Canadian Airports Council
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The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is the Canadian trade association for Canada's airports. Formed in 1991, as the devolution of airports to local control was beginning under Canada's National Airports Policy
National Airports Policy (Canada)
The National Airports Policy is a program of the Government of Canada involving the privatization or private operation of nearly all of the country's airports that was commenced during the 1990s....
, the CAC has 46 members that represent more than 180 airports. These include all of the airports in Canada's National Airports System
National Airports System (Canada)
Canada's National Airport System was defined in the National Airports Policy published in 1994. It was intended to include all airports with an annual traffic of 200,000 passengers or more, as well as airports serving the national, provincial and territorial capitals.Any airport sustaining an...
and other commercial airports in every province and territory.
CAC members include the eight largest airports in Canada:
- Calgary Airport Authority (Calgary International AirportCalgary International AirportCalgary International Airport, , is the international airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; it is situated approximately northeast of downtown Calgary...
) - Edmonton AirportsEdmonton AirportsEdmonton Airports, officially the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority, was formed in 1990, under the Regional Airports Authorities Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1989, and is responsible for the management and operation of four airports in the Edmonton area...
(Edmonton International AirportEdmonton International AirportEdmonton International Airport is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton region in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada providing regularly scheduled nonstop flights to over fifty communities in Canada, the United...
) - Halifax International Airport AuthorityHalifax International Airport AuthorityThe Halifax International Airport Authority is a Canadian airport authority charged with operating Halifax Stanfield International Airport on behalf of Transport Canada....
(Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport) - Aéroports de MontréalAéroports de MontréalAéroports de Montréal is the main airport authority in Greater Montreal, headquartered in Suite 1000 of the Leigh-Capreol Place in Dorval, Quebec. It is responsible for both Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport...
(Trudeau International Airport and Mirabel International Airport) - Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport , in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier...
) - Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityGreater Toronto Airports AuthorityThe Greater Toronto Airports Authority operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The GTAA operates Canada's largest airport facility with a traffic of 31.0 million passengers in 2006. The authority's headquarters are on the airport...
(Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...
) - Vancouver Airport Authority (Vancouver International AirportVancouver International AirportVancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver. In 2010 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers , behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to...
) - Winnipeg Airports Authority (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
The CAC is affiliated with Airports Council International
Airports Council International
Airports Council International is the association of the world’s airports. It is a non profit organization, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations...
through membership in ACI-North America. CAC is also a regular participant, along with other Canadian aviation associations, in Transport Canada's
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
regulatory consultation body the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council
Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council
The Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council is the main public consultative body involved in creating and amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations and is a joint effort of Transport Canada and the Canadian aviation industry....
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