Finance committee  That's a very difficult question to answer, because it really depends on what you're using the aircraft for. Most aircraft serve a purpose. They serve a business. As I mentioned, they either serve for flight training or they bring goods to northern and remote communities. To just

Finance committee  I'd say both.

Finance committee  There is already going to be a pilot shortage. Those expectations were done even prior to the pandemic and, now, with all of the layoffs that happened during the pandemic, many pilots will not be returning to their flying careers. They will be choosing other careers instead, wher

Finance committee  I will let Anthony go first this time and then I'll follow him.

Finance committee  Yes. I wanted to add that we definitely do feel targeted. There is this preconceived notion that anyone who has an aircraft is super-rich. People watch these TV shows where they're jet-setting in their private jets from one country to the next, but as we can see from my presentat

Finance committee  Thank you for that question. When they first introduced the question in late 2019, we did submit some feedback as to how this would impact our industry. Much of it addressed what I've said. To give you an idea, there are about 36,000 registered aircraft in Canada, and 83% of tho

Finance committee  First of all, not many will be able to afford to pay that extra 10%. The cost of maintaining an aircraft alone is incredibly expensive. Most flight schools now operate aircraft that are at least 40 years old because of the cost of purchasing a new one. This will definitely dissua

Finance committee  Yes, it does in some areas. I know the air cadets actually do their flight training at other flight schools across the country. They'll probably end up keeping the older aircraft, or if they do purchase the newer aircraft, that cost will go to DND.

Finance committee  A $500,000 aircraft is a single-engine aircraft with four seats that usually has a pilot and a flight instructor. The reason it has four seats is that you could put four people in there but no luggage, or you could put two people there, with full fuel, and do a lot of flight trai

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of Parliament. On behalf of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, COPA, I thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee today. We are very concerned about the proposed provision of a luxury tax on new aircraft in Bill C-30