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 | 8 | 75 | 33 | 11 | 6 |
| Notice of Violation – with Warning Note 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total number of violationsNote 1 | 15 | 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 | $281,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Airlines Inc. |
Results of a compliance verification indicate that Porter Airlines Inc. is in contravention of paragraph 135.8(1)(b) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to an advertisement posted on flyporter.com, theweathernetwork.com, and cnn.com websites on March 20, 2015. |
2015-03-23 | Formal warning |
| Wil-Be Services inc. |
On or about March 17, 2014, Wil-Be Services inc operated an air service between Levis (Quebec), Quebec (Quebec), Albany (New York, USA), Glen Falls (New York, USA), Quebec (Quebec) and Levis (Quebec), in that order, using a Beech B60 aircraft bearing registration C-GBDJ to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating paragraph 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. On or about March 27, 2014, Wil-Be Services inc operated an air service between Levis (Quebec), Val d'Or (Quebec) et Levis (Quebec), in that order, using a Beech B60 aircraft bearing registration C-GBDJ to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating paragraph 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2015-03-13 |
Monetary penalty $10,000 |
| Qatar Airways (Q.C.S.C.) |
Results of a compliance verification indicate that Qatar Airways (Q.C.S.C.) is in contravention of section 135.92 of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to the Web site qatarairways.com. |
2015-01-28 | Formal warning |
| Touram Limited Partnership |
On or about December 2, 2014, Touram Limited Partnership violated paragraph 135.8(1)(d) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not providing a breakdown of the name and amount of each tax, fee or charge relating to the air service that is a third party charge on the booking system found on the Web site vacations.aircanada.com. |
2015-01-21 |
Monetary penalty $1,250 |
| Peerless Travel Inc. |
Results of a compliance verification indicate that Peerless Travel Inc. is in contravention of paragraphs 135.8(1)(a) and 135.8(1)(b) of the Air Transportation Regulations. This compliance verification relates to an advertisement in the January 15th, 2015 edition of The Canadian Jewish News. |
2015-01-20 | Formal warning |
| Air Canada |
On or about April 27, 2014, Air Canada violated paragraph 135.8(1)(a) of the Air Transportation Regulations by not providing the total price for an air service on their online booking system found on the web site aircanada.com. |
2015-01-13 |
Monetary penalty $3,000 |
| GRD Air Inc |
Between January 24 and May 23, 2014, GRD Air Inc. operated an air service between the following points: Fredericton (New Brunswick, Canada), Yarmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada), Toronto (Ontario, Canada), and Saint-Léonard (New Brunswick, Canada) and White Plains (New York, USA), using a Cheyenne III - Piper – PA42 aircraft bearing registration C-GRDF, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2015-01-08 |
Monetary penalty $21,000 |
| Perimeter Aviation LP |
Results of an inspection indicate that Perimeter Aviation LP is in violation of subsection 67(3) of the Canada Transportation Act by applying fares, rates or charges that are not contained in its domestic tariff. The inspection also revealed a violation of subsection 74(2) of the Act by not complying with the terms and conditions of its non-scheduled international licence when operating a Canadian originating entity charter in aircraft with a MCTOW of 35,000 lbs without a program permit. |
2015-01-06 | Formal warning |
| Aerodynamics, Inc. |
On or about April 15, 2014, Aerodynamics, Inc. operated an air service between Columbus, Ohio, USA and Toronto, Ontario, Canada using an EMB-145 type aircraft bearing registration N459AD, to transport passengers without holding a licence issued in respect of that service, thereby violating section 57(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2014-12-30 |
Monetary penalty $5,000 |
| Jazz Aviation LP |
On or about August 06, 2014, Jazz Aviation LP failed to display in a prominent place at the business offices of the licensee, located at the Charlottetown Airport, PEI, a sign indicating that the tariffs for the domestic service offered by the licensee, including the terms and conditions of carriage, are available for public inspection; thereby violating paragraph 67.1(a) of the Canada Transportation Act. |
2014-12-19 |
Monetary penalty $2,500 |