FAQ – Determination A-2026-31

General Information – International and Domestic Carriers

  • What is a tariff?

    A tariff is a schedule of fares, rates, charges and terms and conditions of carriage applicable to the provision of an air service and other incidental services.

  • What is a toll?

    A toll is any fare, rate or charge established by an air carrier in respect of the shipment, transportation, care, handling or delivery of passengers or goods or of any service that is incidental to those services.

  • What specific exemptions were provided to air carriers in this Determination?

    1. Domestic air carriers were exempted from publishing their tolls on their websites for a period of 3 years after the tolls had expired.
    2. International air carriers were exempted from the requirement to file any tolls with the Agency, but they still must maintain a tariff (ideally a toll tariff) which sets out their fares, rates or charges applicable to their international services.

  • What requirements still apply to air carriers despite these exemptions?

    Air carriers must still:

    • maintain tariffs that include fares, rates, charges, and supporting terms and conditions,
    • apply the tolls set out in their tariffs to their services,
    • allow the public to inspect their tariffs, including tolls,
    • domestic air carriers must publish their terms and conditions on their websites for up to 3 years after they have expired, and,
    • international air carriers must file their terms and conditions of carriage with the Agency.

  • Does this Determination apply to all air carriers or only to members of International Air Transport Association (IATA), who requested the exemption?

    The Determination applies to all air carriers, regardless of whether they are members of the IATA.

  • What types of air services does this Determination apply to?

    The Determination applies to all air services that transport passengers or goods (cargo) and includes air carriers providing domestic air services, non-scheduled international air services, or scheduled international air services.

  • Does this Determination affect the Agency’s regulatory or enforcement powers?

    No. The Determination does not affect the Agency’s authority to enforce legislation and regulations, including the ability to reject, suspend, or disallow tariffs or tolls.

  • Can the Agency revoke these exemptions?

    Yes. The Agency may rescind an exemption for any individual air carrier if it determines that doing so is necessary.

  • When did this Determination come into effect?

    The Determination took effect immediately upon issuance, February 25th, 2026.

  • What does the Agency expect of air carriers following this Determination?

    Air carriers must ensure that they continue to set out tolls in a tariff and keep records of their tariffs for 3 years after the information within those tariffs have ceased to have effect. Existing tariff publishing systems (e.g., ATPCO or IATA TACT) may be used for record-keeping, including tariff numbering or air carriers may revert to using their own in-house pricing systems to keep track of tolls. Air carriers must also continue to make toll information available to the public or the Agency upon request.

  • Can air carriers offer and sell their tolls to the public without having established them in their tariffs first?

    No. Air carriers must first set out their fares, rates, and charges in a tariff before air carriers sell them to the public. Air carriers may only apply the tolls contained in their tariffs.

  • Can air carriers maintain a separate toll tariff and separate terms and conditions of carriage tariff going forward?

    Yes. Air carriers can create separate tariffs for the purpose of meeting their tariff obligations. Air carriers may establish a separate:

    1. tolls tariff, for the purposes of setting out their fares, rates, and charges; and,

    2. terms and conditions of carriage tariff, for the purposes of setting out their terms and conditions of carriage (general rules).

  • What means are available to air carriers to establish and maintain their tariffs?

    Air carriers can use:

    • their own pricing systems for tolls tariffs or their own in-house resources for terms and conditions tariffs or,
    • the services of a tariff publishing agent, such as The Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) or IATA’s The Air Cargo Tariff (TACT)

  • How should an air carrier communicate where it is maintaining its tolls in their tariffs?

    The Sample Tariff has been updated to provide air carriers with tariff language which communicates where its tolls are being maintained and housed. Air carriers may use this language to help them make modifications to their own tariffs.

  • Does the Agency require air carriers to submit any further documentation to the Agency to communicate where an air carrier is maintaining their tolls and where their tolls tariff resides?

    No, in the case of domestic services.

