What is the Transportation Safety Board?

The TSB is an independent agency, created in 1990 by an Act of Parliament. Its mandate is to conduct investigations into air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation incidents and accidents in order to advance transportation safety in Canada (see About us and watch a video about the TSB and its work).

What is the Transportation Safety Board of Canada responsible for?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency that advances transportation safety by investigating marine, pipeline, rail, and aviation occurrences, and communicating risks in the transportation system.

Does Canada have an NTSB?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB, French: Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada, BST), officially the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (French: Bureau canadien d’enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports) is the agency of the Government …

What does the transportation minister do?

The ministry consists of the Department of Transportation. The department promotes a vital and diverse economy by: managing transportation safety. supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities.

Who investigates airplane crashes in Canada?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigates civil aviation occurrences that take place in or over Canada and any place that is under Canadian air traffic control.

Is TSB part of Transport Canada?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency created by an Act of Parliament (the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act) on 29 March 1990 with the mandate to advance safety in air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation in Canada.

When should I report to Transportation Safety Board?

You may report the occurrence if you are the owner, operator, pilot-in-command, any crew member of the aircraft or, where the accident or incident involves a loss of separation or a risk of collision, any air traffic controller having direct knowledge of the accident or incident.

What is considered a commercial vehicle in Alberta?

Under this section a commercial vehicle is defined as a commercial vehicle registered for a weight in excess of 4,500 kilograms or a commercial passenger vehicle with a manufacturer’s original seating capacity of 11 or more persons including the driver.

What is the Transportation Safety Board of Canada?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency that advances transportation safety by investigating occurrences in the air, marine, pipeline and rail modes of transportation. TSB deployed a team of investigators to the site of a train derailment near Ensign, Alberta

How does the Alberta Driver’s Licence Board work?

In order to achieve this goal, the Board concentrates on driver rehabilitation. The Board may suspend, for a definite or indefinite period of time, the operator’s licence of any person referred by the Registrar, the Minister of Alberta Transportation, by the courts or police.

How do I suspend an operator’s licence in Alberta?

The Board may suspend, for a definite or indefinite period of time, the operator’s licence of any person referred by the Registrar, the Minister of Alberta Transportation, by the courts or police. The Board may order that a person take an education program or prescribe other conditions to hold an operators licence.

Why is transportation safety important?

Transportation safety is important. Whether it’s on our waterways, along our pipelines or railways, or in our sky, everyone can keep an eye out for potentially unsafe acts or conditions when travelling or working. Anyone can confidentially report a safety concern through SECURITAS.