Benefits

Q5.  With the introduction of SMS, is Transport Canada relying on industry to monitor and correct problems?

Transport Canada has always relied on industry to take an active role in problem solving. Resource limitations prevent Transport Canada from intervening directly at the operational level.

With the industry at its current size and complexity, the most effective use of resources is to establish standards and ensure they are maintained. SMS facilitates this approach, by allowing Transport Canada to focus more at the systems level, thereby providing the best opportunity to ensure that problems are averted before they occur, rather than attempting to react to them afterwards.

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