The federal government is making changes to fix the no-fly list that had seen toddlers and other Canadians mistakenly flagged as aviation security risks.
A senior government official briefed reporters Wednesday on a new regulatory regime for an Enhanced Passenger Protect Program. The changes stem from a pledge in this year’s budget to close gaps with an $81 million investment.
One of the changes will bring the process of matching passenger manifests with the no-fly list compiled by intelligence and enforcement agencies under government control, instead of having the screening done by the airline. There will also be an automated redress system for passengers with false positive matches to the no-fly list.
That will provide a passenger who has been mistakenly flagged with a redress number they can plug in to clear them for future flights.
Liberals to fix no-fly list, create system to help people wrongly flagged as security risks
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