Past Annual Meetings

The 2019 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from June 3-6, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Click here the view the 2019 Annual Meeting Program.

Click here for a list of the 2019 Annual Meeting  Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2019 Annual Meeting  Exhibitors.

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Educational Session Speaker Presentations

Earning Trust for Automated Driving

Presenter: Bryant Walker Smith, University of Carolina

Description
Automated driving will be an important part -- but only a part -- of our rapidly changing world. Effectively preparing for that change will require treating automated driving not as a goal but, rather, as a tool toward the goals of greater safety and opportunity. This also means we should focus less on whether the public "trusts" automated driving and more on whether the companies developing and deploying these technologies are actually worthy of that trust.

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The Future of Roads and Road Safety

Presenter: Ryan Stein, Nicole Barranco, Julie Washburn

Description
The introduction of autonomous vehicles and other technologies to Canadian roadways are changing the transportation ecosystem. This session will explore the unique road safety opportunities and challenges for vehicle manufacturers, insurance and industry as we continue to work towards zero fatalities and serious injuries on Canada’s roads. Representatives from industry will also have an opportunity to speak to the approaches their companies are taking to manage the safety of new vehicle technologies, including automated driving systems (ADS). The panel will be asked to describe methods used to validate the safety of new automation features and explain how they are managing new safety challenges posed by automated and connected vehicles, such as cybersecurity and after-market vehicle maintenance of advance sensor suites and vehicle software.

Ryan Stein	Julie Washburn

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Impaired Driving: What Research Can Tell Us

Presenter: Doug Beirness, Christine Wickens

Description
Drug impaired driving is a road safety priority for governments and stakeholders in transportation, health, enforcement and road safety. With cannabis fully legalized in Canada, there is need for continued research and surveillance to monitor the impact of cannabis on Canada’s roads. This session will highlight current research and key findings that will help inform approaches to drug impaired driving.

Doug Beirness	Christine Wickens

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Dealing with the Tsunami of Demographic Change

Presenter: Dr. Linda Duxbury

Description
The upcoming century will see a fundamental shift in the change in the nature of the employer-employee relationship as organizations seek to attract and retain talent in a seller’s market for labour. While it will be challenging in this market to get skilled employees, there will also be an increasing pool of people who cannot get work. In her talk Dr. Duxbury will look at this situation through a generational cohort lens, focusing on what organizations need to do to get and keep talented employees within three groups: Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials. She will also give employers information on how to adapt to meet the needs of these different groups of employees.

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The 2018 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from June 3-6, 2018 in Québec City, Québec.

Click here the view the 2018 Annual Meeting Program.

Click here for a list of the 2018 Annual Meeting  Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2018 Annual Meeting  Exhibitors.

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Educational Session Speaker Presentations

Panel on Distracted Driving

Description
Distracted driving presents a serious threat to gains in road safety that have been made in Canada over the last 60 years. Multiple interventions and stakeholders with differing roles and responsibilities are necessary to address the complex issue of distracted driving. Through a facilitated panel discussion, representatives from governments in Canada and the United States will share perspectives, identify barriers, and explore innovative solutions to address distracted driving in Canada.

Presentations not available.

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Automated and Connected Vehicles and the Future

Presenter: Mark Francis, Wendy Doyle, Greg Overwater, Karen Hou

Description
Automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) technologies are rapidly evolving and have wide-ranging implications for road safety. Before these vehicles are introduced onto public roads, a number of policy and regulatory issues related to testing, evaluation, deployment and regulation, will need to be addressed. Through this session, participants will learn about work underway at CCMTA and in Canada to plan and prepare for the AV/CV future. Representatives from the vehicle manufacturing sector will also share current and emerging AV/CV initiatives in Canada.

Mark Francis Wendy Doyle	CVMA & GAC

Distracted driving: what research reveals

Presenter: Charlie Klauer, Martin Lavallière

Description
Distracted driving increases the chance of a motor vehicle crash and seriously threatens the health and safety of all road users. In this session delegates will hear from two researchers who will share outcomes from distracted driving studies, what recent findings reveal and how these outcomes might be used to address distracted driving in Canada.

