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Air Passenger Protection Regulations now finalized
In May 2018, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) began developing Air Passenger Protection Regulations to establish airline obligations toward passengers, including minimum compensation levels and standards of treatment in different...
Consultation | 2019-07-08
Introduction
Amendments to the Air Transportation Regulations (ATR) were finalized and published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on May 31, 2019.
The regulations reflect input that the CTA heard from the public, the air industry, experts and other interested parties during consultations held...
Web page | 2019-08-13
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is requesting comments from interested stakeholders on the basic fare requirement, including the circumstances in which an air carrier should be exempted from identifying a basic fare in their tariff.
BACKGROUND
The CTA regulates domestic air...
Consultation | 2019-02-13
Executive summary
Issues: Currently, Canada does not have a standardized passenger protection regime for air travel. While the Air Transportation Regulations (ATR) establish the terms and conditions that air carriers operating in Canada must address in their tariffs, air carriers are permitted to...
Web page | 2019-05-22
May 24, 2019 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announced today that the Air Passenger Protection Regulations are now finalized. The regulations will come into effect in two stages.
Beginning July 15, 2019, airlines will have to:...
News | 2019-05-24
Today marks a milestone for air travel in Canada.
The Air Passenger Protection Regulations, or APPR, will, for the first time, lay out airlines' minimum obligations to passengers if, for example, their flight is delayed or cancelled, they're denied boarding, they sit on a plane during a tarmac...
Speeches | 2019-05-28
June 12, 2019 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announced today that the amended Air Transportation Regulations (ATR) are now finalized. The CTA delivers its air transportation mandate through the administration of the ATR.
The ATR were...
News | 2019-06-12
July 15, 2019 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
Starting today, passengers have new rights under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) Air Passenger Protection Regulations when they travel by air. The new regulations, a major CTA regulatory initiative, require airlines to meet...
News | 2019-07-15
Purpose
This Notice is to inform the air industry, and other interested stakeholders, of a determination made by the Agency on the criteria it will apply to determine what constitutes an “air service”.
Air service
The Canada Transportation Act (Act) states that no person shall operate an “air...
Web page | 2019-08-09
No Person Left Behind: Working Together to Advance the Accessibility of Air Travel
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I'd like to thank IATA for inviting me to speak today, and congratulate the organization and each of you for organizing and participating in an international conference focused...
Speeches | 2019-12-02