Enforcement actions taken by the CTA’s enforcement officers
Statistics
| 2024-2025 (year to date) | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice of Violation – with Administrative Monetary PenaltyNote 1 | 10 | 75 | 33 | 11 | 6 |
| Notice of Violation – with Warning Note 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total number of violationsNote 1 | 17 | 642 | 643 | 831 | 23 |
| Cautionary Notice | 9 | 185 | 9 | 56 | 49 |
| Total number of potential violations found in Cautionary Notices above | 64 | 1409 | 16 | 265 | 162 |
| Total amount of Administrative Monetary Penalties Note 1 | $314,500 | $1,343,930 | $725,380 | $253,975 | $54,500 |
List of enforcement actions
This list below includes Notices of Violations issued by enforcement officers. Learn more about types of enforcement actions and contraventions.
Consistent with statutory provisions and best practices, the Agency undertakes to publish on its website the results of its formal enforcement actions at the time of the issuance of a Notice of Violation. More detailed information can be found in the CTA's Compliance and Enforcement Policy.
| Regulated entity | Contravention | Date of Issuance | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Placid Airways, Inc. |
(A) On or about December 31, 2015, Lake Placid Airways, Inc. operated an air service between Lake Placid, New York, USA and Toronto, Ontario, Canada using a Cessna 414 type aircraft bearing registration N83D, to transport a passenger without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the CTA. |
2016-07-05 |
Monetary penalty $3,500 |
| Air Labrador Limited |
On or about June 1, 2016, Air Labrador Limited violated paragraph 135.8(1)(e) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not displaying the total price of each optional incidental service offered for which a fee or charge is payable and its price or range of total prices on the booking system found on the website airlabrador.com. |
2016-06-09 |
Monetary penalty $1,250 |
| Air Labrador Limited |
Results of a compliance verification conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) indicate that Air Labrador Limited is in contravention of paragraph 135.8(1)(a) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to the online booking system and an advertisement offering a promotional fare on the Web site airlabrador.com. |
2016-06-02 | Formal warning |
| Air Canada |
On or about May 13, 2016, Air Canada violated paragraph 135.8(1)(e) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not displaying the total price of each optional incidental service offered for which a fee or charge is payable and its total price or range of total prices on the booking system found on the website aircanada.com. |
2016-05-24 |
Monetary penalty $1,250 |
| Skyjets International S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Air One Ambulance |
(A) On or about October 30, 2015, Skyjets International S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Air One Ambulance operated an ambulance air service between Toronto, Canada and Matamoros, Mexico, using a Learjet 35 aircraft bearing registration XA-SKI, transporting passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the CTA. |
2016-03-30 |
Monetary penalty $4,500 |
| Compañía Ejecutiva, S.A. de C.V. dba “FirstJet” |
On or about the July 27, 2015, Compañía Ejecutiva, S.A. de C.V. dba “FirstJet” operated an air service between Dijon, France (LFSD) via Keflavík, Iceland (BIKF) and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (CYYG), using a Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft bearing registration XA-MAX, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. On or about July 28, 2015, Compañía Ejecutiva, S.A. de C.V. dba “FirstJet” operated an air service between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (CYYG) and Oakland, California, USA using a using a Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft bearing registration XA-MAX, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2016-02-26 |
Monetary penalty $10,000 |
| Eid Air Aviation inc |
Results of an investigation conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) indicate that Eid Air Aviation inc has contravened section 59 of the Canada Transportation Act in that it publicly offered for sale, by way of printed paper advertisement flyers, a “personalized air taxi” service using its “Piper Seneca” type aircraft, without holding a licence issued by the Agency in respect of that service. |
2016-02-23 | Formal warning |
| Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG |
A) On or about June 29/30, 2015, Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG operated an air service between Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Munich, Germany using a Lear Jet 60 type aircraft bearing registration D-CURE, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the CTA. |
2016-02-19 |
Monetary penalty $4,000 |
| Porter Airlines Inc. |
On or about January 27, 2016, Porter Airlines violated paragraph 135.8(1)(e) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not displaying the total price of each optional incidental service offered for which a fee or charge is payable and its total price or range of total prices on the booking system found on the Web site flyporter.com. |
2016-01-29 |
Monetary penalty $1,250 |
| NewLeaf Travel Company Inc. |
Results of a compliance verification conducted on January 8, 2016 by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency indicate that NewLeaf Travel Company Inc. is in contravention of paragraphs 135.8(1)(b), 135.8(1)(d), 135.8(1)(e) and section 135.91 of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to the online booking system on the Web site flynewleaf.ca. |
2016-01-08 | Formal warning |