Transport committee  No. We check that database every day for every name, all 169,000. That's why we're proactively checking every day.

Transport committee  We have a system that is risk-based. What has been implemented is a random, risk-based approach, which varies and so is not predictable by the employees. We don't usually publish the percentages and numbers, but this is a well-developed, well-thought-out, analyzed process to impl

Transport committee  That's a very good question, Madam Chair. If I think about the level of risk of the individual person, we generally treat it as systemic. We look at the background check and the physical screening together. That's why we have this risk-based approach to who should be screened. I

Transport committee  I would just add to that point, Madam Chair, that Transport Canada also gets individual reports. There may be concerns raised in a work environment, etc., so all of those would be passed, as Mr. Oliver mentioned. The bottom line is that if that information comes to any of the ag

Transport committee  The time is completely variable. It's a very individualized process. Some people can have it as quickly as a few days, I would think. If there is no adverse information responded back, the majority of people would have their security clearance in a little bit longer than a week o

Transport committee  Do we have an estimate of the majority, roughly? Are we talking weeks or months?

Transport committee  To finish checking for a name if there's no adverse—

Transport committee  Madam Chair, there are two different processes that happen at the beginning. Some of the airports carry out criminal record checks themselves to check that first level of check very quickly themselves. However, in all cases where a temporary pass is being authorized, that individ

Transport committee  Right now in our databases we have 169,815 active holders of security clearances. That was effective as of May 3, 2017. Not every one of those may all be working. Some of them could be on medical leave, etc., but that's the number of people with passes in our database.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. The elements of the process include the initial application through the airport, who controls the database, who is applying, and who is allowed to apply, because they're going to work at the airport. Then that application comes to Transport Canada. W

Transport committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair and members of the committee. I am the assistant deputy minister of safety and security at Transport Canada. It's a pleasure for me today to talk to you again about the department's role in protecting civil aviation from acts of unlawful interfer

Transport committee  Yes, that is still part of our analysis at this point, Madam Chair, looking at what are the best things we could do. In practical terms or in terms of actual implementation, what would be the impact of that, in terms of the time we would have to spend in building up those skills

Transport committee  Madam Chair, I will split my answer into two sections. In terms of federal employees, there are existing provisions under the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and a whole regime around the disclosing of wrongdoing. That's an active area that has continued to work. There are

Transport committee  I'll turn to my colleagues to get into more detail, but the quick answer is that the International Civil Aviation Organization standard changed. Transport Canada is in the process of implementing those requirements, and the new regulations will do that. But at this point in time,

Transport committee  Madam Chair, the recommendation is very broad; it has impacts upon a number of areas of operation in both aviation and other modes as well—rail and marine. At this point Transport Canada is still considering the feasibility of going forward with particular components of the aviat