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Exclusive Q&A: Greg Park, Superintendent of the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol

Exclusive Q&A: Greg Park, Superintendent of the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol

May 23, 2024 | Compliance, Drivers, Government, Highways, Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) recently reached out to the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol with some questions about operational protocols and...

Call to Action: CTA Survey on Vaccination Booster Rate Among Cross-Border Truck Drivers

Call to Action: CTA Survey on Vaccination Booster Rate Among Cross-Border Truck Drivers

Aug 30, 2022 | Compliance, Cross Border, Government, Vaccine

The percentage of eligible Canadians, 12 or older, who have received their booster dosage is 56 percent.

CRA Announces New Initiative Aimed at PSBs and Driver Inc.

CRA Announces New Initiative Aimed at PSBs and Driver Inc.

Jul 27, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released a bulletin outlining efforts to increase oversight on Personal Services Businesses (PSBs) –...

ELD Enforcement Coming Jan 2023

ELD Enforcement Coming Jan 2023

Jul 06, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Hours of Service

There will be no more delays in enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for federally regulated carriers, authorities...

Canadian Border Restrictions Extended Until at Least Sept 30

Canadian Border Restrictions Extended Until at Least Sept 30

Jul 05, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border

(TORONTO, June 30, 2022) -- the Government of Canada announced the extension of its border restrictions until at least September...

Operation Safe Driver Week

Operation Safe Driver Week

Jul 05, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, CVSA

Operation Safe Driver Week is a safe-driving awareness and outreach initiative aimed at improving the driving behaviors of passenger vehicle...

CRA Admits Losing Over $23B a Year in Unpaid Taxes

CRA Admits Losing Over $23B a Year in Unpaid Taxes

Jun 30, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Government

The federal government is letting $23.4 billion a year in uncollected taxes escape into the underground economy, Canada Revenue Agency’s...

Bill C-3: An Act to Amend the Criminal and Canada Labour Code

Bill C-3: An Act to Amend the Criminal and Canada Labour Code

Jun 29, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Government

Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code, received Royal Assent as of December...

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Cross Border, Government, News Releases

The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border came into effect in January, causing a major backlash among trucking groups and...

Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons

Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons

Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage

Canadian Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan issued the federal government’s strongest statement yet against the trucking industry misclassification scheme known as...

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