Posted Tuesday July 16, 2019 in Admin & Tax, News Releases, Security
The Facility Association Commercial Underwriting Working Group started meeting in June and will continue working throughout 2019 to review specific technical issues relating to Underwriting Rules and Procedures.
Posted Monday July 08, 2019 in Admin & Tax
OTA has been notified that as part of the Ontario Government’s digital first strategy, the International Registration Plan (IRP) program in Ontario will stop mailing renewal packages to registered fleets prior to their expiry.
Posted Friday June 28, 2019 in Admin & Tax, News Releases, Operations/safety
The government of Ontario announced today that beginning in July 2020, commercial plate prices will increase by 2 percent and will continue to rise by 2 percent until 2023. Certain fees, like oversize single trip and blanket permits will increase by 2 percent, effective July 2019.
Posted Friday June 28, 2019 in Admin & Tax
On June 19, 2019the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) held a national webinar the federal carbon tax for the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and the Provincial Associations within the CTA federation
Posted Thursday June 20, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/driver shortage
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether a thorough review and a “business risk” test is used to distinguish employees from independent contractors
Posted Monday June 17, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Environment/fuel
CRA will be hosting another national webinar on the federal carbon pricing system for the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) on June 19, 2019.
Posted Thursday May 30, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Technology
The federal government announced that revenue from the national carbon pricing system can be used to support fleets that invest in clean trucking technologies
Posted Wednesday May 22, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Operations/safety
The Facility Association (FA) has met with the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) as part of the FA’s national strategy to review the underwriting characteristics of Commercial Residual Market insurance.
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. » More...
