Marine Road RailCN Autoport (Eastern Passage)
Autoport Eastern Passage
- Subsidiary of CN Rail
- Located as part of the Port of Halifax which is in turn part of "One Port City" (Port of Halifax, Halifax Seaport, Cruise Halifax, and The Pier).
- Unifor Local 100, Unit #7
- 329 members
Halifax Autoport Eastern Passage processes 185,000 imported cars per year, mostly from Europe.
CN in Nova Scotia:
- 357 railroaders employed
- 162 route miles operated
- $21M local spending
- $25M capital investments
- $6.0M taxes paid
- $484K community partnership
- Asian Majesty and MSC Cristiana can deliver about 5,500 cars at a time each.
Some Eastern Passage timeline:
- 2016: added capacity to autoport to deal with backlog.
- 2019: Layoff notices announced for 70 workers, then rescinded.
- 2020: Announced 85 temporary layoffs during the rail transport slowdown from Wet'suwet'en First Nation protests.
Other CN Automotive
- multi-year agreement with GM announced in 2019 that will use CN’s new automotive compounds in Vancouver and in Minneapolis.
- CN Rail opened a $14-million Toronto Automotive Compound at MacMillan yard north of Toronto in 2014.
- Over 2.4 million finished vehicles handled annually.
- CN has 18 automotive compound facilities total.
- Serving 13 North American vehicle assembly plants.
- 5,700 multi-level railcars in CN’s fleet.
Wage Rates
Unifor's Autoport Collective Agreement
| Department | Classification | Probation | Full Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Department | Category A Tradesman | 31.56 | $33.06 |
| Service Department | Category B Semi-Skilled Worker | 19.91 | $26.97 |
| Maintenance Department | Janitor | 19.91 | $25.07 |
| Maintenance Department | Utility Labourer (Semi-Skilled) | 19.91 | $26.97 |
| Operations Department | Operations | 19.91 | $25.07 |
| Operations Department | Marker (Non-Temporary) | 19.91 | $26.40 |
| Railhead Department | Category “A” Employee (Trackmobile) | 21.50 | $30.30 |
| Category “B” Employee | Railhead | 19.91 | $28.72 |
| Stockroom Department | Stockroom Worker | 19.91 | $26.97 |
| Paint And Body Refinishing | Category A (Tradesman) | 19.91 | $33.06 |
| Paint And Body Refinishing | Category B (Semi-Skilled Worker) | 19.91 | $26.97 |
Wage Rate Comparisons
| Area | Job Description | Lowest | Mid-range | Highest | Average | noc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors | 15 | 18.2 | 30 | 19.65 | 75201 |
| Halifax | Construction trades helpers and labourers | 15 | 19.65 | 28 | 20.15 | 75110 |
| Halifax | Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 15 | 16.33 | 24.1 | 17.45 | 95109 |
| Nova Scotia | Railway yard and track maintenance workers | 18.95 | 26.27 | 41.3 | 74200 | |
| Nova Scotia | Other technical trades and related occupations | 16 | 25 | 35 | 25.83 | 72999 |
| Nova Scotia | Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors | 15 | 17.5 | 30 | 19.11 | 75201 |
| Nova Scotia | Construction trades helpers and labourers | 15 | 19 | 26.5 | 19.9 | 75110 |
| Nova Scotia | Other trades helpers and labourers | 15 | 18 | 25 | 18.56 | 75119 |
| Nova Scotia | Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 15 | 16.45 | 22.55 | 17.21 | 95109 |
| Nova Scotia | Railway and motor transport labourers | 15 | 16 | 22.5 | 17.1 | 75211 |
Inflation in Halifax
Other Autoports
The following are CN Autoports and or auto-rail connections:
- Toronto
- Oakville
- Windsor
- Winnipeg
- Saskatoon
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- St. John's
- Moncton
Not all Autoports are "marine" ports.
Vancouver's Autoport is not CN owned.
- Unifor represents workers at the Montreal Autoport.
- Teamsters have the collective agreement for Oakville.
- The union status of the other Autoports is likely non-union. [ongoing research]
Vehicle Carriers
| Arrival UTC | Vehicle Carrier |
|---|---|
| Mar 11, 21:00 | HOEGH TRANSPORTER |
| Mar 14, 09:30 | ASIAN CAPTAIN |
| Mar 15, 16:00 | SIEM ARISTOTLE |
| Mar 17, 04:30 | MORNING CELESTA |
| Mar 18, 16:00 | SUPREME ACE |
| March 24, 8:30 | TOLEDO |
| March 26, 19:00 | SIEM CICERO |
| April 2 to5 | MORNING CINDY |
| April 4 to 7 | MORNING PEACE |
Arriving
Siem Cicero
Morning Cindy
Morning Peace
Scheduled for April 4, but tracking has it arriving later.
