Transport committee  To add to what Robin was saying, last year COPA started giving anyone of flying age, 14 to 17, free online ground school and a logbook to go into flight school. If you're 14 to 17, your next step is to open that door to the flight school. We're pushing for that.

Transport committee  Last year we, COPA and Transport, started the general aviation safety campaign. They asked us to help them with it. This is a communication tool we're using to show to the general public that flying is safe, extremely safe, so there will be some more publicity and communication o

Transport committee  Yes. The shortage of pilots is worldwide. The fact is that, if Canada does not find an answer to it, we will have to hire people from other countries. The industry is growing around the world, but I do not believe that we should start by recruiting people from other countries.

Transport committee  I really agree with you. Some companies are already doing it. Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier have air clubs. However, there is a whole other stage. Last year, the Air Canada Pilots Association and COPA developed a career guide and established pilot scholarships to encourage

Transport committee  I want to add something. I think MP Iacono also asked why they don't train. There's a highly regulated environment for training for a private pilot licence or for a commercial airline and everything around that, and it's been around for many years. It's because there's a safety

Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  No, not really. It's just a different way of learning. Nowadays, if you look at how things have changed regarding technology, the younger generation is still doing...they know, and they can find as much information as we did in the paper form. Everything is still there. No, I d

Transport committee  Our feeling is that if the pilots are on a pathway to becoming airline pilots, there's such a demand around the world that there's no time to fill these voids and these gaps. As to why they would be leaving, as Captain Cameron said, usually you don't leave an airline career; it

Transport committee  Thank you. Good morning. I will quickly tell you a little about COPA, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, which was founded in 1952. It's the largest aviation organization in Canada and is based in Ottawa. We have 16,000 members across the country, mostly private pilo

Transport committee  The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association also believes that a process similar to that of the pleasure craft operator card should be followed.

Transport committee  Members of our association have reported seeing drones on the wings of their aircraft. Those incidents are recorded in civil aviation daily reporting systems at Transport Canada. However, I have not heard of any cases of collisions.

Transport committee  The regulations should be tailored to the type of use, but also according to what we have been talking about since—

Transport committee  Yes, we should go further. Training for UAV users should be required to obtain a competency card. Drone registration should also be required.

Transport committee  We think the same type of regulations should apply.

Transport committee  From what I see at Transport Canada, the distinction between recreational and commercial use is hard to make. As Mr. Fraser mentioned, the regulations depend on the risk. It is the weight of the device and the type of device that determine the risk that it poses, not the way it i