Transportation Archives
Transportation
January 6, 2005
Letter to Hon. Jean Lapierre, Minister of Transport
January 1, 2005
Mckay-Panos Factum
Air
March 4, 2010
Dealing with the t-word
December 4, 2008
CCD Wins Removal of Longstanding Barrier to Mobility and Travel
On November 20, 2008, CCD won the removal of another long-standing barrier to mobility and travel—air carriers' practice of charging additional fares to people with disabilities whose disabilities necessitated the use of an extra seat in-flight. Read more.
March 1, 2008
Responding Memorandum of Fact and Law of Joanne Neubauer and the Council of Canadians With Disabilities
January 10, 2008
Reaction to Landmark Canadian Transportation Agency Decision: Disabled Canadians Jubilant to Have Transport Barrier Removed
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) released a landmark decision concerning the right of individuals with disabilities to travel by air without having to pay for a second seat, for an attendant or other use, to accommodate their disability. The Agency has recognized the right of these individuals to have access to a second seat without having to pay a second fare. Read more.
June 1, 2007
Building An Inclusive and Accessible Canada
Rail
January 10, 2008
Reaction to Landmark Canadian Transportation Agency Decision: Disabled Canadians Jubilant to Have Transport Barrier Removed
March 23, 2007
Canadians With Disabilities Celebrate Supreme Court Decision
February 9, 2006
VIA Rail Supreme Court Appeal
December 3, 2003
Via Appeal the Ruling
Minister of Transport/CTA
June 2, 2010
Student Creates Opportunity to Increase Accessibility
Today, Pat Martin, NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre, will introduce a Private Member’s Bill calling for an accessibility audit of federally regulated transportation systems. This initiative results from a high school student competition called Create Your Canada, where students were asked to draft a bill to change the way our country works. Sam Unrau, a Grade 12 student with disability at Argyle Alternative High School in Winnipeg, is the winner of the competition and his proposed Bill focuses on requiring the Government of Canada to undertake an accessibility audit of all federally regulated transportation systems. Read more.
January 20, 2010
Regulation of Federal Transportation System for Access
October 15, 2009
Current Issues
April 1, 2005
Chronology of Events in CCD's Via Rail Case
February 1, 2005
Moving Backwards: Canada's State of Transportation Accessibility in an International Context
CCD undertakes a comparative international analysis of transportation regulatory frameworks and makes recommendations for Canada. Read more.
CCD wins VIA Rail case at the Supreme Court of Canada on March 23, 2007.