Canada's 28 busiest airports must have in place which plan approved by Transport Canada?

• A. Emergency Response Plan
• B. Security Improvement Plan
• C. Business Continuity Plan
• D. Environmental Impact Plan

Answer: (A)

The essential idea is that major Canadian airports must be prepared for emergencies with a plan that coordinates all responding agencies and resources, and that plan must be approved by Transport Canada. This Emergency Response Plan lays out who does what when an incident occurs, how the airport communicates with responders, authorities, and the public, and how operations are stabilized, evacuated if needed, and later recovered. For the 28 busiest airports, having an approved ERP ensures a standardized, fast, and integrated response across airport staff, fire services, police, medical responders, airlines, and other partners, meeting regulatory requirements and improving safety outcomes.

Other plans focus on different areas. A plan framed around security improvements targets security measures rather than emergency response coordination. A business continuity plan is about keeping essential business functions running after a disruption, not the immediate emergency response coordination at an incident. An environmental impact plan concentrates on environmental considerations and compliance, not the on-scene emergency management and interagency coordination that an ERP provides.