ATC
Nav Canada Proposes Steep Hikes in ATC User Charges
Nav Canada wants to hike user service charges by an 29.5 percent due to lower air traffic volume and a resulting decrease in collected fees.

Nav Canada has proposed hiking user service charges by an average of 29.5 percent effective September 1 due to lower air traffic volume and a resulting decrease in collected fees stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal also includes provisions to ease the cash flow impact of the increase on its customers through payment deferral mechanisms. Specifically, Nav Canada wants to increase terminal fees by 30.8 percent; en route by 26.4 percent; North Atlantic Track by 48.5 percent; and international communications by 41 percent.