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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
(A) On or about December 10, 2019, Aeroports de Montreal failed to ensure that all employees of contractor "Auberge de ('Aeroport Inn" who provide transportation-related services and who may be required to interact with the public or to make decisions in respect of the carriage of persons with...
Enforcement Actions | 2020-07-28
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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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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
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
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