Government Response to Rail Container Report

The Government of Canada has responded to the House of Commons International Trade Committee’s report entitled “Transporting Goods in Rail Containers: Some Trade Implications for Canada.” The response noted that the National Supply Chain Strategy will be released “in the coming months.”

Specifically on rail container-related data, the Government of Canada states that investments are being made to provide Transport Canada “with the capacity to improve supply chain performance by enhancing information availability. This funding will allow the Government to draw on new partnerships with leading academic researchers to develop Canadian expertise on supply chain logistics and analytics to generate insight and the harnessing of new and timely data to develop predictive analytics, while leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence tools, dynamic mapping, and geospatial capabilities. These tools will be tapped to improve decision-making around emerging challenges and provide ongoing advice on Canada’s transportation logistics challenges, key activities, and options to reduce vulnerabilities and improve overall resiliency of the network.”