Previous Vehicle Carriers
Hoegh Transporter
Asian Captain
Siem Aristotle
Morning Celesta
Supreme Ace
Tirranna Vehicle Carrier
- Est. arriving 11:50 AM, Mar 4 Atlantic Standard Time (AST).
- Est. Leaving March 6 for New York.
Toledo
Major CN Rail Shippers and Customers
- Alcoa Corporation
- ArcelorMittal Dofasco, G.P.
- Atlantic Container Line
- BASF Canada
- Bunge North America
- Cando Rail
- Canfor
- Cargill
- Cascades
- Cenovus Energy
- CF Industries
- CMA CGM (America) LLC
- Coca Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.
- COSCO Shipping Lines (North America)
- Domtar
- DuPont
- Evergreen Shipping Agency (America)
- Ford Motor Company
- Gerdau
- Gibson Energy
- Halifax Port Authority
- Hapag-Lloyd America
- Heidelberg Materials
- Honda Canada
- HOPA Ports
- Imperial Oil
- Ingredion
- J.B. Hunt
- Kraft Heinz Canada
- Kruger Products LP
- Labatt Brewing Company
- Louisiana Pacific
- Maersk Line
- Maple Leaf Foods
- McAsphalt Industries
- Michelin North America
- Mondelēz International
- Montreal Port Authority
- MSC (Canada)
- Nissan North America
- Nortera Foods
- Nouryon
- NOVA Chemicals
- Ocean Network Express (ONE)
- OOCL USA
- Owens Corning
- PepsiCo Canada
- Prince Rupert Port Authority
- Progress Rail
- Resolute Forest Products Canada
- Secure Energy
- Suncor
- Teck Coal
- Tenaris Global Services USA
- The Greenbrier Companies
- Toyota Canada
- Trinity Industries
- UPS
- Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
- Viterra
- Volkswagen Group Canada
- Vopak
- Wabtec
- Walmart Canada
- West Fraser Timber
- Weyerhaeuser
- Yang Ming
- ZIM Integrated Services
Autoport Board
| Name | Titles | Titles | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Chouc | President | Director | Secretary |
| Bernd Beyer | Director | ||
| Themis Taveira | Director | ||
| Bernd Beyer | Vice-President & Treasurer | Officer | |
| Mark H. Doyle | General Manager | Officer | |
| Themis Taveira | Director Automotive Supply Chain Growth | Officer | |
| Karen M. Gardiner | Recognized Agent |
OLIVIER CHOUC
CN's Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer
Olivier Chouc was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer on September 15, 2022. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Université Laval in 1990 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1991. He left private practice in 1998 after seven years at Ogilvy Renault, to join Abitibi-Consolidated (Donohue Inc.) as in-house counsel, where he was responsible for supporting procurement management as well as the company's real estate, litigation and intellectual property portfolio. He was also entrusted with transactional work, including with some aspect of the major transaction leading to the sale of Donohue Inc. to Abitibi-Consolidated. In 2000, he joined the CN Law Department in a counsel capacity to support real estate, supply management, as well as transactional work. He then moved to a senior counsel position with increased responsibilities in the area of mergers and acquisitions and was eventually responsible for the management of the mergers and acquisition group. In 2006, he was named Assistant Vice-President, General Counsel and Managing Partner and in 2011, he was named Vice-President, Legal.
In 2005, Olivier was named Canada's Top 40 under 40 In-House Counsel by the National Post.
Olivier is involved with charitable organizations, namely the Fondation Marie-Vincent, The Ted Nolan Foundation and the Fondation Enfants-Retour. He is currently the Chairman of the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund after ending a two year mandate as co-president.
CN Oversight:
| Name | Position | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guimond | VP Transportation Eastern Region | ||
| Dan Salvatore | CN Public and Government Affairs | 647‑544‑3368 | daniel.salvatore@cn.ca |
Addresses
Business Registration Address:
- 1000 Main Road, Po Box 9 Eastern Passage, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3G 1M4, Canada
Mailing Address is CN Headquarters:
- 935 De La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 2M9, Canada