I thought I knew the answer to that until I spoke with Mr. Jenner on Monday here in Ottawa. He is the author of the Helicopter Association of Canada study in tab 10. He said his understanding is that he and the CBAA, despite their testimony, would not be designated organizations under the law going forward; that in fact Transport Canada would be able to delegate functions to them whether this provision exists or not. He said, therefore, the provision would only apply to what Mr. Preuss spoke about, creating a college of ultralight pilots.
If that is the case, then the designation provision does not read the way I read it, because I thought the CBAA and the Helicopter Association had to come under that provision, that you couldn't go around it.
“Non-commercial”, in my view, is without fare-paying passengers.