College of Professional Pilots of Canada

We are a non-profit, non-labour organization with the aim of unifying Canada’s professional pilots based on the common grounds of safety, professional standards, and continuous improvement.

Benefits of Membership

The College of Pilots is a non-profit organization that endeavours to support Canadian licenced pilots and their families.

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For current professional pilots it could mean better prepared and trained flight crew. It would mean a professional designation. It would mean having a self governing body with disciplinary actions that would be taken in-house by a panel of peers, instead of a courthouse where discipline has been shown to be ineffective and inappropriate. It would reduce liability and better protect pilots and the public.

Other less tangible benefits are those of stewardship: leaving the industry in an improved state than you yourself had. We have all told stories of times where we experienced events that could have been better, possibly leading to unsafe or unfair conditions. It’s about getting back control of the vocation that you love and invested so much energy into. It’s about having a say on where it will move next and how our lives and families’ lives will benefit.

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Governance

Code of Conduct & Ethical Behaviour

This is the tentative code for members of the College that assists pilots in
their professional relationship with their peers and their employers. Pilots have a responsibility
to the flying public and must have the final say in the go/no-go decision. Pilots also have a responsibility to each other to adhere to consistent standards of conduct and behaviour so as to not undermine each other in matters of safe operation and in maintaining a culture of safety.

Code of Ethics

Ethics are the values and principles that will govern the group’s behaviour.

Code of Conduct

The practice of ethical behaviour as prescribed in the Code of Conduct and which is to be applied continuously to ensure safety and legitimize our profession.

Preamble

The College of Professional Pilots of Canada Code of Conduct and Ethical Behaviour provides a behavioural guideline for all professional pilots in the aviation industry in Canada. This includes scheduled, unscheduled, charter, and instructional aviation operations, regardless of size. This code covers all pilots who hold a Commercial or Airline Transport Licence who may be engaged in the aviation industry.

There are two criteria, which are essential to the credibility of this code. First, the code must be a relevant document that addresses the professional issues and risks of all its members. It must also incorporate all the different positions that a College member might hold.

Second, all commercially employed pilots must follow the Code as a realistic and
attainable benchmark which assists in the decision making process. Members should
perceive this document as their personal Code that helps to clarify parts of the
regulations and what is or is not a safe practice rather than a set of rules that has been
imposed on them or their employer.

The ethical parameters outlined in this code are not meant in any way to usurp the regulatory role of the government nor replace the traditional function of the various unions representing pilot in the aviation industry. It is the objective of the of the college to hold all stakeholders accountable for ensuring that sound ethical principles are observed in all aspects of the industry pertaining to professional pilots.

The College of Professional Pilots of Canada will provide support to its members on all ethical issues relating to professional pilots and their relations with employers, unions, and government.

The Code of Conduct

Safety

The primary responsibility of the professional pilot is to provide a safe flight operation for passengers, aircrew, freight, and the aircraft.

The professional pilot should make decisions using sound judgment and the highest standards of CRM, applying operational procedures based on the pilot’s knowledge, experience and training and shall not be influenced by outside pressures or personal desires which would negatively influence operational safety.

It is the responsibility of the professional pilot to ensure safety through rigorous cross checking and to vigilantly prevent errors of omission. In the case that any doubt arises with respect to the aircraft state (aviate), the flight path (navigate), or any instruction from ATC (communicate), the professional pilot will query and ensure that the doubt is resolved to the satisfaction of the entire flight screw . The professional pilot will provide direction and leadership to their crew and passengers ensuring safety and in turn instilling confidence and contributing to their peace of mind and well-being. The professional pilot will actively listen to the concerns of the crew and passengers and act on the concerns from the standpoint of maintaining flight safety.

Deportment

The professional pilot will conduct themselves in a responsible and professional manner to bring credit to the position of command and to the piloting profession. They shall instill the confidence through their professional demeanour with the public, their employer and their professional associates.

Professionalism

The professional pilot will conduct oneself in a manner that will bring credit to one’s position and to the profession of piloting. The professional pilot will not knowingly discredit the professional reputation of another pilot through false or malicious comments. Yet, the professional pilot bears the responsibility to bring forth to the College of Professional Pilots of Canada and other authorities, conduct unbecoming of a professional pilot, be it professional incompetence, gross negligence or conduct detrimental to the profession of piloting.

Professional pilots shall ensure that all currency requirements, ratings and endorsements, medical licenses and competency documents are maintained in accordance with regulatory standards. Personal actions to maintain professional skills above the minimum regulatory standard is encouraged.

Command Responsibilities

The PIC has the responsibility of command, and will at all times exercise their authority fairly using CRM best practices, while understanding that the final decision is theirs to make. The other crew members will assist the PIC in decision making and assertively voice any concern, but will respect and appreciate PIC command authority and take control only if circumstances require it. Teamwork is the goal and each member of the team must be prepared to overlook minor discrepancies in the performance of other team members, provided that these do not infringe on the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft.

The pilot in command must make sure that each crew member thoroughly understands and is capable of performing his or her duties. It is also the more experienced pilot’s responsibility to monitor and mentor his or her less experienced colleagues, preparing them for career advancement.

Mentoring

The professional pilot will take responsibility to pass on their knowledge, skills and information that they have learned from their peers and experience in the aviation world to the new members of the aviation community. They will endeavour to share their knowledge and experience with those that come after them in the aim of avoiding past mistakes and guarding against recurrence of historically negative outcomes for the profession.

Compliance

Incorporation

The College of Professional Pilots of Canada was incorporated under the Canadian Corporations Act as a not-for-profit corporation on April 20 of 2009. Our corporation number is 451986-8 Canada. See page 24 of the Canada Gazette to verify.

We are currently re-incorporating under the new Canadian Not For Profit Corporations Act.

Legal Counsel

Our law firm is LeBlanc Nichols of Ottawa, Ontario.

Electronic Payment Processing

Bambora of Victoria, British Columbia, provides us with our membership payment services.

Marketing, Branding, and Website

Cevos Group is our provider for the look and feel of our website and has also developed our ongoing marketing initiatives to get the message to our prospective members.

Database Management

Web Expression Designs of Vancouver, British Columbia, manages our secure database from a Canadian-based server. Web Expression Designs also collaborates with Bambora and Cevos to ensure all of our webpages share a common theme.

Terms and Conditions of Application Fee

  1. Product(s) and pricing:
    • The product is a twelve month membership in the College of Professional Pilots. For example, if a pilot joins on September 1, 2016, their membership would expire September 1, 2017. Fees are $80 Canadian for a full voting member. Persons who possesses a Canadian Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot License or who are enrolled in commercial pilot training are eligible for membership.
  2. Shipping/Delivery Policy:
    • Proof of purchase will be provided by an electronic receipt sent to the email address provided in the application process. The receipt will also serve in the interim as proof of membership.
  3. Return/Cancellation Policy:
    • All payments are non-refundable. Should the College dissolve, all outstanding bills will be paid and the remaining funds will be given to an aviation based charity.
  4. Inquiries or Questions on the Application Process:
    • All inquiries with regard to the application process can be handled by contacting the College by email, postal service, or telephone:

Email: info@collegeofpilots.ca

Post:
College of Professional Pilots of Canada
455 boul de la Gappe Suite 201
Gatineau, QC
J8T 0E1
Telephone: 613-627-3020

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