Charlie Klauer	Martin Lavallière	Coming Soon

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Cannabis and Motor Vehicle Crashes: What is the evidence?

Presenter: Dr. Jeff Brubacher

Description
Observational surveys show that people drive after using drugs and this behaviour is likely to increase once cannabis is legalized in Canada. Driving impaired – whether by alcohol or by drugs – is a punishable offence. In this session a leading Canadian researcher will share what is known about cannabis and motor vehicle crash risk, how to monitor driver use moving forward and perspectives on what we might expect in Canada as the date for legalization of cannabis approaches.

Dr. Jeff Brubacher

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Québec Study of Visibility Issues Affecting Drivers of Heavy Vehicles

Presenter: Sébastien Bédard

Description
The goal of the presentation is to outline the main points of the study on the visibility of heavy vehicle drivers carried out by the ministry and its partners (SAAQ and Ville de Montréal):

-Analysis of problematic situations and options for detecting pedestrians in urban areas
-Research into solutions (mirrors, camera/monitor, technology systems) – adding mirrors was the selected option
-Assessment of available solutions: comparative testing methodology
-Results leading to a proposed solution to add and adjust mirrors
-Results of test project under actual operating conditions (feasibility, effectiveness, acceptability)
-Next step: Develop a best practices guide

Sébastien Bédard

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Distracted Driving: Enforcement Perspective

Presenter: Cpl. Melissa Wutke, Charles Gakuba

Description
Many Canadian jurisdictions have introduced and amended legislation to address talking, texting, holding and/or using electronic communication devices while driving. Law enforcement officials play an active role in enforcing this legislation. Canadian enforcement officials will share distracted driving enforcement initiatives, techniques and tactics, and their perspectives on barriers and challenges.

Melissa Wutke	Charles Gakuba

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Mobile Driver Licence Technology

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The 2017 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from June 4-7, 2017 in Yellowknife, Northewest Territories.

Click here the view the 2017 Annual Meeting Program.

Click here for a list of the 2017 Annual Meeting  Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2017 Annual Meeting  Exhibitors.

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Concurrent Session Speaker Presentations

Cannabis on the road – minimizing harms and ensuring road safety

PART 1: Enforcement tools for cannabis-impaired driving: A pilot study to test oral fluid screening devices in Canada

Presenter: Rachel Huggins, Manager Policy Development, Public Safety Canada

Description
Recent observational surveys have shown that people drive after using drugs. This behaviour is likely to increase once cannabis is legalized in Canada. To help police deal with possible increased rates of impaired driving, enforcement will need the right tools. In this session, Rachel Huggins, Public Safety Canada’s (PSC) Manager of Policy Development and Lead Coordinator of PSC’s Oral Fluid Drug Screening Pilot Project will share results from the recent pilot study conducted in jurisdictions across Canada. The pilot, a collaboration of PSC, RCMP and CCMTA, was designed to test the use of oral fluid screening devices by police officers at the roadside.

      Presentations not available.

PART 2: Cannabis legalization: data monitoring and surveillance

Presenter: Vincent M. Stancato, Deputy Chief Coroner, British Columbia (BC) Coroner’s Service

Description
Data monitoring and surveillance pre- and post-cannabis legalization, are critical to better understand the short and longterm impacts of cannabis legalization, and the potential impact on road safety. Information from coroner and medical examiners files of fatally injured drivers in Canada provides one means for monitoring road safety trends and changes over time. BC’s Deputy Chief Coroner, Vincent M. Stancato will provide an overview of the coroner system in BC, the methods and processes undertaken to determine drug presence in fatally injured drivers, as well as data collection challenges.

