In accordance with the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, an area on the premises will be made available should the applicant wish to review materials on site. The address is:
99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Document was last updated December 30, 2022
The Government of Canada encourages the release of information through requests outside of the ATIP process. You may wish to consult CATSA’s completed Access to Information (ATI) summaries. To make an informal request, contact:
In the course of conducting activities of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), personal information may be accumulated which is not described in personal information banks. This might include requests for information, offers of services, general correspondence and enquiries. This information is stored as part of the general subject files, where records are not stored in a manner that is designed to be retrieved by name of individuals or other personal identifier.
Pre-Board Screening (PBS) is the most public and visible of Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s (CATSA’s) mandate. At airport checkpoints across the country, security screening of passengers and their belongings are conducted by CATSA’s Screening Officers. Passengers are screened before they enter the sterile area of an airport terminal.
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) was created in 2002 as a Crown corporation governed by governed by a Board of Directors with expertise in aviation, transportation, security and intelligence. Operating at arms-length under the regulatory body of Transport Canada, CATSA reports to The Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Transport.
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Last revision: 2024-12-30
CATSA is a Crown corporation listed under Part I, Schedule III of the Financial Administration Act and is an agent of His Majesty in right of Canada. CATSA delivers the mandate of security screening at 89 designated airports across the country through a third-party screening contractor model.
