Transportation in Canada 1996 Annual Report: Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
AAC
average annual change
AAG
average annual growth
AC
Air Canada
ACROSS
Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System
AFTP
Atlantic Freight Transition Program
ANERA
Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement
ANS
Air Navigation System
APA
Atlantic Pilotage Authority
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
ARFA
Atlantic Region Freight Assistance Program
ATM
air traffic management
ATT
air transportation tax
BPX
bus parcel express
CAFC
corporate average fuel consumption
CAI
Canadian Airlines International Limited
CALURA
Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act
CAR
Canadian Aviation Regulations
CARAC
Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council
CCA
capital cost allowance
CCG
Canadian Coast Guard
CCME
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CCMTA
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators
CEAA
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
CFOA
Canadian Ferry Operators Association
CH4
methane
CMA
Canada Marine Act (proposed)
CMAC
Canadian Marine Advisory Council
CN
Canadian National Railways
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
COC
cost of capital
COFC
container on flat car
COPWA
Carriage of Passengers by Water Act
CP
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
CPA
Canada Port Authority
CPI
consumer price index
CRS
computer reservation system
CSA
Canada Shipping Act
CSC
Canadian Shippers Council
CSCB
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
CTA
Canadian Transportation Agency
CTA
Canada Transportation Act
DFO
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
DWT
deadweight tonnage
EDI
Electronic data interchange
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GDP
gross domestic product
GEASA
Group of Experts on Aviation Safety and Assistance
GLPA
Great Lakes Pilotage Authority
HNS
hazardous and noxious substances
IATA
International Air Transport Association
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
IMC
International Maritime Centre
IMO
International Maritime Organization
ITS
Intelligent Transportation Systems
LPA
Laurentian Pilotage Authority
LTL
less-than-truckload
MAI
Marine Atlantic Inc.
MCTS
Marine Communications and Traffic Services
MHB
materials hazardous when in bulk
MLO
Montreal-Lake Ontario segment
MNS
Marine Navigation System
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MVFCSA
Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act
MVTA
Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987
N2O
nitrous oxide
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAP
National Airports Policy
NAS
National Airports System
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCL
Northern Cruiser Ltd.
NFL
Northumberland Ferries Ltd.
NGMTS
Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport Services
NHS
National Highway System
NOx
nitrogen oxides
NSC
National Safety Code
NTA
National Transportation Act, 1987
O3
ozone
ODS
ozone-depleting substance
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
ONR
Ontario Northland Railway
PPA
Pacific Pilotage Authority
RFP
request for proposals
RPDI
real personal disposable income
RSER
Rescue, Safety and Environmental Response
SAR
search and rescue
SATOPS
Safety of Air Taxi Operations
SCEA
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987
SLSA
St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
SLSDC
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
SOx
sulphur oxides
TEU
Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units
TFP
total factor productivity
TL
truckload
TOFC
trailer on flat car
VOC
volatile organic compounds
WGTA
Western Grain Transportation Act
WTAP
Water Transportation Assistance Policy
WTO
World Trade Organization
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