Submitted comments on the preliminary decision about traveling with an emotional support animal
Notice of extension
The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) accepts that Via Rail, WestJet, Air Canada, Air France, the National Airlines Council of Canada, the International Air Transport Association and Airlines for America require more time to file submissions to justify why the Agency should not finalize its preliminary finding, as directed in Decision LET-AT-55-2022. Therefore, the Agency grants the parties and interested persons requests for an extension of time to file submissions.
Accordingly, the parties and the interested persons had until 5:00 pm Gatineau local time on February 13, 2023, to file submissions and provide a copy to all other parties.
The parties had until 5:00 pm Gatineau local time on March 6, 2023, to file comments on the other parties’ submissions and on the interested persons’ position statements with the Agency, and to provide a copy to other parties.
Any questions or other correspondence in regard to this matter should refer to Case 22-41428 and be filed through the Agency's Secretariat e-mail address: secretariat@otc-cta.gc.ca.
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Submissions received further to Decision no. LET-AT-55-2022
Parties
- Blair Smiley on behalf of Kandi Smiley
(PDF ; 99 kb) - Edwina Brooks
(PDF ; 216 kb) - Kerianne Wilson - Air Canada
(PDF ; 82 kb) - Jared Mikoch-Gerke - WestJet
(PDF ; 220 kb) - Hunter Troup
(PDF ; 114 kb) - Melanie Burneau on behalf of Hunter Troup
(PDF ; 1.2 Mb) - Via Rail
(PDF ; 159 kb)
Interested parties
- Reesa Lerner - Dreamcatcher Nature-Assisted Therapy
(PDF ; 139 kb) - Eileen Bona M.Ed. - Dreamcatcher Nature-Assisted Therapy
(PDF ; 93 kb) - Cara Stone - Dreamcatcher Nature-Assisted Therapy
(PDF ; 100 kb) - Canadian Airports Council (CAC) Accessibility Working Group
(PDF ; 162 kb) - Joanne Moss - Canadian Foundation for Animal-Assisted Support Services
(PDF ; 104 kb) - Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
(PDF ; 1.2 Mb) - American Airlines (AA)
(PDF ; 3.1 Mb) - Assistance Dogs International
(PDF ; 644 kb) - Arch Disability Law Centre
(PDF ; 188 kb) - International Air Transport Association (IATA), the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) and Airlines for America (A4A) - 2023-01-30
(PDF ; 224 kb) - Amber Pye
(PDF ; 112 kb) - International Air Transport Association (IATA), the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) and Airlines for America (A4A) - 2023-02-13
(PDF ; 179 kb) - National Coalition of People Who Use Guide and Service Dogs in Canada (HOOH), Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), Barrier Free Canada (BFC), Guide Dog Users of Canada (GDUC)
(PDF ; 253 kb)
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