Bill C-250 Flight Attendants
C-250 An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code (Flight Attendants)
Short Title: Flight Attendants’ Remuneration Act
Bill Type: Private Member’s Bill
Bill Sponsor: Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Status: Introduced — October 21, 2025. This Bill hasn't passed yet.
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WHO GAINS POWER
- Flight attendants gain the legal right to be paid for pre-flight and post-flight duties, mandatory training and flight delays
- The Canada Labour Code gains an explicit provision covering flight attendant remuneration
WHO LOSES POWER
- Airlines lose the ability to exclude boarding, deplaning, safety checks, training and delay time from paid hours
WHO GAINS MONEY
- Flight attendants — paid for hours currently worked without compensation
- Labour enforcement bodies — clearer statutory basis for complaints and enforcement
WHO LOSES MONEY
- Airlines — increased labour costs with no transition period or phase-in provided
- No cost estimate or industry impact analysis included in the Bill
THE CATCH
- ⚠️ No transition period — airlines must comply immediately upon the Act coming into force. No phase-in for scheduling or payroll system adjustments
- ⚠️ "Pre-flight and post-flight duties" is defined by example, not exhaustively — the list in subsection (1)(a) uses "including" which means disputes about what qualifies are likely
- ⚠️ Delay time includes delays outside the employer's control — weather, ATC, airport congestion. Airlines bear the wage cost regardless of cause
- ⚠️ No cost estimate provided — the fiscal impact on the airline industry and downstream ticket prices is not disclosed