Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012

Marginal note:Business continuity plan

• 63 (1) CATSA must develop and maintain a business continuity plan — to be implemented in the event that it is unable to use the identity verification system — that sets out

  • (a) how CATSA will maintain an equivalent level of security until normal operations are re-established, including the ability to meet the following objectives:

    • (i) to receive security clearance information from the Minister,

    • (ii) to activate and deactivate restricted area identity cards, and

    • (iii) to allow the operator of an aerodrome to verify that a restricted area identity card is active or has been deactivated; and

  • (b) how CATSA will re-establish normal operations.

• Marginal note:Implementation

  (2) CATSA must implement its business continuity plan and immediately notify the Minister and any affected operator of an aerodrome if it discovers that it is unable to use the identity verification system for the operations set out in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii).

• Marginal note:Delay notice

  (3) CATSA must immediately notify the Minister and any affected operator of an aerodrome if it discovers that it will be unable, for more than 24 hours, to use the identity verification system for the operations set out in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii) and must immediately inform the Minister and any affected operator of an aerodrome of how it will re-establish normal operations.

• Marginal note:Ministerial access

  (4) CATSA must make its business continuity plan available to the Minister on reasonable notice given by the Minister.