Transportation Law course focuses on sector-relevant legislation, regulations, and contract law to limit per-sonal and corporate exposure. In this course, you’ll explore the essential legislation, regulations, and contract law that shape the Canadian transportation sector. You’ll learn how legal and commercial accountabilities are judged across all modes of transportation, giving you the insight needed to understand how sector‑specific laws are applied in real‑world contexts. Throughout the course, you’ll build the skills to interpret evolving case law that affects the import, export, and domestic movement of goods. This will help you operate in compliance with legal requirements, understand your obligations, exercise due diligence, and recognize when it’s necessary to seek legal counsel.
Transportation Law is especially valuable if you have any responsibility for compliance or if you are involved in developing, executing, or fulfilling transportation‑related contracts. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify and implement the protections needed to reduce both corporate and personal exposure to administrative, civil, and criminal liabilities within the transportation industry.
This micro-credential is a component of the Professional Certificate Logistics and Supply Chain Management and can be used towards earning CCLP designation.
Program Information
What you’ll learn and do in Transportation Law:
- Apply relevant case law and government statutes to ensure your organization’s transportation operations remain compliant with legal requirements.
- Minimize or avoid claims by working with common law principles, Contracts of Carriage across different modes, and the role and limits of the Bill of Lading.
- Locate and use legal precedent to initiate or strengthen claims against carriers or other third parties.
- Work more effectively with outside legal counsel by being well‑informed and able to ask targeted, strategic questions, saving your organization time and money.
- Analyze complex transportation scenarios to identify multiple legal issues, connect them to applicable statutes and case law, and articulate how those issues may be resolved from different legal angles.
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS FOR:
- Logistics Coordinators and Managers
- Trade Development Managers
- Market Development Managers
- Warehouse Managers
- Supply Chain Analysts
- Purchasing Managers
- Transportation Planners
- Transportation Account Managers
- Freight Forwarders
- Customs Brokers
- Operations Managers
- Business Development Managers
- Trade Compliance Specialists
- Inventory Specialists
- Third Party Logistics Providers
- Aspiring Leaders
- Carrier Relations Manager
- Claims Manager
- Transportation In-house Council
- Procurement and Sourcing Managers
- Import/Export Managers
Module 1:
Introduction to the Canadian Legal System
Module 2:
Reading Statute and Case Law
Module 3:
Regulatory Compliance
Module 4:
Contract Law
Module 5:
Contracts of Carriage
Module 6:
Road Transportation Claims
Module 7:
Rail Transportation Claims
Module 8:
Marine Transportation Claims
Module 9:
Air Transportation Claims
Module 10:
Employment Law
Module 11:
Tort Law
How to Access the CITT eBook
To purchase the course text: Transportation Law Study Guide, visit Campus eBookstore.
Once you have added your course materials to your basket, follow the checkout process to complete the purchase. Once done, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your materials.
A fully asynchronous online course does not require real-time communications. Asynchronous online courses do not have the required on-campus components, including assessments. The course will have a set start and finish date and set due dates for assignments and assessments. Please see the registration page for more details.
Prerequisites
- No prerequisites are required to take this course.
Technology Requirements
For in-person and online studies:
- Laptop: Minimum Windows 10 or equivalent operating system. Recommended 8GB of RAM and at least 16 GB of free hard disk space and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Online studies only:
- Access to reliable high-speed broadband internet access (Cable, DSL, LTE) with a minimum bandwidth of 15 Mbps is recommended.
- Laptop must include integrated webcam and microphone.
To earn the Professional Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain management you will need to successfully complete all required components. Your progress will be continuously evaluated using a variety of formative and/or summative assessments to receive a final mark. Information about these assessment methods will be provided in the Learning Management System on the first day of the program.
IMPORTANT: For those who are pursuing the CCLP® (CITT-Certified Logistics Professional) designation, upon successful completion of your Brock course, you will be required to complete an exam through CITT Canada’s Logistics Association. Details about the exam will be provided at the end of the course.
Accredited by Canada’s Logistic Association.
| Course Detail | Course Info |
|---|---|
| Code | PCSL 9N578 |
| Price | $800 |
| OSAP Eligible | Yes |
| Delivery Mode(s) | ASY - Asynchronous Online |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Intake Details | More Info |