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Truck schools ask Ontario to restore Better Jobs Ontario and Ontario Job Grant funding paused since Oct. 9
The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario says the pause is putting students' career plans on hold and could lead to layoffs or closures at schools that follow the rules.
OTA asks Queen's Park for new offences and police powers to clear highway blockades
In its submission to Ontario's consultation on barrier-free access to key infrastructure, the association says blockades trap drivers in their cabs and burn through their legal hours.
OTA asks newly elected Ontario mayors to sit down on truck parking, zoning and freight planning
The Ontario Trucking Association has written to incoming and returning mayors after the municipal elections and wants members to flag local problems for its board.
Ottawa commits up to $254 million to the Saint John trade corridor
The federal government will put up to $254 million into port, rail and road projects in the Saint John, N.B., trade corridor. The money comes from the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund.
StatCan: $86.6 billion of municipal roads are in poor or very poor shape
Canada's latest infrastructure survey says local road condition improved slightly since 2022. Still, 18% of municipal road value is rated poor or worse.
Quebec opens final A-85 section, finishing four-lane route toward New Brunswick
The last 8.2-km stretch of the Route 185 conversion opened Oct. 23 in Témiscouata, though one northeast-bound carriageway won't open until mid-November.
Ontario trucking groups seek seat on new Canada-Ontario steel task force
OTA and CTOA want carriers at the table as Ottawa and Queen's Park look for ways to cut steel shipping costs under an $8.7-billion action plan.
Truck operators' group set out plans for a national push against cargo theft
In March 2026, the CTOA said organized theft of freight, trailers and equipment had become a supply chain security problem that needed a coordinated response.
CTA called the U.S. pause on truck driver visas a wake-up call for Canada
In August 2025, the alliance said the U.S. move did not cover Canadian drivers, but urged Ottawa and the provinces to fix licensing and oversight.
Ontario's move of IRP plating to ServiceOntario left carriers waiting for weeks
In April 2025, the OTA pressed the province over processing delays, and carriers later described trucks parked for lack of plates.
Lockouts shut Canada's two largest container ports until a federal order
In November 2024, Vancouver and Montreal were locked out at the same time, and the backlog took weeks to clear.
Port truckers held a convoy in Vancouver to protest new container licence rules
In May 2024, more than 100 drayage trucks rolled from Delta to the port over a ban on working with unlicensed off-dock haulers.
CTA report listed the interprovincial barriers slowing trucking
In October 2023, the alliance's report drew on more than 4,500 responses and covered rest areas, winter maintenance, LCV rules and permits.
Reported cargo theft rose sharply, and investigators said it was underreported
In April 2023, insurers and police described a surge in stolen freight and fraud, with Ontario's Peel Region a North American hot spot.
Ontario's pre-election budget promised $25.1 billion for highways
In April 2022, the province's budget backed Highway 413 and a string of other road projects, and restated its work on ELDs.
Ambassador Bridge reopened after a week-long protest blockade
In February 2022, protesters against pandemic rules shut Canada's busiest commercial crossing, sending trucks to Sarnia and into hours-long lineups.
Coquihalla Highway reopened to commercial trucks after November floods
In December 2021, B.C. reopened Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt to essential commercial vehicles after 35 days of temporary repairs.
Truckers faced a patchwork of provincial vaccine passport rules
In September 2021, CTA and provincial associations put out a province-by-province guide as Ontario and others began requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining.
Ontario reopened DriveTest centres fully and piloted at-school truck road tests
In September 2020, the province moved to ease a testing backlog that had sent truck training schools far afield for Class AZ exams.
Rail blockades rippled through trucking and the wider supply chain
In February 2020, CN's eastern shutdown and bridge protests pushed trucking groups to call for a quick, peaceful end to the blockades.