CATSA further strengthened security screening, improved screening operations and elevated the client experience while supporting the Government of Canada’s economic, social, and environmental priorities.

Established on April 1, 2002, CATSA is an agent Crown corporation accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade.

Mandate

CATSA delivers the mandate of security screening at 89 designated airports across the country through a third-party screening contractor model. Playing a pivotal role in Canada’s aviation system, CATSA is responsible for the delivery of the following four mandated activities:

• Security screening service was provided to 68.9 million air passengers in 2024/25
  • 97% of passengers waited less than 15 minutes
  • 91.9% of passengers reported a positive experience
• 89 designated airports (80 active) across the country
• 113 pre-board screening checkpoints
• 300 pre-board screening lines, including:
  • 21 lines with computed tomography (CT) X-ray units
  • 21 family and special needs lines
  • 13 verified traveller lines
• 130 hold baggage screening checkpoints an

CATSA recognizes and affirms the sacred connection that Indigenous Peoples have to the lands that all Canadians call home.

CATSA renews its commitment to improving relationships nation-to-nation and to growing its own understanding of Indigenous Peoples and their cultures.

CATSA acknowledges the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of all the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit that call this land home.

Doing so leads CATSA to recognize how the organization can contribute to the process of reconciliation.

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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:

• Standard Operating Procedures
• Regional Operations Manual
• Screening Contractor Manual

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.

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