Pass control information & documents
This page helps employers and employees at Airport City understand the process and begin the paperwork to get a security clearance.
Pass control process
Employees who need a Transportation Security Clearance, Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC) or Restricted Area Pass (RAP) should follow these basic steps:
- Book an appointment with the Pass Control Office
- Review and collect your required documents
- Review and fill out your required forms
- Bring your forms and documents to your appointment
The Pass Control Office reviews and collects your forms and information to send to Transport Canada for processing.
Book your appointment
Who needs to book an appointment with Pass Control?
- New applicants who do not hold any form of pass
- Any pass holder exchanging a temporary pass (RAP) for a permanent one (RAIC)
- Pass holders renewing their Transportation Security Clearance
- Pass holders updating their RAIC information
- Individuals requiring an Airside Vehicle Operator’s Permit (AVOP) printed
How to book your appointment
All appointments for the Pass Control Office can be booked through our online system. For each appointment you will receive a confirmation email and reminder emails that will also allow you to cancel or reschedule appointment if required. For further assistance on our online system, check out our how-to-guide below.
Walk-ins are not available at this time.
How to prepare for your appointment
- Ensure that you have filled out the correct forms and documents
- Ensure that your employer has signed all the required forms
- Bring all your forms and documents to your appointment
- Be prepared to have your photo taken
Contact Pass Control
Required documents
All applicants must submit the following for a security clearance:
- Application for a Transportation Security Clearance (Online Application)
- Edmonton Airport YEG Application
- Review the Pass Control Document Table to see which documents you should bring
- Applicants who have spent time outside of Canada in the five (5) years preceding the date of their application will be required to submit supporting out-of-country documents (OOC) when they submit their application at the Pass Control Office. Please visit TSC Applications Guidelines for more information.
If the applicant is a minor
Applicants under the age of 18 must have their parent or legal guardian present at the time of processing of the application. The applicant’s parent or legal guardian is required to bring a valid, Canadian government photo ID.
Which documents do you need? (Pass control document table)
Canadian Citizens born in Canada
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Children born outside Canada to a Canadian Parent
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Naturalized Canadians and landed immigrants
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Refugees
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Other applicants born outside Canada
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Applicants who have travelled in the last 5 years
Total travel is less than 90 CONSECUTIVE days
No
No
No
No
No
Total travel is more than 90 CONSECUTIVE days but less than 6 months
No
Yes
No
No
No
Total travel is more than 6 months but less than 24 months
Yes
Yes
Only required for any country in which the applicant has spent 6 or more consecutive months
Yes
No
Total travel is more that 24 months
Yes
Yes
Only required for any country in which the applicant has spent 6 or more consecutive months
Yes
Yes
* consecutive means time without break
**a police certificate, that covers the period under review outside of Canada and the U.S., is required for any country in which an applicant has spent six (6) or more consecutive months
If an applicant has visited more than one country during one single trip, they should enter the country where they started their travel.
For more information on how to get a police certificate from another country, click the below link.
Government of Canada: How to get a police certificate