The impact of extending freer trade to international marine containers in Canada is yet to be explored in the literature. Evidence exists
anecdotally that container cabotage has created opportunities. Many
empty containers that use to cross the Canadian prairies from Eastern
Canada heading for the Pacific coast are now beingfilled with grain
and special crops.“The railways now drop off 40-foot west-bound
empty containers from Toronto at Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Calgary for loading with grain. These containers are brought to Vancouver
for transloading into 20-foot containers”(Prentice & Hemmes, 2014)