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*[http://www.navcanada.ca/NavCanada.asp?Language=EN&Content=ContentDefinitionFiles%5CNCTC%5Cdefault.xml/ NAV CANADA Training and Conference Centre] |
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*[http://takecharge.navcanada.ca/index.php/ Air Traffic Controller and Flight Service Specialist Recruitment Site] |
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Revision as of 17:34, 8 December 2008
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Company type | Not for profit |
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Industry | Civil Air Navigation |
Founded | 1996 |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Products | Civil Air Navigation |
Number of employees | Over 5,000 |
Website | NAV CANADA |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/CYYCControlTower.jpg/250px-CYYCControlTower.jpg)
NAV CANADA is a privately run, not-for-profit organization that operates Canada's civil air navigation service (ANS) and employs approximately 2,000 air traffic controllers (ATCs), 800 flight service specialists (FSSs) and 700 Technologists. It has been responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in Canadian airspace since receiving this duty from Transport Canada in 1996. NAV CANADA remains a non share capital, not for profit, organization even though it operates independently of government funding. It is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario
NAV CANADA's operations consist of various sites across the country. These include:
- About 1,400 ground-based navigation aids
- 59[1] Flight Service Stations
- 8[1]Flight Information Centres, one each in Kamloops, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, North Bay, Quebec City, Halifax and Whitehorse.
- 41[1]Control Towers
- 46 radar sites and 6 ADS-B ground sites (ADS-B will be implemented in 2007-2008)
- 7[1] Area Control Centers, one each in Vancouver (CZVR), Edmonton (CZEG), Winnipeg (CZWG), Toronto (CZYZ), Montreal (CZUL), Moncton (CZQM), and Gander (CZQX)
- The North Atlantic Oceanic control centre Gander Control
- 1 National Operations Centre in Ottawa
- The NAV CANADA Training and Conference Centre (NCTC) in Cornwall, Ontario
References
- ^ a b c d NAV CANADA - Facility Map Date accessed: November 26, 2008