead more
1. Canada Transportation Act (CTA)
Part II – Air and Other Transportation (General Powers of the Minister and CTA)
s. 5 – National transportation policy (overarching policy guidance often referenced when regulatory approaches are evaluated).
ss. 7–10 – Powers, duties, and functions of the Minister and the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
s. 14 – Authority of the Minister to issue directions to the Agency.
ss. 37–42 – Agency powers relating to compliance, information gathering, and regulatory oversight.
s. 170 – General regulation-making powers for transportation matters.
s. 177 – Enforcement powers and inspection authority.
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026.
Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month.
Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means.
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