Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is expected to make an announcement on Monday about proposed changes to air passenger rights.

The announcement comes just days after a House of Commons parliamentary committee released a report recommending sweeping changes to the framework. The report had 21 recommendations including bigger monetary penalties, more efficient processing of compensation claims and putting the burden of proof on airlines to show why compensation should not be awarded.

The committee also recommended the government consider harmonizing its compensation rules with European regulations even when delays are for safety purposes - a payout exemption the European Union does not allow.

There is currently a backlog of more than 42,000 complaints, which prompted Alghabra to pledge to strengthen the four-year-old passenger rights charter with legislation to be tabled this spring.

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