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1. Introduction
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is developing new accessible transportation guidelines for medium and small transportation service providers (TSPs). These guidelines will set out what is expected of TSPs in meeting their...
Web page | 2020-12-02
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1. Introduction
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is Canada’s longest-standing independent, expert tribunal and regulator. One of the CTA’s core mandates is the protection of the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to accessible...
Web page | 2020-11-26
Case No. 20-01590
September 30, 2020
Prepared by: Tom Oommen, Inquiry Officer
Appointment of Inquiry Officer and Scope of the Inquiry Officer’s Report
On February 13, 2020, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) opened an inquiry into complaints from passengers alleging that air carriers...
Web page | 2020-11-05
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Purpose
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The CTA's vision is to make Canada's national transportation system the most...
Web page | 2020-09-08
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
Decision No. 33-AT-A-2019
INTERPRETIVE Decision – Applications made pursuant to subsection 172(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended (CTA).
On June 21, 2019 the CTA issued an interpretive decision (33-AT-A-2019) to inform passengers, transportation service providers,...
Web page | 2020-06-22
The Agency sets out expectations for the accessibility of federal transportation. Our regulations provide clear, consistent, legally binding accessibility requirements for federally-regulated transportation. Our codes of practice set out standards for a minimum level of accessibility for persons...
Web page | 2020-06-22
The following American Sign Language videos are alternate formats of the Advance Notice/Supporting Documentation Requesting Services for Persons with Disabilities: A Guide
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Chapter 1 - Purpose...
Web page | 2020-05-01