Here is NEW information on the Canadian and Québec hours of service regs:
:idea: Here is information concerning the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers.
The new federal Commercial Drivers Hours of Service Regulations, published in the Canada Gazette Part II on November 16, 2005, came into force January 1, 2007. The regulations govern the operation of extra-provincial motor carriers (i.e. ‘federal’ carriers that operate between two or more Canadian jurisdictions or between Canada and the U.S.).
Furthermore, Québec’s draft regulation (French version only) was published comments in Vol. 50 of the Gazette officielle on the December 13, 2006 (p. 5741). The consultation period ended on January 27, 2007. You may acquire a copy of the regulations if you have a subscription or by purchasing the document from Publications Québec at a cost of $ 6.32 at the following URL: :idea:
http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/home.php.
Please visit our Internet site to view the table with main changes proposed in the draft regulation and to find out when the provincial regulation will come into force: :idea:
http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/heavy/index.html.
Québec’s draft regulation is similar to the federal regulation that was published in Canada Gazette, part II at the following URL: :idea:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/20.../sor313-e.html
You can find the CCMTA Application Guide (for the federal regulation) at this URL: :idea:
http://www.ccmta.ca/english/producst...portcentre.cfm. You will also find a copy of the Transitional Hours of Service Enforcement Policy agreed to by all Canadian provincial and territorial jurisdictions.