Registration - In-house Corporation

Subject Matters

• Access to Capital
• Air cargo issues
• Application of US secure flight program
• Baggage acceptance process regulations
• Bill C-310
• Bill S-2
• Competitiveness
• Consumer Issues
• Costs
• Customs & Border Services Issues
• Employment and Training
• Environment
• Industry
• International Air Policy Regulations
• International Trade
• Introduction
• Labour
• Passenger Facilitation Issues
• Pensions
• Taxation
• Taxation and Finance
• Tourism
• Transportation

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

• Financial Overview
• International Relations
• National Security/Security

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Seeking a commercial credit facility on market terms through a government crown corporation such as Export Development Canada or the Business Development Bank of Canada.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-310 - Act to provide certain rights to air passengers This enactment places obligations on air carriers to provide compensation and other assistance to passengers in certain cases when a flight has been cancelled or delayed, when boarding has been denied, and when an aircraft has remained on the ground for a period of more than an hour at an airport. It also requires air carriers to disclose all relevant information to the public regarding the pricing of flights and to keep passengers informed regarding any misplaced baggage and any developments in respect of their flights that could have a significant impact on their travel plans. We are interested in all aspects of this bill, clauses 1-49 (SHORT TITLE, INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION, CANCELLATION, DELAY, TARMAC RIGHTS, DENIAL OF BOARDING, RIGHT TO COMPENSATION IN CASE OF CANCELLATION OR DENIED BOARDING , RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT OR RE-ROUTING IN CASE OF CANCELLATION OR DELAY, RIGHT TO CARE IN CASE OF CANCELLATION OR DELAY, RIGHT TO BE INFORMED, APPLICATION OF CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, MISCELLANEOUS, REGULATIONS)
• Bill S-2 - Act to ammend the Customs Act. This enactment amends the Customs Act to clarify certain provisions and to make technical amendments to others. It also imposes additional requirements in customs controlled areas, amends provisions respecting the determination of value for duty, and modifies the advance commercial reporting requirements. Finally, it provides that regulations may incorporate material by reference. Interested in clauses 1 -18.

Policies or Program

• Employment and Training - with regards to programs which may be accessed to provide French Language training for employees comensurate with Air Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act
• Environment - Application of European emission trading scheme to north american carriers.
• Industry - Extension of the government of Canada's tourism strategy as administered by Industry Canada. Advocacy as relates to overall competitive position of Canada's aviation industry with specific reference to government policies on the collection of airport rents, collection of the air travellers security charge and collection of domestic fuel excise tax.
• International Trade - As regards Canada's international trade and aviation agreements as per Transport Canada's Blue Sky policy through negotiating mandates extended to Canada's Chief Air Negotiator
• Tourism - with regards to program or policy which may promote the flow of tourism traffic to Canada and materially affect the health and viability of the airline industry in Canada. Tourism promotion policy through the Canadian Tourism Commission. The extension and development of the Government of Canada's tourism strategy under Industry Canada's policy guidance.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Labour - with regards to occupational health and safety standards affecting airline employees and the operation of the airline at large, specific to the development of aviation occupational health & safety regulations by the departments of Labour and Transportation.
• Taxation and Finance - as regards collection of airport rents, collection of the domestic fuel excise tax and funding of the canadian air transport security authority. Also, regarding Canada's regulatory framework governing defined benefit pension plans for federally regulated employers.
• Transportation - Provisions of the Canadian Aviation regulations which govern the day to day operation of the airline or would alter the standard operating procedures of any employee. Fiscal policies of the government of Canada which pertain specifically to the collection of airport rents, the funding and operation of the canadian air transport security agency, the funding and operation of NAVCanada and the collection of the fuel excise tax.

Regulation

• Consumer Issues as relates to clauses 27 & 64 of the Canada Transportation Act.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Canadian Border Services Agency
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Environment Canada
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• House of Commons
• Industry Canada
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Senate of Canada
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)

Address:
P.O. Box 14,000
Station Airport
Dorval, QC  H4Y 1H4
Canada

Telephone number: 514-422-7700
Fax number: 514-422-4945  

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