CFPA In the News

CFPA in the news media

20 August 2018 Transport Canada to scale back government oversight of commercial pilot testing - CBC News (Article) Transport Canada to stop regulating airline pilots - CBC News (Video)
20 June 2018 All-party Aviation Caucus lifts off - Hill Times
14 May 2018 TSB on Transport Canada Oversight - Aviation Investigation Report A16P0186
26 April 2018 Press Release - Transport Canada failing Canadian air travellers
10 March 2018 Popular airlines flagged for safety system non-compliance - Toronto Star
20 February 2018 Press Release - Spike in aviation accidents and incidents mirror cuts to oversight Commercial airplane incidents, accidents jump in 2017, safety board says - CBC
30 October 2017 Government to cut pilot evaluators for large airlines, risking safety: critics - CBC Government plan to cut pilot evaluators risks: critics - iPolitics Government to cut pilot evaluators for Canada’s largest airlines - the Globe and Mail Transport Canada to cut pilot evaluators, leaving responsibility to airlines - Toronto Star Check yourself: Feds under fire for shifting check pilot responsibility to operators - CTV News
19 October 2017 Press Release - Transport Canada dismisses MPs' concerns about aviation safety
19 July 2017 Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion - Toronto Star
13 July 2017 Letter to Minister Garneau (English only)
3 July 2017 A tale of two House committees - Hill Times
18 May 2017 Press Release - TSB Report on Air Canada 624 crash a cautionary tale for passengers
2 May 2017 CFPA's Presentation to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
24 April 2017 Feds, Canadian pilots disagree over extent to vetting foreign pilots - Hill Times
11 April 2017 Pilot association warns of “impending disaster” following survey - OHS Canada
4 April 2017 Canadian Pilots association sounds warning over safety cuts - Chronical Herald (link broken) Sécurité aérienne: un syndicat craint un accident d’aviation «majeur» dans un «avenir rapproché» (en français) - Huffingtonpost.ca
3 April 2017 CFPA Press Conference - Aviation inspectors warn of impending disaster Abacus Survey report Inpsector say a major Canadian airline disaster is 'likely' - National Observer
18 January 2017 Foreign Pilots working in Canada are not being vetted - Toronto Star
24 October 2016 Transport canada defies Safety Board.
3 October 2016 Canadian pilots no longer have to fly real aircraft to keep valid licences - the Globe and Mail. Aviation: Ottawa abaisse les exigences pour le permis de vol, des pilotes s’inquiètent - La Press (in French)
26 August 2016 McConnell: That airplane you're on, is it safe? – Ottawa Citizen
24 April 2014 Press Release - Abacus Survey Result
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 inspector Presentation of the CFPA to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Pollara Aviation Inspector Survey Excerpt – Parliamentary Hansard – 21 Feb 2007