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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 6 Minutes Read September 3, 2019

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

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.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / accommodation, age discrimination, ageism, Air Canada, Air Canada pilots, bona fide occupational requirement, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, discrimination based on age, employment law, mandatory retirement age, mandatory retirement practice, normal age of retirement, Pilot's Association, Vilven and Kelly

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read July 13, 2012

Air Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga continues

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...

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Human Rights / age discrimination, age-based job requirement or qualification, Air Canada, Air Canada pilots, Bailie et al, bona fide occupational requirement, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, discrimination, employment law, Federal Court, mandatory retirement, normal age of retirement, normal retirement age, pilots, Thwaites et al, Vilven and Kelly

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