    

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Distracted Driving: Your attention please

PART 1: Electronic communication device (ECD) use by urban drivers in Canada: A 2016 survey

Presenter: Wendy Doyle, Executive Director, Office of Traffic Safety, Alberta Transportation

Description
Distracted driving increases the chance of a motor vehicle crash and seriously threatens the health and safety of all road users. In this session, delegates will learn about findings from recent distracted driving research. In 2016, CCMTA conducted a national survey of ECD use by urban drivers across Canada using similar methodology to surveys conducted in 2012 and 2009. Wendy Doyle, Executive Director, Office of Traffic Safety with Alberta Transportation and Chair of CCMTA’s Road Safety Research and Policies Program Committee will share key findings from the 2016 survey and noted changes in driver behavior since 2012.

    

PART 2: A review of technology related to distracted driving

Presenter: Andrea Scipione, Consultant, C3 Human Factors Consulting Inc.

Description
The range of communication, information and entertainment technologies is exploding. Over the last five years, the development of technologies targeting drivers has also increased. Kelly Forbes of C3 Human Factors Consulting Inc. will share results of recent CCMTA commissioned research to identify technologies that are designed to mitigate or eliminate distraction as well as those that are contributing to distraction. The types of technology, modes of interaction, and the methods for mitigating/eliminating distraction will be discussed.

    

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Framing the Future of Transportation

Presenter: Kevin Byrnes, Executive Director for Road User Safety Division (RUS), Ministry of Transportation (MTO)

Description
Ontario’s driver and vehicle population is growing. By 2020, it is projected that the licensed driver population will increase by approximately 10 percent while the registered vehicle population will increase by approximately 8 percent. There are currently 12.3 million registered vehicles, 9.8 million licensed drivers, and 1.42 million commercial vehicles in the province. Kevin Byrnes, Executive Director for the Road User Safety Division with the Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, and a CCMTA Board Member, will provide an overview of how his province is preparing for this growth amidst the changing road safety landscape. He’ll address three key pillars of Ontario’s work related to evolving technology, research, as well as the modernization of Ontario’s driver and vehicle program design and delivery.

    
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Ice road construction and safety training program

Presenter: Garry Snyder, Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure Lead, and Northwest Territories Ice Road Construction and Safety Projects

Description
The Government of the Northwest Territories constructs and maintains over 1,400 km of winter roads and ice crossings. How are these road constructed and maintained to ensure the safety of those building them? Moreover, how is the territory ensuring the safe movement of people and goods on these winter roads? Ice Road construction expert Garry Snyder will explain the Department of Infrastructure’s approach as well as the process of engaging with its public and commercial stakeholders.

In addition to the advantages of reducing the cost of living, increasing employment and making these remote communities more accessible for tourists, the Northwest Territories ice road construction has enabled its residents to travel for recreation, shopping, training, and employment. The ice road network ultimately makes these communities less isolated and better able to sustain themselves all while enhancing connections with each other.

    
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Issues Facing the Canadian Motor Carrier Industry

Presenter: David Bradley, President and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance

Description
The trucking industry plays a vital role in the economic health of Canada. It is also an industry that shares its workplace with the public. In this session, David Bradley, President and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance will discuss the challenges faced by the industry, as well as potential solutions. Issues include: the continuing focus on truck safety (e.g., ELDs, the legalization of cannabis), Canada-US trade, the impact of automated vehicles and the industry’s human resource challenges.

    

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Legalization of Cannabis and traffic safety considerations in Canada -- Pharmacokinetics of THC and detection of impairment

Presenter: Dr. Matt Goledzinowski, Senior Research Scientist; ACS Corporation.

Description
The legalization of cannabis in Canada requires preventive measures to counter drug impaired driving. This session will address key challenges of impaired driving and detection of impairment for those involved in road safety. Presenters Dr. Matt Goledzinowski, Senior Research Scientist; Abe Verghis, Regulatory Affairs Supervisor; and Felix JE Comeau, Chairman and CEO of ACS Corporationwill explore the pharmacokinetics of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol — psychoactive chemical present in cannabis which enters the blood and then the brain immediately after it is inhaled or ingested). It is THC which impairs driving. Attendees will learn about the different technologies for roadside drug detection, the most reliable and efficient approach for identifying THC impaired drivers, the impact of various legislative approaches for dealing with drug impaired driving, and the importance of distinguishing policies on medical marijuana from social policies related to decriminalization and legalization.

