Port of Montréal Work Stoppage – Long Narrative

Key Messages

  • Port of Montreal is a key international and domestic gateway of critical importance to the Canadian economy.
  • It is the second largest container port in Canada and the largest on Canada’s East Coast. The Port handles $275 million worth of cargo daily, and supports more than 19,000 direct and indirect jobs.
  • The economic impacts of the pandemic has already placed our transportation system under unprecedented stress.

Backgrounder on the economic impact of a strike at the Port of Montreal

Key messages:

  • The Port of Montréal is the 2nd largest container port in Canada after Vancouver, handling over 1.6 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) and 35 million tonnes of cargo, representing about $40 billion in goods.
  • It is estimated that the cost to the Canadian economy of a full shutdown of the Port could reach between $40M and $100M per week.
  • About 50% of the total tonnage of bulk commodities handled at the Port, is not impacted.

After you apply

It may take up to 10 business days to update your application status to TC processing, after your in-person verification appointment. When your status is updated, you’ll be notified by email. Log in to your TSS account to read the detailed message.

If you work at a Class III aerodrome and applied via the online application, you’ll have to provide your Transportation Security Clearance (TSC) number to check your application’s status. You’ll find your TSC# in your confirmation email.

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Follow the instructions provided in your “Transportation Security Services account initiation” email to access your account and start completing your application. If you did not receive the email, check with your employer to ensure that they’ve created your account and that your email address has been entered correctly.

Processing time for applications depends on how complex your background checks are, and the accuracy of information you included in your application.

The processing time for your application:

The application process

This is how we’ll process your application for a Transportation Security Clearance:

Step 1

Your employer will create an account for you on the Transportation Security Services (TSS) platform, using your email address. You’ll then receive an email from Transport Canada inviting you to initiate your TSS platform account. 

To access your TSS account, you must sign in/up with GCKey or Sign in with a Sign-in Partner and add a method for two-factor authentication. Your account initiation email will provide steps to follow and guidance tutorials.

Before you apply

The following people can apply for a security clearance:

  • anyone who needs a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC)
  • anyone applying for a job that requires a Transportation Security Clearance
  • people who work in the marine sector and perform certain duties or access certain restricted areas

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Transport Canada’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy

Table of Contents

  • Message from the Minister.
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Vision for the Strategy.
  • Scope of the Strategy.
  • Roles and Responsibilities.
  • Federal, Provincial/Territorial and Municipal Governments.
  • Stakeholders.
  • Importance of Vehicle Cyber Security.
  • Potential Cyber Threats and Impacts.
  • Goals and Priorities for Vehicle Cyber Security.
  • Goal 1- Incorporate vehicle cyber se
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