CRA warns personal services businesses about tax rules, cites Driver Inc. model

A Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) bulletin is reminding personal services businesses (PSBs) that they can’t claim the tax deductions and expenses available to other corporations – and it’s using a…

January ELD deadline expected to hold firm: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has assured it that provinces and territories are committed to enforcing an electronic logging device (ELD)…

Truck driver vaccine mandate in place until at least Sept. 30

Canada’s vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers will remain in place until at least Sept. 30, extending restrictions that have been in place since Jan. 15. The rules are maintained…

World was short more than 2.6 million truck drivers in 2021, IRU says

Trucking operations around the world are struggling to find the truck drivers they need, while women and youth continue to be largely under-represented in the roles. The IRU – a…

Driver Inc. business model deprives workers of basic rights: O’Regan

Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan took to the floor of the House of Commons this week, criticizing the Driver Inc. business model that sees truck drivers misclassified as independent contractors.

CTA highlights steps to address ‘urgent’ supply chain challenges

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has identified several industry challenges that it will submit to a new National Supply Chain Task Force, drawing on insights from a Wednesday meeting that…

Arnold Bros. encourages fleets to go plaid for dad

Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) members have led Plaid for Dad fundraising efforts since the Canadian Cancer Society launched the annual prostate cancer awareness campaign in 2015. Arnold Bros. Transport is…

Canadians stressed about supply chain shortages: Survey

Canadians are increasingly concerned about whether they will be able to get the products they want in the face of supply chain disruptions, a poll commissioned by the Canadian Trucking…

Associations welcome changes to TFW program

Updates to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program could streamline the processes used by fleets that regularly use it to source employees – as long as they can prove they…

In-transit moves coming to an end in B.C.

Temporary in-transit moves that helped fleets work around routes closed because of massive flooding in B.C. will come to an end March 31 at 12:01 am PDT, Canada and U.S.

Freedom Convoy protesters face suspended insurance, frozen accounts under Emergencies Act

The federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in history as it looks to break up Freedom Convoy protests that have occupied Ottawa and blocked border…

Backlash grows over border blockades, Ottawa convoy standoff continues

Business groups and politicians alike are showing little patience for border blockades as protesters restrict traffic on the Ambassador Bridge – the busiest trade route between Canada and the U.S.

Canadian Trucking Alliance seeks training, immigration support for known employers

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling for programs to help “known employers” tap into immigration channels and train workers in the face of a growing truck driver shortage. “As…

Trudeau to truckers: ‘Behavior on display this weekend does not represent you’

Freedom Convoy protesters continued to line Ottawa streets for a third straight day in their fight against pandemic-related public health measures on Monday, but they won’t be meeting with Prime…

Federal government, CTA issue joint statement on vaccines, supply chain

The federal government and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) are committing to work together on long-term solutions to supply chain constraints and labor shortages, issuing a joint statement that also reinforces…