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Presentation to the President of the Queen's Privy Council The Honourable Maryam Monsef, P.C, M.P.

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Kathleen Fox
Chair, Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Jean L. Laporte
Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Safety Board of Canada

October 2016
Ottawa, ON

The TSB: Who we are

The Board

TSB mandate

To advance transportation safety in the air, marine, rail and pipeline modes of transportation that are under federal jurisdiction by:

It is not the function of the TSB to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

The TSB in a nutshell

Our operations span the country

Independence of the TSB

Liaison with the Minister

We interact with you for:

Relationship with Transport Canada

TSB safety communications

In addition to our investigation reports, we have:

Recommendations

Assessment of responses

The Board assesses the ministerial responses to determine whether the risk has been or will be reduced, and classifies it as being:

Responses are re-assessed on a regular basis to monitor progress.

Responses to recommendations

Board Assessments of Responses to Recommendations from 29 March 1990 to 31 March 2016

TSB aims to increase fully satisfactory responses to 80% by March 2017.

TSB Watchlist

TSB Watchlist 2014

Current topics of interest