Canadian Trucking Alliance

💡 Why do some employers push drivers to incorporate? As Ritesh Kotak, an Ontario lawyer, told the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee: “It’s 30% cheaper to have incorporated drivers. When you circumvent the system, all those protection mechanisms, such as severance, common law, notice periods all go out the window.” 🚩 🚩 Employers who use the Driver Inc. model are cutting their own costs by reclassifying drivers as independent contractors. This means skipping out on mandatory payroll taxes like CPP and EI, as well as employer health tax and WSIB premiums. But the real price is paid by drivers themselves. Forced incorporation strips away basic workplace protections: if a driver is let go, they lose out on severance pay, notice periods, and legal recourse under common law. Sick days, overtime, and paid leave become elusive or non-existent. This is a systemic problem that rewards those who break the rules and undermines honest carriers who play by them. When bad actors avoid obligations, responsible businesses are forced to compete on an uneven playing field, and drivers are left vulnerable in an industry that should value their essential work. 🚨 If we want safer roads, fair competition, and secure jobs, we need coordinated enforcement, proper driver classification, and strong penalties for misclassification. Stand up for Canadian truck drivers. 🇨🇦 🚚 👉 Tell your MP to demand fair rules and real protections: https://lnkd.in/gJ_PCG6C  📌 Full committee video here: https://bit.ly/4oD1Aa4  #StopIllegalTrucking 

Big news for trucking enforcement. 🚨 Last week’s federal budget set the stage for long-awaited action on Driver Inc, tax evasion, and misclassification — a major win for drivers and compliant carriers. With Budget 2025 passed, CTA and provincial associations are now working with CRA and ESDC on new enforcement measures, including T4As and coordinated national oversight. More recommendations are coming later this year — and early 2026 — that will further shape how enforcement rolls out across Canada. 📌 Read the full update: https://lnkd.in/eAhAUffK #CTA #CanadianTrucking #FederalBudget2025 #DriverInc #TruckingIndustry

The driver shortage isn’t just an industry problem — it’s a national one. 🚛🇨🇦 From groceries to medicine, everything Canadians rely on starts with a driver. But with more loads sitting idle and businesses waiting, the shortage is putting our economy to the test. 📦 That's why CTA is advocating for: ✅ Stronger training and licensing standards ✅ Fair and transparent labour practices ✅ Access to immigration & apprenticeship programs ✅ Promotion of trucking careers across Canada Drivers keep Canada moving. It’s time we invest in the people behind the wheel. 📌 Get involved: https://lnkd.in/e43ed4jA #CanadianTruckingAlliance #LabourResilience #DriverShortage #CanadianTrucking #CTA

🇨🇦 Let’s keep a united front for safer roads. Our campaign brings together drivers, carriers, families, and advocates from across Canada to call for stronger training, smarter audits, and real accountability in trucking. Consistent, high-quality training ensures every driver is ready for the road – no matter where they’re from. Rigorous audits help keep our industry honest and fair, rewarding those who follow the rules. Safer roads protect everyone. Putting an end to Drivers Inc. protects drivers, families, and the communities we travel through every day. Together, we can build a stronger, fairer, and safer future for Canadian trucking. 👉Join us and tell your MP you stand for road safety and integrity in our industry: https://lnkd.in/gJ_PCG6C #stopillegaltrucking

🚩 🚩 Universal training standards matter for truck safety. 🚚 Cecilia Omole from the Insurance Bureau of Canada recently told the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee: “We would like to see government harmonize training regimes across Canada. We’ve seen some provinces implement mandatory introductory training, but at this point in time, standards are very fragmented.” 🚨 While some provinces have taken steps to introduce mandatory entry-level training for truck drivers, the required hours and curriculum modules still vary widely. This lack of harmonization creates gaps in safety and skills, especially as truckers cross provincial borders every day. • Consistent training helps ensure all drivers meet the same safety and skill requirements, no matter where they’re licensed • Fragmented standards put drivers, carriers and communities at risk • Universal rules make enforcement and compliance easier for everyone 👉 Support harmonized training standards for truckers. Learn more or tell your MP: https://lnkd.in/gJ_PCG6C

