Avsec 2025:
a Canadian vision
The tragic events of 9/11 threw the security aspect
of aviation back into the public eye. Part of Canada’s
response was the establishment of the Canadian Air
Transport Security Authority (CATSA). Since then,
CATSA has taken significant steps towards becoming
an international leader in aviation security – and is
now in a position to start shaping its future. CATSA’s
Director of Innovation, Tom Hodge, sets out CATSA’s
vision for the next 20 years of aviation security.
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ATSA defines its principal chal- To assist in the development of the vision,
lenge as the need to plan, develop and for the purpose of soliciting input and
and implement a system that will ideas from government, academia, and
improve aviation security while accom- industry, CATSA held a “Reservation to
modating future traffic growth and Destination: Future of Screening” workshop
facilitating the passenger experience. in Ottawa on January 18-20, 2006, where
This system must serve Canada’s needs more than 40 experts contributed to a model
and contribute to the advancement of of future aviation security in Canada.
global aviation security, and operate
within a highly diverse and complex
Current Environment
air-transportation framework – and The workshop first identified several
the complexity of the challenge raises challenges to the future aviation-security
the question of “what are we building system:
towards?” • W e must continue to balance security with
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