    

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The 2016 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from June 19-22, 2016 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Click here the view the 2016 Annual Meeting Program.

Click here for a list of the 2016 Annual Meeting  Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2016 Annual Meeting  Exhibitors.

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Concurrent Session Speaker Presentations

Disruptive Technology - Automated Vehicles, Planning for the Future

Description
As automated vehicles (AV) begin to arrive on our roads in the near future, they will disrupt both private and public sectors in the process. Government and business leaders must not only be aware to what is coming but also start preparing for the required changes. The presentation will look at the changing policy and regulatory landscape that will be impacted by the arrival of automated vehicles.

Presenter: Karlyn Stanley, Adjunct Senior Researcher and  Lawyer, RAND Corporation

    

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Effects of Legalization of the Recreational Use of Cannabis on Drug Impaired Driving in the United States

Description
In this session, you will hear from an expert in one of the U.S. states which have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. The speaker will talk about how cannabis sales are regulated in the state, the nature of their drug impaired driving legislation, how the law is being enforced, statistics on involvement of cannabis in collisions, and what the state is doing to prevent cannabis impaired driving (e.g., awareness/education, assessment/treatment).

Presenter: Darrin Grondel, Director, Washington Traffic Safety Commission

    

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Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) Mandate in the US and Implications for Canada

Description
An examination of the US ELD final rule, the technical requirements, the interfaces for roadside inspections, the certification process, the supporting documents requirements, and a depiction of compliant ELD systems.

Presenter: Alex Capelle, Segment leader Tachographs, Telematics and Services NAFTA Business Unit Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket Interior Division, Continental Corporation

    

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Enhanced Traffic Records Electronic Data System

Description
Knowledge is power. Virginia's Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) gives law enforcement and the Commonwealth citizens accessible and accurate information about where crashes are happening on the roadways around them for better safety decision-making. Since 2011, Virginia has been collecting, consolidating and tracking crash data. Now, new features allow users to not only track crashes, but tell them the type of crash and alert them to dangerous intersections and stretches of road. With that knowledge, law enforcement can target problem spots and drivers can be more aware what's going on around them.

Presenter: George W. Bishop IV, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

    

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Ontario's Enhanced Road Test: A New Tool to Screen for Cognitive Impairment

Description
This presentation will focus on Ontario's Enhanced Road Test (ERT), a new road test designed and evaluated by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) for the Ministry of Transportation in Ontario (MTO) to better distinguish between drivers with, and drivers without, cognitive impairment.

Presenter: Ward Vanlaar Ph. D., Vice President Research, Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF)

[PPT] [Video] NOT AVAILABLE

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Ontario – Mandatory Entry-Level Commercial Truck Driver Training

Description
A status update and overview of mandatory entry level commercial truck driver training in Ontario for Commercial Class A Drivers.

Presenter: Angela Litrenta, Manager, Driver Programs Office, Program Development and Evaluation Branch, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

    

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Transportation Network Companies

Description
Virginia has enacted one of the United States' first comprehensive statewide laws regulating transportation network companies, or TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft. How do you regulate this growing industry? How do you acknowledge the growing popularity of these companies and encourage business growth, yet ensure safe travel for passengers? Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard D. Holcomb will explain how Virginia brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, from the highway safety community, taxi and limousine industries, and TNCs, and created a regulatory framework that maintains safety for both TNC passengers and drivers.

Presenter: Richard D. Holcomb, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

    

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Update on the Canadian Naturalistic Driving Study (CNDS)

Description
This presentation will see representatives from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) talk about the study, provide status updates for the study, highlight the options / magnitude of research that could be considered, and provide some time estimates for the availability of the data for qualified researchers. This could lead to substantive use by the Canadian road safety research community.

