- Counsel to Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. in its level of service complaint against Canadian National Railway Company, culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Decision CONF-R-12-2023
- Co-counsel to Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc. (MLMP) in its level of service complaint against Canadian National Railway Company (CN) culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Letter Decision CONF-R-2-2023, including successful defense of CN’s motion for leave to appeal that decision, and the Agency’s determination of expenses payable to MLMP due to CN’s service failures in Agency Decision-CONF-R-9-2023
- Counsel to Richardson International Limited in its application against Canadian National Railway Company for regulated and extended interswitching at Edmonton and Scotford, Alberta, culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Decision 62-R-2021
- Co-counsel to Gibraltar Mines Limited in its 2020 final offer arbitration against Canadian National Railway and 2020 judicial review
- Counsel to the Forest Products Association of Canada in the Canadian Transportation Agency’s 2019 investigation of freight rail service issues in the Vancouver area, culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Letter Decision CONF-9-2019, including successful defense of CN’s appeal of that decision in the Federal Court of Appeal and CN’s motion for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
- Co-counsel to Gibraltar Mines Ltd. in its 2018 final offer arbitration against Canadian National Railway and 2019 judicial review
- Appeared on behalf of the Western Canadian Shippers’ Coalition before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in 2017
- Counsel to Richardson International Limited in its application against Canadian National Railway Company for regulated interswitching in respect of traffic originating on a provincial shortline, culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Decision Letter Decision CONF-4-2016
- Appeared on behalf of the Western Canadian Shippers’ Coalition in the 2014-2015 statutory review of the Canada Transportation Act
- Co-counsel to Richardson International Limited in its application against Canadian National Railway Company for regulated interswitching at Emerson, Manitoba, culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Decision 466-R-2013, including the successful defense of CN’s appeal of that decision in the Federal Court of Appeal
- Counsel to the Town of Bengough and the Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7 in their successful appeals of Canadian Transportation Agency decisions respecting the net salvage value of railway lines in the Province of Saskatchewan
- Co-counsel to Xstrata Canada Corporation in its 2009 successful final offer rate arbitration against Canadian National Railway Company and subsequent judicial review of the arbitrator’s decision
- Co-counsel to a group of forest products companies in their 2009 application against Canadian National Railway Company (CN) regarding the reasonableness of CN’s demurrage rules and charges
- Co-counsel to Grande Prairie Airport Commission in proceedings before the Canadian Transportation Appeal Tribunal
- Co-counsel to Luscar Ltd. in its 2006 final offer rate arbitration against Canadian National Railway Company and successful defense of CN’s application for a stay of the arbitration
- Appeared on behalf of rail shipper associations before the Canada Transportation Act Review Panel in 2001
- Transportation regulatory counsel to Exchange Income Corporation in its 2010 acquisition of Bearskin Lake Air Service, its 2012 acquisition of Custom Helicopters Ltd. and its 2015 acquisition of Provincial Aerospace
- Transportation regulatory counsel to Exchange Industrial Income Fund in its 2005 acquisition of Keewatin Air Limited and its 2009 acquisitions of Calm Air International and HMY Airways Inc.
- Transportation regulatory counsel to Perimeter Airlines in its 2004 acquisition by Exchange Income Fund
- Lead or co-counsel in numerous final offer arbitrations for rail shippers in the mining, forest products, oil and gas and automotive industries against Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway
- Advised shippers in the mining, forest products, oil and gas, grain, automotive and chemical industries in negotiations of rail transportation contracts and related agreements
- Provided strategic transportation advice to proponents of greenfield mining projects and industrial development projects
- Counsel to provincial and municipal governments in negotiations and regulatory proceedings relating to the acquisition of railway lands and trackage for shortline operations and in-land ports
- Represented airlines in complaint proceedings under the Canada Transportation Act
- Represented and advised motor carriers and shippers on trucking contracts, bills of lading, cargo claims, National Safety Code certification and regulatory compliance
Lucia Stuhldreier is respected for her legal expertise in matters involving ground transportation and aviation and as a tenacious litigator in administrative and public law. She is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in the Transportation: Rail & Road category by Chambers Canada.
