National Airports Policy (Canada)
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The National Airports Policy (Canada) is a federal framework that restructured the ownership, operation, and funding of major Canadian airports by transferring most to local authorities while retaining national oversight of key strategic facilities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal government policy
ⓘ
aviation policy ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Transport Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects | National Airports System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
airports in the National Airports System
ⓘ
regional and local airports eligible for transfer ⓘ |
| consequence |
creation of not-for-profit airport authorities at major airports
ⓘ
introduction of airport rent payments to federal government ⓘ shift of capital investment responsibility to local authorities ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| definesConcept | National Airports System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedUnder | Jean Chrétien government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectivePeriodStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| field |
civil aviation
ⓘ
infrastructure policy ⓘ transportation policy ⓘ |
| governs | leasing arrangements between federal government and airport authorities ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Transport Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
local airport authorities
ⓘ
municipal governments ⓘ private sector partners ⓘ provincial governments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Canada Transportation Act (contextual framework) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
ensure continued national oversight of strategic airports
ⓘ
increase local control over airport development ⓘ promote commercial orientation of airport management ⓘ reduce federal operating expenditures on airports ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Minister of Transport (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyAction |
encouraged airports to be financially self-sufficient
ⓘ
introduced long-term ground lease model for airports ⓘ maintained federal role in air navigation regulation ⓘ maintained federal role in safety and security regulation ⓘ reduced direct federal role in day-to-day airport operations ⓘ retained federal ownership of key airport lands ⓘ transferred operation of most major airports to local airport authorities ⓘ |
| policyType | airport governance framework ⓘ |
| purpose | restructure ownership, operation, and funding of major Canadian airports ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian aviation regulation framework
ⓘ
National Airports System (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport Canada airport divestiture program ⓘ |
| scope | major Canadian airports ⓘ |
| sector | air transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
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