Presenter: Dr. Charlie Klauer, Research Scientist and Leader, Teen Risk and Injury Prevention Group, Principal Investigator and Project Manager, Canada Naturalistic Driving Study, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)

    

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The 2015 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from June 16-19, 2015 in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Click here the view the 2015 Annual Meeting Program.

Click here for a list of the 2015 Annual Meeting Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2015 Annual Meeting Exhibitors.

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Concurrent Session Speaker Presentations

1. Yukon's Google Glass In-Service Road Safety Review Pilot

Presenters:
Amanda Price, Transportation Program Development Coordinator, Yukon Government, Highways and Public Works
Craig Milligan, P.Eng., Transport Infrastructure Specialist, Fireseeds North Infrastructure

[PPT] [VIDEO]

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2. Auto Theft Suppression in Manitoba - Partnerships and Innovative Strategies to Success

Presenter:
Ward A. Keith, Executive Director, Driver Safety, DVA, Administration & Registrar of Motor Vehicles,
Manitoba Public Insurance

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3. The Use of Simulation in Delivering Driver Training to Remote Canadian Communities

Presenters:
Lesley de Repentigny, CEO of DriveWise Canada
Chris Boomer, Instructor at the North East Native, Advancing Society

[PPT] [VIDEO] PPT not available

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4. Electronic Logging Devices (ELD)s Reliability and Efficiency for Hours of Service Enforcement

Presenter:
Alex Capelle, Segment Leader ELD, Telematics NAFTA, Continental Automotive

[PPT] [VIDEO]

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5. The Importance of Winter Driving Safety Equipment

Presenters:
Carolyn Goard, Communications Manager, Tire and Rubber Association of Canada
Ralph Warner, Director of Operations, Tire and Rubber Association of Canada

[PPT] [VIDEO] PPT not available

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6. Evaluation of Ontario's Enhanced Senior Driver Renewal Program

Presenter:
Frances Ilari, Senior Safety Research Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

[PPT] [VIDEO] PPT not available

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Learn more about this northern region by watching the introductory video highlighting the majestic beauty culture of the Yukon.

The 2014 CCMTA Annual Meeting was held from May 25-28 in Toronto, Ontario.

Click here for a list of the 2014 Annual Meeting Sponsors.

Click here for a list of the 2014 Annual Meeting Exhibitors.

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Concurrent Session Speaker Presentations

The Future of Safer Vehicles: The Road to Autonomous Vehicles

Speakers: Barrie Gander (I-Canada), Bowen Tritter (ITS Canada Connected Vehicle Technical Committee)
[PPT] [Video]

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CanDrive: A National Prospective Study of Older Drivers

Speakers: Mark Rapoport & Gary Naglie (University of Toronto)
[PPT] [Video]

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BC Road Safety Strategy 2015 and Beyond

Speaker: Sam McLeod (Ministry of Justice of British Columbia)
[PPT] [Video]

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The Future of Safer Vehicles: Self-Driving Cars and Us

[Video]

Automated Vehicles: Perspectives from Canadian Vehicle OEMs
Speaker: Andrew Morin (Global Automakers of Canada)
[PPT]

Automated Vehicles: Potential Insurance Implications
Speaker: Robert Tremblay (Insurance Bureau of Canada)
[PPT]

Automated Vehicles: The Role of Government
Speaker: Barrie Kirk (ITS Canada)
[PPT]

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Technological Tools for Safety Data Collection, Analysis, Measurement, and Results

Speakers: John Saunders & Scott Newby (Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles)
[PPT] [Video]

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Tomorrow's Mobility Landscape: From Car and Ride Sharing to Autonomous Vehicles

Speaker: Catherine Kargas (Electric Mobility Canada)
[PPT] [Video]

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A Social Marketing Approach to Reducing Cannabis Impaired Driving by Ontario Teens

Speakers: Heidi Francis, Lisa Thompson, Kimberly Bates & Andrew Davidson (Ministry of Transportation), Don Bell (OPP), Anne Leonard (Arrive Alive), Neil McOsterich & Catherine Frank (Cleansheet Communications)
[Video]

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