Dave Carroll

The Ministry of Transportation is taking important steps to provide flexibility to intercommunity bus service providers to expedite adjustments to their services in response to a shift in customer demand as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.   While providing additional flexibility to service providers, Ontario is committed to ensuring that critical services like access to […]

We encourage members to explore three valuable resources at this time, including the Trade Commissioners webpage as well as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is currently offering free resources (even to non-members).  The CFIB webpage includes answers and links to popular frequently asked questions. Trade Commissioner Canadian Federation of Independent Business Business Development Bank

The Canadian Government has announced measures to support Canadian families and businesses during this difficult time.  Below is a short summary of the announcement as well as some resources currently available to business.  OMCA will continue to monitor announcements from the federal government and will provide information on additional resources as they become available.  As

Canada, U.S. border temporarily closing to non-essential traffic to slow COVID-19 Canada and the United States have agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border as both countries try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus — but they insist key supplies will still flow between the two nations. READ MORE @ CBC NEWS

Dear OTE registrants, We appreciate the patience of all exhibitors and delegates registered for OTE as the organizing partners assessed the effects of COVID-19 and made important and difficult decisions about how to proceed with the 2020 Ontario Transportation Expo. The decision has been made to cancel the 2020 OTE trade show and conference in

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently held a joint call to address industry stakeholders regarding the current state of the coronavirus. CISA has issued recommendations to industry with an aim to mitigate impact to business and enable operations

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is currently consulting with industry regarding several key changes to Canadian labour provisions. Two of these considerations pose major challenges for the motor coach sector: 96-hour advance work schedule 24-hour notice of changes to work schedule See below for language on these two rules. At this time, OMCA and

Please be advised that OMCA has just been informed of changes to the status of medical limitation for CDL holders. In September 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a ruling that allows those with a stable insulin regimen and controlled insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to qualify for a commercial drivers licence. As a

Earlier this week the Ontario Auditor General released her annual report, part of which dealt with the shortcomings she found in the area of commercial vehicle enforcement and safety. While the focus of the report is on trucks, buses are commercial vehicles and therefore also included in the blanket criticisms. Much of the report deals