Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2011-318)

Marginal note:Quality control

153. For the purpose of allowing CATSA to monitor the quality of biometric templates and determining if a restricted area identity card is already active in respect of an applicant, the operator of an aerodrome must, before issuing the card, disclose to CATSA any biometric templates created from the fingerprint images and iris images collected from the applicant.

Marginal note:Protection of information

154. The operator of an aerodrome must take appropriate measures to protect information that is collected, used, retained or disclosed in accordance with this Division from loss or theft and from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, duplication or alteration.

Marginal note:Deactivation request

• 155. (1) The operator of an aerodrome who has issued a restricted area identity card must immediately ask CATSA to deactivate the card if

  • (a) the card expires;

  • (b) the person to whom the card has been issued or their employer informs the operator that the card is lost, stolen or no longer functional; or

  • (c) the person to whom the card has been issued fails, on demand, to present or surrender the card to a screening officer.

• Marginal note:Prohibition

  (2) The operator of an aerodrome must not ask CATSA to deactivate a restricted area identity card for a reason other than a reason set out in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Notification of Minister

  (3) The operator of an aerodrome must notify the Minister if the operator asks CATSA to deactivate a restricted area identity card.

Marginal note:Change in employment

156. The operator of an aerodrome who has issued a restricted area identity card must notify the Minister immediately if

• (a) in the case of a person who has a single employer, the person to whom the card has been issued ceases to be employed or no longer requires ongoing access to restricted areas in the course of their employment; and

• (b) in the case of a person who has more than one employer, the person to whom the card has been issued ceases to be employed by all of their employers or no longer requires ongoing access to restricted areas in the course of their employment.

Marginal note:Duty of employer

157. The employer of a person to whom a restricted area identity card has been issued must immediately notify the operator of an aerodrome who issued the card if the person ceases to be an employee or no longer requires ongoing access to restricted areas in the course of their employment.

Marginal note:Retrieval of cards

• 158. (1) The operator of an aerodrome who has issued a restricted area identity card must take reasonable steps to retrieve the card if it has been deactivated and must notify CATSA if the card is not retrieved.

• Marginal note:Return of cards

  (2) If a restricted area identity card has been deactivated, the person to whom the card has been issued must immediately return it to the operator of an aerodrome who issued it unless the card was surrendered in accordance with this Division or was lost or stolen.