November 14, 2013

Transportation In Canada
Provinces & Territories Mandate - Responsible for all matters relating to road safety, driver licensing, vehicle registration & taxation, and commercial regulations and enforcement

Federal Government Mandate - Responsible for new vehicle standards, transportation of dangerous goods - Plays complimentary role in motor transport administration

Road Safety, Licensing, and Administration of Motor Vehicles in Canada

Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation & Highway Safety
Council of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Transportation & Highway Safety

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

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CCMTA History

1940

Highway Transportation Board

1956

Canada-wide Expansion

1975

Secretariat Established

1977

Federal GVT Joined

1987

CCMTA incorporated under its present name & constitution

1993

Associate membership

2011

Change Management

2013

Knowledge Management & Strategic Planning

CCMTAs Role
Provide a national forum for the development of national public policy and programs for road safety and driver / vehicle licensing, while recognizing the importance of jurisdictional autonomy. Provides jurisdictions with an opportunity for shared learning, coordination, collaboration, and communication. Champion improved road safety, reciprocity among membership, and work towards harmonized driver and motor vehicle licensing and regulation.
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CCMTA Structure
Board of Directors

Standing Committee on Compliance & Regulatory Affairs

Standing Committee on Drivers & Vehicles

Standing Committee on Road Safety Research & Policy

Secretariat

CCMTA Stakeholders
Government Members: provincial, federal, and territorial representatives Associates: Includes industry, other government agencies, and road safety partners IE: Private Motor Truck Council Petroleum Services of Canada Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association Canadian Trucking Alliance Mothers Against Drunk Driving

CCMTA Products & Initiatives

Road Safety Strategy 2015 National Safety Code Canadian Driver Licence Agreement IRE Knowledge Management

Road Safety in Canada

Canada has had national road safety plans since 1996 targeting the reduction of serious injuries and deaths due to road crashes Road Safety policies & regulations are provincially regulated Plans were developed by CCMTA and the main deliverables were presented and approved by the Council of Deputy Ministers of Transportation. Road Safety Vision 2010 was deemed a success CCMTA is custodian of Road Safety Strategy 2015

Vision: To have the safest

roads in the world
Holistic Fluid & Flexible No hard targets Best practice sharing
Road Safety Stakeholders

CCMTA Jurisdictional Members

Joint Effort

Enforcement Community

Road Engineering & Infrastructure Community

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Road Safety in Canada

Improvement in Canadas Level of Road Safety Over Three National Road Safety Plans Traffic Fatalities 1996-2011
3500
1996 fatality count (3,129)

3000
Annual Traffic Fatalities
RSS 2015 launched: 2011 RSV 2001 launched: 1996

2500
RSV 2010 launched: 2002

RSV 2010 target (2,064)

2000
2011 (2,006)

1500
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Road Safety in Canada

Improvement in Canadas Level of Road Safety Over Three National Road Safety Plans Serious Injuries 1996-2011
20000 19000
Persons Seriously Injured Annually

18000 17000 16000 15000 14000 13000

12000

1996 Seriously Injured toll (18,734)

RSS 2015 launched: 2011 RSV 2001 launched: 1996

RSV 2010 launched: 2002 RSV 2010 target (11,607)

11000 10000

2011 (10,835)

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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A National Safety Code

CCMTA is the custodian of the National Safety Code in Canada National Safety Code contains 15 Standards and was developed in 1988 by the member jurisdictions of CCMTA in conjunction with the motor carrier industry
Driver Licencing
NSC #1 - Single Driver Licence Concept NSC #2 - Knowledge and Performance Tests NSC #3 - Driver Examiner Training Program NSC #4 - Classified Driver Licensing System NSC #5 - Self-Certification Standard and Procedures NSC #6 - Medical Standards for Drivers NSC #8 - Short Term Suspensions

Motor Carrier Regulatory Framework

NSC #7 - Carrier and Driver Profiles NSC #9 - Hours of Service NSC #10 - Cargo Securement NSC #11 - PMVI NSC #12 - CVSA Inspections NSC #13 - Trip Inspections NSC #14 - Safety Rating NSC #15 - Facility Audits
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Canadian Driver Licence Agreement

Canadian Driver Licence Compact in place since 1990 Supports the One-Driver, One-Licence, One-Record concept Facilitates the exchange of Driver Licences, Driver Information and Convictions between Canadian Provinces and Territories Canada is working on an enhanced agreement the CDLA CDLA enhances and strengthens Use of secure documents and processes Establishes true identity and legal presence Expands the information exchange on convictions

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Interprovincial Records Exchange System (IRE)

1988 1990 1997 2005 2009 2012 2015

Initiated by the Jurisdictions to transact data for greater road safety

Agreement for internal (jurisdictional) use finalized A truly National System

Auto Manufacturers brought on system for Safety Recalls Major systems overhaul with system usage exceeding 20,000,000 per year

System Access Allowed to 3rd Party users that meet mandate requirements

Re-developed with over 50,000,000 transactions predicted per year Expanding team with a goal to rebuild the system on a modern platform
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Interprovincial Records Exchange System (IRE)

43,000,000 transactions last year
The same volume as a small banking system Runs 24/7/365

Been in existence for 25 years

It was cutting edge technology when first developed Has been updated regularly since inception

Does not capture, alter nor keep data

Acts only to transact data

The primary user group is Provinces and Territories

Other users access the system but it is engineered to ensure the Provincial and Territorial data takes precedence

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CCMTA Web 2.0

New Website

Knowledge Management Portal

Social Media

CCMTA is developing tools to facilitate the capture, sharing, and exchange of knowledge. New tools will provide a platform for members to collaborate in a virtual environment and to communicate among each 17 other in an efficient way.

Our Vision
The safest and most efficient movement of people and goods by road in the world

Our Mission
To provide a national forum for development of public policy and programs for road safety and driver and vehicle licensing

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