🚨 In the News: Globe and Mail – Ottawa targets tax avoidance in trucking The federal budget is taking direct aim at “Driver Inc.” schemes in the trucking industry, pledging $77 million to help the Canada Revenue Agency crack down on misclassification and tax evasion. For years, some companies have skirted payroll obligations by treating drivers as self-employed, denying them protections like paid leave, overtime, and pensions. This move answers calls from industry and labour advocates, including the Canadian Trucking Alliance, to restore oversight and reinstate penalties for non-compliance. The budget also promises new information sharing between Canada Revenue Agency and Employment and Social Development Canada to improve enforcement. Why this matters: • Billions in lost tax revenue undermine public services and honest businesses • Drivers forced to self-incorporate lose basic workplace protections •Effective penalties and coordinated enforcement are essential to level the playing field 🚩 Let’s make sure the rules are enforced — and drivers get the dignity and security they deserve. 👉 Learn more or take action: stopillegaltrucking.ca  👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3WW7JSG  #StopIllegalTrucking  

If you’ve eaten today, a trucker delivered the food. If you’ve filled your tank, a trucker hauled the fuel. If you’re wearing it, a trucker brought the clothes. Everything Canadians rely on starts with trucking. 🇨🇦 That’s why protecting and supporting this industry isn’t optional — it’s essential. 💯 #CanadianTruckingAlliance #TruckingIndustry #ThankYouDrivers #CanadianTrucking #CTA

“We need to collect evenly and equally from everybody… so I’m paying CPP, EI, WSIB, employer health tax – and my drivers get paid sick days, bereavement pay and overtime. They should be too.” - Mark Bylsma, Chair of the Ontario Trucking Association 📣📣 Some operators classify drivers as contractors to avoid payroll obligations. This is an unfair business advantage that strips workers of basic protections and shifts costs onto compliant companies and the public. 📣📣 Policy fixes are straightforward. We are already bringing an end the T4A moratorium, but now we need to restore classification oversight, and coordinate enforcement across Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Transport Canada. That levels the playing field and ensures drivers get the protections they deserve. 👉Add your voice — tell your MP we need fair rules for everyone: https://lnkd.in/g_FCvmtW #StopIllegalTrucking 👉Full committee video here: https://bit.ly/47tvuHE

“It needs to happen now.” – Stephen Laskowski, President, Ontario Trucking Association, on ending the Canada Revenue Agency T4A moratorium 🚨 The 2025 Budget finally announced end of the T4A moratorium!🚨 When misclassification and tax evasion are left unchecked, honest carriers lose contracts and workers are left unprotected. 📣📣 We have promises, but now we need real action. Leadership from enforcement agencies is overdue. Ending the T4A moratorium and restoring full oversight is a crucial step toward stopping exploitation, protecting drivers, and leveling the playing field for compliant businesses. We need coordinated federal action – from Canada Revenue Agency to Employment and Social Development Canada to Transport Canada – to close loopholes and hold bad actors accountable. It’s been nearly a decade of government inaction against this corruption. 👉 Make your voice heard. Tell your MP it’s time to fulfill their promises and finally end the T4A moratorium and protect our roads, workers, and communities: https://lnkd.in/g_FCvmtW #StopIllegalTrucking 👉 Full committee video here: https://bit.ly/431Lgac

The Driver Inc model pushes drivers into false “independent” status, stripping them of basic workplace protections and benefits. It’s predatory and lawless –and 8 out of 10 drivers looking for work are pressured toward it. That means vulnerable workers are exploited, honest carriers are undercut, and public revenues and road safety suffer. As Stephen Laskowski, President of the Ontario Trucking Association, warned – if enforcement doesn’t happen, companies will eventually face a shortage of willing drivers. “Despite your principles, you will have no one to drive your truck” 🚨 We need coordinated action: stricter training standards, restoring oversight, and holding illegal operators accountable. 🚨 👉 Learn more and tell your MP to act: https://lnkd.in/g_FCvmtW 👉 Full committee video here: https://bit.ly/431Lgac #StopIllegalTrucking