An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and other Acts
Bill C-28 was a government bill amending the Aeronautics Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2) and related federal-aviation legislation to implement reforms following the 2021 Boeing 737 MAX-8 recertification process, the 2023 final report of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications on civil-aviation, and the post-2017 Tofino BC Leviathan II commercial-vessel-oversight findings. The bill expands Transport Canada Civil Aviation Authority on safety-management-systems audits, increases maximum administrative monetary penalties under the Canadian Aviation Regulations, strengthens federal authority over drone (UAV) operations under section 901.65, and codifies Indigenous-community consultation requirements for new airport development.
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Modernizes the Aeronautics Act to reflect lessons from the COVID-era aviation disruption and the 2022-23 holiday-travel meltdown. Tightens rest-period rules, adds mental-health protocols for cabin and cockpit crew.
Issues this bill touches
- Public Transit & Infrastructure
Aeronautics Act and related Acts amendments.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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