Lobbying Landscapes in Freight & Ports (November, 2025)
Shipping Federation of Canada, Arctic Gateway Group, CSL, and GCT Global Container Terminals have bumper lobby months in Ottawa
Freight & Ports (Ottawa)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Ottawa and the provincial governments.
This newsletter channel covers trucking, railways, and shipping industries, ports, storage centers, cargo and container terminals, international and inter-provincial logistics, and fulfillment centres.
Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
QSA's Week in Freight & Ports (#45, 2025)
Federal investment for Canadian Coast Guard oceanographic vessel; Budget 2025 introduces Buy Canadian procurement policy; Trade actions on China’s maritime sector suspended; US lease sales in Gulf of America and Cook Inlet advance; CBSA intercepts major cannabis smuggling at Montreal ports
QSA's Week in Freight & Ports (#44, 2025)
Canadian Coast Guard Arctic ship keel laid; $5B Trade Diversification Corridors Fund launched; CBSA reports record Vancouver drug seizure; Senate panels address labour and transport disruptions; US finalizes Atlantic Fleet marine mammal rule; Postal Service files new negotiated shipping contracts
QSA's Week in Freight & Ports (#43, 2025)
Federal committee advances Driver Inc. compliance overhaul; Senate reviews essential transport services in labor disruptions; US FCC proposes new security measures for submarine cables; Canadian Coast Guard unveils hybrid vessel; Tribunal launches anti-dumping inquiry on truck bodies from China
Lobbying Landscapes in Freight & Ports (October, 2025)
CN Rail; Port of Vancouver; Canadian Trucking Alliance; Transport Canada; Ministry of Environment; Fisheries and Oceans Canada
QSA's Week in Freight & Ports (#42, 2025)
CBSA investigates alleged dumping of truck bodies from China; US imposes tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and parts; StatsCan rail freight data released; Canada-Mexico trade ties reviewed; CBSA seizes contraband cigarettes; US Postal Service modifies international mail offerings.
QSA's Week in Freight & Ports (#41, 2025)
Environment Canada fines exporter over hazardous waste; CITT rules on PET imports; new border security events; StatsCan releases traffic and vehicle data; US imposes 25% truck tariff, 100% duties on Chinese port equipment