Update to CATSA Aerodrome Designations

Summary#

This notice proposes to amend the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations by replacing the list (the schedule) of designated aerodromes with a new list. The proposal was published in the Canada Gazette on June 19, 2021, and interested parties can make representations within 30 days.

What it does#

• Replaces the existing schedule of designated aerodromes in the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations with a new schedule that names many specific aerodromes and gives their ICAO location indicators.
• Opens a comment period: representations may be sent to Francine Massicotte at the Department of Transport within 30 days after the Canada Gazette publication date.
• States that the amended regulations would come into force on the day they are published in Canada Gazette, Part II (no date given in this notice).

Who's affected#

• The aerodromes named in the new schedule — examples listed in the notice include Abbotsford (CYXX), Calgary (CYYC), Montréal (CYUL/CYMX) and Toronto (CYYZ/CYKZ/CYTZ), among many others across Canada.
• Organizations involved in aviation security, including CATSA (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority), airport operators, and provincial or municipal bodies that run or host the listed aerodromes.
• Travellers who use the airports on the list may be indirectly affected if designation changes lead to different screening arrangements. The notice itself does not explain those downstream effects.

Why it matters#

• The change updates the official federal list of aerodromes covered by these regulations. That list determines which airports are identified in the federal regulatory framework tied to CATSA.
• If you operate, manage, or regularly travel through one of the named airports, this amendment could affect whether federal aviation-security rules or screening arrangements apply there — though this particular notice only replaces the list and does not detail operational or cost impacts.
• Stakeholders who want to comment on the list have 30 days from publication to make representations.