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C-28 — An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and other Acts
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C-28
An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and other Acts
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BILL C-28
An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and other Acts
Last activity : At second reading in the House of Commons
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Commons · 1st2026-04-21Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdSenate · 1stSenate · 2ndSenate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Sets up a federal legal framework for space launches and re-entries in Canada, with the short title "Canadian Space Launch Act".
- Broadens the meaning of "aircraft" in the Aeronautics Act to cover launch vehicles (rockets and craft designed to reach Earth orbit) and re-entry vehicles, using temporary definitions until regulations replace them.
- Lets the Minister of Transport indemnify owners and operators of these vehicles for damage caused to third parties when it is in the public interest, and require them in turn to indemnify the Government of Canada, including for claims under the 1972 international convention on damage caused by space objects.
- Allows regulations setting a minimum level of "financial responsibility" for launch and re-entry operators, which the Minister may waive or lower in specific cases in the public interest.
- Gives the Minister power to order a launch, a re-entry or any related activity to stop for safety or security reasons.
- Introduces ministerial permits, notices of determination and site certificates for launches, re-entries and the use of aerodromes for these purposes, and removes those decisions from review by the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada.
- Creates zoning rules around certified and designated launch and re-entry sites, which Cabinet can impose only if no agreement with the province can be reached or if immediate action is needed; the Minister may also hand the job to a provincial authority.
- Explicitly excludes launch and re-entry vehicles from the Carriage by Air Act, from the definition of "air service" in the Canada Transportation Act, and from the Secure Air Travel Act.
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