Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
Agency overview
Formed	April 1, 2002
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Canada
Headquarters	Sun Life Financial Centre, 99 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Employees	448 (2021)
Minister responsible	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport;
Agency executives	Nada Semaan, President and CEO; Thao Pham, Chairperson of the Board of Directors;
Parent department	Transport Canada
Website	CATSA

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA; French: Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien) is the Canadian Crown Corporation responsible for security screening of people and baggage and the administration of identity cards at the 89 designated airports in Canada. CATSA responds to Transport Canada and reports to the Government of Canada through the Minister of Transport.^[1]

The federal budget presented on March 19, 2019 included a reference to the possibility of privatizing CATSA.^[2] On June 21, 2019, Parliament passed the Security Screening Services Commercialization Act, which allows the Governor-in-Council to designate a private not-for-profit corporation as the designated screening authority to take over and privatize the screening duties of CATSA.^[3] However, as a result of COVID-19, the privatization plans have been delayed with no clear timeline for discussions to resume.^[4]

^ Security, Government of Canada, Transport Canada, Safety and Security, Aviation (14 August 2019). "Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) Review". www.tc.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Gordon, Lisa (3 January 2020). "ATAC president outlines 2020 vision". Skies Magazine. MHM Publishing. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ Government of Canada (2019-06-21). "Security Screening Services Commercialization Act (S.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 270)". Justice Laws Website. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9597 (22 June 2020). "USW 9597: BLACKLOCKSREPORTER: CATSA PRIVATIZATION DELAYED INDEFINITELY". Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[auto-1] Security, Government of Canada, Transport Canada, Safety and Security, Aviation (14 August 2019). "Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) Review". www.tc.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Gordon, Lisa (3 January 2020). "ATAC president outlines 2020 vision". Skies Magazine. MHM Publishing. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] Government of Canada (2019-06-21). "Security Screening Services Commercialization Act (S.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 270)". Justice Laws Website. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[4] United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9597 (22 June 2020). "USW 9597: BLACKLOCKSREPORTER: CATSA PRIVATIZATION DELAYED INDEFINITELY". Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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