Transportation Law

• Author: John Eaton; Denis Le May
• Profession: Librarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval
• Pages: 102-102

102 TRANSPORTATION LAW / TRANSPORTS (DROIT DES)

100.

TRANSPORTATION LAW

This topic deals with the law as it relates to various modes of transportation (excluding aviation

law, maritime law, and motor vehicle law, which are dealt with separately). Topics include car-

riage of goods and passengers, railways, and trucking, etc. As most transportation in Canada

is interprovincial, this is an area of primarily federal jurisdiction, governed by various federal

statutes, (e.g., the Canada Transportation Act, the Department of Transport Act, the Aeronautics

Act, and the Railway Safety Act). There are, however, some provincial statutes governing trans-

portation exclusively within their borders. A number of provinces have railway acts and most

have legislation dealing with the transportation of hazardous goods (as does the federal gov-

ernment by virtue of the Hazardous Products Act). Related topics: AVIATION & AERONAUT-

ICS LAW, MOTOR VEHICLE LAW.

TRANSPORTS (DROIT DES)

Domaine très réglementé autant que peu documenté. À part le fait que le contrat de transport

est un des contrats nommés, la complexité du droit des transports tient à la fois du droit

CONSTITUTIONNEL (par ex., transport local vs interprovincial et international, ce dernier

étant régi par les conventions) et aux divers moyens de transport (par ex., aérien, maritime, ter-

restre). Outre la réglementation étatique applicable, il faut tenir compte de l’apport des parties

au contrat, et ce, particulièrement en droit COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL.

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