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Canada
Railway Safety Act
Application of Act
s 2
(3)
(a)

Railway Safety Act

In forceThis text since 1 May 2013law://ca/rsc/1985/32-4th-supp/sec_2__subsec_3__para_a@2026-11-10

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(1) This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a…
(2) Application generally
(3) Exceptions

Contents

(1) This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a…
(2) Application generally
(3) Exceptions

(a)railways referred to in section 16 of the Harbour Commissions Act; or

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

Key facts

Type: Act · R.S.C. 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.)
Enacted: 22 Jun 2017
Last amended: 2 Sept 2022
Text current to: 25 Jul 2025
Official: Justice Laws Website

History · 1 version

1 May 2013Reading

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Implemented by 25: Railway Personnel Training and Qualifications Regulations; Passenger Rail Transportation Security Regulations; Locomotive Voice and Video Recorder Regulations; Locomotive Emissions Regulations; Canadian National Railway Passenger Train Travel Rules and Regulations; Canadian Pacific Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Railway Abandonment Regulations; Quebec Central Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Lake Erie and Northern Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Heating and Power Boilers Regulations; Grand River Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Dominion Atlantic Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Algoma Central Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations; Prevention and Control of Fires on Line Works Regulations; Chlorine Tank Car Unloading Facilities Regulations; Anhydrous Ammonia Bulk Storage Regulations; Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities Regulations; Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015; Grade Crossings Regulations; Railway Operating Certificate Regulations; Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations; Notice Respecting the 2010 G8 and G20 Summits Railway Transportation Security Measures; Height of Wires of Telegraph and Telephone Lines Regulations; Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations; Joint Use of Poles Regulations
Cited by 13: Railway Personnel Training and Qualifications Regulations2 provisions; Building Canada Act; Passenger Rail Transportation Security Regulations3 provisions; Locomotive Voice and Video Recorder Regulations2 provisions; Locomotive Emissions Regulations; Prevention and Control of Fires on Line Works Regulations2 provisions; Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 20152 provisions; Grade Crossings Regulations2 provisions; Railway Operating Certificate Regulations2 provisions; Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations2 provisions; Transportation Safety Board Regulations3 provisions; Railway Relocation and Crossing Act2 provisions; Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act
Cites 1: Harbour Commissions Act

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