A Railway Operating Certificate is an official document issued by Transport Canada, under the authority of the Railway Safety Act, to authorize a railway company or local railway company to operate in Canada.
Companies apply for a Railway Operating Certificate by completing an application form and submitting it to Transport Canada.
Below is a list of railway companies and local railway companies that have been issued a Railway Operating Certificate.
Since January 1, 2015, new companies must obtain a Railway Operating Certificate prior to commencing operations in Canada. Existing companies have a two-year grace period, until January 1, 2017, to obtain a Railway Operating Certificate.
For more information about Railway Operating Certificates, please consult our Frequently Asked Questions.
Company name |
Company Type |
Types of Operations |
Issue Date |
Algoma Steel Inc. |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Freight
|
2020-07-24
|
Windsor Transload Inc. |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Freight
|
2020-07-10
|
BioPower Sustainable Energy Corporation |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Freight
|
2019-12-20
|
St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad Company, LLC |
Railway Company |
- Operation and Maintenance of Line Work
- Transportation of Freight
|
2018-12-28
|
Central Manitoba Railway Inc. |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Freight
|
2018-11-07
|
Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Freight
|
2018-11-07
(New Certificate issued March 31, 2021)
|
Hudson Bay Railway Company |
Railway Company |
- Operation and Maintenance of Line Work
- Transportation of Freight
- Transportation of Passengers
|
2018-08-31
|
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad |
Railway Company |
- Operation and Maintenance of Line Work
- Transportation of Passengers
|
2018-07-31
|
Logistec Stevedoring (Nova Scotia) Inc. also carrying on business as Sydney Coal Railway |
Railway Company |
- Operation and Maintenance of Line Work
- Transportation of Freight
|
2018-07-28
(Railway Operating Certificate no longer valid as of July 28, 2018. The company has stopped operating.)
|
Maska-Wa Transportation Association Inc. |
Local Railway Company |
- Transportation of Passengers
|
2018-07-16
|