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The Canadian Transport Emergency Centre, or
CANUTEC,
provides vital information to emergency personnel responding to transportation accidents
involving dangerous goods. CANUTEC also offers information
on all aspects of regulatory requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods. The
emergency telephone number is (613) 996-6666 and the general information number is (613) 992-4624.
CANUTEC accepts long-distance collect calls. 
The Transportation Development Centre (TDC)
is Transport Canada's research arm. Working closely with contractors, TDC staff manage the
technical aspects of each project, control finances and evaluate progress. They also
ensure that the end products of the program - technical data and research reports,
equipment designs, laboratory hardware, computer software and prototype transportation
systems - find application in the Canadian transportation network. For more information,
call (514) 283-0000.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada conducts
independent investigations and, if necessary, public inquiries into air, marine, rail and
pipeline occurrences in order to make findings as to their causes and contributing
factors. For more information, call (613) 994 3741.
Under provincial authority, police forces investigate motor vehicle accidents on public
roads, as well as accidents involving off road vehicles. Using contracted teams of
specialists based at universities across Canada, Transport Canada's Road Safety and Motor
Vehicle Regulation Directorate investigates a selected sample of motor vehicle
accidents annually to support development and evaluation of safety standards. For more
information, call (613) 993-9851.
The Canadian Transportation Agency handles
complaints about air carriers, railways, shippers and accessible transportation. For more
information, call (613) 997-0344.
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