Program directory · Transport Canada
Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework
- Department
- Transport Canada
- Program code
- BTW01 (TC)
- Core responsibility
- Safe and Secure Transportation System
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Regulations are one of the key tools used by government to achieve public policy outcomes, such as strengthening safety measures for Canadians. Our Program aims to align Canada’s aviation policies, guidelines, regulations and standards with international civil aviation standards. We interact with many partners and stakeholders when: Conducting policy, research and regulatory development; and Implementing and delivering changes to our Program. Specifically, our partners include: Foreign governments (e.g., to sign technical agreements); The International Civil Aviation Organization to contribute to and influence the development and implementation of standards/recommended practices; Industry (e.g., to determine who can perform certain duties within an organization); and Other Programs within Transport Canada (e.g., to mitigate risks, such as when dangerous goods are transported by air) and Government departments (e.g., the Transportation Safety Board).
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $260M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: The dollar amount of administrative burden remaining on the ‘One-for-One Rule’ regulatory balance at the end of the fiscal year | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 214, against 285 in 2024-25 (−25%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 0% | 2019 | 0% | Met |
| 2019-20 | 0% – 0% | 2020 | 2.7% 2.70 is a percentage increase in compliance from last year | Not met |
| 2020-21 | 0% – 0% | 2021 | -65.8% Due to COVID-19, the quantity of findings has been severely reduced by the reduction of completed surveillance events across the country. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | 3.4% – 3.4% | 2022 | 149% In 2020-21 there were 402 findings of non-compliance, as the number of inspections was significantly reduced due to COVID-19 restrictions on TC employees and on industry. In 2021-22 there were 1,001 findings, resulting in an increase of +149% in non-compliance. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 3.4% | 2023 | 27% The resumption of regular Surveillance activity post-COVID-19 has resulted in an increase of non-compliance findings due to increased surveillance activities. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 3.4% | 2024 | 20% The resumption of regular Surveillance activity post-COVID-19 has resulted in an increase of non-compliance findings due to increased surveillance activities. The 5-year trend is decreasing and is less than a 10% (7.8%) delta from pre covid numbers in 2018/19. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 3.4% | 2025 | 8% Impacts from the resumption of surveillance activities post-COVID continue to influence the result of the 5-year non-compliance rate trend. However, the result has steadily moved back towards the target since (149% in 2021-22; 27% in 2022-23; 20% in 2023-24; and 8% in 2024-25) which indicates the trend is moving in the right direction and should return to the target range in the next year or two… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 1 | 2019 | 1 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 1 | 2020 | 14,418 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 1 | 2021 | 0 Aviation Security did not publish any GIC regulations in Canada Gazette Part II in the fiscal year 2020-21. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 3.4% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $32.2M | $32.7M |
| 2019-20 | $30.4M | $34.6M |
| 2020-21 | $32.2M | $35.4M |
| 2021-22 | $34.9M | $33.5M |
| 2022-23 | $25.9M | $35.3M |
| 2023-24 | $26M | $42M |
| 2024-25 | $38.1M | $46.3M |
| 2025-26 | $36.4M | — |
| 2026-27 | $32.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $31.4M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $28.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 255 | 239 |
| 2019-20 | 235 | 244 |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 244 |
| 2021-22 | 269 | 243 |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 251 |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 255 |
| 2024-25 | 269 | 285 |
| 2025-26 | 214 | — |
| 2026-27 | 194 | — |
| 2027-28 | 190* | — |
| 2028-29 | 175* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $32,173,612 | $30,931,888 | $43,277,995 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $30,369,490 | $29,918,886 | $30,391,116 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $32,200,986 | $32,027,225 | $22,229,924 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $34,907,009 | $25,932,294 | $25,801,801 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $25,923,527 | $25,791,635 | $24,049,841 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $25,964,952 | $24,337,014 | $24,288,660 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $38,054,939 | $36,559,909 | $26,558,503 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $36,369,776 | $28,085,157 | $27,883,141 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $32,293,537 | $31,420,392 | $28,948,248 | ||||||||
| Actual | $32,657,039 | $34,571,811 | $35,408,236 | $33,513,872 | $35,293,967 | $42,046,047 | $46,283,864 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
