Notice to Industry - Determination A-2026-31

On February 25, 2026, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) in its Determination granted an exemption in respect to (i) the filing of tolls with the Agency for international services and (ii) the publication of tolls on carriers’ websites for domestic services. The exemptions granted apply to all carriers ensuring competitive neutrality across the sector.

In that same determination, the Agency denied a request for exemption from the requirement for air carriers to set out tolls in their tariffs for both domestic and international services; recognizing this obligation as important for consumers and for the Agency to exercise its authorities. Carriers will therefore continue to be required to maintain a toll tariff.

In respect to the exemption granted to no longer file toll information with the Agency in respect to a carrier’s international services, each individual air carrier must nevertheless state where they will be maintaining their toll tariffs going forward once toll filing ceases. Toll information may be maintained internally via an air carrier’s own pricing management systems or with another third party system, such as, the Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) or International Air Transportation Association’s The Air Cargo Tariff (TACT) online. Air carriers are expected to provide the Agency with confirmation of where their resulting toll tariffs will be housed. Agency staff are in the process of discussing next steps with ATPCO and IATA TACT to ensure their systems are ready to allow for the cessation of filing of tolls with the Agency.

Agency staff remind air carriers that depending on where their toll information is being stored; cancellation supplements, general concurrences, powers of attorney or revocation of powers of attorney and/or filing advices for tariffs may need to be filed or amended with the Agency, as required by the ATR, to reflect each air carrier’s new method for setting out, maintaining and storing toll information in their tariffs. Additionally, air carriers’ general terms and conditions of carriage for domestic and international tariffs must also be amended to indicate where toll information is being maintained by the carrier.

As a reminder, this Determination does not exempt air carriers from the requirements to:

• have a tariff and to maintain it, including any fares, rates, or charges and any supporting terms and conditions, consistent with Part V, Division I (applicable to domestic services) and Division II (applicable to international services) of the ATR;
• apply the tolls set out in their tariffs to their air services;
• allow for the public inspection of air carriers’ tariffs, including their tolls, pursuant to paragraph 67(1)(a) of the CTA and section 116 of the ATR; and
• file with the Agency their terms and conditions of carriage for international services as set out in their tariff, in the manner required by Part V, Division II of the ATR

Finally, Agency staff will support air carriers during this transition period to ensure administrative steps are followed and completed to properly document the change in processes. Further information will be sent to air carriers at a later date to clarify these next steps. In the meantime, we are happy to meet with air carriers should they need more guidance.

For further information, or if you have any questions about this requirement, please send an email to: DTR-TRD@otc-cta.gc.ca