Canada shouldn’t need a crisis to resolve a transportation dispute
A familiar pattern has emerged in difficult labour negotiations affecting Canada’s transportation system. Talks become strained. The risk of disruption grows. Businesses begin rerouting cargo and adjusting schedules. By the time a work stoppage is looming or underway, government is left searching for a way to restore certainty.
Strengthening Transportation Security Clearances for One Canadian Economy
Secure ports are essential to public safety, trusted trade corridors, and the integrity of national supply chains. Our trading partners and potential investors need secure, safe and reliable Canadian supply chains and regulatory frameworks. However, as Transport Canada moves to improve the current system, this legislative and regulatory expansion must form part of a broader security strategy and must not be advanced without the administrative capacity, transparency, procedural safeguards, and transition planning needed to protect operational continuity and access to employment.
Building Canada Strong for All – Powered by Canada’s Workers
On behalf of more than 100 private-sector maritime employers and operators across Canada’s complex, multi-party marine transportation and supply chain system, the National Maritime Group (NMG) welcomes the Government of Canada’s consultation on the modernization of the Canada Labour Code.
