Transport committee  Canada benefits in so far as we are able to have a certain degree of confidence in various parts of the certification process by our three other key CMT members. We benefit in a reduced need. The certification system isn't a Canadian benefit; the benefit is at large. To a degree

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, just to clarify the question, do you mean as a result of the grounding did we have to consider other...? Okay. Thank you for that question. In part to what I just responded to, once these aircraft are grounded, should there be a return to service of these aircraft, th

Transport committee  I could provide that information to you, but I don't have it with me, and I wouldn't want to say anything without assurance, because there are continual movements that we approve. A company will either move an aircraft to one of its maintenance facilities or go back—

Transport committee  That's right, but we do have knowledge in view of where all the aircraft are, absolutely. We approve every single ferry flight, which is what we call them, in Canada.

Transport committee  Absolutely, and that's also something the manufacturer has committed to. We're talking about the certification, the validation and the training portion of this. There will be another portion that we will be looking at prior to a return to service. There will have to be inspection

Transport committee  This is the aircraft that were in Boeing facilities waiting for distribution. As part of the process, we're right now looking at the validation of this aircraft for it to return to service. That will be a process that we'll be looking to the FAA for, and asking how they are add

Transport committee  We'll be looking at our operators as part of their inspection that will get this.... These aircraft have been sitting on the ground for 11 months. Prior to their returning to service, the FAA will certify the design. We will validate it. We will go through that JOEB process to

Transport committee  Thank you. First let me speak to the record. Mr. Chair, I began my comments to the committee about Canada having one of the safest aviation systems in the world, and we have the data to prove it. In 2018, we had 151 aviation accidents, which was down from 190 in 2017 and is a

Transport committee  No fatalities. That's right.

Transport committee  Well, let me now respond as to why that is the case. That's because we are continuously looking at improving not only our certification standards and our validation standards, but also our safety standards overall. That's why we propose additional regulations. We've moved forwa

Transport committee  First and foremost, let me assure this committee that safety is of the utmost importance and our number one priority. Transport Canada is to ensure the safety of Canadians travelling. Safety is our driver. That's why we have a very clear, stringent set of rules and areas of compl

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. I do have confidence in the certification process that is outlined in annex 8 of ICAO's convention whereby the state of design is responsible for certifying the aircraft and other authorities are validating that aircraft.

Transport committee  Absolutely. I think a perfect example is the work that we're doing with the 737 Max right now. We've grown the amount of involvement that we have—

Transport committee  Absolutely, but this is the plane that we are validating with the FAA right now, and what we've done is grow the process. We're involved in multiple stages of the testing process. We're asking questions, and we're asking for additional information with regard to this process. Thi

Transport committee  I'm not going to speak specifically to the relationship between a U.S. manufacturer and the U.S. authority that's working with that, but what I will speak to is this. The first question that we had from this committee was with regard to the JATR report and the 12 recommendations