In the federally-regulated transportation sector, it is the Canadian Transportation Agency’s responsibility to ensure that all Canadians enjoy the same access to travel.<\/p>\n
All disputes about accessibility must fall under the jurisdiction of the Agency, which includes any accessibility complaints dealing with federally-regulated air, rail, and extra-provincial ferry and bus transportation.<\/p>\n
Essentially, the Agency has a responsibility ? and the authority ? to ensure that any undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities are removed from transportation services and facilities under its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
The Agency removes undue obstacles in two ways:<\/p>\n
For advice on accessibility issues, the Agency consults its\u00a0Accessibility Advisory Committee<\/a>, made up of representatives from the community of persons with disabilities, the transportation industry and other interested parties.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Canadian Transportation Agency’s full report<\/a>\u00a0is available online.<\/p>\n This page contains several decisions issued by the\u00a0Canadian Transportation Agency<\/a>\u00a0regarding transportation related issues that impact persons with disabilities. Wherever possible, we have included media releases by service providers in response to these decisions.<\/p>\n For more detailed information regarding specific airline policies (or that of other travel modes,) medical forms for discounts when travelling with an attendant, etc., please visit our\u00a0Travel & Recreation<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n