Canadian Transport Agency to Publish Red Tape Review Report

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The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has issued its Red Tape Review Progress Report 2025. The Report identifies three initiatives to ease the administrative burden for organizations within the transportation system and support the commitment by the Government to lower costs for Canadians and to build a stronger economy. This report illustrates the CTA’s commitment to help ensure that the national transportation system runs efficiently and smoothly in the interests of all Canadians.

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Decisions

Grievance, Union Chairperson hours of work – International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for Transportation District Lodge 14, Local Lodge 1734 v Swissport Canada Inc., 2025 CanLII 91540 (CA LA) Union claimed that Letter of Agreement (“LOA”) stating Union Chairperson was a “full-time position” entitled grievor to 40 hours per week – grieved reduction of hours below that threshold – arbitrator found wording to mean that Union Chairperson would be someone already employed on full-time basis – “Union Chairperson” a union position, not employer position – LOA did not guarantee weekly hours of work – grievance dismissed

Interest arbitration – Greater Toronto Airports Authority v Pearson Professional Firefighters’ Association, 2025 CanLII 90061 Three-year renewal collective agreement for group of approximately 90 firefighters – increases to wages, differentials, pension contributions, and benefits – introduction of overtime bank carry-over, active-member benefits for retirees to age 65, post-65 retiree Health Care Spending Account, Line of Duty Death benefit, and reimbursement of renewal and medical certificate costs for DZ driver’s licence – introduction of Firefighter 4^th Class category at 70% of salary and reduction of recruit rate to 60% of salary

Motion, class action certification, price fixing – Gifford v. Air Canada, 2025 ONSC 3335 Motion to certify class action alleging price fixing of airline tickets and conspiracy to lessen supply of air travel between Canada and the USA – reasonable cause of action, common issue, and adequate representative plaintiff requirements not met – motion dismissed

Appeal, terminated aircraft purchase agreements – Bombardier inc. c. Bahrain Executive Air Services Company (Bexair), 2025 QCCA 1082
Appeal and cross-appeal from judgment – termination of aircraft purchase agreements following Bexair’s failure to make required payments – Bombardier entitled to retain deposits as liquidated damages on all agreements – global calculation of amounts owed deemed appropriate – unpaid invoices not claimed, so could not be awarded – expert accountant costs granted as legal fees, not damages – determination of damages for loss of value claim found to be abusive was remitted to Superior Court

CIRB Decisions

Bargaining unit order – Paladin Airport Security Services Ltd. – Order No. 12115-U Application by Canadian Airport Workers Union (“CAWU”) to displace Teamsters as bargaining agent of security screening employees – CAWU certified to be bargaining agent for bargaining unit comprising “all employees of Paladin Airport Security Services Ltd. engaged in the security screening of passengers, non-passengers, vehicles and baggage at the Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, excluding supervisors and those above the rank of supervisor”

CTA News and Decisions  

Application – Jet Aviation Business Jets San Marino s.r.l. – Determination No. A-2025-157 Application for licence to operate a non scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between the Republic of San Marino and Canada – licence issued, subject to conditions

Application – FlyUSA, Inc. – Determination No. A-2025-160 Application for licence to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – licence issued, subject to conditions

Application – Jet Aviation Business Jets San Marino s.r.l. – Order No. 2025-A-14 Application for exemption from requirement to appoint agent with a place of business in Canada and to provide agent’s name and address in writing to Canadian Transportation Agency – exemption granted

Suspension – Maleth Aero AOC Limited – Order No. 2025-A-S-159 Licence 210057

Suspension – Corporate Air, LLC c.o.b. Corporate Air – Order No. 2025-A-S-171 Licence 010018

TC/TSB News

• Airworthiness Directives
• Civil Aviation Safety Alerts
• TSB to lead the investigation into an aircraft accident at the Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten

Industry Association News

• CBAA – Your Weekly Bulletin – September 11, 2025
• CBAA – Government & Regulatory Affairs – September 2025 Issue
• IATA – Ten years of ICAO’s core principles on consumer protection

Union News

• ALPA – Porter pilots serve notice to bargain for their first collective agreement
• AMFA –AMFA-JTS Negotiations Update #5
• CUPE –Air Canada flight attendants reject Air Canada’s wage offer
• CUPE –WestJet flight attendants ensure passenger safety during suspected landing gear failure in St. Maarten
• CUPE Air Canada Component –End unpaid work – Rally on Parliament Hill
• CUPE Air Canada Component –Have your say: Federal consultation on unpaid work
• IAMAW –IAM Canada announces ratification of 4-year collective agreement with Skycharter Ltd.

Airport News

• Areas east and west of Ottawa airport could see more planes over next 2 weeks
• Calgary Airport security screeners at ‘breaking point’ over poor working conditions, union says
• Environmental worries surface at airport lands open house
• Keflavík Airport and Icelandair take off with Mappedin to launch a new era for airport experience
• Passenger traffic slows, but YKF still plans for future expansion
• Solar farm pitched for Brockville Airport as part of Ontario’s green energy push
• Sudbury Airport proposed to house 15-megawatt solar power project

Rotary Operator News

• Horizon Aircraft provides technical progress update

General Aviation News

• Air Canada and CUPE head to mediation over outstanding issue
• Allflight achieves Transport Canada Civil Aviation AMO certification
• Building a greener future: NAV CANADA’s climate action and environment strategy​
• CBAA launches CEO search, Anthony Norejko stepping down in ‘planned transition’
• Fixing WestJet plane in Sint Maarten likely ‘very difficult project’: aviation experts
• Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay — here’s the reason behind it
• Flight attendants overwhelmingly vote against Air Canada wage offer
• GAMA releases second quarter 2025 aircraft shipment and billing report
• Innovation Takes Flight – NAV CANADA breaks ground on Canada’s first digital air traffic facility in Kingston
• North Bay aviation pioneer named to hall of fame
• PAL Aerospace to deliver fixed-wing air ambulance for Newfoundland and Labrador
• Passengers briefly quarantined after New York-bound plane diverted to Winnipeg
• Province inks $561M contract with Medavie Health N.L. for integrated ambulance system
• Province invests $11 million in Calgary’s first-of-its-kind aviation, aerospace training facility
• RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada selected by Clean Aviation to lead PHARES hybrid-electric propulsion consortium
• Sask. government paid $100M too much for new firefighting planes, B.C.-based manufacturer says
• TSB sends investigators to St. Maarten after WestJet plane makes ‘hard landing’
• WestJet and CAE sign contract to bring world-class aviation professional training facility to Calgary