Specified Persons List

http://www.passengerprotect.gc.ca/specified.html

What is the Specified Persons List and how does it affect air travellers?

The Specified Persons List includes the name, date of birth and gender of individuals who may pose an immediate threat to aviation security, should they board a flight.

Under the Passenger Protect program, the Government of Canada is maintaining the list, which is provided to airlines in secure form. Under the Identity Screening Regulations, airlines are required to screen each person’s name against the specified persons list before issuing a boarding pass, for any person who appears to be 12 years of age or older. The regulations take into account the various ways in which the boarding pass may be obtained: at a kiosk, off the Internet, or at an airport check-in counter.
The airlines compare the names of individuals intending to board flights with the names on the specified persons list, and verify with the individual’s government-issued ID when there is a name match. Identification is verified in person at the airport check-in counter.
When the airline verifies that an individual matches in name, date of birth and gender with someone on the list, the airline is required to inform Transport Canada to verify the person’s identity, and a decision about whether or not the individual will be allowed to board the flight will be made.