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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Air Canada pilots’ appeal regarding mandatory retirement at age 60

September 3, 2019 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, 0

In a decision dated August 9, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal made by Air Canada pilots regarding their age discrimination claim.

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Leave to Appeal Air Canada mandatory retirement case to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed

April 30, 2013 Christina Catenacci HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Union Relations

As predicted, there was an application for leave to appeal Air Canada’s mandatory retirement case to the Supreme Court of Canada; however, without providing any reasons, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application and refused to hear the matter.

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Arbitrator favours Air Canada’s final offer to pilots in labour dispute

August 1, 2012 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Union Relations

On July 30, 2012, the federal arbitrator made a decision which ends the labour dispute between Air Canada and its pilots: a five-year collective agreement effective until April 2016.

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Air Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga continues

July 13, 2012 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights

As you may recall, Air Canada pilots launched human rights complaints on the ground of age discrimination because the company forced them to retire at age 60. In a history of decisions spanning back to 2007 challenging the Air Canada policy that requires pilots to retire at the age of 60, which section 15(1)(c) of the Canadian Human Rights Act purports to allow, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal recently made two more decisions. One involved…

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Air Canada pre-emptive back-to-work Bill

March 15, 2012 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Union Relations

On March 14, 2012, Bill C-33, An Act to Provide for the Continuation and Resumption of Air Service Operations, received third reading in the House of Commons. The goal of the Bill is to require continued service, prohibit strikes and lockouts, extend the previous collective agreement and create a final offer selection scheme to force the parties (the employer and the two unions for the pilots and support staff) to settle their dispute.

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The Air Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga – will it end with the tribunal’s third decision?

August 26, 2011 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights, Union Relations

In July, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal made its third decision in the case of two Air Canada pilots who challenged the airline’s mandatory retirement policy. The tribunal decided in favour of Air Canada. Then, in August, the tribunal decided in a similar case involving 70 other Air Canada pilots. The tribunal again decided in favour of the airline, but for different reasons. For those hoping the July decision would settle the matter once and for all, the August decision is sure to confuse matters.

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