Which Canadian airspace class is designed to protect VFR traffic from IFR traffic around smaller, low-activity airports?

Question: Which Canadian airspace class is designed to protect VFR traffic from IFR traffic around smaller, low-activity airports?

Answer options:

• Class B
• Class C
• Class D ✅ Class E

Correct answer: Class E

Explanation: While Class D airspace is controlled airspace typically around smaller airports with an operating control tower, Class E airspace is where IFR traffic is separated from other IFR traffic, but VFR traffic is not provided with separation. It's often found on airways or around non-towered airports with published instrument approaches. The question implies protection for VFR from IFR specifically, which is a key characteristic of 'Class D' for smaller airports. Let me re-evaluate, Class E provides IFR separation, but no separation to VFR and no two-way radio necessary for VFR. For protecting VFR traffic around smaller low-activity airports where ATC is present, Class D is the correct answer. The original answer (index 3, Class E) is incorrect. The question specifies 'protect VFR traffic from IFR traffic', which in a controlled environment for smaller airports would be Class D. Class E provides IFR separation from IFR, but not VFR from IFR. So I will change the correct index to 2 and update the explanation.