Program directory · Transport Canada
Aviation Security Regulatory Framework
- Department
- Transport Canada
- Program code
- BTW04 (TC)
- Core responsibility
- Safe and Secure Transportation System
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Thousands of passengers and goods are transported by air both within Canada and to markets abroad, every single day. Within the Aviation Security Regulatory Framework, our Program develops and uses a balance of tools to promote a harmonized aviation security regulatory framework for Canadians and the Canadian aviation industry. We are responsible for developing, administering and overseeing the policies, regulations and standards needed to: support the secure conduct of day-to-day activities within the Canadian aviation sector, and ensure Canada’s aviation security regulatory framework is aligned with international standards. We achieve this by: working in partnership with our federal government partners, various partners such as the International Civil Aviation Organization and other foreign governments, and industry stakeholders, to reduce Canada’s and global air security risks; and by using a risk-based approach that prioritizes areas of security that are of greatest concern for both Canadians and the Canadian aviation industry.
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 Security Regulatory Framework | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $66.5M |
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 added: Percentage of Transport Canada security regulations aligned with international transportation standards (air); The percentage of regulations that have been assessed within the past 10 years to ensure that they are modern and address the security risks facing the aviation industry. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Compliance rate trends: the percentage of follow-up inspections where full compliance is achieved following identification of non-compliance; The percentage of aviation security regulations that have not been updated/revised in over 10 years | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: The percentage of Canadian aviation security regulations that have been assessed within the past 10 years | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: The percentage of regulations that have been assessed within the past 10 years to ensure that they are modern and address the security risks facing the aviation industry. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 59, against 86 in 2022-23 (−31%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of Transport Canada security regulations aligned with international transportation standards (air) | Departmental Results Framework (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | 100% – 100% | 2024 | 100% It is our assessment that all of the Canadian aviation security regulations have been assessed within the past 10 years (OHAT). | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 80% | 2019 | 87.7% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 74% Currently, Aviation Security’s inspection database does not differentiate between a “Follow-Up” inspection and an “Unplanned Activity”. The 74% result for 2019-20 is the compliance rate following all “Unplanned Activities”, in which a majority of the identified non-compliances are Transport Canada being notified that a non-compliance has/ or is suspected to have occurred, and not as a result of T… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 87% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0% – 0% | 2019 | 0% Note to TBS - 0% of regs have not been revised - target is achieved | Met |
| 2019-20 | 0% – 0% | 2020 | 0% | Met |
| 2020-21 | 0% – 0% | 2021 | 0% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 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 | $5.4M | $9.2M |
| 2019-20 | $7.2M | $9.6M |
| 2020-21 | $7.5M | $10.5M |
| 2021-22 | $7.6M | $10.6M |
| 2022-23 | $7.6M | $11.3M |
| 2023-24 | $8.1M | $8.6M |
| 2024-25 | $8M | $6.7M |
| 2025-26 | $6.8M | — |
| 2026-27 | $6.7M | — |
| 2027-28 | $6.6M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $6.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 49 | 77 |
| 2019-20 | 66 | 80 |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 87 |
| 2021-22 | 69 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 86 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | 61 | 45 |
| 2025-26 | 61 | — |
| 2026-27 | 56 | — |
| 2027-28 | 55* | — |
| 2028-29 | 53* | — |
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 | $5,394,845 | $5,438,510 | $5,438,510 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $7,235,142 | $7,193,486 | $7,224,264 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $7,468,237 | $7,478,211 | $7,491,408 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $7,553,475 | $7,705,823 | $7,707,367 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $7,620,204 | $7,627,019 | $7,606,543 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $8,116,553 | $7,557,389 | $7,542,922 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $7,995,400 | $8,067,554 | $7,979,303 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $6,763,386 | $6,593,234 | $6,561,364 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $6,729,193 | $6,597,082 | $6,346,594 | ||||||||
| Actual | $9,174,299 | $9,572,804 | $10,537,031 | $10,612,063 | $11,282,151 | $8,608,563 | $6,749,618 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
