COVID-19 measures, updates, and guidance for rail issued by Transport Canada

On this page

• General information and news releases
• Guidance for the rail industry
• Guidance for passenger railway companies
• Orders
• Temporary exemptions
• Other COVID-19 related resources

General information and news releases

• New measures introduced for non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system
  • Use of non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system

Guidance for rail industry

• Employment confirmation – essential railway worker, January 5, 2021
• COVID-19: Face covering guidance for passengers and workers in the rail sector - Face covering procedures, June 1, 2020

Guidance for passenger railway companies

• COVID-19: Guidance Material For Passenger Railway Companies - Managing Travellers during the On-boarding Procedure, June 1, 2020
  • Guidance poster: Travelling by train in Canada? New COVID-19 restrictions in effect (PDF, 111 KB)

Orders

• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 13, July 26, 2021
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 12, May 28, 2021
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 11, March 31, 2021
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 10, January 31, 2021
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 9, November 30, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 8, October 31, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 7, September 30, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 6, August 31, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 5, July 30, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 4, July 1, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 3, June 1, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, No. 2, April 30, 2020
• Order under Section 32.01 of the Railway Safety Act due to COVID-19, March 27, 2020

Temporary exemptions

• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, July 18, 2021 
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, June 18, 2021
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, May 19, 2021
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, April 19, 2021
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, March 18, 2021
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, February 14, 2021
• Temporary Exemption / CROR, Track Safety Rules and Qualification Regs, January 15, 2021
• Temporary Exemption to Paragraph 4.1 c) of the Railway Medical Rules for Positions Critical to Safe Railway Operations, March 20, 2020 (archived)

Other COVID-19 related resources

• Information on Mandatory Self-Isolation for Individuals Entering Canada
• Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
• News releases from the Prime Minister of Canada
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Canada’s response
• Government of Canada’s response to COVID-19 (legislative and other measures)