1. Reviewing Canadian Aviation Security
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Canadian national security policy and the civil aviation sector
1.1.2 Canadian aviation security prior to 1985
1.1.3 The Air India
Flight 182 tragedy and its impact
1.1.4 The
challenge of September 11, 2001
1.2 The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
and Aviation Security
1.3 The Advisory Panel’s Mandate
and the Review Process
2. Protecting Canadian Air Travellers
2.1 Canada's Aviation Security Agenda
2.2 The International Dimension: ICAO
2.3 The North American Dimension
2.4 Anatomy of Canada's Aviation Security System
2.5 Risks and Layers: Envisioning Aviation Security
2.5.1 Risk-based security
2.5.2 Layered security
2.6 Intelligence
2.6.1 The intelligence function in the Government of Canada
2.6.2 CATSA’s need for intelligence
2.6.3 Widening the links
2.7 Coordinating Security
2.7.1 Security Watch Program
2.7.2 Airport Security Advisory Group
2.7.3 Airport Security Committee
2.8 Gaps and Vulnerabilities in the Aviation Security System
2.8.1 Air cargo
2.8.2 General Aviation / Fixed Base Operations
2.8.3 Difficult-to-detect substances
2.8.4 Gaps and vulnerabilities at airports
3. CATSA'S Mandate
3.1 Screening
3.1.1 Pre-board screening (PBS)
3.1.2 Hold bag screening (HBS)
3.1.3 Non-passenger screening (NPS)
3.1.4 Other screening functions
3.2 Funding Role
3.2.1 The Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program (CACPP)
3.2.2 Airport police funding
3.3 The Restricted Area Identification Card
(RAIC)
3.4 Additional Functions Assigned by the Minister
3.5 Criteria for CATSA'S Mandate
4. Regulatory Framework
4.1 Regulation of Aviation Security in Canada
4.1.1 The
Aeronautics Act
4.1.2 Regulations
4.1.3 Emergency Directions and Interim Orders
4.1.4 Exemptions
4.2
CATSA's
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
4.3 Oversight and Enforcement
4.4 Regulatory Issues
4.4.1 Results-based regulation
4.4.2 Towards a results-based regulatory framework
4.4.3 Towards a security planning system
5. Delivery of Screening Services
5.1 Service Delivery Model
5.2 Performance
Management
5.2.1 Performance Indicators
5.2.2 Factors affecting performance
5.2.3 Achieving high performance
5.2.4 Performance reporting
5.3 Human Resources Issues
5.3.1 Pay and recruitment
5.3.2 Orientation and training
5.3.3 Oversight and supervision
5.3.4 Labour relations
5.3.5 Dispute resolution
5.4 Management of Incidents
5.5 Security Clearances
6. Governance and Accountability
6.1 CATSA as a Crown
corporation
6.1.1 CATSA's Board of Directors
6.1.2 Remuneration for members of the Board
6.1.3 The Chief Executive Officer
6.1.4 Relations with
the Minister and accountability
6.1.5 Corporate planning
6.1.6 Relationships
6.1.7 Consultation
6.1.8 Financial and administrative arrangements
6.2 Other Organizational Models
6.3 Management Authority and Accountability
6.3.1 Operational authority and accountability: Who should do what?
6.3.2 Financial authority and accountability
6.3.3 Administrative authority and accountability
7. Future Aviation Security Implications
7.1 Looking Ahead
7.2 Aviation Trends
7.3 Technology Trends
7.4 Impact on CATSA
8. Other Observations
8.1 The Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC)
8.1.1 Federal funding or separate security charge
8.1.2 Transparency in accounting for and use of the ATSC
8.2 Provision of Space at Airports
Illustrations
2.1 The airport security environment
3.1 Multi-stage process for pre-board screening
3.2 Multi-level process for hold bag screening
4.1 Overview of the regulatory framework
4.2 Canada's Civil Aviation Security Program - proposed framework
Tables
7.1 Forecast growth in air passenger traffic
8.1 ATSC rates
8.2 ATSC revenues and expenses
Appendix A – List of Recommendations
Appendix B – Terms of Reference
Appendix C – Submissions and Consultations
Appendix D – Airports Designated under the CATSA ACT
Appendix E – Glossary of Terms
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