Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC)

The Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC) is a working group reporting on classification, emergency response and means of containment. On this page, you will find information about the council as well as lists of members.

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About the council

In November 2013, the Minister of Transport asked the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC) to provide short and long-term recommendations aimed at enhancing public safety and strengthening standards for the transportation of dangerous goods.

The TDG GPAC provides Transport Canada (TC) with advice on all matters related to the transportation of dangerous goods. Members of the council represent the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC), the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), labour unions, and a variety of industry associations, including manufacturers, consignors, carriers, shippers and consignees.

Three (3) industry-led working groups were created to examine classification, emergency response, and means of containment.

On January 31, 2014, the working groups provided their reports containing recommendations for the Minister of Transport. The department is reviewing these recommendations on an expedited basis to determine what action can be taken to further protect public safety. Transport Canada continues to work with all its stakeholders, including officials in the United States, as we look together to develop options for a North American solution.

Nominated members list

Chair of TDG GPAC:

Mr. Robert Loenhart
Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs and Safety
Canadian Propane Association (CPA)
Vice-Chair of TDG GPAC:

Mr. Henry Ridders
Transportation Compliance Coordinator
Keyera Corporation
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)

Associations

Member name and information

Alternate name and information

Observer / alternate observer name and information

Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC)

David E. Rankin
Vice President

Colleen Tieman
National Dangerous Goods Manager
Purolator Inc.

Rhonda Jessop
Director, Global Learning
Labelmaster Inc.

David E. Rankin
Vice President

N/A

Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

David Diabo
Special Advisor - Emergency Management Emergency Services

Irving Leblanc
Director, Infrastructure

Elizabeth Fox
Senior Policy Analyst
Infrastructure

Canada Safety Council (CSC)

Gareth Jones
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

N/A

N/A

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC)

Tina Saryeddine
Executive Director

Ken Uzeloc
Protective Services Director / Fire Chief

Chris Case
Fire Chief
Co-Chair CAFC Dangerous Goods Committee / Fire Chief in Chatham Kent

Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC)

Mark A. Scholz
President

N/A

N/A

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
(CAPP)

Henry Ridders
Transportation Compliance Coordinator
Keyera Corporation

Claudette Panei
Senior Advisory Regulatory

N/A

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)

Kirkland Richardson, Sergeant
Ontario Provincial Police
Field Support Bureau, Emergency Management Unit
Manager Emergency Management Unit

N/A

N/A

Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers (CARS)

Sylvia Newell
Executive Director

N/A

N/A

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Janet Mannella
Vice President of Operations

N/A

N/A

Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA)

Leslie Hogan
 Senior Project Manager

Theresa Davis-Woodhouse
Executive Director

N/A

Canadian Emergency Response Contractors Alliance (CERCA)

Shawn Barton
Director, Emergency Response
Emergency Management & Environmental Response Services

Andy Jeves
CERCA Vice Chair

N/A

N/A

Canadian Explosives Industry Association (CEAEC)

Nicholas Ebsworth
Executive Director

Jessica Simon
President

N/A

Canadian Fuels Association (CFA)

Rob Hoffman
Director, Government &
Stakeholder Relations

Linda Manka
Regional Response Manager,
Shell Emergency Management

N/A

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)

N/A

N/A

Beata Hart
Standards Specialist,
Receiver General and Pension Branch
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Jennifer Jimenez
Manager of the Standards Division
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Canadian National (CN)

Anthony Ippolito
Director, Dangerous Goods Officer & Industrial Hygiene

Curtis Myson
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist

Jean-Pierre Couture
Transportation Dangerous Goods Specialist

N/A

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City (CPKC)

Jim Kozey
Director Hazmat Programs

Darlene Nagy
Hazmat Program Manager

Megan Schumacher
Specialist Hazmat Environmental Risk
Hazardous Materials Programs

Canadian Propane Association (CPA)

Robert Loenhart
Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs and Safety

N/A

N/A

Canadian Radiation Protection Association (ACPR)

Ali Shoushtarian C-NRPP
Manager, Nuclear Substances and Partners Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) of Radiation and Laser Safety Department

Sarah Ternan
Medical Health Physicist
Department of Radiation and Laser Safety

Stephane Jean-François
P.Eng, CHP, Radioprotection Inc.
Certified Health Physicist

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

N/A

N/A

Vaishnavi
Somasundaram

Project Manager, Worker and Public Safety

Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)

Alf Brown
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Coordinator

Geoffrey Wood
Senior Vice President (VP), Policy

N/A

Chemistry Industry Association Of Canada (CIAC)

Leah Hogendoorn
Americas Downstream Dangerous Goods Lead,
Product Regulatory Assurance

Kristina Adler
Transportation Policy and Program Officer

John Heater
Global Advocacy
Integrated Supply Chain Dow

N/A

Compressed Gas Association (CGA)

Richard Craig
Vice President (VP), Technical & Regulatory Affairs

Jean-Pierre Dumoulin
Technical Manager, Bulk Operations
Air Liquide Canada

N/A

Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)

