Transport committee  CATSA works at every departure checkpoint. The problem I was referring to involves customs at arrivals. For departures, Montreal does not really have unreasonable line-ups. The CATSA Plus program is partly operational in Montreal. At departures, things are going well, they do n

Transport committee  Mr. Pharand, can you answer, please?

Transport committee  Our operating costs correspond to the demand. We have to provide the service. I think that some speakers referred to that at your last meeting. It’s not that we are short on resources, it is rather that the level of service is going down, both with customs, where adjustments are

Transport committee  You make a good point. In terms of technology, there is CATSA Plus that revolutionizes the way in which checkpoints are managed. So we have the solution to improve the flow while still maintaining the same level of security. However, resources are needed to deploy the system, and

Transport committee  I will talk about North America and Canada. For Canada, you see the efforts that Montreal is making. We have obtained CALEA certification. We have safety officers. We even have firefighters available. Montreal tends to do everything that is reasonable to do to ensure safety—

Transport committee  Everything revolves around risk management. Each country, each city determines its own security level in terms of risk management. Everyone involved is part of that. Mr. Pharand spoke earlier about the monthly meeting and I will mention it too. In terms of the risks we manage at

Transport committee  The only answer I can give you is that safety costs make up a considerable part of our operating costs. From year to year, they represent from 5% to 7% of our operating budget. So the costs are very high. As for the exact cost of what we have to do to conform to the CALEA standa

Transport committee  The lease that governs our relationships with Transport Canada involves all airport activities. They include safety and security, but there are other things. The annual audit looks at all activities. In terms of safety measures alone, is there anything other than the annual audi

Transport committee  Previously, I was responsible for construction engineering, and I can tell you that the violations pointed out by Transport Canada are part of airport administrators’ daily work, not just in Montreal, but everywhere in Canada. Transport Canada issues violation notices whenever it

Transport committee  I think it's a question of inspection versus auditing. Auditing as far as we're concerned is the standard annual process.

Transport committee  That's what we call the Transport Canada audit. What Pierre-Paul is talking about is day-to-day inspections.

Transport committee  Annually, there's a formal annual audit by Transport Canada, but there are daily safety inspections by it as well.

Transport committee  I took the position on January 1, 2017, and one of the first things I looked at was our emergency measures. Although I had been at ADM for a decade, I was still concerned about this because of my new role. The events in Fort Lauderdale showed us the coordination required in case

Transport committee  You ask quite a relevant question. We evaluate the situation each time we want to renew our accreditation. Of course, there is a cost attached to it. At Aéroports de Montréal, we have always decided up to now to follow CALEA. I will ask Mr. Pharand to explain the reasons for ou

Transport committee  The same Transport Canada regulations apply to the Montréal-Trudeau airport. All things being equal, the costs of safety and security are the same as elsewhere. The fact of having two airport platforms represents an additional cost. That is what I wanted to emphasize. We inherit