On 02 July 2020, Ottawa Light Rail Transit Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle (LRV) 1113 motor bogie 3 was undergoing retrofit at the Alstom facility in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. During the retrofit, Alstom personnel observed wheels with cracks on the outboard face of the wheel hub of wheels located in the L17 and R20 positions.
On , at approximately 1443 Eastern Daylight Time, Canadian Pacific Railway Company train 320-227 was travelling eastward at 46 mph on the Ignace Subdivision when 53 hopper cars loaded with grain derailed at Mile 12.8 near Ignace, Ontario. As a result, grain was released from several cars. There were no dangerous goods involved, and no fire was reported. No one was injured.
On , a Canadian National (CN) Beltpack yard assignment was switching within the CN Prince George yard. The crew lost control of the movement during the switching operation. The assignment ran away at Mile 462.4, on the Prince George Subdivision. The movement came to a stop within the yard. There was no collision and no derailment. No injuries were reported.
On , a train of empty grain hopper cars was coming out of the Port of Montreal into the Pointe-Saint-Charles Yard. The train was backing up with the assistant conductor riding the side ladder on first car, COER 353680.
On , VIA Rail train 68 was proceeding eastward at approximately 90 mph when it struck an unoccupied CN hi-rail vehicle that was on the North main track at Les Cèdres, Quebec, at mile 30.5 of the Kingston Subdivision. There was no derailment and no injuries.
In May 2021, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) launched a safety issue investigation (SII) into the factors contributing to an increase in the rate of railway crossing accidents involving motor vehicles during winter months in Canada.
