Transport committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. The check pilot program action in Transport Canada has been around for about 30 years now. Very clearly, the intent is to continue with that program so, first and foremost, the program is not ending. In fact, Transport Canada is going to enhance

Transport committee  I don't have that broken down in terms of numbers, because they're all trained to the same level, to be able to do the same type of testing, regardless of whether they are a check pilot working in industry or an inspector working for Transport Canada.

Transport committee  Depending on the pilot and the type of plane they're flying, it could be every year or every two years. This is a type of program that's used around the world. It's not just a Canadian phenomenon to use this check pilot program and to use industry and a combination of Transport C

Transport committee  Absolutely. In fact, we also test our checked pilots, the people doing the testing. We have an oversight program for them as well to ensure that they're at their optimal in terms of doing the test.

Transport committee  The actual change is that we're focusing more on high-risk areas. One of the advantages we have is that we've collected data over several years, and what that tells us is that in our very low-risk areas we have a very high percentage of conformity, meaning that there is a rate of

Transport committee  It would depend on the pilot. It could be anything, from how they use the equipment.... Of course, aircraft are evolving. New aircraft come in. There are new consoles and new types of equipment in the flying program. We look at what is the error rate with this new equipment. We l

Transport committee  I would say a couple of things. Because it's a program that's used around the world, I think it's important to recognize that there's confidence in airlines in like-minded countries that use this program. It is very robust, but I also think it's important to take a look at what e

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. I think it's important to recognize—

Transport committee  Yes. In fact, we are doing more inspections in person. I'll give a quick example. We have two very new simulators. We bring our pilots in and observe them in person doing their training over a course of four hours to a day, so that we can see what they're doing in a real, live s

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I'll just add that through our safety and security area and working with our civil aviation and aviation security experts, we have a constant dialogue on issues with airports across the country and with various airlines. In those conversations, we tal

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. Maybe I can start and then turn it back to my colleague in terms of any numbers or costs. Earlier, I spoke about the oversight program that we have in place on the inspection program. We also have responsibility for marine safety and security. As part

Transport committee  Okay.

Transport committee  At this time we have sufficient resources to carry out our oversight and our enforcement program and we can come back to you.... I'll turn to my colleague to determine if there is one specifically identified for that program.

Transport committee  On the first question with respect to the bypass, a number of studies have taken place. A decision hasn't been taken at this time. We're working very closely with the community. As you can appreciate, a number of lenses that have come onto this conversation with respect to what i

Transport committee  We are on the ground doing inspections every day across the country on rail safety systems, and we're constantly doing SMS audits.