Instructions for uploading documents
Step 1: Gather your documents
- Collect all documents related to your complaint, such as (but not restricted to):
- proof of purchase (ticket, invoice, itinerary, booking confirmation)
- your written complaint to the airline and the airline’s written response (unless they did not respond within 30 days)
- other supporting documents and receipts
- You must provide all documents in English or French. Documents in other languages must be translated before being submitted to the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Step 2: Make copies
- Copy your documents and keep the originals.
- Save copies of electronic documents, photos, or screenshots before removing or hiding any information.
Step 3: Remove sensitive information
- Remove sensitive personal information from the copies, such as your social insurance number, personal financial data, and credit card numbers. Only keep information that is important to your case.
- The Canadian Transportation Agency never needs your credit card or bank account numbers. Always remove these from the documents you send.
- For electronic documents, use photo editing software or a redaction app to black out or remove sensitive information. Free tools are available online.
Step 4: Check file format and size
- Accepted formats: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, txt, pdf, doc, xocs, xls, xlsx, msg, eml
- Each file must be less than 10 MB
- You can upload up to 20 documents
Step 5: Upload documents
- From a Desktop:
- In section 4 (Complaint Details) of the form, click the Browse button under the Upload Files box.
- Find where you saved your document copies, select the file, and click Open.
- You will return to the form and see the file name and size.
- Repeat these steps for each document.
- To delete a document, click the file name and then the Remove button.
- Your files will be sent when you click Submit at the end of the form.
- From a Mobile Device:
- In section 4 (Complaint Details) of the form, click the Browse button under the Upload Files box.
- Find where you saved your document copies, select the file, and click Done.
- You will return to the form and see the file name.
- Repeat these steps for each document.
- To delete a document, click the file name and then the Remove button.
- Your files will be sent when you click Submit at the end of the form.