The first tier therefore includes the territorial capital airports, other non-federal airports that meet a passenger threshold of 300,000, and federally owned airports operated by airport authorities that do not meet a passenger threshold of 2 million. The latter comprise airports operated by airport authorities in Victoria, Prince George, Saskatoon, Regina, Thunder Bay, London, Quebec City, Moncton, Fredericton, St. John, Charlottetown, St. Johns, and Gander; and
Elle comprend donc les aéroports des capitales territoriales, les autres aéroports non fédéraux qui ont un seuil d’achalandage de 300 000 passagers et les aéroports fédéraux exploités par des administrations aéroportuaires qui n’atteignent pas un seuil d’achalandage de deux millions, à savoir Victoria, Prince George, Saskatoon, Regina, Thunder Bay, London, Québec, Moncton, Fredericton, St. John, Charlottetown, St. Johns et Gander.