Air Passengers' Bill of Rights

An Act respecting the rights of air passengers

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

José Nunez-Melo  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of March 27, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment places obligations on Canadian air carriers to provide compensation and other assistance to passengers in certain cases when a flight has been cancelled or delayed, when boarding has been denied, and when an aircraft has remained on the ground for a period of more than an hour at an airport. It also requires those air carriers to disclose all relevant information to the public regarding the pricing of flights and to keep passengers informed regarding any misplaced baggage and any developments in respect of their flights that could have a significant impact on their travel plans.

Similar bills

C-439 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Air Passengers' Bill of Rights
C-541 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Air Passengers' Bill of Rights
C-310 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Air Passengers' Bill of Rights
C-310 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Air Passengers' Bill of Rights

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-459s:

C-459 (2019) An Act to amend the Interest Act (prepayment charge)
C-459 (2010) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (goods and services tax on school authorities)
C-459 (2009) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (goods and services tax on school authorities)
C-459 (2008) Law Ukrainian Famine and Genocide Memorial Day Act

Votes

March 27, 2013 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Air Passengers' Bill of RightsPrivate Members' Business

March 27th, 2013 / 6:40 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.