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"New ID for Canadian airport employees"

Saturday, October 16, 2004

New ID for airport employees
Canada - The Toronto Star


MONTREAL-Airport employees will soon have their biometric data scanned
before gaining access to restricted areas, Transport Canada and the Canadian
Air Transport Security Authority announced yesterday.

A new restricted-area card will include either the fingerprint or iris
measurement of the cardholder.

The new cards are now being tested at airports in Vancouver and Kelowna,
B.C. 

"The government of Canada is committed to continuously enhancing the
security of our aviation system," Transport Minister Jean Lapierre told a
news conference at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, where the
cards will next be tested. 

The cards will also be tested in Charlottetown.

"These projects will continue to ensure Canada's place as one of the world
leaders in aviation security."

Transport Canada and CATSA also announced yesterday a pilot project to use
document-screening equipment to detect explosives at pre-boarding
checkpoints. 

The new identification equipment will test for traces of explosives on
passenger documents such as boarding passes.


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