Acts, regulations, standards and policies

The TSB is guided by various industry standards, as well as policies created within the TSB to help ensure that investigations are conducted in a systematic, thorough, and unbiased manner.

Acts and Regulations

The following acts and regulations are relevant to the work performed by the TSB:

• Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act
• Transportation Safety Board Regulations
• Access to Information Act
• Privacy Act
• Railway Safety Act

Standards

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Policies

• TSB Occurrence Classification Policy
• TSB Policy on Representations on Confidential Draft Reports
• Social media terms of use