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Programme canadien d'élaboration de normes de transport ferroviaire

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These standards for the Canadian environment will provide clear guidance on engineering specifications, safety management in operational railway environments, and competency requirements for passenger rail work. Our goal is to enhance safety, improve constructability, reduce costs, and ensure project timelines are met.

TRACCS Transit and Rail is proud to announce its partnership with

CSA Group (Canadian Standards Association)

to develop practical passenger rail standards.

As part of this collaboration with CSA Group, we are working on a strategy to establish a timeline for the development of these standards and associated documents. We will prioritize the most critical documents to be produced first, ensuring that the most important issues are addressed efficiently and implemented in a timely manner.

We are calling on all members to actively participate in upcoming workshops focused on Mechanical  & Electrical (M&E), Competency, Engineering, Signalling, Rolling Stock, and Safety. These workshops will commence over the coming months, and we encourage everyone to get involved. Don’t sit on the sidelines as your input is crucial to shaping the future of the rail industry in Canada.

Registration and other ways to participate available!​​​​

Ce que nos membres peuvent faire

  • Rejoignez notre groupe de bénévoles ;

  • Offrir des commentaires via des enquêtes ;

  • Recommander des experts dans les sujets traités afin que nous les contactions ;

  • Offrez du temps aux membres de votre équipe pour contribuer à cet effort.

Why?

Following years of limited investment in transit and passenger rail infrastructure, Canada is now entering a pivotal era of long-overdue and ambitious expansion. While this renewed focus on rail represents a significant opportunity, the ability to deliver projects that meet international standards for cost-efficiency and timely completion must be markedly improved in order to maintain momentum and reinforce both public trust and political commitment.

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Canada’s infrastructure deficit—decades in the making—has resulted in escalating congestion in metropolitan areas, posing risks to the country’s economic competitiveness and diminishing the quality of life for many Canadians. This prolonged period of underinvestment has also weakened the nation’s institutional capacity, eroded technical expertise, and constrained the availability of skilled labour—factors that now hinder the pace of progress.

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In recognition of these challenges, TRACCS Transit and Rail, in partnership with CSA Group, convened a landmark forum in Montreal, bringing together more than 120 experts from across Canada and internationally. The event served as a foundational step toward the development of clear, consistent, and comprehensive standards to support the planning, procurement, construction, maintenance, and safety of rail projects nationwide.

Action: Our First Standards Event

Getting Back On Track! | Reprendre la bonne voie!

Standards and Policy Solutions for Major Transit & Passenger Rail Infrastructure Projects

Feuille de route de normes et politiques pour traiter des principaux défis des grands projets d’infrastructure ferroviaire transport et voyageurs au Canada.

 A workshop co-hosted by CSA Group and TRACCS to discuss how to build robust standards and policy frameworks to strengthen the transit and passenger rail ecosystem. 

 

The workshop aimed to:

  • Explore the challenges facing Canada’s transit and passenger rail infrastructure projects

  • Discuss practical, low-cost solutions to address systemic issues in the design and construction of these projects

  • Examine how governments can leverage standards in developing policies and strategic roadmaps for the transit and passenger rail ecosystem

 

Feb 06, 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hotel Bonaventure, Montréal,

900 Rue De la Gauchetière O, Montréal, QC H5A 1E4, Canada

Results: 

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  • 6 hours of learning, debate, discussion and networking

  • Furthering the understanding of the challenges posed by the absence of national standards.

  • 140 professionals with something to contribute

  • Engagement from some government bodies​​

  • Open registration for the work groups for the development of the next stages of the program.​​

Work Groups Established:

     -   Standards Strategy Work Group
     -   Policy, Training and Implementation Work Group
     -   Standards Funding Work Group
     -   Standard Development Committees

Train approaching to station in downtown of Toronto at sunrise

MISSION

La mission de TRACCS est de stabiliser les coûts et de garantir des ressources adéquates et qualifiées pour effectuer le travail de manière sûre et efficace.

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Nous visons à atteindre :

  • Normes de sécurité améliorées et cohérentes dans le domaine de la sécurité ferroviaire

  • Formation coordonnée et appropriée pour les travailleurs au sein des syndicats, des collèges et des universités

  • Plaidoyer pour une certification et des assurances appropriées pour les entreprises travaillant dans des environnements ferroviaires

  • Possibilité de partager les meilleures pratiques au sein de l'industrie

  • La mise en réseau

  • Formation continue et mises à jour technologiques du monde entier

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