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THE GREAT PROVINCIAL OBSTACLE COURSE “GOODS AND SERVICES WE CAN’T SELL TO OURSELVES” A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS PRO LOG CANADA
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THEGREATPROVINCIALOBSTACLECOURSE
“GOODSANDSERVICESWECAN’TSELLTOOURSELVES”
ACLOSELOOKATTHEENERGYANDTRANSPORTATIONSECTORS
PROLOG
CANADA
THEGREATPROVINCIALOBSTACLECOURSETheBNAActandtheCanadianInternalTradeAgreementstatesthat“ThereshallbeafreeflowingofgoodsandservicesbetweenProvinces,”but:WhenCertainIndustryPowersandAuthoritieswereGrantedtoProvinces-ProvincialJurisdictionsresultinProtectionismin:•ENERGY*•BOOZE•SECURITIESREGULATION•DAIRYPRODUCTS• INTER-PROVINCIALTRUCKING*
TRANSPORTIONREGULATIONINCANADA
• FEDERAL– forInter-provincialCommerceq AirTransportq RailTransportq Pipelines• PROVINCIALq Trucking
TheCanadianTransportationAgencyhasNO authorityoverinter-provincialtrucking
OVER-DIMENSIONAL,INTERPROVINCIALTRUCKINGPROBLEM:OilSandsProjectModulesFabricatedinOntario&Quebec– destinedforFt.McMurray–“Youcan’tgettherefromhere– byroad!”
CARRIERSandOntario,QuebecFABRICATORS:q “noestablishedO-DCorridors”q “Multiplepermitsrequired– Prov.,County,Munies”q “Approvalsreq’d fromUtilities,Railways,PowerCos”q “Coststoomuchif/whenyougetapermit”q “Everythingchangesattheprovincialborders”q “Toomuchredtape”GreatArticle:TheEconomist– July23,2016
TheUofC’sVanHorneInstitutesawanOpportunity:“LET’STAKEALOOKATTHEREASONSWHYEASTERNCANADIANMANUFACTURINGSHOPSDON’TPARTICIPATEINMAJORPROJECTCARGOINWESTERNCANADA”PROPOSAL:
VHIPROLOGCTARTRANSPORTSECRETARIAT CANADA
OURWORK:TheProblemsWereIdentified.SolutionswereProposed
RESULT:TCPUBLISHEDTHESCOPINGSTUDYREPORT,FURTHERACTIONPENDING
RESEARCHSurveyFormsCirculatedto:q TruckingCompaniesq OntarioandQuebecSteelFabricatingCompanies
InterviewsWereConductedWith:q ProvincialHighwayPermitDep’ts andRegulatorsq RegionalandCountyEconomicDevelopmentAgenciesq ProvincialEconomicDevelopmentAgencies
MAJORFINDINGS:q Thereisacompleteabsenceofcommon,harmonizedsizeandweightregulationsbetweenprovinces.
q Alberta’sHighLoadCorridoristheO-D“Gold”standardtomeetq Therearenoestablished andmodified O-DtruckroutesinOntarioandQuebec,asexistsintheHLCinAlberta,andpartsofSK
q Redtapeinpermits,feesandtripdelaysinEasternCanada,particularlyOntario“Superload”Regulations,virtuallydisqualifiesitsfabricatorsfromWesternO-DProjectCargoBusiness
q OftenthecostoftransportationinmovinganO-Dloadout,orevenwithinOntario– ismorethanthevalueoftheshipmentitself
q Ittakes27weekstowinaSuperload permitinON.30daystoactuallytransportanoilsandsmodulefromKoreatoFt.Mac!
q SomefactoriesareusingtheSt.LawrenceSeawaytobarge loads– toDuluth,MNNOTThunderBay,ON
MODULETRANSPORTRESTRICTIONS PayloadDimensions&Weights
Alberta Saskatchewan•OntarioTransportEnvelope
16Wheel(1)Group 16Wheel(1)Group BasedonPracticalLongHaulT/ATrailer 9.0m T/ATrailer 9.0m Dimensions
28-37tonnes 26-36tonnes •AxleLoadingandConfigurations7.32m 7.32m DifferSignificantlyBetween
ProvincesManitoba Ontario
•PermitProcedures,Times12Wheel(2)Tridem AnySingle andCostsDifferBetweenProvinces,Trailer(only) 4.57m Trailer 3.66m Counties,andMunicipalities
27tonnes(max.)7.32m 4.88m
Courtesy:MammoetTransport
Note:(1)Eachaxleintandemaxlegrouphas8tires(seebelow)(2)Eachaxleintridemgrouphas6tires
MAJORRECOMMENDATIONSTOCTARq Identify,ineachjurisdiction’smajorindustrialareas,O-Dtruckroutestoadjacentborders,thatfeaturepre-determined,on-linepermittingproceduresandfees,andlow-costpermanentclearances
q EstablishaNationalTaskForcemodeledafterthecurrentTACCommitteeseekingTAC-legalsizeandweighharmonization,alsotobeledbyTC.Sameobjectivesplusdevelopmentof“through”O-Dcorridors,withsystemupgrades- includingfromwestcoastports.
q ThesourceprovincetoprocessandissueasingleO-Dpermitrighttotheprojectsite,basedongraduallyincreasingsizeandweightallowances,astheroutesareupgradedtoAlbertaHLC“Gold”Std.
q Initialmarinefocusonde-bottleneckingtheinter-modalrouteoverThunderBaythroughtoAlberta,recognizinglowerbargingcostsontheSeawayfromON&PQ
q EncourageEasternCanadianfabricatorsto“dialin”toresourceprojectsasearlyaspossibleinprojectplanning– topromoteitsproductdesignsandservices.Buildrelationships!
q Allstakeholderstorecognizetheplan’sCanadian “value-added”impact,injobsandconstructionmaterials
ONBEHALFOF:
q TheVanHorneInstitutewww.vanhorneinstitute.comq PROLOGCanadaInc.www.prologcanada.com
THANKYOU!
PROLOG
CANADA
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