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March 7, 2025
Porter pilots,
As you continue to collect cards, the pilot leaders of the twenty pilot groups represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l in Canada, want to share a bit of our ALPA experience with you, as a group, to illustrate what our union has accomplished in Canada in our core priorities of representing pilots, advancing aviation safety and security, and promoting the aviation profession.
You can quickly gauge ALPA’s expertise at securing collective agreements for professional pilots by reviewing information about the recently ratified contracts at Air Canada, WestJet Encore, PAL Aerospace, Keewatin, and Pascan--all negotiated and approved within the past year, some the pilots' first-ever contract. Air Transat went back to the negotiating table recently, and talks continue at Air Inuit, Pivot, and Kelowna Flightcraft. Representing 95% of unionized pilots in Canada, each of our pilot groups works works through ALPA in securing interim contractual gains for the profession.
In advancing aviation safety and security, ALPA pilots participate in the union’s Air Safety Organization (ASO). Today, the ASO is 450 volunteers strong, supported by ALPA’s professional staff, and works day in and day out to advance ALPA’s priorities in its four pillars: safety, security, pilot assistance, and jumpseat. Watch this video to learn more about the ASO’s work, organizational structure, and 93 years of major accomplishments in the four pillars. ALPA's advocacy at work continues through supporting pilots when accidents occur.
All Porter pilots have the legal right to sign a card to join ALPA, and we collectively support and encourage your efforts in seeking union representation. We look forward to when you will join us in the world's largest airline pilots union making all of our voices that much stronger in Canada and across the profession. To learn more about each of our pilot groups and where we stand, check out the Canadian Pilot Groups section with our pilot group profiles. Contact any one of us if you need anything.
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F/O Tim Everets
Chair, Air Canada MEC
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Capt. Andreas Geng
Chair, Kelowna Flightcraft MEC
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Capt. Brandon Oberdorfer
Chair, Perimeter Aviation MEC
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F/O Steve Bard
Chair, Canadian North MEC
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Capt. Eric Duquette
Chair, Pascan Aviation MEC
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Capt. Bernie Lewall
Chair, WestJet MEC
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Capt. Lahiru Gunawardhana
Chair, Keewatin Air MEC
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Capt. James Harding
Chair, Wasaya MEC
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Capt. Ed Oakes
Chair, Calm Air MEC
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Capt. Conrad Reid
Chair, PAL Airlines MEC and
Air Borealis
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Capt. Brad Small
Chair, Air Transat MEC
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Capt. Claude Buraglia
Chair, Jazz Aviation MEC
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Capt. Mark Taylor
Chair, Sunwing MEC
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F/O Aimee Wintle
Chair, Flair MEC
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Capt. Stephen Young
Chair, PAL Aerospace MEC
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Capt. Louis-Phillippe Desmarais
Chair, Air Inuit MEC
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Capt. Chad Claringbold
Chair, Morningstar Air Express MEC
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Capt. Tim Perry
Custodian, Pivot MEC
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Capt. Adam Brochu
Chair, Cargojet MEC
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Capt. Carin Kenny
Chair, WestJet Encore MEC
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