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BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of: Docket OST 2003-15060 CANADIAN NORTH INC. carrying on business as CANADIAN NORTH For renewal ofan exemption Under 49 U.S.C. Section 41301

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

FILED BY CANADIAN NORTH INC. Communications with respect to this document should be sentto: Laval St. Germain Director, Flight Operations Canadian North Inc. 200, 580 Palmer Road NE Calgary, Alberta T2E 7R3 Telephone: (403) 503-2319 Fax: (403) 250-2019

Dated: January 16,2014

IBEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of: Docket OST 2003-15060 CANADIAN NORTH INC. Carrying on business as CANADIAN NORTH For an exemption for one year Under 49 U.S.C. Section 41301
APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION FILED BY CANADIAN NORTH INC. 1)Applicant: Canadian North Inc. 200,580 Palmer Road NE Calgary, Alberta Canada T2E 7R3 Pursuant to 49 USC Section 41301 and the Department's Procedural Regulations, Canadian North Inc. c/o/b Canadian North hereby requests renewal ofthe exemption from 49 USC 41301 granted inthis document on February 24, 2012 authorizing the carrier to conduct passenger and cargo charter operations between any points in Canada and any points inthe United States, and other charters in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212. This authority was granted for aperiod oftwo years and is due to expire on February 24, 2014. 2) Operations: Canadian North conducts acharter passenger and cargo service to points inthe United States utilizing seven Boeing 737-200 aircraft and eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

2Canadian North has current Part 129Foreign Air Carrier Operations Specification No.

N00F050F. The FAA district office maintaining these records is: Northwest Mountain Region Flight Standards District Office Seattle International Field Unit 1601 Lind Avenue, SW, Suite 260 Renton, Washington 98055-4056 3) Bilateral Air Transport Agreement: The United States-Canada Air Transport Services Agreement encompasses this operation. 4) Company Senior Management: There have been no changes inthe citizenship ofCanadian North's senior executives, directors and management personnel since our last filing with the department. All Senior Company personnel are Canadian Citizens orPermanent Canadian Residents, with no other business interests, Canadian orForeign. Since our last filing there have been several changes within the Company senior management structure. Steve Hankirk is now the President. John Hankirk has assumed the duties ofVice President, Operations & Charters. Trevor Wakefield has been promoted to Senior Director, Operations, responsible forthe Flight Operations, Maintenance and Inflight departments. This position reports directly to the Vice President, Operations & Charters. Lorraine Bonner, Vice President, Scheduled Service & Cargo has assumed responsibility for the Cargo department. 5) Stockholders: Canadian North is 100percent owned by NorTerra Inc. and does not have any stockholders. NorTerra Inc. does nothave any interests in other aeronautics companies. The ownership ofCanadian North remains 100percent Canadian aboriginal owned and operated. 6) Accident Liability Insurance Coverage: Canadian North utilizes the insurance brokerage services ofWillis Corroon Aerospace ofCanada Ltd. and is insured with Lloyds and certain insurance companies. The coverage meets all requirements ofTitle 14CFR, Chapter II, subchapter A, part 205. A certificate ofinsurance has been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters, Program Management Branch (FANAFS-260).

37) Operating Authority:

Canadian North Inc. carrying onbusiness as Canadian North operates under the authority ofDepartment ofTransport Air Operator Certificate (AOC) 10008. This AOC authorizes Canadian North to operate adomestic and non-scheduled international service utilizing Boeing 737 and Dash 8type aircraft. This AOC is current and does not have an expiration date and remains in effect until suspended or cancelled. Canadian North is currently authorized adomestic service utilizing medium and large aircraft under Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) Licence No. 980142 and anonscheduled international service utilizing large aircraft under CTA Licence No. 030036. 8) Operating History: Canadian North has not had any safety violations, defaulted on any transportation commitments orbeen the subject ofany bankruptcy proceedings inthe past five years. 9) Automatic Extension Provision: Canadian North hereby invokes the automatic extension provisions ofthe Administrative Procedure Act, 5USC 558 sub c, as implemented by 14CFR Part 377, to keep our exemption authority in effect pending final action by the Department on the renewal request.
Submitted by:



# --=C~)~ Steve Hankirk President
Attachment: Notice ofAction Taken

- Docket OST 2003-15060

42024932216 line 10STWIl6-45-1 213 UNITED STATj;S OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D,C, Issued by the Department ofTransport.tion on.February 24; 2012 NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

--DOCKET DOT-OST.2003.15060 This serves as notice to thepublic ofthe action described below, taken by theDepartment official indicated (noadditional confirming, order willbe issued inthis matter~. Applicant: CANADIAN NORTH INC, clolbla CANADiAN NORTH (CalUldiim North) Date Filed: January 27, 2012 Reliefrequested: Renew exemption from 49 U.S.C. ~41301 topermit the applicant toconduct passenger and cargo charter operations between any point or points in Canada and any point or points in the United States, and other charters in accordance with 14CFRPart 212. Ifrenewal, date andcitation oflast actloti: March 12,2010, inthis docket Applicant representative: Steve Hankirk (403) 503.2311 DOT Analyst: ShelitaA Johnson (202) 366.1226 Respon,ive pleadings: None filed DISPOSITION Action: Approved Action date: February 24, 2012 Effective dates of••emption authority granted: February 24. 2012-February 24, 2014 Ba,is forapprov.1 (bilateral agreemenVreciprocity): United States-Canada AirTransport Agreement Except totheextent exempted/waived. this authority issubject tothelerms, conditions. andlimitations indi,ated: --.X.-Standard exemption conditions (attaChed)
Action taken by: Paul L. Grelch, Director'

Office ofInternational Aviation __ Foreign aircarrier permit (Order

Under authority assigned bythe Department in its regy:I.Rtions,14 CFRPart 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qnalified toperform the proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department policy; (3)grant ofthe authorlty was consistent"with the p~blic interest; and (4)grant ofthe authority would not constitute amajor regulatory action under theEnergy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied allrequests inthe referenced Docket. We may-amend, m~dify, orrevoke the authority granted in this Notice atany time without hearing at"ourdiscretion.
. Persons entitled topetition the Department for review ofthe action setforth inthis Notice under theDepartment's regulations, 14CFR ~385.309 may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date ofiss]Jance"ofthis Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing ofapetition for review will !lotalter such effectiveness.

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