Program directory · Transport Canada

Security Clearances

Department

Transport Canada

Program code

BTW24 (TC)

Core responsibility

Safe and Secure Transportation System

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

Established in 1985, the Transportation Security Clearance (TSC) Program prevents unlawful acts of interference to Canada’s transportation system by assessing the risks posed by individuals who require unescorted access to restricted areas of airports and marine ports due to the nature of their work, and marine workers who conduct certain security-related functions.

The TSC Programs are mandated under the Aeronautics Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act (MTSA) to conduct checks and verifications of persons who are required to obtain a TSC for the purpose of assessing whether an applicant meets the standards set out in the Program. The Marine Transportation Security Clearance (MTSC) Program, under the Marine Transportation Security Act (MTSA), conduct checks and verifications of persons who are required to obtain a MTSC for the purpose of assessing whether an applicant meets the standards set out in the Program. The Minister of Transport is authorized to grant, refuse, suspend, or cancel a TSC. Both the TSC and MTSC Programs, which fall under the responsibility of Security Screening Certification, promote a secure transportation system by preventing unlawful acts of interference by assessing a person's suitability to hold a TSC.

The TSC Programs are a component of insider threat management. The vetting of individuals who require unescorted access to restricted areas of airports and marine ports assists in mitigating the risk of insider threat. These Programs currently only apply to airports, ports and certain marine facilities.

The threat posed by criminal organizations in the corruption or intimidation of air and marine workers to facilitate smuggling and other criminal activities remains a top priority for the TSC Program. As the threat landscape shifts, the TSC Program, in collaboration with Aviation and Marine security leads, will identify metrics to illustrate the new risks, in close coordination with security partners

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).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

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.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.