Decision No. 47-A-2010

February 12, 2010

File No. M4210/W221-4-11

WestJet (applicant) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) for a licence to operate the service set out in the title.

The Minister of Transport has designated the applicant as eligible to hold a scheduled international licence pursuant to subsection 69(2) of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA).

The applicant filed an affidavit attesting that within the twelve months preceding the filing of the application it did not contravene section 59 of the CTA in that it has not sold, caused to be sold or publicly offered for sale in Canada transportation in respect of the applied for air service without holding the required licence. The applicant has also undertaken in respect of the air service applied for that it will not contravene section 59 of the CTA prior to the issuance of the applied for licence. The Agency is not aware of any evidence that the applicant contravened section 59 of the CTA within the preceding twelve months.

The Agency has reviewed the application and is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection 69(1) of the CTA. The Agency is also satisfied that the pertinent terms and conditions of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on Air Services, initialled ad referendum on July 20, 1988 (Agreement) have been complied with.

Accordingly, the Agency will issue to the applicant a licence to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

Pursuant to subsection 71(1) of the CTA, the Agency deems the terms and conditions set out below to be consistent with the Agreement and will therefore include them in the licence to be issued pursuant to this Decision.

The licence to be issued pursuant to this Decision shall be subject, in addition to the conditions prescribed by the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended (ATR), to the requirements to hold a Canadian aviation document issued by the Minister of Transport and to have prescribed liability insurance coverage as set out in section 7 of the ATR, and to the following terms and conditions to which the licence is made subject pursuant to subsection 71(1) of the CTA:

1. The Licensee is authorized to operate the route set out in the Agreement.
2. The operation of the scheduled international service authorized herein shall be conducted subject to the provisions of the Agreement and to any applicable arrangements as may be agreed to between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.
3. Unless terminated at an earlier date in accordance with the CTA or the Agreement, this licence shall terminate at the termination or expiration of the Agreement, or upon the effective date of any amendment to the Agreement which shall have the effect of eliminating the rights herein authorized.

Members

• Raymon J. Kaduck
• Jean-Denis Pelletier, P. Eng.