McMillan has one of the most significant transportation practices in Canada. Our Transportation Group regularly engages in all aspects of the regulatory, economic and financial regulation of transportation undertakings under the federal Canada Transportation Act. The Transportation Group is also regularly engaged to provide advice under other federal legislation, including the Canada Marine Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Competition Act, and the Investment Canada Act, and regulations under each. We also regularly advise on corresponding provincial regulatory frameworks, including those dealing with warehousing, handling and distribution of goods and services. Our clients include some of the world’s leading shippers, lessors, financiers, freight carriers, ports and terminals, governments, trade associations, and facility operators. We regularly represent governments, operators, and freight carriers, including in the rail, trucking, and marine modes of transportation.
The Transportation Group is particularly strong in regulatory analysis, commercial advisory services and advocacy in contested proceedings relating to rates and conditions of service on Class I railways in Canada.
