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Versions of s. 5

C-10.4 — Canada Transportation Act · 2 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2007-06-22 to present available View Source
    It is hereby declared that a safe,competitive, economic,economic and efficient andnational adequatetransportation networksystem ofthat viablemeets the highest practicable safety and effectivesecurity transportationstandards servicesand accessiblecontributes to personsa withsustainable disabilitiesenvironment and that makes the best use of all available modes of transportation at the lowest total cost is essential to serve the transportation needs of shippersits users, advance the well-being of Canadians and travellers,enable including persons with disabilities,competitiveness and to maintain the economic well-beinggrowth in both urban and growthrural ofareas Canadathroughout andCanada. its regions and that thoseThose objectives are most likely to be achieved when all carriers are able to compete, both within and among the various modes of transportation, under conditions ensuring that, having due regard to national policy, to the advantages of harmonized federal and provincial regulatory approaches and to legal and constitutional requirements,
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    It is declared that a competitive, economic and efficient national transportation system that meets the highest practicable safety and security standards and contributes to a sustainable environment and makes the best use of all modes of transportation at the lowest total cost is essential to serve the needs of its users, advance the well-being of Canadians and enable competitiveness and economic growth in both urban and rural areas throughout Canada. Those objectives are most likely to be achieved when

  2. 2003-01-01 to 2007-06-22 View Source

    It is hereby declared that a safe, economic, efficient and adequate network of viable and effective transportation services accessible to persons with disabilities and that makes the best use of all available modes of transportation at the lowest total cost is essential to serve the transportation needs of shippers and travellers, including persons with disabilities, and to maintain the economic well-being and growth of Canada and its regions and that those objectives are most likely to be achieved when all carriers are able to compete, both within and among the various modes of transportation, under conditions ensuring that, having due regard to national policy, to the advantages of harmonized federal and provincial regulatory approaches and to legal and constitutional requirements,