Transport Canada exemption lets certified fuel haulers reach 84 on-duty hours in seven days
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This is a conditional carve-out from the weekly cycle rules, not a general relaxation. It reaches only the notified carriers and certified drivers moving fuel on the Alberta-to-Ontario corridor, and the daily driving and on-duty caps still limit how far the extra hours go.
Transport Canada has amended an exemption, ASF-2026-03E, made under section 16 of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act. It releases carriers and drivers delivering refined petroleum products between and through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario from sections 24 to 29 of the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations. The department ties the shortage to a shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 and a shut-in of Line 1.
A driver may not drive after 84 on-duty hours in any seven days, then must take 36 consecutive hours off. The daily caps of 13 driving hours and 14 on-duty hours stand. Drivers must hold Canadian Fuels Association certification, and their carrier must notify the federal director first and hold an excellent, satisfactory or satisfactory unaudited safety rating.
The notice takes effect on signing, and the published page carries no signing date. It runs until the Minister of Transport cancels it or, in the notice’s words, “September 30, 2026, at 23:59 EST”, whichever is earliest. It does not say what the amendment changed.
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- Refined Petroleum Products Distribution Sector - Exemption from cycle limit requirements under Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations - Amended
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