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July 11/2022
Medium- and heavy-duty Zero-Emission vehicles incentive program is now open
The Federal Government’s Zero Emission Medium & Heavy Duty Vehicle Assessment program opened on July 11th. Highlights include
- 547.5 M in funding, 4 year program or until funding is exhausted
- Point of sale incentive, dealer must apply
- Includes class 2B up to class 8
- Only for what they consider zero emission exhaust vehicles, which means Battery electric, fuel cell electric and plug-in hybrid electric
- Eligible vehicles will be listed on Transport Canada’s website.
- Can be combined with provincial/territorial incentives up to 75% of purchase price.
- Incentive range is dependent on vehicle class, from a low of $10k per vehicle to a maximum of $150,000k per vehicle.
- Maximum of 10 vehicle incentives per company per year or $1 million, whichever comes first.
See the link for full details. https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/innovative-technologies/zero-emission-vehicles/medium-heavy-duty-zero-emission-vehicles
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For Immediate Release
March 7, 2022
PMTC’s position on CCMTA Federal ELD Enforcement Timelines Announcement
Earlier today the CCMTA released a message to industry on Federal ELD Enforcement timelines. The full enforcement date was set to take effect on June 12th of this year. In the release, which can be accessed below, the CCMTA have announced that full enforcement of the Federal ELD Regulation will be delayed until January 1st of 2023. The current regime of enforcement through education & awareness will continue until that time.
“The PMTC is in favour of the delay of full enforcement of the ELD mandate. While we have always been in full support of the ELD regulation, the continued issues with a lack of approved devices have continued to plague the mandate, and although we now have 22 approved, industry has not been provided enough of a runway to select a device of their choice and implement it into their fleet in time for the June 12th deadline. We are also waiting for a PKI vendor and system to be announced by Transport Canada that allows for ELD data to be transferred securely from the device to enforcement personnel, as well as enforcement protocols, training and how the regulation will be enforced uniformly between jurisdictions. This final delay provides enough time for industry to select a new approved device, or transition from their current device, in time to comply with the mandate, as well as provide enough time for regulators to address some of the issues mentioned. I suspect this will be the last delay in full enforcement we can expect to see, and carriers should ensure they are fully prepared to comply by January of 2023.”
https://ccmta.ca/web/default/files/PDF/ELD/ELDs%20-%20Messages%20for%20Industry%20-%20March%207%202022.pdf
Mike Millian
President, Private Motor Truck Council of Canada
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E-Bulletin
Feb 15/2022
Dear PMTC Members and contacts.
Please see the message below from Transport Canada sharing information about yesterday’s emergency measures act. Couple areas of interest that may affect you.
- Under the act, essential services, which includes Tow Trucks, can be compelled to provide services, such as towing vehicles out of an illegal blockade or occupation, if requested by authorities. Fair compensation is provided for these services. Under the act failing to comply can be penalized.
- Vehicles that are participating/being used in an illegal blockade or occupation, and refuse to leave when requested, the vehicle can be seized, insurance suspended, and the owner of the vehicle can have corporate bank accounts frozen.
The PMTC is in full support of measures being taken to end these illegal blockades and occupations, that must not be allowed to continue to disrupt our international borders, our cities and peoples lives and livelihoods. We have expressed concern about the two above points, however.
On point 1, from a safety perspective for the tow operators to repercussions from the participants whose vehicles they are asked to tow.
On point 2, our area of concern was expressed not for those who are performing illegal activities and refusing to comply, but of a concern for a fleet owner or operator who may get caught up in these protests inadvertently and have no opportunity to defend themselves if they are not part of the actual blockade or occupation. We have been assured that instructions to officers will be to provide an opportunity for the vehicle operator to leave the protest area with the vehicle before these severe measures will be taken.
Le français suit l’anglais
Colleagues,
As you are aware, the Government of Canada has announced the declaration of a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act, to end disruptions, border blockades and the occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core.
For information about the Emergencies Act and the Government’s authority to apply certain temporary measures in this context:
- the official news release can be found here;
- a backgrounder on Canada’s Emergencies Act (the Act) can be found here; and
- the Act, in its entirety, is posted here.
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out should you have any questions or wish to discuss further.
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Collègues:
Comme vous le savez, le gouvernement du Canada a déclaré l’état d’urgence en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence, pour mettre fin aux perturbations, aux blocages à la frontière et à l’occupation du centre-ville d’Ottawa.
Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence et le pouvoir du gouvernement d’appliquer certaines mesures temporaires dans ce contexte:
- le communiqué de presse officiel se trouve ici;
- un document d’information sur Loi sur les mesures d’urgence (la Loi) se trouve ici; et
- la Loi, dans son entier, est affichée ici.
Comme toujours, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez en discuter davantage.