Julie Prescott
Senior Technical Consultant Specialist, DGSA

James A Watts
Regulatory Compliance Specialist

N/A

DANATEC

N/A

N/A

Joey Motokado
Safety Training and Regulatory Compliance Manager

Department of National Defense (DND)

Éric Remy
Manager, Transportation of dangerous goods policies

N/A

N/A

Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC)

Patrick Knight
Safety & Emergency Management, Director

N/A

N/A

ENSERVA

Katy Carley, B.Sc., CRSP
Manager, Health & Safety

N/A

N/A

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Dangerous Goods

Malcolm Mullin
Director, Compliance and Oversight
Carrier & Vehicle Safety
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors

Doug Horvat
Chief Inspector
Dangerous Goods & Rail Safety Unit
Investigations & Enfocement Section
Monitoring & Complaince Branch
Traffic Safety Services Division
Transportation & Economic Corridors

N/A

Fertilizer Canada (FC)

Katherine Kennedy
Manager, Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Nadine Frost
Director, Policy & Industry Standards

N/A

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)

Mahima Sharma
Vice President (VP)
Innovation, Environment, and Climate Policy

Kathryn Smith
Senior Manager- Sustainability, Bioeconomy, and Mill Regulations

N/A

Mining Association of Canada (MAC)

Mike McDowell
Superintendent, Materials Stewardship
Teck Mateals Ltd.

Geoff Smith
Vice President (VP), Government Relations

N/A

National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC)

David Bolton
Manager, Dangerous Goods Compliance
Air Canada

Suzanne Acton-Gervais
Vice-President, Skateholder Relations and Regulatory Affairs

Vanessa Lumia
Dangerous Goods Manager, Air Canada

Kevin Van Langenhove
Advisor, Dangerous Good
Westjet

Réjean Beaudoin
Captain, Air Transat

Ryan Gingerich
Manager, Corporate Safety Investigations, Jazz Aviation LP

Anees Munshi
Corporate Safety Specialist
Jazz Aviation

Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC)

Dominic Lefebvre
National Safety & Training Manager T Linde Canada Inc & Quebec

Mike Millian
President

N/A

Railway Association of Canada (RAC)

Scott Croome
Director, Dangerous Goods

Jean- Pierre Couture
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist

Brianna Bowman
Senior Administrative Assistant
Operations and Regulatory Affairs

Renewable Industries Canada (RICANADA)

Stu Porter
Independent Consultant
Biofuels Consulting

N/A

N/A

Responsible Distribution Canada (RDC)

Mark Jasper
GHD First

Joe Caponio
Regional Director

Catherine Wieckowska
President

N/A

Shipping Federation of Canada (SFC)

Chad Allen
Director, Marine Operations

Farah Ahmad
Administrative Coordinator

Nathan Phillips
Policy Analyst

N/A

Teamsters Union Canada (TUC)

Mariam Abou-Dib
Executive Director of Government Relations

Omar Burgan
Director of Research and Policy

N/A

The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)

Arthur Nordholm
Owner/President
OASYS Safety Consulting Inc.

Perry Ruehlen
Executive Director

N/A

Transportation Safety Board (TSB)

Vincenzo De Angelis
Director, Investigations Rail/Pipeline

N/A

N/A


Transport Canada (TC)
Transportation of
Dangerous Goods (TDG) Secretariat

TC.TDGStakeholderInformati
on-
InformationsintervenantsTMD.TC@tc.gc.ca

N/A

N/A

Nominated observers list

Status granted by Chairperson or DG. May participate on a regular basis and in council discussions. This member is not permitted to sit at the council table, have a place card or vote.

Associations

Member name and information

Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

Elizabeth Fox
Senior Policy Analyst
Infrastructure

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC)

Chris Case
Fire Chief
Co-Chair CAFC Dangerous Goods Committee / Fire Chief in Chatham Kent

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)

Beata Hart
Standards Specialist,
Receiver General and Pension Branch
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Jennifer Jimenez
Manager of the Standards Division
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City (CPKC)

Megan Schumacher
Specialist Hazmat Environmental Risk
Hazardous Materials Programs

Canadian Radiation Protection Association (ACPR)

Stephane Jean-François
P.Eng, CHP, Radioprotection Inc.
Certified Health Physicist

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Vaishnavi Somasundaram
Project Manager, Worker and Public Safety

DANATEC

Joey Motokado
Safety Training and Regulatory Compliance Manager

National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC)

Ryan Gingerich
Manager, Corporate Safety Investigations, Jazz Aviation LP

Anees Munshi
Corporate Safety Specialist
Jazz Aviation

Railway Association of Canada (RAC)

Brianna Bowman
Senior Administrative Assistant
Operations and Regulatory Affairs

Reports and recommendations

The industry reports are available below:

Report and recommendations from the Classification Working Group [PDF, 793 KB]

Report and recommendations from the Emergency Response Assistance Plan Working Group [PDF, 1.48 MB]

Report and recommendations from the Means of Containment Working Group [PDF, 2.29 MB]