Avionics News May 2016 - 4

A Canadian perspective on
privatizing air traffic control

A

s the issue of air traffic control user fees
the world's second-largest ANS in terms of air
and Federal Aviation Administration
traffic movements. The non-share business model
funding are once again a hot-topic issue in the U.S.,
was accepted on the basis that ANS is a natural
how do other countries fund their airspace and is
monopoly that should not be motivated to create
there evidence that user fees are truly detrimental to
wealth, but rather to provide a service to aviation.
the industry?
Prior to privatization, the ANS was nominally
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the
funded via an airline ticket tax with the inevitable
privatizing of Canada's air navigation
funding shortfalls underwritten by
services and the subsequent introduction
the federal government. As a private
of user fees in 1998.
corporation, NAV Canada cannot levy
Prior to November 1996, air
taxes, so the funding model had to change
navigation services in Canada were
and user fees had to be introduced.
overseen by Transport Canada. As a part
Keeping the user fee structure under
of the federal bureaucracy, it suffered
control and fair to all stakeholders lies
Tim Shaw
from a highly restrictive labor policy,
in the structure of NAV Canada and the
cumbersome and inefficient procurement
composition of its board of directors.
procedures, a one-size-fits-all management style
NAV Canada's major stakeholders, airlines and
and unstable funding.
business aviation, always appoint five of 15 board
The major stakeholders in the ANS realized
positions. Three other positions are appointed by
that drastic changes were required to improve the
the federal government, and two are elected by the
efficiency of the service. The first step to achieve
employee unions. Four other positions are elected
this was the control and responsibility for the
by the board through the director member; these
ANS had to be taken away from the government.
must be unrelated to any ANS stakeholder. The chief
Stable funding can never be achieved by an elected
executive officer also serves as a director. The board
government, as policies and priorities will change
members are not to represent the organization that
with each election cycle.
appointed them, but rather to serve the best interest
This led to the creation in 1996 of NAV Canada,
of the company.
which is a private-sector business, a non-share
User fees are based on aircraft weight and
capital corporation, totally independent from
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