The team would also help determine if any "changes to the design or procedures are necessary," a spokeswoman for Transport Canada said by email.

Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Monday the agency is re-examining the validation it gave the 737 MAX 8 following an Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the same plane model and reports of a U.S. probe into the aircraft’s certification by the FAA.

An FAA spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

(Reporting By Allison Lampert)