Targeted Essential Freight Transport Exemption to Support the Emergency Response to wildfires in Nova Scotia

From: Transport Canada

Tracking Number – ASF- 2023-01E

Pursuant to section 16 of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, after consulting with the affected provinces and being of the opinion that the exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to affect motor carrier safety, I hereby exempt extra-provincial truck undertakings and their drivers, who are employed or otherwise engaged in the transport of essential supplies and equipment in direct assistance to the emergency relief efforts in the wildfires in Nova Scotia from the provisions set out in sections 12 to 29 of the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations, subject to the conditions set out below.

The purpose of this exemption is to support efforts by extra-provincial truck undertakings and their drivers to transport essential supplies and equipment, in direct assistance to the emergency relief efforts in response to the wildfires in Nova Scotia.

This exemption applies to extra-provincial truck undertakings and their drivers, who are employed or otherwise engaged in the transport of essential supplies and equipment, in direct assistance to the emergency relief efforts in response to the wildfires in Nova Scotia.

This exemption is subject to the following conditions:

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used in this exemption have the same meaning as in section 1 of the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations.

This exemption comes into effect upon the date that it is signed and remains valid until the earliest of the following:

Melanie VanstoneDirector General, Multimodal and Road Safety Programs(on behalf of the Minister of Transport)

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Targeted Essential Freight Transport Exemption to Support the Emergency Response to wildfires in Nova Scotia - Exemption to allow relief from the requirements established under the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations(PDF, 91 KB)