Proposed Canada Transportation Act Amendments: Potential Implications for Canadian Air Carriers

1 (the Bill), which includes proposed amendments to provisions of the Canada Transportation Act (the CTA) relating to air transport. If passed, the Bill will likely result in future amendments to the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) made under the CTA. The Bill proposes several changes which carriers should take note. If a carrier breaches a "compliance agreement", the Bill proposes to double ($500,000) the maximum administrative penalty that a carrier could be liable for. The Bill proposes to continue to exempt domestic charters from the Bill's new complaint resolution processes.