The specific provisions of interest to us are:

Oo Subsection 49(1) obligates CN and CP to enter
into a commuter service agreement with a commuter
authority at the request of a commuter authority.
The agreement shall be for each year and for either:

a) the provision by CN and CP of services required
for the operation of the commuter rail services
of a commuter authority, which could include
operation by CN or CP or a service itself; or

the use of CN and cp infrastructure required
for a commuter authority to operate its rail
passenger services.

CP to enter into such
that a commuter

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vices.

Oo A commuter authority and CN or CP are required to
agree to either compensation, or the method of
calculation of the compensation. In both cases, the
compensation is to include an incentive payment
earnable for meeting performance standards.

© Where no agreement is reached between a commuter
authority and CN or CP on compensation, subsection
50(2) of the legislation prescribes that
compensation shall be comprised of direct costs and
an incentive payment.

© CN or CP are obligated to enter into
infrastructure agreements with a commuter authority
for making modifications to the infrastructure. CN
or CP will fund the costs of infrastructure
improvements to the extent they derive a benefit.

O Where CN, CP or VIA own a railway station, the
legislation gives a commuter authority the right to
use a portion of that station.

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