    Yes, in the case of international services. The ATR requires air carriers to file supporting tariff documents with the Agency if changes are made to air carriers’ existing tariffs. Air carriers must follow the Agency’s administrative steps, to set up any resulting new tolls tariffs and articulate where the air carrier’s tolls are housed and maintained moving forward. Examples of supporting tariff documents that air carriers must file with the Agency include filing advices and amendments to existing powers of attorney and general concurrences which are on file with the Agency.

  • Are air carriers still required to include or set Canadian dollar (CAD) amounts in their tariffs?

    Yes. Domestic and International carriers must publish tolls in CAD. International carriers operating international services may include additional currencies. These requirements remain in force.

Filing of Tolls Applicable to International Services

  • Do air carriers still need to file their international fares, rates, and charges with the Agency before offering them to the public?

    No. Air carriers are not required to file their fares, rates and charges that apply to their international air services with the Agency.

  • Does the cessation of filing tolls with the Agency take place on the same day as the coming into effect of the Determination?

    No. Tariff publishing agents like ATPCO and IATA TACT must update their tariff publishing systems to account for the ability to no longer file tolls with the Agency.

    These systems will cease the filing of tolls with the Agency at a date to be determined, but will continue to function as tariff publishing systems for those air carriers who choose to use the services of a tariff publishing agent for the purpose of publishing their tariff, including their tolls, in those systems.

  • Are there conditions attached to the international toll filing exemption?

    Yes. The exemption applies only if air carriers:

    • apply the tolls as set out in their tariffs, and
    • associate each toll with both a publication date and an effective date.

  • Can air carriers change or amend tolls without filing them with the Agency?

    Yes. Air carriers can change a toll and/or amend the expiry date of a toll without filing the information with the Agency. The changes must nevertheless be reflected in the air carrier’s tolls tariff.

  • Do air carriers still need to file routing guides associated with their tolls?

    No. Air carriers are no longer required to file routing guides associated with the tolls published in their tariffs.

  • Do air carriers need to file their terms and conditions, including ancillary fees or charges with Agency?

    Yes, Air carriers continue to be obligated to file their terms and conditions applicable to their international services with the Agency.

    However, any tolls such as international surcharges, seat selection fees, baggage fees, excess weight charges for baggage or goods, fees associated with any extra services available for purchase etc., are no longer required to be set out within an air carrier’s terms and conditions tariff. This type of toll information may be maintained by air carriers separately in an unfiled tolls tariff.

  • Are there any obligations for an air carrier providing an international service to publish their tolls on their websites?

    No. There are no regulatory requirements for an air carrier to do so. An air carrier is free to offer or sell any fare, rate or charge on the air carrier’s website which has been set out in its tariff.

    There is a requirement, however, for air carriers to publish their terms and conditions of carriage as set out in their terms and conditions (general rules) tariff on their website if they are selling transportation from that site.

Publishing of Tolls applicable to Domestic Services on Air Carriers’ Websites

  • Do air carriers still need to publish domestic fares, rates, and charges from their tariffs on their website up to three years after they expire?

    No. Air carriers no longer need to publish a record of tolls on their websites.

    However, domestic air carriers must still:

    • publish the terms and conditions in their tariffs on their websites for a period of up to 3 years after they expire,
    • retain records of their tariffs, including tolls, and,
    • allow the public to inspect their tariffs, including tolls.

  • Is a domestic air carrier free to offer or sell any fare, rate or charge on the air carrier’s website that has been set out in a tariff?

    Yes. The Determination has no impact on this ability.

  • Are domestic air carriers required to set out their domestic fares, rates, and charges in their domestic tariffs?

    Yes. Air carriers may use a separate tolls tariff to meet this obligation.

  • Do air carriers continue to be required to set out their domestic terms and conditions in their domestic tariffs?

    Yes. A separate terms and conditions tariff may be used by the air carrier to meet this obligation.

    However, any tolls such as, fuel surcharges, seat selection fees, baggage fees, excess weight charges for baggage or goods, fees associated with any extra services available for purchase may instead be maintained separately in a tolls tariff.

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