October 2025

The CCMTA Board of Directors has just concluded its fall meetings in Ottawa, ON.

We're making measurable progress across priority files. Here are some highlights:

• The Board has advanced Canada’s new Road Safety Strategy by obtaining approval from the Council of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety and will seek approval from the Council of Ministers in February 2026, renewing Canada’s vision for road safety.

• From Feedback to Action: Strengthening carrier safety oversight across Canada. The Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety (COMT) tasked CCMTA to analyze the current challenges of the Safety Fitness Certificate (SFC). After industry consultation this past September, the CCMTA Board received an update on National Safety Code (NSC) Standard 7 (on Carrier and Driver Profiles), NSC Standard 14 (Safety Ratings), and NSC 15 (Facility Audits). CCMTA is on track to provide proposed changes and a path forward to update the Council of Ministers in February and September 2026.

• The Board heard updates from staff on progress being made to support jurisdictions in the day-to-day management of the Interprovincial Record Exchange (IRE) network and to migrate jurisdictions and clients to a cloud-based environment -- a modern way to connect and exchange data over the IRE network. Nearly all jurisdictions are now sending transactions via the cloud.

• Managing data effectively is crucial for any organization in today's digital age. The CCMTA Board approved a data administration framework providing clear guidelines on managing data for third-party products throughout their lifecycle. The framework supports CCMTA in documenting and implementing best practices to strengthen data compliance policies, implementing compliance checks and risk-based audits with third party data clients, and promoting effective data usage to support business requirements. CCMTA is now in alignment with industry standards and member requirements and expectations.

• The Board also heard other updates on the ongoing work at CCMTA including the development of consistent guidance for the safe integration of new mobility devices like e-scooters, the creation of a national roadmap to improve how Canadian jurisdictions collect and analyze road safety data, and work underway to ensure medically sound and evidence based medical fitness standards are being considered to support safe drivers for safe roads.

• In addition, educational sessions were held to inform the Board on potential activities CCMTA could undertake to support the management and administration of vehicles, and foreign driver licence reciprocity.

Together, we’re working to ensure Canada’s roads are the safest in the world.