November 1, 2006

Transport Canada releases Small Operator Pilot Implementation Project Final Report.

August 1, 2006

Transport Canada releases Small Operator Pilot Implementation Project - Phase 2 Status Report.

March 15, 2006

Transport Canada releases Small Operator Pilot Implementation Project Phase 1 Status Report.

March 1, 2006

“Unlocking the Potential of a Safety Management System”
Flight Safety Foundation. Flight Safety Digest. November-December 2005 Vol. 24 No. 11–12 Used with permission.

February 2, 2006

Policy Paper Concerning the Application of the Safety Management System Requirements of the Canadian Aviation Regulations on the Civil Aviation Transportation of Dangerous Goods Program

June 16, 2005

June 15, 2005

Exemptions to enable Air Operators and Aircraft Maintenance Organizations to introduce a safety management system in an orderly manner and without disruption of their normal operations, by following the SMS implementation program published in the Implementation Procedures Guide (TP 14343).

Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I, IV, V and VII).

Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre announced regulatory amendments to further improve the safety performance of Canadian air operators and increase accountability in the aviation sector through the implementation of safety management systems.

March 5, 2005

Proposed changes to the Canadian Aviation Regulations published in the Canada Gazette, Part I

March 4, 2005

Transport Minister Jean C. Lapierre announces proposals to further improve the safety performance of Canadian air operators and increase accountability

May 4, 2004

Safety Management Systems Enforcement Policy Statement

April 21, 2004

Safety Management Systems: Transport Canada's Implementation Plan

Presentation by Don Sherritt, Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing and Director responsible for SMS Implementation at the Canadian Aviation Safety Seminar (CASS).

March 3, 2004

Speaking Notes for Director General of Civil Aviation

February 19, 2004

Position Paper on Safety Management System Requirements in the Canadian Aviation Regulations and the Health and Safety Policy Requirements of the Canada Labour Code

This paper is intended to provide clarification on the health and safety policy requirements mandated in the Canada Labour Code (CLC) and the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). Specifically, this document will look at the objectives of the systems and elaborate on where the system requirements may overlap, what the similarities are and what process should be applied when these similarities occur.

April 3, 2003

Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2003-121: Safety Management System Requirements

NPA 2003-121 on Safety Management System Requirements as revised to reflect the decisions taken by the Part I Technical Committee at its April 3, 2003 meeting.