ALPA Canada is part of the largest airline pilot union in the world (ALPA International). ALPA Canada represents over 13 500 pilots at 22 Canadian airlines.
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This week’s pilot photo courtesy of Capt Ray Freebury B777 Air Canada YYZ. Passing under company A330 en route from CDG-YYZ.
"As governments consider policy and regulatory changes, we urge caution. Canada’s Pilot Flight and Duty Time framework represents a critical safety protection grounded in years of research on fatigue and human performance. 1/2
2/2 These safeguards are not questions of convenience or economics they are about preventing risk before it reaches the flight deck.” – Capt. Tim Perry ALPA Canada President. Learn more: dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/…
Pilot Flight and Duty Time rules are public safety regulations designed to address the well-documented risks of fatigue. Now is not the time to erode science-based safeguards. Read more: eurocockpit.eu/news/pilot-fa…
“The aviation community is once again reminded that safety can never be taken for granted as our thoughts are with those impacted by the recent Learjet accident in Florida. 1/4
3/4 every risk mitigation measure exists because the industry has learned hard lessons over time. Here in Canada, everyone who contributes to aviation safety — from manufacturers and maintenance professionals to flight crews, air traffic controllers, operators, regulators...
4/4 policymakers — shares a collective responsibility to ensure that safety remains paramount in every decision and every action.” - Capt. @tim_f_perry, ALPA Canada President.
2/2 - shares a collective responsibility to ensure that safety remains paramount in every decision and every action.” - Capt. @tim_f_perry, ALPA Canada President.
Applications are now open for the Capt. Christina Thomson ALPA Scholarship, which honours the legacy of longtime ALPA volunteer Capt. Christina Thomson.
Applications close Nov 30, 2026.
Applicants can apply here: alpa.org/supporting-pilots/b…
ALPA Canada President @tim_f_perry responds to at least 18 carriers asking the federal government to extend their pilots' maximum flight duty period. “You need to hear us when we say, what’s being contemplated is potentially very unsafe”. Read more. cbc.ca/news/politics/air-tra…
Le VP de l’ALPA Canada @mongrainle était de passage à La commission au @le985fm pour commenter la tentative de 18 transporteurs aériens d’obtenir une exemption aux règles de fatigue permettant d’atteindre jusqu’à 14 heures en devoir sans repos.
Le souhait de 18 compagnies aériennes au Canada | Faire travailler les pilotes 14 h de suite: une bonne idée? bit.ly/4inat5T
ALPA Canada reelects it officers. Capt. @tim_f_perry, first elected as ALPA Canada President in 2018, was reelected. Capt. Gilles Boissonneault was reelected as Vice President. Capt. @mongrainle was reelected as Vice President of Administration & Finance. Congratulations.
At the @ALPAPilots 51st Board of Directors Plenary, ALPA Canada President @tim_f_perry was clear, "Aviation safety cannot be compromised. Collective bargaining rights must be protected. Professional pilots deserve a meaningful voice in policy decisions affecting their careers."
The @ALPAPilots 51st Board of Directors meeting takes place this week in Washington. In advance of those meetings, 🇨🇦 delegates gathered for the Canada Caucus meeting. Briefings from ALPA Canada President @tim_f_perry, VP Gilles Boissonneault & VP of Admin & Finance @mongrainle.
“…not only do we believe that the court will find it to be unconstitutional, but it will also create an environment where problems stack up, labour relations deteriorate, and that will follow our business and our business reputation.... 1/2
...far more than any problem that this bill purports to resolve,” said @tim_f_perry
, president of the Air Line Pilots Association.
Read more: nationalpost.com/news/unions…
Stronger mediation. Fairer bargaining.
ALPA Canada President Capt. @tim_f_perry discussed giving mediators additional tools to help unions and employers reach agreements under Bill C-39—while protecting the constitutional right to strike.
Watch his remarks below.
Today, ALPA Canada President Capt. @tim_f_perry appeared before a House of Commons committee studying Bill C-39 to defend the constitutional right to strike and advocate for stronger collective bargaining protections.
Watch his testimony: parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en…
