Chamber
commons
Stage
1st Reading
Introduced
Oct 21, 2025
Progress
This bill requires airlines to pay flight attendants for pre-flight duties, post-flight duties, and mandatory training at their regular wage rate.
Key Changes
- Pre-flight duties (safety checks, helping passengers board) must be counted as paid work time
- Post-flight duties (helping passengers disembark, post-flight checks) must be counted as paid work time
- Time spent completing mandatory training programs must be included in paid hours
- Time spent waiting at the employer's direction, including during flight delays, must be paid
- Employers must pay at least the flight attendant's regular wage rate for all of the above activities
- A new Division I.01 specifically for flight attendants is added to the Canada Labour Code
Gotchas
- The bill applies only to federally regulated employers under the Canada Labour Code, so it would not cover flight attendants employed by provincially regulated carriers, if any exist
- Flight delays are explicitly included as paid time even when the delay is outside the employer's control (e.g., weather), which could increase costs for airlines in situations they cannot prevent
- The bill does not specify a new minimum wage for flight attendants — it requires payment at the employee's existing regular rate, meaning the impact varies by individual contract or collective agreement
- Many flight attendants are covered by collective agreements; this bill sets a legislative floor that cannot be bargained below, but unions and employers could still negotiate higher compensation
- No fiscal impact or cost estimate for airlines or the federal government is provided in the bill text
Who's Affected
- Flight attendants working for federally regulated airlines in Canada
- Canadian airlines and airline employers subject to the Canada Labour Code
- Airline passengers (indirectly, if airlines adjust operations or costs in response)
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Gotchas
- The bill applies only to federally regulated employers under the Canada Labour Code, so it would not cover flight attendants employed by provincially regulated carriers, if any exist
- Flight delays are explicitly included as paid time even when the delay is outside the employer's control (e.g., weather), which could increase costs for airlines in situations they cannot prevent
- The bill does not specify a new minimum wage for flight attendants — it requires payment at the employee's existing regular rate, meaning the impact varies by individual contract or collective agreement
- Many flight attendants are covered by collective agreements; this bill sets a legislative floor that cannot be bargained below, but unions and employers could still negotiate higher compensation
- No fiscal impact or cost estimate for airlines or the federal government is provided in the bill text
Summary
Bill C-250 amends the Canada Labour Code to change how flight attendants' paid work hours are calculated. Currently, many flight attendants are only paid for time spent in the air (from door closure to door opening), meaning tasks like safety checks, helping passengers board or exit, and sitting through flight delays often go unpaid or are paid at a lower rate. This bill would require employers to count all of these activities as paid work time. The bill was introduced by MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) and affects flight attendants working under federal labour jurisdiction — meaning those employed by airlines regulated by the federal government. It requires that pre-flight and post-flight duties related to security and passenger service, mandatory training programs, and time spent waiting at the employer's direction (such as during flight delays) all be included in paid hours. Employers would also be required to pay flight attendants at least their regular wage rate for all of this time — they cannot pay a reduced rate for these duties. The bill aims to close a gap in compensation that has long been a concern in the airline industry.
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