Transportation Modernization Act (S.C. 2018, c. 10)
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Assented to 2018-05-23
1996, c. 10Canada Transportation Act (continued)
Marginal note:2001, c. 27, s. 222
15 The definition Canadian in subsection 55(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
- Canadian
Canadian means
(a) a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,
(b) a government in Canada or an agent or mandatary of such a government, or
(c) a corporation or entity that is incorporated or formed under the laws of Canada or a province, that is controlled in fact by Canadians and of which at least 51% of the voting interests are owned and controlled by Canadians and where
(i) no more than 25% of the voting interests are owned directly or indirectly by any single non-Canadian, either individually or in affiliation with another person, and
(ii) no more than 25% of the voting interests are owned directly or indirectly by one or more non-Canadians authorized to provide an air service in any jurisdiction, either individually or in affiliation with another person; (Canadien)
16 Subsection 56(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Specialty service exclusion
(2) This Part does not apply to the operation of specialty services provided by aircraft, including firefighting, flight training, sightseeing, spraying, surveying, mapping, photography, parachute jumping, glider towing, helicopter-lift for logging and construction, airborne agricultural, industrial and inspection services or any other prescribed service provided by aircraft.
17 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 67.2:
Marginal note:Person affected
67.3 Despite sections 67.1 and 67.2, a complaint against the holder of a domestic license related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under subsection 86.11(1) may only be filed by a person adversely affected.
Marginal note:Applying decision to other passengers
67.4 The Agency may, to the extent that it considers it appropriate, make applicable to some or to all passengers of the same flight as the complainant all or part of its decision respecting a complaint related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 86.11(1)(b).
Marginal note:2000, c. 15, s. 8
18 (1) The portion of paragraph 86(1)(h) of the English version of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
(h) respecting traffic and tariffs, fares, rates, charges and terms and conditions of carriage for international service, including
Marginal note:2007, c. 19, s. 26(1)
(2) Subparagraph 86(1)(h)(iii) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(iii) authorizing the Agency to direct a licensee or carrier to take the corrective measures that the Agency considers appropriate and to pay compensation for any expense incurred by a person adversely affected by the licensee’s or carrier’s failure to apply the fares, rates, charges or terms or conditions of carriage that are applicable to the service it offers and that were set out in its tariffs, if the Agency receives a written complaint and, if the complaint is related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under subsection 86.11(1), it is filed by the person adversely affected,
(iii.1) authorizing the Agency to make applicable, to some or to all passengers of the same flight as the complainant, all or part of the Agency’s decision respecting a complaint related to any term or condition of carriage concerning any obligation prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 86.11(1)(b), to the extent that it considers appropriate, and
19 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 86.1:
Marginal note:Regulations — carrier’s obligations towards passengers
86.11 (1) The Agency shall, after consulting with the Minister, make regulations in relation to flights to, from and within Canada, including connecting flights,
(a) respecting the carrier’s obligation to make terms and conditions of carriage and information regarding any recourse available against the carrier, as specified in the regulations, readily available to passengers in language that is simple, clear and concise;
(b) respecting the carrier’s obligations in the case of flight delay, flight cancellation or denial of boarding, including
(i) the minimum standards of treatment of passengers that the carrier is required to meet and the minimum compensation the carrier is required to pay for inconvenience when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is within the carrier’s control,
(ii) the minimum standards of treatment of passengers that the carrier is required to meet when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is within the carrier’s control, but is required for safety purposes, including in situations of mechanical malfunctions,
(iii) the carrier’s obligation to ensure that passengers complete their itinerary when the delay, cancellation or denial of boarding is due to situations outside the carrier’s control, such as natural phenomena and security events, and
(iv) the carrier’s obligation to provide timely information and assistance to passengers;
(c) prescribing the minimum compensation for lost or damaged baggage that the carrier is required to pay;
(d) respecting the carrier’s obligation to facilitate the assignment of seats to children under the age of 14 years in close proximity to a parent, guardian or tutor at no additional cost and to make the carrier’s terms and conditions and practices in this respect readily available to passengers;
(e) requiring the carrier to establish terms and conditions of carriage with regard to the transportation of musical instruments;
(f) respecting the carrier’s obligations in the case of tarmac delays over three hours, including the obligation to provide timely information and assistance to passengers, as well as the minimum standards of treatment of passengers that the carrier is required to meet; and
(g) respecting any of the carrier’s other obligations that the Minister may issue directions on under subsection (2).
Marginal note:Ministerial directions
(2) The Minister may issue directions to the Agency to make a regulation under paragraph (1)(g) respecting any of the carrier’s other obligations towards passengers. The Agency shall comply with these directions.
Marginal note:Restriction
(3) A person shall not receive compensation from a carrier under regulations made under subsection (1) if that person has already received compensation for the same event under a different passenger rights regime than the one provided for under this Act.
Marginal note:Obligations deemed to be in tariffs
(4) The carrier’s obligations established by a regulation made under subsection (1) are deemed to form part of the terms and conditions set out in the carrier’s tariffs in so far as the carrier’s tariffs do not provide more advantageous terms and conditions of carriage than those obligations.
20 (1) The definitions point of destination and point of origin in section 87 of the Act are replaced by the following:
- point of destination
point of destination means, with respect to traffic on a railway line that is subject to a transfer described in subsection 128(4) or section 131, the point where the traffic is transferred from the line of a railway company to a line to which this Part does not apply; (point de destination)
- point of origin
point of origin means, with respect to traffic on a railway line that is subject to a transfer described in subsection 128(4) or section 131, the point where the traffic is transferred to the line of a railway company from a line to which this Part does not apply; (point d’origine)
(2) Section 87 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- Quebec–Windsor corridor
Quebec–Windsor corridor means the area of Canada that is bounded
(a) to the east by longitude 70.50° W,
(b) to the north by a straight line connecting a first point located at latitude 47.45° N and longitude 70.50° W to a second point located at latitude 43.70° N and longitude 83.25° W,
(c) to the west by longitude 83.25° W, and
(d) to the south by the Canada-United States border; (axe Québec-Windsor)
- Vancouver–Kamloops corridor
Vancouver–Kamloops corridor means the area of Canada that is bounded
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