News Release Communiqué - Transportation and highway safety ministers work together to address the opportunities and challenges facing the transportation sector

News Release Communiqué Transportation and highway safety ministers work together to address the opportunities and challenges facing the transportation sector February 24, 2023, Ottawa – Today, Canada’s Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for New Brunswick, the Honourable Jeff Carr, co-chaired the annual meeting of the Council. [...] The ministers also received an update on the performance of the transportation sector, and discussed the recovery of the air sector, electronic logging devices, excessive motor vehicle noise, school bus safety, innovation and vulnerable road users. [...] The Ministers also considered economic corridors, including transportation infrastructure priorities to address supply chain issues and to ensure Canada has the infrastructure capacity to support future trade growth and access to markets. [...] Labour supply and skills development The transportation sector in Canada is facing acute labour and skills shortages leading to disruptions in the movement of goods and people across the country. [...] Recognizing that a robust transportation workforce is necessary for resilient supply chains, ministers discussed the challenges in the sector, and the need to work collaboratively, and where appropriate, with counterparts responsible for training and immigration, to help reduce labour and skills shortages and create good middle class jobs for Canadians.