Acting for rail shippers in connection with rail transportation agreements, Lucia negotiates rates and service matters, and agreements for the construction, acquisition and shared use of rail trackage. She also advises clients on rail transportation policy, and regulatory matters relating to aviation and truck transportation.
Lucia has extensive experience in rail regulatory proceedings before the Canadian Transportation Agency and arbitrations relating to rail freight rates, service issues, interswitching and railway line discontinuance as well as related judicial review and appellate proceedings. She has appeared before the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada, the Manitoba Motor Transport Board, the Saskatchewan Highway Transport Board, all levels of court in Manitoba, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Expertise
Industries
Practices
Representative Matters
Speaking Engagements
The Hottest Ticket in Town: M&A Events in the Rail Industry Today, 2021 Annual General Meeting & Educational Conference, Speaker
October 22, 2021 More detailsPlay Ball! The Canadian baseball-arbitration process for rail rate disputes and adopting a similar process in the US ATLP 91st Annual Meeting
June 30, 2020Data Solutions for Enhancing Transportation Performance Railway Line Capacity Metrics CTRF 2020 Annual Conference
June 5, 2020Teaching Engagements
- Instructor, “Legal Issues in Transportation”, Transport Institute at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba (2006 – 2015)
News
Rankings & Recognition
- Recognized in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Consistently Recommended lawyer in the area of Transportation (Rail & Road)
- Recognized by Chambers Canada (2025) as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail & Road
- Recognized in the 2024 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
- Recognized in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Consistently Recommended Lawyer in the area of Transportation (Road and Rail) and a Repeatedly Recommended Lawyer in the area of Aviation (Regulation & Liability)
- Recognized by Chambers Canada (2024) as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail & Road
- Recognized in the 2023 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers as an Infrastructure Lawyer
- Recognized in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Consistently Recommended Lawyer in the area of Transportation (Rail & Road) and a Repeatedly Recommended Lawyer in the area of Aviation
- Recognized by Chambers Canada (2023) as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail & Road
- Recognized in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Repeatedly Recommended Lawyer in the area of Transportation (Rail & Road)
- Recognized by Chambers Canada (2022) as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail & Road
- Recognized in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Repeatedly Recommended Lawyer in the area of Transportation (Rail & Road)
- Recognized by Chambers Canada 2021 as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail & Road
- Listed in the Legal500 Canada 2020 as a “Recommended Lawyer” – Transport
- Recognized by Chambers Canada 2020 as a leading lawyer in the area of Transportation: Rail and Road
- Recognized by Chambers Canada 2019 as a leader in Transportation: Rail & Road
- Recognized by Chambers Canada 2018 in Transportation: Rail & Road – Nationwide – Canada
- Recognized by Chambers Canada 2017 in Transportation: Rail & Road – Nationwide – Canada
Community Involvement
- Aviation Management Advisory Committee, Red River College, Member (2005 – 2007), Chairperson (2007 – 2012)
- Musik Barock Ensemble, Board Member (2002 – 2005)
Directorships & Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
Education & Admissions
Publications
- “Setting the Record Straight: Fair Rail Coalition’s Response to Public Claims and Analyses Regarding International Rail Freight Rate Comparisons“, Proceedings of the 59th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (May 2024)
- “Yours or mine: A history of interswitching in Canada“, Proceedings of the 59th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (May 2024)
- “Consequences or conjectures: The impact of extending railway interswitching limits“, Proceedings of the 59th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (May 2024)
- “Railway Line Capacity Metrics,” Planning in Times of Unprecedented Change and Uncertainty, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (June 2020)
- “The Regulation of Interswitching in Canada,” published in the Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Volume 90, Number 2 (2023)
Insights (26 Posts)View More
Deals & Cases (7 Posts)
Get updates delivered right to your inbox. You can unsubscribe at any time.