Aviation Industry Indemnity Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

airport

airport has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act. (aéroport)

aviation industry participant

aviation industry participant means

• (a) an air carrier, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act, that is a Canadian, as defined in subsection 55(1) of the Canada Transportation Act;

• (b) NAV CANADA, a corporation incorporated on May 26, 1995 under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act;

• (c) an owner or operator of an airport;

• (d) a supplier of goods or services that directly support the operation of aircraft from an airport, including with respect to

  • (i) the preparation of an aircraft for departure or on its arrival, including maintenance and cleaning of the aircraft and the loading and unloading of passengers, baggage and cargo,

  • (ii) freight forwarding,

  • (iii) air navigation, or

  • (iv) airport security services; or

• (e) an entity that is prescribed by regulation or a member of a class of entity that is prescribed by regulation. (participant de l’industrie aérienne)

event

event means

• (a) an act of unlawful interference with an aircraft, airport or air navigation facility, including an act of terrorism;

• (b) an act or omission in the course of armed conflict, war, invasion, hostilities, civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection, an application of martial law, a usurpation or attempted usurpation of power, a civil commotion or a riot; or

• (c) an act or omission committed by NAV CANADA, or any of its officers, employees or agents or mandataries, in accordance with an instruction given under an agreement entered into between that corporation and Her Majesty in right of Canada respecting the provision of air navigation services, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act, to the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Forces. (événement)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre)