On May 24, 2019, after many months of consultations with various
stakeholders, the Canadian Transportation Agency
("CTA") formally adopted the Air
Passenger Protection Regulations (the
"APPR"). The APPR will substantially
increase the obligations of airlines flying to, from and within
Canada towards passengers, in particular, in cases of tarmac
delays, delayed or cancelled flights, as well as in situations of
denied boarding.
The APPR follows the enactment by Canadian Parliament in 2018 of
the Transportation Modernization Act1 and the
amended Canada Transportation Act2.
Although different from its European counterpart in many
respects, the APPR largely follows the general principles set out
in the EU Flight Compensation Regulation (EC 261/2004),3 which has been in place in Europe for
almost 15 years.
