Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada
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The Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada was a federal regulatory body established in the early 20th century to oversee and regulate railway operations, rates, and services across Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Railway Commissioner of the Northwest Territories | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal regulatory agency
ⓘ
railway regulatory body ⓘ |
| appliesRegulationTo |
railway companies operating interprovincially
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railway freight shippers in Canada ⓘ railway passengers in Canada ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
Canadian Northern Railway (for regulatory purposes)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway (for regulatory purposes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Trunk Railway (for regulatory purposes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChairpersonTitle | Chief Commissioner ⓘ |
| hasCompetitorOrSuccessor | Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionForm | orders and rulings binding on railways ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
central to early 20th-century Canadian railway policy
ⓘ
first permanent federal economic regulatory tribunal in Canada ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthorityOver | common carriers by rail in Canada ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
to balance interests of shippers, passengers, and railway companies
ⓘ
to ensure non-discriminatory railway rates and services ⓘ to supervise compliance with federal railway legislation ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to adjudicate complaints from passengers
ⓘ
to adjudicate complaints from shippers ⓘ to approve or disallow railway tariffs ⓘ to enforce safety-related orders on railways ⓘ to fix maximum railway rates ⓘ to order improvements in railway facilities ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
ensuring adequate and efficient railway service
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prevention of unreasonable railway rates ⓘ protection of the public interest in railway transportation ⓘ regulation of railway competition and practices ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction |
economic regulation
ⓘ
quasi-judicial adjudication ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | independent quasi-judicial tribunal ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
public utilities regulation
ⓘ
rail transport regulation ⓘ |
| partOf | federal government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
international railways under Canadian jurisdiction
ⓘ
interprovincial railways in Canada ⓘ railway freight rates in Canada ⓘ railway operations in Canada ⓘ railway passenger rates in Canada ⓘ railway services in Canada ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Railway Commissioner of the Northwest Territories