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Letter to Party Leaders

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Government Submissions

Pre-budget 2020 Submission

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Government Submissions

Pre-budget 2019 submission

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Studies

International Comparison of Railway Freight Rates

CPCS was requested by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) to conduct an independent examination comparing railway freight rates internationally and to prepare a report…

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Studies

Developing a rail decarbonization roadmap for Canada

The objective of the Rail Pathways Initiative was to create a roadmap to rail decarbonization based on emerging low-carbon technologies. This entailed developing a framework…

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Policy Papers

Railways, Taxation and the COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented impacts on human health, workers, businesses, and governments in Canada and around the world. As the Canadian economy emerges…

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Studies

Rail Pathways Initiative Phase 1: Landscape Document

The RAC and its members are collaborating with Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Delphi Group, and Pollution Probe to…

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Studies

Moving People, Products, and the Economy – The Economic Footprint of Canada’s Rail Industry

This report by the Conference Board of Canada, an independent, evidence-based & non-profit research organization, assesses the rail industry’s contribution to the Canadian economy using…

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Studies

Canadian Crude Oil Transportation Comparing the Safety of Pipelines and Railways

This report by global management consultancy Oliver Wyman found that pipelines and Canada’s Class I Railways have equivalent safety records in the movement of crude…

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