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Transport Canada invoked a mandate in June 2021 that requires the use of a ELD in commercial motor vehicles and buses to ensure that drivers are compliant with hours-of-service regulations in Canada.
The requirement for the use of an ELD applies to all federally regulated motor carriers, cross-border carriers, and specifically regulated intra-provincial carriers.
Drivers operating any of the following vehicles are exempt from Canada’s ELD regulations:
Canadian federally regulated motor carriers and U.S. cross borders carriers are required to have a certified ELD installed and in use under the mandate. Certain provincial jurisdictions have also extended this to intra-provincial carriers in most jurisdictions (Alberta and Saskatchewan do not mandate ELDs for intra-provincial carriers).
ELDs installed must meet the technical standards set by Transport Canada and the unit must be certified by one of the authorized third-party services approved by Transport Canada.
If a carrier operates cross border, then the carrier must ensure its drivers are familiar with any differences between the U.S. mandate and Canada that might impact them. Paper logs in the event of a unit malfunction, for example, are allowed only 8 days in the United States versus 14 days in Canada.