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Nova Scotia requires Nova Scotia-based carriers to register for a safety fitness certificate under the Commercial Carrier Registration Program (CCRP).
In Nova Scotia, the requirement for a safety fitness certificate applies to:
The requirement does not apply to:
An application for a safety fitness rating and safety fitness certificate must be submitted to the Registrar along with:
Carriers must renew their registration annually.
Under the CCRP, carriers receive a carrier safety rating of satisfactory, satisfactory unaudited, conditional, or unsatisfactory. The safety rating is based on the carrier’s demerit index and facility audit results.
The Registrar will maintain a record for each carrier that includes all of the following:
A carrier is required to report to the Registrar all convictions imposed on a driver employed by the carrier in respect of offences in a reciprocating province.
Nova Scotia determines the carrier’s demerit index number based on convictions, at-fault collisions, and out-of-service inspections. The demerit index number is compared to the intervention levels. The intervention levels are as follows:
If a carrier falls into any one of the intervention levels, Nova Scotia will then take steps to inform the carrier of its demerit index and provide guidance for improvement. The intervention steps are outlined in the following table:
If a carrier’s demerit index is: | Then the Registrar will: |
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Intervention level 1 |
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Intervention level 2 |
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Intervention level 3 or if the carrier fails to attend an interview required in intervention level 2 |
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Motor Vehicle Act, Sections 303C - 303J
Commercial Carrier Safety Fitness Rating and Compliance Regulations
The purpose of the Compliance Review Standard is to assist carriers in their awareness of applicable safety standards and their obligations contained therein. At this time, the standard has not been implemented.
The Facility Audit Standard will allow for in-depth inspections by government personnel to ensure that carriers are maintaining the required records, as well as complying with all applicable safety standards. An inspector may contact the carrier to set up a date for the audit. The carrier will be notified of which records to have available for the audit. The carrier will be advised of the audit results within 30 days.
Any of the following documents may be required for an audit