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June 25, 2020 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency
Starting today, persons with disabilities have new protections under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR).
The ATPDR require transportation service...
News | 2020-06-25
Administrative Monetary Penalties (maximum penalty amount of $250,000)
Most provisions of the ATPDR – over 200 – are now in force. More complex provisions are being phased-in over two years until 2022.
The ATPDR have been amended to correct errors and inconsistencies so that the ATPDR are as...
Web page | 2020-06-23
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Plain language Summary
A plain language summary of the Assistance for Locating Passenger Seats and Tactile Row Markers Guide is available.
1. Purpose
This guide explains the requirements in the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (...
Publication | 2020-06-30
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Plain language Summary
A plain language summary of the Best Practices for Interacting with Persons with Disabilities Guide is available.
1. Purpose
This guide provides best practices for transportation service providers subject to the requirements in the Accessible...
Publication | 2020-06-30
1. Purpose
This notice to industry outlines the Agency’s approach to considering applications for exemptions from the filing notice periods that apply to international air services, as set out in subsections 115(1) and 138(3) of the ATR.
2. Legislative references to the Canada Transportation Act...
Web page | 2020-07-17
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) sets the rates for regulated interswitching (within 30 kilometres). We propose improving the way we set these rates and the way they appear on waybills. In this paper, we identify four specific changes that we believe would make the rates simpler, fairer,...
Web page | 2020-08-13
The consultation is now concluded. Here's What We Heard
On August 28, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) launched consultations on changes it proposes making to the Railway Interswitching Regulations in an effort to ensure that regulated interswitching rates remain simple, fair, and...
Consultation | 2020-08-13
In 2019–20, the CTA worked with government partners at the Canadian mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) during both the ICAO General Assembly and sessions of the Facilitation Panel (FALP) to raise the profile of accessibility in air travel.
The CTA led efforts to...
Web page | 2020-08-26
The CTA created an International Working Group (IWG) to develop recommendations for future action related to issues around the safe storage and transportation of wheelchairs and other mobility aids and hosted an international forum in June 2018. IWG members included airlines and their trade...
Web page | 2020-08-26
Accessible transportation is an essential part of modern life and important for all Canadians. About one in five of Canadians has a disability, and this proportion is growing as the average age of the population rises.
Air travel is global – but from one country to another, there are different...
Web page | 2020-08-26