National Standards

Why ?

Passenger Rail in Canada is currently being developed without the guidance of one set of National Standards specific to Transit needs.

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The Canadian Transit Rail Standards Development Program is aimed to promote the creation of national standards to build, operate and maintain Rail/Transit Systems across Canada.

We are pleased to announce that we are building strong relationships with key stakeholders to make this need a reality.

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Identified areas which need development​

Our Board Director Ignacio Sanz and our Standards Committee curated a list regarding fixed assets , to focus on the development of standards which most urgently need to be addressed. We are looking for the feedback of our members.

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• Stations (instead of using building codes)

• Structural Stations (elevated, underground, at grade)

• NFPA equivalent but focused on Canadian market

• Track (light rail/passenger), high speed track

• Signalling, CBTC

• Railway structures

• Cable containment

• OCS/Catenary

• Stray current 

• EMC/EMI

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Our Goals​

• Engage all our members, through a series of Round Tables;

• Prioritize the Standards which will make building, maintaining and operating transit rail safer, more sustainable, and more cost-efficient;

• Engage subject matter experts from around the globe;

• Produce a solid report detailing the technical considerations and useful innovations and the challenges we find when building and maintaining public transit rail, arriving at a final document of utmost safety, suitability, equality, and consideration of all stakeholders involved;

• Partner up with an organization who can carry this document through rigorous processes to develop it into a Standard for the Canadian Industry.