CATSA’s environmental scan details key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges that the organization is facing now and will face over the planning period. CATSA will continue to monitor the rapidly changing civil aviation landscape and adjust the environmental scan as required.
Summary of Key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges
Strengths
- Highly qualified and dedicated employees
- Organizational and technological adaptability, resiliency and innovation
- Proven leadership and expertise in security screening
Weaknesses
- Absence of sustainable long-term funding beyond three years
- Human resources capacity
Opportunities
- Accelerated adoption of innovative technology and processes to enhance security effectiveness and/or improve the passenger experience
- Strengthened proactive stakeholder collaboration in support of shared goals and Government of Canada objectives
- Continue to champion a risk-based approach to screening passengers and non-passengers
Challenges
- Ability to meet passenger and industry wait time service level expectations
- Seamless delivery of operations, while adapting to an evolving industry landscape
- Influence over the domestic and international regulatory environment
- Impact of evolving labour market conditions on attracting and maintaining a skilled workforce
- Maximizing use of physical space at airports