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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian North Inc. |
Results of an investigation conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency indicate that Canadian North Inc. is in contravention of paragraph 18(c) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This contravention relates to Canadian North Inc. operating an international service with aircraft C-GPNL under the name (Celebrity X Cruises), which is other than that specified in the licence. |
2015-08-27 | Formal warning |
| Canadian North Inc. |
Results of a compliance verification conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency indicate that Canadian North Inc. is in contravention of paragraph 135.8(1)(b) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to an e-mail advertisement dated August 11, 2015. |
2015-08-18 | Formal warning |
| D & D Aviation, LLC |
On or about November 24, 2014, D & D Aviation, LLC operated an air service between Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada using a Lear Jet 35A type aircraft bearing registration N452DA 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 November 24, 2014, D & D Aviation, LLC operated an air service between Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, using a Lear Jet 35A type aircraft bearing registration N452DA 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 March 8, 2015, D & D Aviation, LLC operated an air service between Van Nuys, California, USA and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, using a Lear Jet 35A type aircraft bearing registration N452DA to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2015-08-10 |
Monetary penalty $10,000 |
| EXXAERO B.V. |
On or about August 13, 2014, EXXAERO B.V. operated an air service between Madrid, Spain (LEMD) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (CYXE) using a Dassault Falcon900-B aircraft bearing registration PH-LAU, 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 August 14, 2014, EXXAERO B.V. operated an air service between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Sacramento, California (KSMF) using a Dassault Falcon 900-B aircraft bearing registration PH-LAU, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2015-08-03 |
Monetary penalty $8,000 |
| Sata Internacional – Serviços e Transportes Aéreos, S.A. |
Results of a compliance verification conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency indicate that Sata Internacional – Serviços e Transportes Aéreos, S.A. is in contravention of paragraph 135.8(1)(a) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to an e-mail delivered promotional advertisement dated June 23, 2015. |
2015-07-07 | Formal warning |
| SkyGreece Airlines S.A. |
Results of a compliance verification conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian transportation Agency indicate that SkyGreece Airlines S.A. is in contravention of subsections 135.8(2), 135.8(3) and section 135.92 of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to the online booking system on the Web site skygreece.com. |
2015-07-07 | Formal warning |
| Winnipeg Airports Authority |
Results of recent Periodic Facility Inspection conducted on March 9, 2015 by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency indicate that the Winnipeg Airports Authorities (Winnipeg Airport) is in contravention of sections 8 and 9 of the Personnel Training for the Assistance of Persons with Disabilities Regulations. |
2015-05-14 | Formal warning |
| AXAIR Aviation Inc. |
Results of an investigation conducted by a designated enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) indicate that AXAIR Aviation Inc. is in contravention of section 59 of the Canada Transportation Act in that it publicly offered for sale a charter air service, in particular on its Web site www.axair.ca, without holding the required licence issued by the Agency. |
2015-05-11 | Formal warning |
| S.P. Aviation Goodjet |
On or about July 29, 2014, SP Aviation, Inc. operated an air service between San Jose, California, USA (KSJC) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (CYYJ) and Vancouver, British Columbia (CYVR), Canada and Oakland, California, USA (KOAK) using a Learjet 55 type aircraft bearing registration N803GJ, 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 October 27, 2014, SP Aviation, Inc. operated an air service between Oakland, California, USA (KOAK) and Vancouver, British Columbia (CYVR), Canada using a Learjet 55 type aircraft bearing registration N801GJ, 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 December 29, 2014, SP Aviation, Inc. operated an air service between Oakland, California, USA (KOAK) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (CYVR) and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (KLAS) using a Gulfstream IV type aircraft bearing registration N495RS, 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 January 1, 2015, SP Aviation, Inc. operated an air service between Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (KLAS) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (CYVR) and Oakland, California, USA (KOAK) using a Gulfstream IV type aircraft bearing registration N495RS, to transport passengers, without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2015-05-06 |
Monetary penalty $20,000 |
| Air Canada |
On or about February 6, 2015, Air Canada violated paragraph 135.8(1)(a) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not providing the total price for an air service on the Web site newswire.ca. |
2015-05-06 |
Monetary penalty $12,500 |