Canadian Air Passengers to Pay Additional $264 Million in Security Fees Next Year: PBO

People line up before entering the security zone at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Aug. 5, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

Ottawa’s proposal to increase air travel security fees by 33 percent will cost passengers more than a quarter billion dollars next year, according to estimates from a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).

Budget 2023 released by the federal government in March proposed to increase the Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) by 32.85 percent, effective May 1.