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Federal Government providing nearly $130M to help territories, northern Businesses during pandemic
Notably, “The government says it's also providing up to $17.3 million for northern airlines to ensure those companies can continue to fly essential goods like food and medical supplies into remote communities”, although it is unclear at this point whether the eligibility requirements will extend to include helicopter operators operating in the north. LINK
Methods of Delivering Ground Training in Part VII and CAR 604 LINK
A summary of the April 14 2020 COVID-19 Industry-Transport Canada Teleconference LINK
Temporary Certificate for Transportation of Pressure Receptacles LINK - ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH Following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and with the adoption of temporary measures put in place by provincial authorities, we understand the difficulties that industry may be facing in terms of meeting certain requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) – namely, the testing and inspection requirements for Means of Containment (MOC) used to handle, offer for transport, or transport, dangerous goods included in Class 2.1 and Class 2.2, Gases, in accordance with CSA B340 or CSA B342. Given these challenges, Transport Canada has revised temporary certificate TU 0751 to extend the requalification period for cylinders and other pressure receptacles with an expiration date of February 28th, 2019 or later. Please find it attached. Should you have any additional questions, please contact tdgpermits-permistmd@tc.gc.ca or a TDG regional office in your area.
Atlantic TDG-TMDAtlantic@tc.gc.ca
Quebec TMD-TDG.Quebec@tc.gc.ca
Ontario TDG-TMDOntario@tc.gc.ca
Prairie & Northern TDG-TMDPNR@tc.gc.ca
Pacific TDGPacific-TMDPacifique@tc.gc.ca
Thank you
Chers intervenants, À la suite de la déclaration du 11 mars 2020 de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé qualifiant l’éclosion de la nouvelle COVID-19 (le coronavirus) comme étant une pandémie, et avec l'adoption de mesures temporaires mises en place par les autorités provinciales, nous comprenons les difficultés auxquelles l’industrie peut être confrontée pour répondre à certaines exigences du Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses (RTMD) - c’est-à-dire les exigences de mise à l’essai et d’inspection des contenants (MOC) utilisés pour la manutention, la présentation au transport, ou le transport des marchandises dangereuses incluses dans la classe 2.1 et la classe 2.2, les gaz, conformément à la norme CSA B340 ou la norme CSA B342. Compte tenu de ces défis, Transports Canada a révisé le certificat temporaire TU 0751 afin de prolonger la période de requalification des bouteilles à gaz et autres récipients à pression dont la date d’expiration est le 28 février 2019 ou plus tard. Vous trouverez le certificat temporaire en annexe. Si vous avez des questions supplémentaires, veuillez contactertdgpermits-permistmd@tc.gc.caou un bureau régional TMD dans votre région.
Atlantique TDG-TMDAtlantic@tc.gc.ca
Québec TMD-TDG.Quebec@tc.gc.ca
Prairies et du Nord TDG-TMDPNR@tc.gc.ca
Pacifique TDGPacific-TMDPacifique@tc.gc.ca
Emond Harnden LLP Produces Webinar on Accessing Canadian Emergency Workers Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – Now Available On-Demand http://eepurl.com/gZP9Lf
Emond Harnden proposes steps to support federally-regulated employers during COVID-19 pandemic and calls on the Federal Government to act LINK Re-Issued Interim Order No. 3 to Prevent Persons from Boarding in Canada Due to COVID-19 Now Includes CAR 703 Operators and the Requirement for Passenger Facemasks LINK For Regular Updates by Transport Canada, please visit the COVID-19 website at: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/initiatives/covid-19-measures-updates-guidance-tc.html
OR, to subscribe or unsubscribe to Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory (CARAC) notices, in order to receive timely up-dates, please send your request by email to carrac@tc.gc.ca. The CARAC distribution list is being used a one of the primary tools to distribute timely information to the aviation community about COVID-19.
Summary of the April 1 2020 Teleconference between Industry and the DGCA LINK
PPC & Annual Training Extension for CAR 704 – Other Sub-Parts to Follow LINK
Revised PHAC/TC Guidance for Crew Members LINK - ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH
“Essential Services” – Federal, Provincial, Territorial Jointly Developed Guidance LINK - ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH
MEDEVAC Flights Departing an Aerodrome in Canada LINK -ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH
NVIS Authorization LINK - ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH
Transport Canada COVID-19 Aviation Weekly Summary LINK
TDG Temporary Certificate LINK - ENGLISH LINK - FRENCH
Please find below a link to a number of important Coronavirus-related updates. The URL below will take you a list of the items, and if there are attachments, there is a separate link to the attachment(s) at the top of each page – in a ZIP file, if necessary.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: To subscribe or unsubscribe to Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory (CARAC) notices, please send your request by email to carrac@tc.gc.ca. The CARAC distribution list is being used a one of the primary tools to distribute timely information to the aviation community about COVID-19.
