NEWS RELEASES

14 May 2018

• TSB on Transport Canada Oversight – Aviation Investigation Report A16P0186

26 April 2018

• Press Release – Transport Canada failing Canadian air travellers

12 March 2018

• Radio 640 Toronto – Airlines flagged for non-compliance on safety systems

10 March 2018

• thestar.com – Popular airlines flagged for safety system non compliance

22 February 2018

• Aviation Safety – CBC Radio

20 February 2018

• Spike in aviation accidents and incidents mirror cuts to oversight

30 October 2017

• http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/check-yourself-feds-under-fire-for-shifting-check-pilot-responsibility-to-operators-1.3653924
• https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/29/transport-canada-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-leaving-responsibility-to-airlines.html
• https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-canadas-largest-airlines/article36759823/
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/government-of-canada-pilot-evaluation-1.4377896
• http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-large-airlines-risking-safety-critics-1.23078218
• https://sherbrooktimes.com/ottawa-will-cease-to-evaluate-the-pilot-inspectors-for-airlines/29661
• http://ipolitics.ca/2017/10/29/government-to-cut-pilot-evaluators-for-large-airlines-risking-safety-critics/

19 October 2017

• Press Release – Transport Canada dismisses MPs’ concerns about aviation safety

13 July 2017

• Letter to Minister Garneau

03 July 2017

• Hill Times – A Tale of Two House Committees

18 May 2017

• TSB Report on Air Canada 624 crash a cautionary tale for passengers

02 May 2017

• CFPA’s Presentation to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Speaking Notes)
  • Tab 1 – TC IPB 2016-09
  • Tab 2.1 – ATAC Conference – Slide 17
  • Tab 2.2 – TC IPB 2015-07
  • Tab 3 – TP8606 – Inspection and Audit – Transports Canada
  • Tab 4 – Mandatory International Safety Oversight Minimum Requirements
  • Tab 5 – Reality Check
  • Tab 6 – Abacus Report

24 April 2017

• Hill Times – Feds, Canadian pilots disagree over extent to vetting foreign pilots

11 April 2017

• OHS Canada – Pilot association warns of “impending disaster” following survey

04 April 2017

• Chronical Herald- Canadian pilots association sounds warning over safety cuts
• Huffingtonpost.ca – Sécurité aérienne: un syndicat craint un accident d’aviation «majeur» dans un «avenir rapproché» (en français)

03 April 2017

• CFPA Press Conference 03 April, 2017 – Aviation inspectors warn of impending disaster
• Aviation inspectors warn of impending disaster (link to press release)
• ABACUS Survey Report – English and French
• National Observer – Cuts to Transport Canada have been eating away at its civil aviation flying program

24 October 2016

• Transport Canada defies Safety Board

03 October 2016

• New Exemption to Regulations
• Media Coverage:
  • 18-Jan-2017 Toronto Star – Foreign Pilots working in Canada are not being vetted
  • 3-Oct-2016 The Globe and Mail – Canadian pilots no longer have to fly real aircraft to keep valid licenses
  • 3-Oct-2016 La Presse – Aviation: Ottawa abaisse les exigences pour le permis de vol, des pilotes s’inquiètent
  • 26-Aug-2016 Ottawa Citizen – Is air travel in Canada safe? – Ottawa Citizen

24 April 2014

• Abacus Survey Result

26 March 2014

• Agreement on Changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan

14 March 2014

• “9 Myths about Paid Sick Leave” by CAPE

29 October 2013

• Back-Door Changes to Labour Legislation

19 September 2011

• A Partnership with Canadians

23 July 2009

• Federal inspection for planes is far weaker than for cold cuts
  The Ottawa Citizen

6 May 2008

• Press Release – Auditor General’s Report

29 June 2007

• Changes to Bill C-6

11 May 2007

• CFPA Submission re Changes to Bill C-6

15 March 2007

• Failure to meet international aviation safety laws places Canadian air passengers at risk

2 March 2007

• Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 2 March 2007

1 March 2007

• Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 1 March 2007

26 February 2007

• Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 26 Feb 2007

22 February 2007

• Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 22 Feb 2007

21 February 2007

• Press Release – Transport Canada undermines safety, say aviation inspectors

• Presentation of the CFPA to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

• Pollara Aviation Inspector Survey

• Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 21 Feb 2007