Trucking

The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) has been alerted to the fact that there is at least one school operator which is falsely claiming to be a member of the TTSAO.

“We have solid evidence of one trucking school’s certificates being emblazoned with the TTSAO logo, yet they are not members,” says Philip Fletcher, TTSAO President.

“One of our legitimate operators had someone come in to upgrade their training. This school operator said, ‘Bring your certificate to show that you’ve got your MELT’…there on the left side of the certificate – the first thing you see – is the TTSAO logo.”

On April 12th, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has received a strike mandate from members in the Program and Administrative Services, Operational Services, Technical Services, and Education and Library Science bargaining groups, which collectively represent more than 120,000 federal government workers employed by Treasury Board.  

While the Government of Canada states that it is “committed to negotiating collective agreements that are fair for employees and reasonable for taxpayers,” bargaining groups representing approximately 159,000 public servants are in a legal strike position. In the event of a labour disruption, certain services may be affected.

Transport Canada says that essential services would be maintained during labour disruptions, but there may be impacts, such as delays in accessing points of service. The department would continue to respond to any transportation safety, security or environmental incident.

Despite delays caused by the Truckers Freedom Convoy at border crossings including Windsor and Coutts Alberta, Canada’s exports that month actually increased.

Charges against four men accused of operating fake truck driving schools have been put over to May 3rd, 2023. On that day, a pre-trial hearing will commence in front of Justice Hoffman at the Ontario Court of Justice.

A paralegal representing Gurvinder Singh, 55, of Laval, Quebec; Gurpreet Singh, 33, of Saint Eustache, Quebec; Jagjeet Deol, 50, of Caledon; and Charanjit Kaur Deol, 50, of Caledon represented the men in a scheduling session on April 5th.

On May 18th, 2022, Quebec’s Economic Crimes Investigation Service, in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested 6 individuals from Montreal, Laval and Brampton, Ontario in connection with the production and the use of false documents. The documents allowed foreign clients to obtain driver’s licenses, including licenses to drive heavy goods vehicles.