# Update - Canadian Government Intervention Halts Rail Stoppage

> Canada's government intervened to end a rail stoppage involving CPKC and CN after lockouts followed failed talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. The stoppage lasted less than 17 hours. The minister directed binding arbitration and kept existing contracts in effect while talks continue.

- Date: 2023-09-29 · published 2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34121-update-canadian-government-intervention-halts-rail-stoppage
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A full rail shutdown would have halted grain and fertilizer movements across Canada and into the US, which would have spiked freight and basis. Prompt intervention reduces that near-term supply chain risk but leaves the labor dispute unresolved.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Work stoppage begins at Canadian railroads \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31235-work-stoppage-begins-at-canadian-railroads-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-22 | [NGFA urges Canadian Industrial Relations Board to prevent rail strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30270-ngfa-urges-canadian-industrial-relations-board-to-prevent-rail-strike-feed-and.md) | -7.4% | -10.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Potential rail strike would cause historic disruption of Canadian supply chains: union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31237-potential-rail-strike-would-cause-historic-disruption-of-canadian-supply-chains.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Rail work stoppage 'devastating to the grain industry,' says Western Canada ag sector advocate \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28825-rail-work-stoppage-devastating-to-the-grain-industry-says-western-canada-ag.md) | -0.2% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-23 | [Industrial dispute between union and DP World costing '$84m' a week amid calls for government intervention - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32142-industrial-dispute-between-union-and-dp-world-costing-84m-a-week-amid-calls-for.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- woodlandgroup.com: https://www.woodlandgroup.com/news/update-canadian-government-intervention-halts-rail-stoppage

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