Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012

Marginal note:Screening for threat items

• 675 (1) If a regulated agent or known consignor screens cargo for threat items in order for it to be tendered for transportation by air as secure cargo, the regulated agent or known consignor must

  • (a) conduct the screening in accordance with a security measure;

  • (b) conduct the screening in an area that the regulated agent or known consignor has designated for that purpose;

  • (c) ensure that, while the screening is being conducted, signs are in place at or near the designated area that state, in both official languages, that unauthorized access to the area is prohibited;

  • (d) control access to the designated area while the screening is being conducted to ensure that, subject to subsection (2), only an authorized cargo representative of the regulated agent or known consignor has access to the area;

  • (e) take measures to detect unauthorized individuals in the designated area while the screening is being conducted;

  • (f) ensure that, while the screening is being conducted, individuals other than an authorized cargo representative of the regulated agent or known consignor do not have access to cargo in the designated area; and

  • (g) ensure that, while the screening is being conducted, cargo in the designated area is not tampered with.

• Marginal note:Authorized access

  (2) An individual who is not an authorized cargo representative of the regulated agent or known consignor is permitted in the designated area if

  • (a) the individual is acting in the course of their employment and requires access to the designated area while screenings are being conducted;

  • (b) the individual has the prior approval of the cargo security coordinator of the regulated agent or known consignor;

  • (c) the cargo security coordinator or one of the regulated agent’s or known consignor’s authorized cargo representatives verifies the identity of the individual by means of government-issued photo identification provided by the individual; and

  • (d) the individual is, while in the designated area, escorted and kept under surveillance by an authorized cargo representative who has been assigned to that task by the regulated agent or known consignor.

• Marginal note:Escort limit

  (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), the regulated agent or known consignor must ensure that the authorized cargo representative does not escort more than 10 individuals at one time.