Nearly 3,300 Canadian workers employed by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway have new four-year contracts following arbitration. Arbitrator William Kaplan's ruling, received by CPKC on May 30th, is the result of the labour dispute that saw both of Canada's major railways shutdown in August 2024. The new contracts for members of the Teamsters... Read More

The two front-runners vying to form the next Government of Canada have both published their party's election platforms, as of Tuesday. When it comes to agriculture and farming-related commitments, there are some common themes in both documents from Mark Carney's Liberals and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. At a high level, both parties are pledging to reduce... Read More

This op-ed was submitted by Daryl Fransoo, Saskatchewan farmer and chair of the Wheat Growers Association. Western Canadian farmers are the backbone of our nation’s agricultural economy, producing some of the highest-quality grain in the world. Yet our ability to get that grain to global markets is being choked by an outdated and overly bureaucratic... Read More

This op-ed was submitted by Eric Harvey, president & CEO of the Railway Association of Canada As they have year after year, Canada’s railways continue to deliver for the agricultural sector during the 2024-25 crop year, transporting grain and other products to destinations across North America. Canada’s major railways have made significant investments in infrastructure,... Read More

Railways have long been essential to moving Canadian grain to port and on to global markets, but they also have limitations. With constrained capacity and frequent disruptions in recent years, Canadian grain handlers have been seeking alternatives. Last week, Westlock Terminals held the grand opening of its new dry port terminal. CEO Clifford Bell was... Read More

When the fulfillment stats come in as poorly as they did for railcar numbers from February, it's understandable that grain farmers and grain companies were not terribly pleased with rail performance. However, fulfillment numbers don't tell the whole story, says David Przednowek, assistant vice president of grain movement for CN Rail. Przednowek says that a... Read More

Submitted by the Ag Transport Coalition As the world grapples with geopolitical challenges and global economic volatility, Canada's agricultural sector remains one of the country’s key economic pillars. However, this sector is increasingly facing a grave threat—not only from external factors—but from within our own supply chain infrastructure: the chronic and worsening rail service failures... Read More