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Safety and security at Canada's airports are provided by local police forces. The RCMP once used to provide this service at most airports, but remains so only for a few today: Vancouver International Airport — RCMP Richmond detachment; Calgary International Airport — Calgary Police Service Airport Unit (1997)
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority was officially formed April 1, 2002, following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in the United States. After September 11, 2001, the Government of Canada took responsibility for airport screening which, until then, was the responsibility of the airlines as per direction from Transport Canada. [1]
Toronto Pearson Traffic Summary [ 5] Toronto Pearson International Airport[ a] ( IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ) is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe.
Montréal–Trudeau is owned by Transport Canada which has a 60-year lease with Aéroports de Montréal, as per Canada's National Airport Policy of 1994. [2] Trudeau is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec and the third-busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, with 21.17 million passengers in 2023. [4]
Vancouver International Airport. / 49.19472°N 123.18389°W / 49.19472; -123.18389. Vancouver International Airport ( IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport [ 4] located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver.
Located 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) south of downtown Ottawa in the south end of the city, it is Canada's sixth-busiest airport, Ontario's second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 4,095,914 passengers in 2023. [5] The airport is a home base for Canadian North (formerly First Air) and a hub for Porter Airlines.
The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960, has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). It forms part of the National Airports System. Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada, [3] Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic.
Prior to September 11, 2001, airport screening was provided in the U.S. by private security companies contracted by the airline or airport. In November 2001, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was introduced to take over all of the security functions of the country's airports. [2]