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December 2023
Req # 22-2236
Provide the information in regard to the snow removal contract VIA has with Wright for the 2018/2019 snow seasonOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2022
Req # 21-2149
Obtain copy of VIA Rail’s policy regarding support persons, including but not limited to, information regarding travel, fares and provisions […] guidelines, records of decisions from the policy was first designed and implemented, any mention of age in connection with the support person policy, and any internal documents that reference the following terms/phrases: one passenger, one fare […] Council of Canadians with Disabilities, [2007] 1 SCR 650 and/or Supreme Court of Canada.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022
Req # 22-2204
Please provide the total compensation (salary + benefits) paid out to executives for the calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021. Include a breakdown of the different type of benefits paid out, including any performance or incentive pay received for each year.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022
Req # 21-2150
I would like to know the greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer and per passenger for the Montreal-Toronto and Toronto-Vancouver trains. I already know the average emission rate for VIA Rail, but I would like to know the emissions for these two trains taking into account their actual occupancy rate (emission rate per passenger, not per seat). Also, if possible, I would like to know how this rate varies by class (e.g. economy class, Sleeper class, etc.)Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022
Req # 21-2110
Provide a copy of any letters, emails and correspondence between the President and CEO of VIA Rail and Transport Canada regarding the HFR project between June 25, 2021 and July 12, 2021.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2021
Req # 21-2124
Number of passengers carried by VIA Rail on the Montreal-Senneterre route between March 1, 2020 and October 13, 2021; 2. Any internal exchanges regarding changes to VIA Rail’s service schedules on the Montreal-Senneterre route between March 1, 2020 and October 13, 2021; and 3. Any written correspondence between VIA Rail and the elected officials/representatives of the municipality of La Tuque, La Bostonnais and Lac Édouard regarding the status of the resumption of the Montreal-Senneterre line between March 1, 2020 and October 13, 2021.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2021
Req # 21-2126
I am requesting copy of VIA Rail’s organizational chart for the years 2010-2021 inclusively; I would like to know the base salary of the analysts in the accounting operations department.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2021
Req # 21-2111
Requesting any and all copies of contracts, service agreements, or any other document (i.e. MOU’s, MOA’s) between VIA Rail and Siemens Canada or any other third party vendors, as it relates to providing maintenance, servicing or repairs on the new Siemens Canada passenger trainsets.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2021
Req # 20-2045
1. As of January 2020, how many persons occupy a management position at the Halifax station who are part of the four following categories: (i) women, (ii) visible minorities, (iii) person with a disability or (iv) identify as aboriginal. Please provide their position and title; 2. As of January 2020, how many persons occupy a management position at the Halifax station who are not part of the four categories mentioned in question 1; 3. Please indicate how long each employee occupying a management position at the Halifax station has been in their role; 4. In the event that an employee in a managerial role was required to conduct an investigation at the Halifax station, was such role ever occupied by a visible minority and in the event that an employee in a managerial role was required to conduct an investigation at the Halifax station, have they received a training related to visible minorities/sensitivity training; 5. For employees employed at the Halifax station subject to Unifor Collective Agreement #1, please provide the number (in total) of demerit points that have been deducted as of January 2008. If possible, please differentiate between the following categories: (i) women, (ii) visible minorities, (iii) person with a disability, (iv) identify as aboriginal and (v) Caucasian; 6. Please provide documentation regarding action VIA Rail has taken to cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion training in the workplace at the Halifax station; 7. Please provide documentation regarding the opportunities given to women, visible minorities, those with a disability and those who identify as aboriginal to achieve management position roles at VIA Rail and more specifically the Halifax station (regards to implementing, reviewing, monitoring and revising and employment equity plan that includes short term and long term goals to close gaps in representation); 8. For each employee currently occupying a management role at the Halifax station, please provide copy of their respective job posting; 9. In the event of any external contractor hired by VIA Rail in 2019 to conduct investigations with employees in Agreement #1, what was the cost for each contractor; 10. Please provide the calendar date(s) for each of the 11 witnesses interviewed for the report prepared for VIA Rail on September 27, 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2021