Information will also be posted to Transport Canada’s webpage for COVID-19 measures, updates, and guidance issued by Transport Canada – but there may be a lag in the posting the information to this site.
HAC has been receiving multiple calls from operators who are concerned about PPCs that are about to expire. Transport Canada is preparing an exemption that will extend PPCs and ACP Authorities. The Exemption to extend Medicals has been issued.
We are also urging them to address recently-expired PPC/Medicals/ACP authorities, since there are a number of flight crews that typically renew in the Spring. For now TC has indicated that they will not extend an expired PPC/Medical/ACP unless it has expired in the last two weeks. HAC is urging Transport Canada to extend relief to Medicals/PPCs/ACPs expired in the last three months. Operators with problems on this issue are urged to contact their Regions ASAP to alert them to the problem.
HAC and its members have been asked by CIFFC for their input on DRAFT Procedures for minimizing exposure for flight crews and firefighters this season. Please provide your comments to fred.jones@h-a-c.ca by Friday April 3.
If you have any questions, please contact me on my cell or by email at any time. I welcome your input.
HAC Bulletin - COVID-19: NCR-029-2020 AME License Validity Period
Below links to an exemption pertaining to Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs)
https://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/regserv/Affairs/exemptions/docs/en/3253.htm https://www.tc.gc.ca/Aviationcivile/servreg/Affaires/exemptions/docs/fr/3253.htm
https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/initiatives/covid-19-measures-updates-guidance-tc.html https://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/initiatives/covid-19-mesures-mises-a-jour-lignes-directrices-tc.html
Regards,
Fred L. Jones BA LLB President and CEO
HAC Bulletin - COVID-19 Guidance for the Canadian Aviation Industry
Transport Canada guidance to Canadian aviation industry operators regarding crew members operating in areas with known or suspected community transmission of COVID-19. This guide should be used in conjunction with the recommendations provided by PHAC and other public health authorities.
ENGLISH
FRENCH
Stay healthy.
Ladies & Gentlemen:
It has been a wild ride – and it’s not nearly over yet.
HAC has been participating in calls with TC three times a week on this subject. Yesterday’s call was the most productive so far. Draft minutes of the teleconference call of March 25, 2020.
I have summarized the content of the call below:
HAC has been pushing Transport Canada to extend current AND EXPIRED PPCs/Medicals/ACP authorities/Instructor ratings (and not just by “60 or 90 days”, but to the end of October), since so many of our employees often get these renewed in the Spring, prior to the operating season. Operators have expressed concern over a bow wave of renewals that could take place mid-season otherwise.
As you can imagine, my phone has been ringing off-the-hook from Members and while many of them are in difficult financial circumstances – there seems to be a good number who think that we are going to move from staff lay-offs to shortages very soon as this pandemic deepens and our industry is called upon to start moving sick people; supplying isolated communities without air service; flying for police/security authorities/military; deploying ad-hoc health teams to communities; flood-related flying; fire-fighting (which has already started in BC); Break-up flying; etc.
Media outlets seem to be focused simply on “Total Cases in Canada” – which is largely meaningless if you want to see if we are “winning or losing” the battle against this virus. Here is a link that, I believe, provides real-time data in more meaningful terms.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/
The CARAC website and distribution list is being used to circulate COVID-19 related information. If you are NOT on the distribution list you can join by sending your contact information (i.e., name, title, company/organization/email address) to the following CARAC email to be added to the distribution list:
Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council Transport Canada Government of Canada carrac@tc.gc.ca
COVID-19 information, relating to updates, guidance, measures, including Exemptions issued by TC can be found at:
https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/initiatives/covid-19-measures-updates-guidance-tc.html
Guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the context of travel in the aviation system are under development with Public Health. That is, tools to provide your pilots and staff with appropriate procedures and PBE to prevent the spead.
Members should be aware that Out-of-Country Medical Insurance for employees may not be valid during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact your insurance provider for further information.
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/canadas-cross-border-truckers-cant-get-coronavirus-coverage-426294/#.XnxCkH3jO_U.email
Please don’t hesitate to contact me on my cell at any time. Please continue to keep us informed in order that HAC can focus on immediate issues to assist the commercial helicopter community.
Stay healthy. Regards, Fred L. Jones, President and CEO
Ladies and Gentlemen: These are truly extraordinary times. I have had multiple calls from Operators and Associates who have expressed their concerns for the health and welfare of their workers, but also for the financial future of their own companies. Many operators are under extreme pressure at time of the year when they are focusing on training, and on preparations for what would traditionally be, the busiest time of the year. READ MORE
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please find below a link to a number important Coronavirus-related updates.
